HART: Roe v. Wade: Not great timing for pulling at this thread
Just when you thought the Republicans would roll over the hapless Dems in November and restore some sanity to government, the Supreme Court decides...
ROMANO: Is this peak employment?
16-64-year-olds have almost fully returned to U.S. labor markets after the COVID pandemic, the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows.
In Feb....
THE ECONOMIST: Changing channel
A few years ago, I was asked to name the major events that shaped the Texas we know today. High on the list was...
STOSSEL: Socialism versus nature
By John Stossel
“Greed of the fossil fuel industry” is “destroying our planet,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders. Young people agree. Their solution? Socialism.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
THE ECONOMIST: Embargo
The European Union (EU) has announced a partial embargo on Russian oil in response to the invasion of Ukraine. By yearend, about 90% of...
HART: Gun Control: We make our worst decisions when emotions run high
Liberals have predictably seized upon the recent Uvalde shooting rampage by a mentally ill eighteen-year-old Hispanic loner to call for more gun control. Also,...
THE ECONOMIST: Undercount!
The US Census Bureau recently released the 2020 Census estimated undercount and overcount rates from its Post-Enumeration Survey. While we feared an undercount for...
HART: Musk leaves Democrat plantation, expects retribution
Quite predictably, Elon Musk, a solid Democrat with a green thumb in Tesla, decided to become a vocal Republican. The long knives of the...
HART: How to lose control of a city
I have lived in Birmingham, AL; Columbia and Memphis, TN; Washington, D.C.; New York City; Atlanta; and the Florida Panhandle. I can tell you...
THE IDLE AMERICAN: When fun-poking gets serious
The memory is lodged in my brain’s recesses, as closely as mistletoe clings to mesquite trees. Our parents—neither with educational opportunities beyond high school—provided...