There is no exodus of police officers
Police unions said their members are getting fed up and leaving the force. Tired of the scrutiny, the low pay, the danger, and the final insult – the post-George Floyd…
There’s plenty of blame to go around for Afghanistan
With America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan (mostly) complete, one might think the diplomatic and military establishments that were so deeply involved in the 20 year-long conflict would take a moment to…
Rethinking re-enrolling in public school
One trend that developed during the wave of school closures during the depths of the coronavirus was parents enrolling their one-time public school kids in alternative education programs. The question…
Newsom allies seek to have recall declared unconstitutional
As the recall election aimed at California Gov. Gavin Newsom enters its final days, it’s worth noting that some of Newsom’s defenders have decided the best way to defeat the…
Civil asset forfeiture is a nasty habit law enforcement must break
Law enforcement officials have a nasty habit: using a process called civil asset forfeiture to seize, and keep, the money and property of individuals who are never charged with a…
Cuomo understated the number of COVID dead, and loses his Emmy
In a reminder of just how bad ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo really was, one of the first acts of his replacement, Kathy Hochul, was restating the number of New…
Illinois amendment would give unions a veto over state government
Illinois will never top a list of effective or honest governments. But a referendum proposal on the November ballot could put the state government on an entirely new list, all…
The federal government’s general fund can’t pass an audit
The federal government has an audit problem. Not that it doesn’t audit its own operations – it does, frequently. But it has a difficult time passing such audits, as was…
GAO: F-35 threatens to become a program the DoD can no longer afford
The Defense Department is one of the largest line items in the federal budget. Hundreds of billions of dollars each year are devoted to sustaining and maintaining our armed forces,…
The long march to end forever wars
President Joe Biden is back to bombing parts of the Middle East — Syria, this time — continuing a decades-long, bipartisan tradition of American presidents lobbing explosives, and much more,…