Fitch Downgrades Outlook on U.S. Credit
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Fitch Ratings moved its long term outlook for U.S. sovereign debt from “stable” to “negative,” even as it maintained a triple-A rating for…
President Can’t Delay Election, but Post Office Needs to get Its Act Together Before Election
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Constitutional scholars agree that while no president has the power to delay an election, there are serious questions about the U.S. Postal Service’s…
Critics say Congress Shouldn’t Give States More Aid, but Must Give Them More Flexibility
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Congressional negotiations over a fresh round of coronavirus relief includes a competing version of aid to state and local governments. Critics say the…
78,000 Texas Public Employees Earning $100K or More (Much More)
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A new report from the government transparency group OpentheBooks.com shows more than 78,000 public officials in Texas are paid more than $100,000 per…
Feds Have Seized More Than $2 Billion From Travelers at Airports
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. A new report from the Institute for Justice found that the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border patrol, among other agencies,…
Masks Threaten to Derail Facial Recognition Companies
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. The rise in the number of people voluntarily wearing masks to combat the coronavirus has struck an unexpected blow for privacy. According to…
Go to Jail, and Still Collect a Taxpayer-Funded Pension
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Former Minneapolis police officer Derrick Chauvin, who faces murder charges for the killing of George Floyd, will still be able to receive “his…
Supreme Court Denies Nevada Church Request to be Treated the Same as the State’s Casinos
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Nevada church’s request to be allowed to hold religious services with…
Miami-Dade County Issuing $100 Fines for Failing to Follow Mask Mandate
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Law enforcement in Miami-Dade County in Florida is writing civil citations to individuals who fail to wear face coverings in public. Local officials…
Russian Military Intelligence Behind Spate of New Cyber Attacks
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. In a reminder that Vladimir Putin’s Russia is no friend of the United States or capitalism, recent reporting has uncovered that Russian’s military…