3 days agoKansas: What it Looks Like When the “Center” WinsOn August 2, voters in Kansas rejected an amendment to the state constitution which would have increased the legislature’s power to regulate (or ban) abortion. Pro-choice groups hailed the outcome as evidence that abortion rights are a “winning issue” this year; partisan Democrats have reason to look more hopefully toward…Kansas3 min read
5 days agoTaxes, Benefits, and Inflation: When a Raise is Actually a CutWith inflation rampaging across the US Economy, USA Today reports, Social Security recipients can expect a cost of living adjustment (“COLA”) of up to 10.5%. For victims of the New-Deal-Era Ponzi scheme, which offers a measly return on “investment” (paid for, like all Ponzi payouts, from new revenues), and which…Inflation2 min read
Aug 2Can a Third Party “Fail Forward?”Near the end of July, Andrew Yang — whose previous political projects include an unsuccessful run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, an unsuccessful run for the 2021 Democratic mayoral nomination in New York City, and what initially looked likely to be an unsuccessful new “third party,” the Forward Party…Politics3 min read
Jul 30“Net Neutrality” is Back. It’s Still a Corporate Welfare Scam and Internet Censorship Enabling Act.On July 28, US Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with US Representative Doris Matsui (D-HI) introduced a bill to reclassify Internet Service Providers from Title I “information services” to Title II “common carrier services.” Why this bill? Because the term “Net Neutrality” polls well among those…Net Neutrality3 min read
Jul 28Get Brittney Griner Back? Sure — But Release Her Counterparts in America, TooOn July 27, the Biden administration offered their Russian counterparts a deal: Release WNBA player Brittney Griner and alleged US spy Paul Whelan, in return for the US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner, currently on trial, faces a ten-year sentence if convicted of possessing cannabis. She was arrested…Brittney Griner2 min read
Jul 26The Respect for Marriage Act Doesn’t Go Far EnoughThe sound of the US Supreme Court’s June ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning half a century of abortion jurisprudence under Roe v. …Marriage3 min read
Jul 23COVID-19: Block the “Emergency” to “New Normal” PipelineIn mid-July, the Biden administration extended a January 2020 COVID-19 “public health emergency” declaration through mid-October of this year. An administration official justifies the renewal of the “emergency” declaration because it “continues to provide us with tools and authorities needed to respond” to the virus. But COVID-19 is no longer…Covid 193 min read
Jul 19The Constitution versus “Independent State Legislature” TheoryDemocrats, the Cato Institute’s Andy Craig points out at The Daily Beast, are trafficking in panic over an upcoming Supreme Court case, Moore v. Harper. While the case is nominally about who gets to decide whether newly drawn political district lines pass constitutional muster, its particulars intersect with controversy over…Elections3 min read
Jul 16Public University Patents are a RacketIf I gave you a million dollars to invent a better mousetrap, and told you that if you succeeded you could keep any and all profits associated with the invention, you’d probably consider that a pretty good deal. But if I gave your neighbor Bob a million dollars of YOUR…Patents3 min read
Jul 14Nuclear Deal: It’s Iran Doing the “Waiting”“We’ve laid out for the leadership of Iran what we’re willing to accept in order to get back into the JCPOA” US president Joe Biden said at a press conference in Jerusalem on July 14. “We’re waiting for their response. When that will come, I’m not certain, but we’re not…Us Foreign Policy3 min read