Across the country, local county courts face high storage costs and aging systems. To solve this, many local governments are moving their records to private, out-of-state cloud networks. The North Carolina Judicial Branch recently shifted its entire statewide court system to the cloud. While this is sold to taxpayers as a simple efficiency upgrade, it […]

September marks Deaf Awareness Month — and the final two-month sprint toward the 2026 midterm elections. Politicians should connect the two. In most campaigns, they could not be further apart. Affordability is now the magic ticket in American politics. Candidates promise cheaper housing, healthcare, groceries, childcare, and energy. Listen long enough, however, and one group […]

The question asked isn’t just about a possible end to a life, but whether or not life is worth continuing. Hamlet, in the soliloquy, wrestles with the question of existence and uncertainty. Which is something we all must do. Which naturally brings us to baseball. The familiar phrase “the tie goes to the runner” has […]

American voters — and their elected leaders — are fed up with the cost of prescription drugs. And they’re looking for someone to blame. That blame ought to fall squarely on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers, which are siphoning off a growing share of total drug spending. Inflation-adjusted net drug prices — the average […]