Judge Declares Federal Mask Mandate Unlawful
A federal judge declared the Biden administration’s mask mandate for public transportation is unlawful. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, appointed by former President Donald Trump, said the mandate went…
The authoritarian impulse to save the planet
Putin’s invasion, and his long-term designs on getting the old Russian Empire back together, have put the spotlight on those in the West who have turned to authoritarian strongmen as…
Rhode Island takes up marijuana legalization
Add Rhode Island to the list of states looking seriously at ending marijuana prohibition, and the damage its done to America’s civil liberties: …Rhode Island House and Senate committees have…
Biden tries again on a wealth tax
The Biden administration is coming around to the idea that deficits are bad and something must be done about them right away. Their proposed fix? Soaking the rich: The White…
Biden asks for more government spending
Because the federal government just can’t seem to get by on the trillions it spent in the FY 2022 budget, the Biden administration is asking Congress for billions more: President…
Imposing 70s-era restrictions to cut oil use
The rising price of gas and diesel, coupled with supply shocks owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has bureaucrats scrambling to find ways to ease the pain. Not to be…
Cutting off Putin’s cash
The West’s sanctions on the Putin regime are said to be the most restrictive ever imposed. That’s the marketing. The reality as Sen. Pat Toomey writes in the Wall Street…
COVID emergencies revealed the sweeping power given to state executives
Small government backers got a rude awakening during the pandemics’ darkest days: state codes and constitutions gave governors and health officials sweeping powers over all sorts of activities, with only…
Big government research AWOL for COVID
One might expect that when a global pandemic strikes, the federal government’s vast, and well-funded, research lab complex would drop (just about) everything and focus on the health crisis at…
Closing a critical loophole cops use to enlist your car to help them snoop on your phone
Law enforcement is always looking for a way around that pesky Fourth Amendment, and its requirement that if cops want to conduct a search of your person or effects –…
