More rioting and looting broke out in American cities this week. This time, it was Philadelphia consumed by violence after a police shooting. According to ABC News, at least 30 police officers have been injured in the violent unrest, while… Read More ›
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More people use guns for self defense than die in car accidents each year in America
How is it that so many kids raised on “Harry Potter”, “The Hunger Games”, “Star Wars”, and all the Marvel action figure movies manage to miss a critical point of the stories? The lesson being: If you want to prevail… Read More ›
SpaceX will attempt 60,000 foot test “flight” of its Starship
Elon Musk’s Starship completed a 500 foot test “flight” on Tuesday, August 4 at 4:56 p.m. CDT in Boca Chica, Texas. Starship serial number 5 (SN5) lifted off from its launch mount and flew to a height of 150 meters before successfully… Read More ›
Democrats and Republicans work together to keep Jo Jorgensen off the debate stage in polling fiasco
The Commission on Presidential Debates which comprises Republicans and Democrats, has announced the polls it will use for the 15 percent threshold to be included in the debates. There is only one problem for Libertarian Party presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen, she is not named in any of the polls they are using even though 11-22 percent of Americans identify as Libertarian.
Presidential candidates on Coronavirus / COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed the lives of most Americans these last few months, so we thought we would look at where the three presidential candidates who are expected to be on the ballot in all 50 states this November stand on… Read More ›
GOP Farm Bill adds additional bureaucracy to SNAP program with no taxpayer savings
The Republicans have so forgotten how to control spending, even when they try something conservative it is not really conservative. Consider the House GOP’s proposed reforms to the food stamp program in the upcoming farm bill. The GOP wants to… Read More ›
Illinois Politicians Are Doubling Down on Failure, Hastening the State’s Bankruptcy
Originally posted on International Liberty:
When I did a poll earlier this year, asking which state would be the first to suffer a fiscal crisis, I wasn’t terribly surprised that Illinois wound up in first place. But I was surprised…
Great Moments in State Government
Originally posted on International Liberty:
When I write about the actions of state governments, it’s usually to highlight a specific bad policy. As you can imagine, states like California, Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey give me a never-ending…