I can do that. I’ve designed websites. I do it very very slowly but hey, I do it. And the pay would be very very helpful (hat tip Ace): The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the agency created by executive … Continue reading →
Europe is angry at Trump. You might ask: what else is new? Europe has been angry at Trump for a long time – that is, when it’s not busy ridiculing him for things like warning them (pre Ukraine War) about … Continue reading →
Commenter “Gorgasal” makes a point about differential speeding fines that I’ve seen made many times by proponents. In fact, it’s the main argument for them, and it goes like this: Speeding tickets that scale with income are the norm in … Continue reading →
California is looking to be a trailblazer: San Francisco is launching a new program backed by Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom that will issue speeding tickets based on income. … Violations for speeding range from $50 to $500, but individuals … Continue reading →
The COVID lockdowns were a disaster in so many ways that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. But one problem was that the situation represented an absolutely golden opportunity for corrupt grifters. Here’s a huge case in … Continue reading →
[Hat tip Ace.] This is extraordinary, and I don’t mean that in a good way: One of the seven small federal agencies that President Donald Trump ordered downsized or eliminated on Friday was rife with corruption, with its employees hiring … Continue reading →
Or rather – at least one Democrat named Fetterman may have realized it. The GOP needs eight, however: Shut the government down, plunge the country into chaos, risk a recession or Exchange cloture for a 30 day CR that 100% … Continue reading →
I noticed a lot of discussion in the Open Thread comments about whether or not we’re headed for a recession. That’s the sort of thing on which my knowledge base is small, so I won’t make a prediction. I’ll just … Continue reading →
… can be found here: … [T]he only realistic alternatives to a “clean” CR are a CR-plus or omnibus appropriations package. Either option could only be passed with Democrat support, which means they would be loaded up with expensive nonsense … Continue reading →
It’s heartwarming: DOGE announced on Saturday night that the Small Business Administration had loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to small enterprises during the COVID pandemic. Sounds fine, right? Except for the fact that the business owners in these cases … Continue reading →
… because the district court judge said so. This is a disturbing ruling: If you thought the Supreme Court would act to halt the propensity of District Court Judges to overstep their constitutional boundaries by substituting their own policy and … Continue reading →
Trump has imposed more tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China: The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Until the crisis is alleviated, President … Continue reading →