Politicians’ answer to high gas prices: send voters checks
High gasoline prices have a tendency to make politicians worried about their re-election chances do the darndest things. Consider the wave of pols who think the best way to help…
Progressives barking up the “profiteering” tree
Gas prices are up, and among the loudest voices decrying the rise are progressive politicians who are convinced it’s all due to big il companies profiting off Putin’s war against…
Using legal theatrics to cover for fiscal recklessness
It’s common for elected state attorneys general to file lawsuits they know are weak on substance, but look good in a press release (so they hope). This kind of stunt…
Biden wants even more stimulus spending
Despite the trillions of dollars in relief and stimulus official Washington has injected into the economy, the Biden administration want even more: The Biden administration is preparing to ask Congress…
American Innovation and Choice Act is none of those things. But it is a window into economic ignorance
The Senate is holding hearings on a bill called the”American Innovation and Choice Act.” Sounds good, right? Who could be against choice and innovation? Congress, of course. And as Wayne…
Lying is in the politicians’ DNA
Politicians lie. All of them, regardless of whether they play for Team Red, Team Blue, or something in-between. Lying is part of the job description – or at least it…
Gavin Newsom wants to use Texas outsourcing model on abortion to go after guns
The Texas abortion law currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court was always a problematic attempt to clamp down on abortion. It’s enforcement mechanism – outsourcing enforcement of the law…
L.A.’s war on ketchup
Few local politicians are able to keep up the fight to save the planet and stay on the bleeding edge of performance art legislating. But in Los Angeles, the local…
Tax cuts for big media?
That’s the word on a provision of the reconciliation bill congressional Democrats are pushing. According to Americans for Tax Reform, the provision would offer a payroll tax credit to large…
The war on plastic straws
New York City has any number of problems that need attention. One that isn’t a problem is…plastic straws. But the city council, in what passes for wisdom, has decided to…
