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Marc Joffe
Marc Joffe is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation. After a long career in the financial industry, including a senior director role at Moody's Analytics, Joffe's research now focuses on sovereign and sub-sovereign credit risk and fiscal sustainability.
Sep 09 2015
News
Princeton Prof: ‘Common Misunderstanding’ of Constitution Has Led to ‘Serious Erosion’ of Freedom
Princeton University professor Robert George contended in a new video published online Tuesday that a “common misunderstanding” has led to a “serious erosion” of freedom in America.
The Blaze
Sep 10 2021
Opinion
20 Years After 9/11—Are We Better Off?
When the hijacked planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that first 9/11, the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan and providing sanctuary for Al Qaeda.
Today, the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan and providing sanctuary to Al Qaeda. What then did our longest war accomplish?
The Afghan army and government we stood up and sustained for decades
Pat Buchanan
Jul 18 2020
Analysis
John Lewis’ legacy shaped in 1965 on ‘Bloody Sunday’
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — John Lewis saw the line of Alabama state troopers a few hundred yards away as he led hundreds of marchers to the apex of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965. Armed with gas canisters and nightsticks, the troopers were flanked by horse-riding members of the sheriff’s posse. A crowd of whites milled around nearby.
Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was
Associated Press
Nov 11 2020
News
Republicans who could serve in a Biden government
Bill Clinton had Republican William Cohen. George W. Bush had Democrat Norm Mineta. Barack Obama had Republicans Ray LaHood and Chuck Hagel.
Now President-elect Joe Biden, who called for ending this “grim era of demonization in America,” is likewise signaling he might reach across the aisle to name Republicans to a Cabinet post and other key slots in his administration.
It
The Hill
Jul 31 2020
News
Inside the Battle for Downtown Portland
Scenes of billowing tear gas, burning fires and federal agents in riot gear have made Portland a national flash point and spurred debate over the authority of the federal government to respond to protests. Often missing from that debate was a full picture of what was happening on the ground.
As negotiations continue over when the agents will leave the city, here’s a look at how many
New York Times (News)
Feb 14 2019
News
Who is William Barr? Trump's attorney general pick on key issues
William Barr, 68, served as attorney general under president George HW Bush in the early 1990s. The US Senate has confirmed William Barr as attorney general, putting the longtime lawyer atop the Justice Department and putting him in charge of overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's long-running probe of whether President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia.
Al Jazeera
Apr 19 2021
News
Officer Sicknick suffered strokes and died of natural causes, DC medical examiner says
US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick suffered strokes and died of natural causes one day after responding to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, Washington DC's chief medical examiner has determined.
The medical examiner, Francisco Diaz, didn't note any evidence that Sicknick had an allergic reaction to chemical spray or list any internal or external injuries, according to
CNN Digital
Nov 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Rittenhouse Trial Takes Precedence Over Major Infrastructure Bill
If judged by the amount of news coverage on it, the vast $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law Monday after months of partisan feuding is hardly a story this week compared to the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law during a bipartisan ceremony Monday. It is the largest infrastructure investment in U.S. history and will likely have
AllSides Staff
Aug 18 2018
News
Special counsel says up to 6 months jail 'warranted' for Trump aide-turned cooperating witness
Special counsel Robert Mueller is recommending a judge sentence one-time Donald Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos to up to six months in jail for lying to the FBI, a request that includes a strong rebuke of a man who allegedly failed to assist with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections, according to documents filed with the court.
ABC News (Online)