The Supreme Court and a Wealth Tax
You almost have to admire the big-government legal lobby. Sensing a threat to their designs for a wealth tax, they turned the runup to the Supreme Court’s Tuesday oral arguments in Moore v. U.S. into tax Armageddon. “Supreme Court Will Hear Case That Could Upend The Current Tax System,” headlined Forbes. The Washington Post called […]
Gen Z Flirts With Socialism
Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss Gen Z and the rising interest in socialism. Next week we’ll ask, “With the Treasury announcing a new fentanyl strike force, how much of a threat is the drug to American youth? Is fentanyl a uniquely damaging drug, or is it just as damaging as other substances? […]
Tuberville’s Hard Beltway Education – WSJ
The Senate on Tuesday approved 425 U.S. military promotions, which usually wouldn’t attract much attention. But Republican Tommy Tuberville had for months held these officers as hostages in a fight with the Biden Pentagon over abortion. Give the Alabama Senator credit for relenting. Sen. Tuberville announced he’d release most of his holds, with the exception […]
Russia Has Designs on Moldova
Still think Vladimir Putin’s territorial ambition stops at Ukraine? Listen to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who threatened tiny Moldova last week at the annual meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. “Moldova is destined to fall the next victim in the West-unleashed hybrid war against Russia,” Mr. Lavrov said. The reality […]
How to Stop Another OpenAI Meltdown
Unlike OpenAI, Mozilla’s nonprofit cannot fire executives in charge of for-profit work. Each for-profit unit has its own board, with members annually selected by the nonprofit foundation’s board. “It’s different jobs, it’s a different mix of skills,” Surman says. “If you have different functions, it makes sense to have a separation of powers.” The different […]
Another Wrong Way to Measure Poverty
The credibility of the Census Bureau’s official measure of poverty didn’t survive the pandemic. Though government payments for social benefits rose by $1.5 trillion, or 47%, between 2019 and 2021, they didn’t dent the official poverty rate. The rate rose to 11.6% from 10.5%. President Biden claimed that the pandemic increase in the refundable child […]
A Documentary Honors the 'Magnificent Ukrainians'
A French philosopher and filmmaker embeds with troops, says Biden could turn the war for Kyiv. Source link
Notable & Quotable: Speech
‘There’s a phenomenon I call ‘censorship envy’ . . . It’s just a reflection of what I think is human nature.’ Source link
Luton 3-4 Arsenal: Edwards ‘immensely proud’ of Luton despite defeat
Luton manager Rob Edwards is “immensely proud” of his players despite a last-minute 4-3 Premier League defeat to league leaders Arsenal at Kenilworth Road. MATCH REPORT: Luton 3-4 Arsenal Watch Premier League highlights and analysis on Match of the Day on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Source link
Tuberville Drops Blockade of Most Military Promotions
Senator Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, on Tuesday lifted his blockade of nearly all the military promotions he had delayed for almost a year in protest of a Pentagon policy ensuring abortion access for service members, saying he would continue to hold up only the most senior generals. Hours after Mr. Tuberville said he would […]