Fighting the gender wars in Afghanistan
The Special Inspector General’s summary report on Afghanistan reconstruction is loaded with examples of how the U.S. wasted billions on trying to build a modern democracy on medieval foundations. But…
Worse than the fall of Saigon
The popular pushback against comparisons of the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul with that of Saigon in 1975 is that they are entirely different, and can’t be compared in any way,…
State Department drops $2,000 fee for evacuation flights
The State Department has decided it will drop the usual $2,000 fee it charges people to take evacuation flights from war-torn or disaster areas like Afghanistan: People evacuated from Afghanistan…
The litany of waste in Afghanistan
Inside the Special Inspector General’s Report on Afghanistan are examples of how the U.S, government wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on equipment, building projects, and policies. Bloomberg gathered a…
The costs of the endless wars will drag on for decades
The price tag for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were staggering – somewhere in the neighborhood of $2.2 trillion. But we should not forget that those wars were fought…
Inflation is eating wage gains
The economic data flowing out of the federal government continues to paint a troubling picture of inflation, and what it means for American wage earners. In short? Their paychecks aren’t…
Biden bends the knee to OPEC
In his effort to make the nation relive the 1970s, President Joe Biden issued an appeal to OPEC (remember OPEC?) to pump more oil in order to fight rising global…
The ‘Lessons’ from 20 years in Afghanistan
Some members of Congress are calling for investigations into how America’s 20 year military presence in Afghanistan could come to such a shabby end. Any hearings or investigations should begin…
Court allows lawsuit against predictive policing to proceed
A U.S. district court judge has ruled that a lawsuit against Pasco County, Florida’s sheriff’s office and its use of predictive policing may proceed. It’s a preliminary, procedural win against…
De-growthers intent on dragging the rest of humanity into a bleak future
Of all the ideas floated to curb the production of greenhouse gasses, one of the starker, and punitive, is the so-called “de-growth movement.” The aim is in the name: require…
Getting beyond vaccine mandate theater
The rapid expansion in the number of coronavirus infections and hospitalizations due to the delta variant has governments and pundits eyeing mask and vaccine mandates. Some businesses are getting in…
Gavin Newsom may be in trouble in California recall
Polling data on the September recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom has some startling numbers for the incumbent: …a shock poll showed the governor losing the first question (“Should…