by Conor Sen The outcome of the midterm elections has left lingering uncertainty in Washington, including the question of what fiscal policy might look like in the new Congress. But even if Republicans regain control of the House of Representatives and/or the Senate, the landscape as ...
by Dr. Lawrence Wittner Although, in recent decades, American conservatives have embraced what they call the “Right to Life,” they have certainly done a poor job of sustaining life in the United States. That’s the conclusion that can be drawn from a just-published scientific ...
by Michael Hiltzik The army of perennial doomsayers about the financial condition of Social Security had to be a little crestfallen after the release of the program trustees’ annual report last week. That’s because the report documented that the program’s condition had ...
by Ingrid Jacques Two years ago, as the pandemic descended, I think most of us were startled by how much power it turned out governors and administrators had to rule our lives. In March 2020, Cato Institute legal expert Walter Olson told me that the Constitution does offer the ...
The news media is often called the Fourth Estate. It is not an official part of government, but it is an important element of our country’s system of checks and balances. The Founding Fathers knew this well enough to provide protection for a free press in the First Amendment. Which makes ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This online-only version contains additional information not found in the print or e-edition of today's paper. It’s been a harrowing 72-or-so hours for social media giant Facebook. First, a whistleblower who sent documents to the SEC last month gave a powerful ...