Bernie Sanders Thinks 48 Senators Make a Majority
There are 100 members of the United States Senate. Unlike in the House, where a simple majority rules everything, the math can get a little complicated in the Senate. There’s that pesky …
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Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Denmark. Tucker Carlson Is Wrong About Hungary.
Ideologues at both political extremes, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) on the left and Fox News host Tucker Carlson on the right, have recently pointed to pet foreign countries as …
Bernie Sanders Is (Mostly) Right About the SALT Deduction
In July, with the country battling a deadly pandemic and the economy staggered by a combination of high unemployment, government-imposed lockdowns, and rising debt levels, then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
Taibbi: On The Miserable Necessity Of Doing Censorship Stories In Pairs
Taibbi: On The Miserable Necessity Of Doing Censorship Stories In Pairs Authored by Matt Taibbi via TK News, For roughly half a year, I’ve been running a series of interviews …
Scandinavia Understands the Value of Low Corporate Taxes. Why Doesn’t Joe Biden?
Scandinavia is supposed to be a democratic socialist model for America: a land of low poverty, free college, and free health care. That comes with higher taxes—but not across the …
In Quest Of A Multipolar Economic World Order
In Quest Of A Multipolar Economic World Order Professor Michael Hudson and Pepe Escobar discuss the emerging economic world order which they define not so much as a conflict between …
Non-Issues in the 2020 Election
In one of his trenchant commentaries written about a month before the election, Future of Freedom Foundation president Jacob G. Hornberger asked the question, “Where Are Open Borders in the …
Biden’s American Rescue Plan: Here’s What’s In It And What Isn’t
Biden’s American Rescue Plan: Here’s What’s In It And What Isn’t By Philip Marey of Rabobank American Rescue Plan President Biden has delivered a large covid relief package within the …
The Capitol Riots: An Open Letter to a Dear Friend
Editor’s Note: This very long post, perhaps the longest single piece we have ever published, was written by an LCI supporter who will remain anonymous in response to one of …
No, a Potential Recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom Is Not a Threat to Democracy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will be in Los Angeles today to give the annual State of the State address in Dodger Stadium, possibly connecting the setting to the fact that …