Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt to appease man-boy John Fetterman has been defeated by a unanimous vote from the grownups. Yes, you read that right. After Schumer announced a rule change allowing Fetterman to dress informally on the Senate floor, Fetterman happily showed up in his trademark sweatshirt and gym shorts. However, Senators Joe …
Discover the new definition of chutzpah. Barbara Fried, a Stanford law professor and the mother of alleged crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried, has encountered a group of contemporary “McCarthyites.” This group includes the federal prosecutors who are bringing charges against her son, as well as the individuals overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of FTX. This turn of …
COVID journal: The Need for Secret Scientific Communication There is an urgent need for scientists to share their ideas discreetly to evade censorship, similar to the “underground press” known as samizdat in the USSR, laments Jay Bhattacharya at RealClearPolitics. Bhattacharya, having experienced firsthand the removal of his criticisms on various social networks due to government …
As anger towards President Biden’s open-border policy grows among Americans, including Democrats, it’s important to reserve some of that anger for the true villains in this situation: the cartels and the illegal migrants. These migrants are primarily responding to incentives, as they are just regular people in countries facing poverty or dictatorships who saw Biden’s …
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is displaying his socialist credentials by announcing a plan to potentially open city-owned grocery stores in Chicago’s “food deserts” following the closure of several major retailers. Essentially, Johnson is proposing Soviet-style central planning. But what could go wrong? Aside from Chicago’s well-known issues with corruption and fiscal mismanagement, the closure of …
Despite its support of progressive politicians and causes, the influential labor union, SEIU 1199, fails to uphold its own principles when it comes to investing its funds or advocating for its own employees. With a membership of 125,000 healthcare workers primarily based in New York, the union aligns itself with high-profile left-wing Democrat politicians like …
Foreign desk: Stop Russia’s Ukraine Kidnappings “Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine includes the mass deportation of children to re-educate and raise them as Russians. This blatant act is considered a crime against humanity,” declares Katya Pavlevych at The Hill. According to Moscow, approximately 700,000 children have been moved since their invasion in 2014. The United …
Eye on NYC: A Mindless Airbnb Nix Local Law 18 came into effect last Tuesday, effectively making the city’s roughly 38,500 Airbnb listings illegal in the name of increasing housing supply. This move could have a significant impact on New York City’s tourism industry, argues Reason’s Liz Wolfe. While hotels are not always affordable and …
Queens state Sen. Jessica Ramos pulls the racism card against Mayor Eric Adams over the migrant crisis right on schedule. She strategically criticizes Adams’ concerns about the social and economic strains caused by the influx of migrants, stating that it “will destroy New York City.” Ramos describes Adams’ remarks as “divisive and xenophobic,” unable to …
For woke politicians, violent crime is only a concern when it personally affects them. Allow me to introduce Shivanthi Sathanandan. Sathanandan, a prominent member of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, made a promise to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. She passionately urged, “Say it with me. DISMANTLE The Minneapolis Police …