Rhode Island’s state Senate passed a bill this week that would keep candidates off the presidential ballot in their state if they don’t release five years’ worth of tax returns, according to the Providence Journal. State Sen. via Rhode Island bill would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases his tax returns Can we… Continue reading Rhode Island bill would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases his tax returns
The Problem of Donald Trump Didn’t Start with Donald Trump
democratic elections are not meant to adjudicate such matters anyway. They are by definition a mechanism of temporarily designating who gets to run the country. (The question is posed to voters again and again, on a regular schedule.) If the issues at stake are about the very “soul of America,” democracy quickly reveals itself to… Continue reading The Problem of Donald Trump Didn’t Start with Donald Trump
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The Civility Debate Has Reached Peak Stupidity She did not use an official government Twitter account to discuss the episode, as Sanders did later. She did not use the power of the Oval Office to try and destroy someone’s business, as the president* found time to do later. She asked the staff what they wanted… Continue reading Untitled
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ICE Plans to Start Destroying Records of Immigrant Abuse, Including Sexual Assault and Deaths in Custody The ACLU and partners submitted public comments opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s request to the National Archives and Records Administration last year. As a result of the campaign and overwhelming opposition from the public, NARA decided to review ICE’s… Continue reading Untitled
Tourism to U.S. under Trump is down, costing $4.6B and 40,000 jobs
Travel to the U.S. has been on the decline ever since President Donald Trump took office, and new data from the Commerce Department shows the slump translates to a cost of $4.6 billion in lost spending and 40,000 jobs, according to an analysis by the U.S. Travel Association. via Tourism to U.S. under Trump is… Continue reading Tourism to U.S. under Trump is down, costing $4.6B and 40,000 jobs
Opinion | Yes, family separation is bad. But what about Hillary Clinton’s emails?
Ah, so it’s “regular order” to have the umpteenth hearing about a now-private citizen’s emails, but you’re “pulling” a stunt if you talk about the Trump policy under which border guards are reportedly telling parents they are taking children “for a bath” and the children never return. Opinion | Yes, family separation is bad. But… Continue reading Opinion | Yes, family separation is bad. But what about Hillary Clinton’s emails?
Trump officially declares North Korea still a threat, despite his claim after historic summit
President Trump cited an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security as he acted Friday to maintain long-standing economic restrictions on North Korea, including the freezing of any assets in the United States. via Trump officially declares North Korea still a threat, despite his claim after historic summit Neville Trumperlain got them to sign… Continue reading Trump officially declares North Korea still a threat, despite his claim after historic summit
Report: NRA Quietly Deletes Lawmakers’ Past Ratings From Site
The National Rifle Association (NRA) has quietly deleted its records of lawmakers’ past ratings by the gun group. Washington Post reporter Philip Bump flagged the change on Tuesday. NRA members can still view current grades, but the drop-down menu no longer lists previous years. via Report: NRA Quietly Deletes Lawmakers’ Past Ratings From Site We may… Continue reading Report: NRA Quietly Deletes Lawmakers’ Past Ratings From Site
The US startup is disappearing
Historically, startups have been the engine of US economy. By creating new jobs and surfacing new ideas, startups play an outsized role in making the economy grow. It’s too bad they are a dying breed. via The US startup is disappearing It’s not taxes and regulation. It’s lack of investment in science and technology.
The pernicious myth of “open borders”
This idea, while fun to think about and, in my view, at least somewhat attractive as a kind of aspirational future vision of the world, obviously does not have any mainstream adherents in practical American politics. But the Trump administration suggests that the open borders lobby is, in fact, massive and powerful and that essentially… Continue reading The pernicious myth of “open borders”