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Feb 26 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump Considering Personal Pilot to Head FAA
President Trump is considering his personal pilot, John Dunkin, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, which oversees all civil aviation in the U.S.
Fox News Digital New York Magazine AxiosSep 05 2018
Opinion
OPINION: What Trump's Court Pick Means for Liberty
Judge Kavanaugh will mostly advance freedom, says Cato's Ilya Shapiro.
John StosselApr 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Selective Outrage Takes Over Congress
I’ll admit that I have little use for Marjorie Taylor Greene. Similarly, I’ve never thought that highly of Maxine Waters either. Both represent an ideologically extreme and unnecessarily combative approach to representative governance that I find counterproductive. As a result of their pugilistic personas, they’ve both attracted a cadre of devoted true believers. But Waters has accomplished
Dan SchnurOct 10 2019
News
Two Foreign-Born Men Who Helped Giuliani on Ukraine Arrested on Campaign-Finance Charges
Two foreign-born donors to a pro- Trump fundraising committee who helped Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to investigate Democrat Joe Biden were arrested late Wednesday on criminal charges of violating campaign finance rules and are expected to appear in court on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two Florida businessmen, have been under
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 09 2019
News
The body cam revolution: What it has, and hasn’t, accomplished
Body cameras aren’t a perfect solution to the need for police accountability. But they are still an important way to provide the public at least some facts about crucial law enforcement actions.
When former Baltimore cop Peter Moskos returned to his old beat during a ride-along recently, the banter was lighthearted until his partner turned to him and said, “Body camera on.”
The
Christian Science MonitorMay 29 2019
News
Block the vote? The battle over ballots and the future of American democracy.
As partisanship becomes more correlated with demographics, voting itself is once again a crucial front in the battle between the two parties, with Democrats pushing for greater access and some GOP-led states tightening requirements. Eighth in our ‘Democracy Under Strain’ series.
President Lyndon B. Johnson used 50 pens to sign the Voting Rights Act into law. Television footage of the
Christian Science MonitorSep 03 2018
Opinion
OPINION: Media Obituaries Didn’t Give Us ‘The Full McCain’
The sugary praise, often from former critics, does his memory no favors.
John FundMay 27 2019
News
Trump Says Recent North Korean Missile Tests Didn’t Bother Him
President says he doesn’t think they violate U.N. resolutions, acknowledges disagreement with advisers
President Trump said he didn’t think North Korea’s missile tests were a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and acknowledged disagreement with his advisers.
“I view it differently,” Mr. Trump said Monday, speaking at a news conference with Japan’s Prime
Wall Street Journal (News)May 27 2019
News
The contested Confederate roots of Memorial Day
More than two dozen U.S. cities claim to the be the “birthplace of Memorial Day."
In July of 1866, a New York newspaper reported on a “grand gathering” of Union veterans in Salem, Ill. Gen. John A. Logan, head of the fraternal group the Grand Army of the Republic, made a speech, railing against the defeated Confederates and urging rights and protections for freed slaves.
He also
Washington PostOct 20 2020
Perspectives Blog
When 20th Century Senators Don’t Matter Anymore
Dianne Feinstein has served in the U.S. Senate since 1992, longer than all but four of her colleagues. Only seven Senators other than Feinstein have held their seats for more years than Susan Collins, who won her first campaign four years later. Both the California Democrat and the Maine Republican had a pretty rough time last week, as both were chastened by political parties that didn’t seem
Dan Schnur