President Biden seems determined to pass his “American Rescue Plan” without any Republican votes. It’s $1.9 trillion or bust, he says, on top of the unprecedented $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill from March and another $900 billion in December, some of which still hasn’t been spent. In fact, Republicans don’t have the clout to stop … Continue reading How Is Biden’s Covid Relief Bill like the Patriot Act?
Two Democratic senators—Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana—who initially voted in favor of a Republican amendment reversing President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline later reversed themselves and voted with other Democrats to kill the amendment. Both Tester and Manchin voted late [Feb. 4] for the amendment from Sen. Steve Daines, … Continue reading 2 Senators Flip-Flop on Keystone XL Pipeline, Thwarting GOP Bid to Save It
New data on Roman Catholic school enrollment is out, and it confirms what Cato CEF survey and closure tracker data have suggested since the start of COVID-19 lockdowns: private schools, especially Catholic, are hurting. The National Catholic Educational Association just announced a 6.4 percent enrollment drop in Catholic schools between the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years. That is basically what we found … Continue reading Confirmed: Private Schools Are Suffering under COVID-19
As President Joe Biden issued more than 40 executive actions with less than a month in office and Democrats took control of Congress, Republican attorneys general in the states appear poised to be the strongest check on overreach by the federal government.
State lawmakers in Albany, New York are considering imposing a tax on financial transactions. If they go through with it, the iconic New York Stock Exchange might actually leave the Empire State. The tax legislation in question was recently proposed by state Senator Julia Salazar and several of her Democratic colleagues. It would impose a … Continue reading Why the New York Stock Exchange Could Soon Flee the State
No matter how much some judges may dislike jury nullification, letting them lie to juries to prevent the conscientious acquittal of a defendant is unconstitutional.
Varghese Mathai, University of Massachusetts Amherst Editor’s note: Varghese Mathai is a physicist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who studies the flow of fluids and gases. He conducted a study using computational fluid dynamics simulations to understand how air flows inside a car and its implications for COVID-19 airborne transmission. In this interview, he … Continue reading Expert in fluid dynamics explains how to reduce the risk of COVID-19 airborne transmission inside a car
Many families struggle to find child care, especially at a cost they can afford. A $15 federal minimum wage could make child care unattainable for millions more families. Higher wages are a great thing, especially for child care workers who serve such an important role in the lives of children and families. But the reality is that … Continue reading Unintended Consequence of $15 Minimum Wage: Higher Child Care Costs
In 1998, Paul Krugman predicted that by 2005 it would be clear that “the Internet’s impact on the economy has been no greater than the fax machine’s.” The prediction was so wrong and so widely circulated that Snopes has a page fact-checking the claim and affirming its veracity. The internet is a vast place, but … Continue reading Paul Krugman’s Hilarious 2015 Bitcoin Prediction and the Value of Intellectual Humility
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