The Spectacle
- A Stop and Frisk Policy Democrats Like — The Donald Is Right Again
- Republicans Undercutting Tax Reform
- Anti-Gig Economy Interests Jump on Flawed Study
- Unions Take Aim at Trump’s Proposed Tip-Pooling Rule
- British Council Excuses Islamist Warfare as Welfare
- Schweizer Bombshells Coming
- President Trump Should Take a Second Look at Elon Musk
- Too Chicken for Competition
- International Women’s Day and the Middle East
- Rex Just Ate the Salad
- Cronyism Is Bad Policy, But Good Politics
- DC Finally Has Chance To Reform Job-Destroying, Market-Distorting Ethanol RIN Credits
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How rarely reason guides the stubborn choice, Rules the bold hand, or prompts the suppliant voice, How nations sink, by darling schemes oppress’d, When vengeance listens to the fool’s request. — Dr. Johnson It is a strange experience to immerse yourself in the writings of secular rationalists like Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, and Sam Harris. […]
Little Ado Over Much
On a single weekend in mid-March, the dictator of Russia was reaffirmed in his official estate with 76.77 percent of the vote — after an election characterized by international observers as “overly controlled” — and the dictator of China was awarded a lifetime lease on power by 2,970 votes in the National People’s Congress, with […]
Ives of March: It’s Primary Day in Illinois
Illinois voters take to the polls on Tuesday to elect the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor. Although incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, is seeking re-election, he is facing stiff competition from within his own party. She comes in the shape of Jeanne Ives, a three-term state representative from Wheaton. Despite jumping into the […]
Forced to Pay a Union So You Can Care for Your Disabled Child?
Imagine devoting every day to caring for your elderly parent, or your disabled child, in your home. You do this because you don’t want your loved one to go to a nursing home or a state institution. You want to provide loving in-home care. The state provides you with a modest Medicaid payment each month […]
Louise Slaughter, 1929-2018
This past week, I lost my member of Congress. From January 1987 to March 2018, she cast 18,230 votes. While I disagreed with her most of the time, in times like these, it is important put aside any differences and focus on the good she did for Rochester, New York and this country. I first […]
Congress: We’re Still Thinking About It
Asking the boss for a decision can sometimes be frustrating, especially if the answer is “Let me think about it.” OK, you can come back tomorrow, but if you get the same answer day after day, month after month, year after year, you might eventually conclude that he doesn’t want to make a decision. That […]
As Government Relies on Same, Lame Reform Ideas, Capitalists Quietly Revolutionize Healthcare
The Maryland legislature, catalyzed by learning of a onetime $380 million federal tax exemption for medical insurance companies, responded by raising state taxes $380 million for medical insurance companies. The lawmakers, with the support of the Republican governor, seek to protect people in the individual market from a massive premium spike and the possible departure […]
Attorney General Sessions Now Needs to Appoint a Special Counsel
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently announced that he has tasked the Department of Justice’s Inspector General (DOJ IG) to investigate alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by some DOJ and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials. His action was prompted by allegations that Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) orders — which allowed […]
Obamacare’s Massacre of the Innocents
A new study reveals that 21,904 Americans have died while withering away on Medicaid waiting lists in states that expanded the program under Obamacare. The victims were poor and disabled applicants herded to the back of the line to make room for able-bodied adults with incomes above the federal poverty level (FPL). Why would any […]
China’s Exhortation to Study (and Conquer)
“In the 21st century,” Chinese scholar Qian Xuesen once said, “if a particular country fails to be in the lead in science and technology, it will be difficult for it to maintain its economic activities and international standing.” Qian was a Chinese-born American scientist who was accused of spying for Red China during the McCarthy […]