A recurring theme in national tax debates is the idea that everyone should pay their “fair share” of taxes. While that aspiration’s validity is widely taken for granted, the stark reality is there’s no such thing as a “fair share” of federal taxes. To understand why,...
Foreign Policy The House voted to repeal the 1967 and 1991 AUMFs that authorized fighting communism in the Middle East and the Gulf War. [Link] The Pentagon will not take action against ex-SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Gallagher admitted on a recent podcast that his unit...
US News Police departments are not turning over data on use of force. [Link] The US government will buy 1.7 million doses of the five-day antiviral treatment drug molnupiravir. The drug is made by Merck and does not have FDA emergency approval for Covid-19. [Link] The...
US News Chicago students from black and brown majority schools are being funneled into classes taught by the military. [Link] The Department of Justice plans to give ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism. [Link] After a pause, weapons makers are once again...
John Kiriakou discusses the case of hero whistleblower Daniel Hale, who helped expose the White House's secret drone assassination program during the Obama administration. Hale has pled guilty to one charge under the espionage act, in an effort to win the mercy of the...
Scott interviews Professor Alfred McCoy about the history of the drug trade during America's decades-long involvement in Afghanistan. Before the 1980s, McCoy explains, drugs were not a significant part of the Afghan economy—but that all changed when President Bush's...
“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap,” Napoleon is reputed to have said more than two centuries ago. Boundless ignorance is also not a handicap, as Congress demonstrated last December by approving a 5593-page bill without reading it. Plenty of activists and...
US News NFL player Sean Culkin covered his 2021 salary into Bitcoin. [Link] Two DC police crash their cars drag racing. [Link] A Virginia police officer shot Isaiah Brown. Brown is in critical condition. Reports say the police officer shot Brown because he believed...
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