Politics, Moderate

A Federal Judge Highlights the Hazards of Reckless Drug War Tactics: The Ruling Notes That Breonna Taylor's Death Resulted From the 'Late-Night, Surprise Manner of Entry'

Politics, Moderate / Jacob Sullum / Aug 28, 2024

A judge recently dismissed a couple of the federal charges against two former Louisville, Kentucky, police officers who instigated the 2020 drug raid that killed Breonna Taylor. The ruling was by no means a vindication of the defendants, who still face several misdemeanor and felony charges, and it was an implicit indictment of the reckless ...Read more

Looking Back on History After a History-Making Night

Politics, Moderate / Jessica Johnson / Aug 23, 2024

As Vice President Kamala Harris made history at the Democratic National Convention to become the first Black and Asian American woman to be nominated for president, many people have also been reflecting on another African American female activist who challenged the racism among DNC Mississippi delegates 60 years ago: Fannie Lou Hamer. Hamer is...Read more

Kamala Harris' 'Price Gouging' Ban Is a New Idea That Has Failed for Thousands of Years: The Vice President Is Counting on Voters Who Like What She Says but Do Not Consider the Predictable Consequences

Politics, Moderate / Jacob Sullum / Aug 21, 2024

In her first economic policy speech as the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris rightly criticized former President Donald Trump for favoring steep tariffs, saying her Republican opponent "wants to impose what is, in effect, a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that we import from other ...Read more

On immigration, taking a lesson from 1924

Politics, Moderate / Joe Guzzardi / Jun 03, 2024

A century ago, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act, also known as the Immigration Act of 1924, which precipitated a two-generation-long pause in mass migration.

Upon Coolidge’s signature, multiple benefits to citizen workers ensued immediately. Immigration dropped from 707,000 in 1924 to 294,000 in 1925. Within...Read more

Will 25-year milestone bring a second wind?

Politics, Moderate / Danny Tyree / Nov 15, 2023

Tyrades! by Danny Tyree

Well, that quarter-century went by faster than the weaver’s shuttle!

(Almost as fast as younger readers Googling, “What the %$#@& is a weaver’s shuttle?”)

As of late October, I have been pounding out a Tyrades! column every week for 25 years without a single break, and with no plans to slow down.

Why ...Read more

Footing our growing debt service bill

Politics, Moderate / Tom Purcell / Nov 14, 2023

Well, that didn’t take as long as expected.

In case you missed it, our federal government is now estimated to pay more than $1 trillion a year to service just the interest on our national debt — about $200 billion more than we spend on our military or Medicare.

Why are we suddenly paying so much?

Because the cost to service our debt...Read more