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Save the IRS!

The history of government is the story of bureaucracy. From temples, grain stores, and cuneiform tablets to ministries, standing armies, and the IRS website, the grasp of a government has been shaped by the reach of its bureaucracy. Any change in the nature of the bureaucracy will alter the capacity of the government. This will then alter the relationship between the government and its subjects and, if the bureaucratic changes and their effects are significant enough, the form of government and the nature of society.

The Middle Kingdom meets the Middle East

The U.S. seems aware, if belatedly, that it is losing ground in the Middle East to Beijing.

We don’t want to live in an angry veteran of a country

Lately, I’ve wondered if America has a national anger problem.

The immortal John McPhee basks in his mortality

Part of the fun is discovering that one of America's demigods of postwar nonfiction had any limits to his craft.

The many meanings of ‘I don’t know’

If you don’t know the answer, it’s perfectly acceptable to say so. It’s also kind of fun to just make something up.

Noem says she would be Trump’s running mate ‘in a heartbeat’

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Thursday she would be former President Trump’s 2024 running mate “in a heartbeat." “Oh, absolutely,” Noem said on Newsmax, when asked whether she would consider a theoretical offer from Trump to run as his vice president. “I would in a heartbeat.” “Just because you respect the position and the...

What are depleted Uranium munitions? 

As a part of a $1 billion aid package, the United States announced that it is sending depleted anti-tank munitions to Ukraine to help Zelensky’s troops fend off Russian tanks.  The armor-piercing rounds first developed during the Cold War by the U.S. will be fired from 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks that are planned to be...

Biden campaign co-chair: ‘One-trick pony’ Republicans only talk about Biden’s age

Cedric Richmond, a co-chair for President Biden’s reelection campaign, called Republicans who focus on the president’s age a “one-trick pony.” Questions about Biden’s age have grown louder in recent weeks. Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term in office. “The Republicans are a one-trick pony talking about the president’s age, that’s...

Comer: ‘I do believe we have the votes for impeachment inquiry’

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said on Thursday he thinks there are enough votes in the House to vote to open an impeachment inquiry of President Biden, predicting the vote will be held in the middle of this month. “I do believe that we have the votes for impeachment inquiry,” Comer said in an...

Chicago mayor plans to relocate nearly 1,600 migrants from police station to tents before winter

As more migrants arrive in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson has a plan to relocate at least 1,600 of them living in police stations, to massive tents before winter.

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