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The article discusses the U.S. conservative populism within the context of the U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, including in regard to Trump's appeal to Republican voters, his attitude towards health care and his lack of support for a limited and small government.

The article discusses the former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's tenure as governor, including his reforms, decreases to the size of government, limiting state spending and tax cuts. Jindal's management of the Louisiana budget, including his role in balancing it, is discussed.

The article discusses the tenure of U.S. President Barack Obama. The author expresses the view that U.S. liberals and Democrats looked to him as the next Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), the U.S. President during the Great Depression and World War II, but have been disappointed. She argues that no one can replicate the achievements of FDR because building a larger government was necessary in his era but the opposite is true in the 21st century.

A letter to the editor is presented in which writer Jay Cost responds to a review of his book "A Republic No More: Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption" by Matthew Spalding, which appeared in the April 20, 2015 issue, along with a reply by Spalding.

The article looks at politics and government in the U.S. as of 2013, focusing on the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and on statism and the relationship between the public and private sectors. The author expresses the view that while Americans claim to dislike a large government, they actually desire big-government programs, saying this has resulted in a dysfunctional hybrid public-private system. Medicare and the U.S. government shutdown are cited.

The article offers a humorous, satirical discussion of a variety of events and trends in the U.S. as of 2012 in the context of the debate between liberals and conservatives over the appropriate size and role of government. The author mocks the Voyager spacecraft mission and the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 legislation, including provisions in the law that fund education and research to strengthen the maple syrup industry.