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May 11 2021
Analysis
Infrastructure Is Infrastructure
The shutting down of a key pipeline makes clear how important actual infrastructure — not the stuff Joe Biden thinks is infrastructure — is.
Every now and then, the world pauses briefly to say, “Hey, dummy — pay attention.”
Seventeen states and — oh, glorious irony! — the District of Columbia have declared states of emergency after the closure of the Colonial pipeline, which
National Review (News)Jan 12 2021
Analysis
The Democrats’ Ineffectual Impeachment Strategy
On the menu today: Congressional Democrats launch their impeachment effort and make just about every mistake possible along the way, sorting through what we don’t know about the president’s actions last Wednesday, and Joe Biden and his team belatedly realize that keeping their promises about vaccinating America will be harder to keep than they thought.
Donald Trump deserves to be
National Review (News)Oct 24 2019
Opinion
Democratic Wealth Tax Proposals Demonstrate Economic Ignorance
Bashing the rich may be good politics, but it’s terrible economics.
It's open season on wealth and those who create it. Candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), for instance, say that "Billionaires should not exist" and the wealth disparity in America is "a moral and economic outrage." California businessman Tom Steyer—who happens to be a
ReasonMay 19 2019
News
Trump Warns That Rising Border Crossings May Require an Extra $1.4 Billion
The Trump administration has warned Congress that the flow of unaccompanied migrant children at the southern border has increased even further than it anticipated just a few weeks ago and may require an additional $1.4 billion to provide housing and care. In a letter to congressional leaders dated Friday, the administration said the extra money would be needed on top of $2.9 billion it had
New York Times (News)Jun 29 2013
News
In a Twist, Children Help Propel Gay-Marriage Ruling
In striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act this past week, the Supreme Court not only rejected a longstanding rationale for laws disfavoring gays and lesbians—the welfare of children. The court turned it on its head.
Backers had justified the 1996 federal law as a way to ensure children didn't grow up thinking that gay relationships were equal to those of heterosexuals. The
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 02 2020
News
Trump threatens to veto defense bill over social media rule
President Donald Trump threatened to veto must-pass defense policy legislation on Tuesday unless lawmakers agree to repeal a legal shield for social media companies, a move that one senior House staffer called "a total non-starter" for Democrats.
Trump's push to repeal the protections, known as Section 230, has become the most contentious remaining issue in talks on the National Defense
PoliticoMay 03 2024
Headline Roundup
Why is Florida Banning Lab-Grown Meat?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law on Wednesday banning lab-grown meat — a product not currently available to Florida consumers. Why?
The Details: The law makes it illegal to “manufacture for sale, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribute” lab-grown meat in Florida. Lawmakers in Alabama, Arizona, and Tennessee are considering similar legislation. Lab-grown meat was cleared for
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News
'Part of the fabric': Democrats say Biden's sweeping changes will be hard to undo
President Joe Biden is taking more steps to expand the government’s role in public life than any U.S. leader since Lyndon B. Johnson — and, unlike LBJ, he’s doing it with the slimmest of ruling majorities.
Now his challenge is to enact changes that will last as long as his predecessor's have.
It won't be easy. Much of what Biden has achieved so far, from expanded child tax
PoliticoOct 30 2018
Headline Roundup
California Voters Weigh Measure That Would Ban Sale of Eggs and Meat That Are Not Cage-Free
Californians will weigh in on Proposition 12 during midterm elections, a measure that aims to ban the sale of meat and eggs from animals raised in cages. Supporters have said that the new regulation would ensure animals are treated humanely, while opponents counter that it will cause prices to skyrocket as production costs increase. Several animal rights groups have also opposed the measure,
Fox News (Online News) NPR (Online News) Los Angeles TimesSep 25 2018
Headline Roundup
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Returned to Endangered Species List
A judge restored federal protections to grizzly bears living in and around Yellowstone National Park, reversing a Trump administration decision to remove them from the endangered species list last year.
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