A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you’re talking about real money. An announcement by Vance – just the tip of the fraud iceberg?: “Just since the beginning of the Fraud Task Force that I started under the president’s … Continue reading →
On incentives for self-deportation: Offers of up to $3,000 per person have helped spur more than 200,000 migrants to “self-deport” from the U.S. — but about half made the move while locked up in detention centers, according to a report … Continue reading →
At first Mamdani’s new property tax was only going to affect people whose primary residence was elsewhere than in New York, and who owned second or third properties in the city worth over five million dollars. That was considered to … Continue reading →
It’s very hard to say. Here’s one viewpoint: The uncertainty arises because Burnham is a rare figure in British politics: a genuine political veteran who refashioned himself as an insurgent. Born in 1970 in Aintree, a suburb of Liverpool, he … Continue reading →
Like, a hundred billion dollars worth? A year. At least, that’s RFK Jr.’s estimate. And that’s just Medicaid. For example, from Kennedy: “We found a hotel room with 29 hospices in it. I mean a hotel, every room was a … Continue reading →
Kulak landlords beware: Mamdani’s plan is to have DCWP [Department of Consumer and Worker Protection] work with the City Council on new legislation that would stipulate landlords could require either a credit check — paid for by the landlord or … Continue reading →
What could possibly go wrong?: “This is a historic victory for New York City tenants. After reviewing the data and hearing from New Yorkers across the city, the independent RGB has delivered a freeze on one-year leases, and the first-ever … Continue reading →
From The New Yorker on X: Israel’s ban on Palestinian workers has left families hungry and parents unable to pay for their children’s school fees. Still, the ban is being justified in the name of security, and shows no signs … Continue reading →
The pattern repeats itself. In blue districts, the young people who’ve been indoctrinated into leftism want young telegenic socialists rather than the Democrat old guard. Thus, we have the defeat of the 67-year-old incumbent Diana DeGette, who has served in … Continue reading →
This article very much surprised me. Newark is a city that’s been in decline for my entire adult life. One branch of my family had been there since the mid-19th century, and the older people still lived there in my … Continue reading →
Well, allegedly anyway: A top Southern Poverty Law Center official is accused of helping funnel $1.2 million in donor money to an informant in the National Alliance white supremacist group — who was also allegedly her lover. The Department of … Continue reading →
… was “unexpectedly” good. Here’s a typical “yes, but” headline: “The jobs report doubled expectations. Why the stock market doesn’t like it.” More here.
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