Demilitarizing the Police Gets a New House Push
A collection of congressional Democrats is pushing legislation that would end a controversial Pentagon program that allows the DoD to sell suplus military hardware to local police departments: The bill…
Biden Administration Virtue Signaling on Patents Won’t Fix Vaccine Bottlenecks
One big Biden administration gaffe was its proposal to suspend patent protection on coronavirus vaccines in order to combat global disease hotspots. It was a case of altruism and politics…
San Francisco Sought to Open High Schools for a Day in Order to get Millions From the State
San Francisco’s public school board has come under withering criticism from parents for keeping many schools closed and slow-walking reopenings for others despite widespread vaccinations and declining coronavirus cases. Things…
L.A.’s Six-Figure Lifeguards
It’s not clear whether this is an example of President Joe Biden’s repeated vow to create good-paying private-sector union jobs. But it most certainly is an example of how some…
Biden’s Plan for a ‘New Suburban Entitlement’
The Biden administration has made clear it wants to expand government, costs be damned. Included in those plans is a new child care entitlement that is designed to hand government…
States Put Enhanced Unemployment Benefits to the Test
The United States is about to engage in a real-time economic experiment that federalism is making possible. The issue to be tested: whether the federal government’s more generous unemployment benefits…
Federal Judge in Florida Takes a Big Bite Out of Liberty
A U.S. district court judge in Florida ruled against a homeowner who was fined $30,000 and threatened with having his house seized because his grass was too tall. Jim Ficken,…
Newsom’s $100 Billion Bid to Stave Off a Recall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking no chances with the recall effort that’s steadily making its way toward the ballot this fall. What’s his strategy? Running one of the oldest…
Science and Broadway Leave School Closers No More Excuses
Democrats have a festering problem. Getting the country’s public schools fully opened and both kids and their teachers back in classrooms should be a top priority. But apparently, there’s no…
The Nation’s Growing Debt Pile and a Lesson From History
The Biden administration’s $6 trillion spending wish list would add substantial new layers to the nation’s already massive pile of debt. Even with the president’s proposals to raise taxes, much…