Lujan Grisham’s Lockdown Theater
States are re-imposing restrictions on commerce and personal behavior in an attempt to limit the rise in coronavirus infections. Some of those orders are so sweeping, they raise questions about…
U.S. Lockdowns Estimated to Have Cost $169 Billion to Save 29,000 lives
The U.S. government has poured trillions of dollars in relief and stimulus into the economy in the wake of state-imposed economic lockdowns earlier this year. But a group of European…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Qualified Immunity Claim
While Congress has largely dropped the ball on criminal justice reform, there is a glimmer of hope that the Supreme Court may yet erect some limits on the government’s police…
California Law Enforcement Declining to Enforce Coronavirus Curfews
One of the under-reported aspects of some state and local coronavirus orders is how they will be enforced. More often than not, the responsibility falls to local law enforcement. In…
FDA Puts Hurdles in the Way of Rapid At-Home Testing
Nearly nine months into the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. and the Food and Drug Administration has finally given approval for an at-home test that can provide users results in…
Industry Groups Warn About States Returning to Lockdowns
A number of state and local governments are re-imposing restrictions on economic activity in a bid to stem the rise in coronavirus infections. Some retailers and their trade associations are…
Trump Rolls Back Federal Regulations on Dishwashers
The federal government’s restrictions on how much water a residential dishwasher can use in a normal cycle have been changed, bringing a bit of common sense back to America’s kitchens:…
Newsom’s Big, Expensive Birthday Bash for a Lobbyists Friend was ‘Stunning Hypocrisy’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is facing scrutiny for attending a birthday dinner for a lobbyist friend that violated his own administration’s guidelines warning such events could spread the coronavirus….
San Francisco Proposes Outlawing Smoking in Private Apartments
Speaking of how a lack of common sense hurt Democrats in the Nov. 3 elections…a story out of San Francisco reinforces the idea that the party’s woke wing is dragging…
Losers from November 3rd
The official winners from the Nov. 3 elections are still being determined in a number of states. But we don’t need to wait for those results to arrive before identifying…