Charitable Giving Helps Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19. What’s Wrong With That?
One of the new ways critics like to slice and dice rich people these days is to question the value they provide to others by minimizing the importance of their …
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Puerto Rico “Fake News” Ban Challenged by ACLU
From the Complaint in Rodriguez-Cotto v. Vazquez-Garced (filed today): 25 L.P.R.A. § 3654(a), makes it a crime to raise “a false alarm in relation to the imminent occurrence of a catastrophe …
The U.S. Baby Bust Continues
The number of babies American women are having continues to fall, according to the latest report from the National Center for Health Statistics. “The general fertility rate was 58.2 births …
Josh Hawley Wants To Wreck America’s Economy To Own the Libs
It was touted as a speech outlining how America should reform the global economy and stand up to China, but Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday …
Justice Department Warns California Not To Leave Churches Behind in Its Reopening Plans
The Department of Justice is warning the State of California that its rules for the reopening of churches and religious services, which appear to be more burdensome than the requirements …
Trump Is Gutting the Inspector General System, and Most Republicans Don’t Care
The Trump administration’s dismantling of independent federal watchdogs continued late last Friday, as Trump removed State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, who was reportedly conducting at least two misconduct probes …
L.P. Presidential Candidate Jacob Hornberger Wants ‘To Live in a Free Society’
“I’m running for president because I want to live in a free society,” says Jacob Hornberger, the founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation. With Michigan Rep. Justin …
A Third Option Beyond State Bailouts and Bankruptcy
Some states experiencing enlarged deficits due to Covid-19 are hoping for a bailout from Congress. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly suggests that state consider filling for bankruptcy as an …
Washington, D.C., May Permanently Legalize To-Go Cocktails
If there is a silver lining for the bars and restaurants that have been hit by the COVID-19 lockdowns, it has been the widespread loosening of liquor laws. Across the …
A Second Round of Strict Lockdowns Could Come Quicker Than We Think
Developments abroad put a damper on hopes that U.S. life will return to normal soon. Areas of Argentina, Germany, Iran, and elsewhere have seen COVID-19 cases surge again after starting …