U.S. stumbles in ranking of global measure of the rule of law
The World Justice Project is out with its most recent global ranking measuring the respect individual nations have for the rule of law. The group broadly establishes that the rule…
The ‘dead ends’ littering the path to a carbon-free energy future
The international Energy Agency recently issued a report saying it has found a “cost-effective and economically productive pathway, resulting in a clean, dynamic and resilient energy economy dominated by renewables…
California’s Democratic Pols Want to Gut the Recall Law
Steven Greenhut writes that California “has morphed from a land of limitless opportunity to a highly regulated land of limits and control.” The change has prompted an exodus of people…
State Budgets Overflow With (Borrowed) Federal Relief Funds
A key component of the Biden Administration’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was giving $350 billion or so to state and local governments to plug the coronavirus-related holes in their…
How Millions of Dollars in PPP Loans Went to Phony Farms
It’s no secret that when government unleashes a wave of cash and low- or no-cost loans on the countryside, criminals and grifters will swarm to it. That’s exactly what happened…
The Post Office’s Covert Operations are Raising Constitutional Concerns
The U.S. Postal Service has been doing more than delivering bills and raking in federal bailout money. According to Yahoo’s Jana Winter, the USPS is also getting heavily involved in…
Pennsylvania Voters Approve Limits on Governor’s Emergency Powers
A majority of Pennsylvania voters approved constitutional amendments limiting the governor’s powers to declare and extend emergencies: By slim margins, voters approved a pair of proposed constitutional amendments that took…
A Third of Lifetime Income Lost to Taxes on Average, but up to Half in Some States
Most people grumble about the taxes they pay. Whether it’s on income, property, sales, or some other form of tax, we pay a lot – seemingly more every day. But…
Gun Buybacks Don’t Work
You may have seen stories like this one in Esquire, saying that voluntary gun buybacks are the best, and probably only, way to convince “a big chunk of the nation…
Supreme Court Stands up for the Fourth Amendment and the Sanctity of the Home From Warrantless Seizures
The U.S. Supreme Court struck a blow for the Fourth Amendment and gun rights earlier this month, in a unanimous decision that said law enforcement needs to get a warrant…
