In early February, I had the opportunity to represent the United States as an international observer of the municipal elections in Costa Rica. I attended at the invitation of the constitutional body responsible for organizing and assuring the integrity of elections in that country, the Supreme Electoral Court of Costa Rica. Overall, there were 58 […]
Author Rob Henderson coined the powerful term “luxury beliefs” to describe certain altruistic beliefs held by upper-class elites that, when paired with public policy, actually severely damage lower classes. One such belief is opposition to school choice. It particularly harms vulnerable children, as my seven siblings and I experienced ourselves. Our family spent time on […]
The modern political impulse to insult not just enemies but erstwhile allies, too, now has infected the Never Trump ranks. The impulse, wherein Never Trumpers adopt one of former President Donald Trump’s discreditable behaviors, is extremely counterproductive. Trump has made a self-harming habit of continuing to insult Republican adversaries and their supporters after they have […]
The U.S. reduced carbon dioxide emissions from the electric power sector by more than 15 percent from 2005 to 2022 as natural gas replaced coal as the primary fuel type for power generation.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said late Thursday that she would be voting against the latest government funding package, citing the “complete failure” of the Republican majority in the House. “Our Republican majority is a complete failure,” Greene said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We have the power of the purse,...
The House is expected to vote Friday on a package of six funding bills totaling $1.2 trillion, a necessary measure to prevent a partial government shutdown Saturday. Among the departments included in the legislation are Defense, Labor, State, the IRS, Education and Homeland Security (DHS). Of these, funding for DHS has presented one of the...
Majorities of voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania, two key swing states that helped President Biden win in 2020, are dissatisfied with their choices this year, new polling has found. CNN surveys, conducted by SSRS, found that majorities of voters in the two battleground states aren’t happy that Biden and former President Trump are the leading...