2014—Federal district judge Cormac J. Carney issues an order (in Jones v. Chappell) that the death penalty in California violates the Eighth Amendment. According to Carney (a Bush 43 appointee),...
There is no doubt that Americans face affordability issues. Capitalizing upon them, especially in blue states, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have been peddling their prescriptions for cure, which are comprehensive socialist “solutions.” These solutions require more government, more taxation, and unprecedented authoritarian force. Thus, more socialism and more autocracy are increasingly popular solutions […]
The cost of electricity has become a hot-button issue in the 2026 election, and politicians have pointed their fingers at any number of culprits to avoid responsibility. Some progressive activists contend that grid investments by utility companies are primarily motivated by a desire to increase profits rather than to serve customers. However, that narrative ignores […]
Advertisements for personalized GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are now as pervasive as they are dangerous. There’s already a robust national debate about direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising. But regardless of where you fall in that debate, everyone can agree: Ads that fail to follow even basic disclosure rules — and target vulnerable people with misleading health claims — […]
Still boyish, energetic, enthusiastic, Lindsey Graham died suddenly last weekend at the age of 71. Once upon a time, death at such an age was not unexpected. The two Presidents Roosevelt died aged 60 and 63, and in the summer of 1949, two Supreme Court justices in their 50s died of heart attacks. But advances […]
Employer-sponsored health coverage, long the gold standard in American healthcare, is imploding. This once-popular and affordable insurance is becoming increasingly out of reach as spiraling costs force employers to drop plans and employees to opt out. Congress is quietly working in bipartisan fashion to pass healthcare legislation that can restore this crucial coverage if stronger […]