Every once in a while, the federal government will do something that seems to have been calculated to foster bitterness and hostility among the populace as they realize what’s being done to them. A recent example came in late October, when the House, under intense pressure from the federal employee unions, voted to shelve a […]
Trump and Blanche’s Orwellian Language
Ask James Comey how they’ve managed to hype his seashells while downplaying real killing.
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Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary Needs a Non-Aggression Pact
Polls show the three-way slugfest between Abdul El-Sayed, Mallory McMorrow, and Haley Stevens is dragging them all down and creating a pickup opportunity for the GOP.
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How to Think About Spirit’s Failure—and the Airline Crisis
If the only way for airlines to survive is to constantly merge or get bailed out by the government, then it’s time to admit that the industry is more like a public utility than a competitive market.
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Profiting From Inflated Hospital Prices
This week’s CPI report shows hospital prices continue to race ahead of price increases in other health care sectors. In the past year, so have hospital profits.
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“The Library is One of the Best Libertarian Arguments for Limited Government”
John Chrastka of EveryLibrary, which fights for library budgets and against book bans, discusses libraries, their central role in our society, censorship—and those drag-queen story hours.
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How to Fix Childcare for Families and Workers
Washington is finally demanding that colleges answer for what their graduates earn. In early childhood education, the low wages aren’t the college’s fault—but the pressure may finally land in the right place anyway.
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James Comey Is Insufferable. The Trump Charges Against Him Are Absurd
The former FBI director has been indicted for a threat spelled with seashells. Why this lawfare will falter.
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