(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) A fight is raging in Congress over proposals to restore the practice of spending “earmarks,” small provisions slipped into spending bills quietly authorizing millions for local projects and special interests. But a new report reminds us that despite a “ban” on earmarks being implemented...
(Headline USA) Buckle up, buckaroos.
The recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot, triggering what is already shaping up to be a spectacularly bizarre and unconventional contest even by 2021 standards.
The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday that more than...
The Census Bureau released its data on the reapportionment of seats in the US House of Representatives on Monday, with Republican strongholds like Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Montana all gaining ground.
While the move may be a validation for historically red states' policies, however, it also could signal worry...
After the 2020 Academy Awards spurred reports of an "all-time low" last year with a mere 23.6 million viewers, Sunday's 2021 ceremony shattered that dubious record, dropping by 58% to a mere 9.85 million viewers.
The effect of the pandemic---which prevented moviegoers from regularly attending theaters---and the continuing rise of...
After an army of high-powered Democrat lawyers failed in their effort to forestall an Arizona vote audit using intimidation tactics and a last-minute injunction attempt, the onus now falls on their media allies to preemptively discredit the outcome.
"Incredible organization and integrity taking place in Arizona with respect to the...
(Associated Press) In his first face-to-face encounter with journalists in months, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday flatly denied he had done anything inappropriate with any of the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct and harassment.
Speaking to reporters at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, the...
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) President Joe Biden is touting his new $2.3 trillion+ spending plan as a boon to workers, even dubbing it the “American Jobs Act.”
But there’s reason to believe that a key provision in Biden’s plan would result in a sizable drop in income for millions...
Police officers are retiring in record numbers in several major cities, and departments across the country are struggling to recruit new officers, according to reports.
More than 5,300 officers --- or roughly 15% of the force --- at the New York Police Department retired or filed paperwork to leave the...
Former president Donald Trump said Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey should sent the state police or National Guard to monitor the state Senate-led audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 presidential election results.
Arizona Republicans are “exposing the large scale voter fraud” that took place during the election, Trump said through his Save...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to restore constitutional gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.
The case marks the court’s first foray into gun rights since Justice Amy Coney...
(Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education) Two weeks ago 19-year-old Brandon Hole did the unthinkable.
He stormed into an Indianapolis FedEx facility with a Ruger AR-556 semi-automatic rifle and killed eight people.
He then took his own life.
CNN recently pointed out that Indiana is one of several US states that have so-called...
(DailyMail) Film fans have blasted this year's Oscars ceremony as the 'wokest ever' after virtue-signaling stars used the platform to remind viewers of all the injustices in the world - before Anthony Hopkins was attacked for winning the best actor award above (a black American, the late) Chadwick Boseman.
Award host...