Archives: March 2022
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This Indian Family Froze to Death Trying To Reach America. Our Immigration System Should Have Saved Them.
Visa pathways are limited for people like the Patels.
The Canadian Truck Protests Aren't Just About Vaccines. They're About Being Heard.
Plus, the editors' takes on the Super Bowl.
After Being Illegally Imprisoned for Almost a Year, Bobby Sneed Is Finally Free
Louisiana refused to release Sneed for months, despite a judge ruling several times that the state was breaking the law.
Are Financial Regulators Too Political, or Not Political Enough?
Regulatory agencies were never designed to be political, but the tables have turned.
Biden Calls Ending Mask Mandates 'Premature' but Can't Say When It Won't Be
The president is waiting until children, who have always faced an infinitesimal risk from COVID-19, are "more protected."
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Ending Vaccine Requirement, Mask Mandate—But Not for School Kids
"The District’s indoor mask requirements will be dialed back on March 1, 2022," said Bowser.
The ATF Suggests You Call SWAT Raids on Your Exes for Valentine's Day
Ever wonder where people get the idea that police are thin-skinned bullies?
Americans Are Tired of War. They Don't Want One in Ukraine.
According to a new YouGov/Concerned Veterans for America poll, veterans and military families are most opposed to U.S. conflict with Russia.
An Austin Zoning Technicality Made His Landscaping Business Illegal Overnight
Brandon Krause has spent $30,000 trying to legalize a business that the city said for years was all up to code.
COVID Is Here To Stay. Let's Stop Pretending Those 'Free Tests' Are Free.
The cost of 'free' tests is really going up when you look at insurance premiums.
Remy: It's Magic (Mask Hypocrisy Parody)
Some lawmakers should try double-masking their hypocrisy.
From Halftime Show to Social Media, Calls To Ban Rap
Plus: Texas voting law likely unconstitutional, remote workers and rural towns, and more...
Canada's Freedom Convoy Embodies Fatigue with Pandemic Authoritarianism
COVID-19 policies eroded liberty and many people want it back.
When Is Drinking Ayahuasca a Religious Experience?
It should not matter whether would-be ayahuasca drinkers sincerely believe in shamanism or simply believe they will derive mental health benefits from the experience.
Someone Placed a Record-Setting Super Bowl Bet From His Phone
But he still had to drive two hours to do it in a legal state.
Study: Seattle's Soda Tax Has Been Great for…Beer Sales?
The substitution effect is real.
Life Gets Better for Sports Bettors
But placing a wager on your favorite team is still illegal or too complicated in many states.
Chinese Researchers Develop Gene-Edited Wheat That Resists Fungal Disease
Expect anti-biotech activists to oppose this important development.
Stop Messing With the Immigration Mission Statement and Start Letting More People In
Joe Biden is just the latest president to tinker with USCIS's mission statement. Watch his deeds, not his words.
The Super Bowl Will Be Played in the Most Expensive Stadium Ever Built. Taxpayers Didn't Pay a Dime.
Meanwhile, Virginia and Washington, D.C., are in a bidding war to decide which taxpayers will have the chance to pay for the Washington Commanders' new stadium. It shouldn't be this way.
Sidney Powell Disowns Her Kraken, Saying She Is Not Responsible for Her Phony Story of a Stolen Election
The former Trump campaign lawyer, who is fighting sanctions against her, says the claims she made in her Michigan lawsuit "perhaps" were true.
Pot Won't Be Advertised at Super Bowl, Though Players Will Probably Use It After
A proposed commercial by dispensary-locator company Weedmaps was sacked by NFL and NBC suits.
NYC Mayor Adams Wants More Facial Recognition Software for Cops
Facial recognition software can secretly surveil and is subject to error.
New Report Highlights an Old Problem—the CIA Is Still Snooping on Americans
In a program separate from the ones disclosed by Edward Snowden, we see more mass secret domestic data collection.
Death on the Nile Is a Lifeless, Plodding Take on Agatha Christie
Kenneth Branagh's murder mystery lacks glamour.
Congress Wants Taxpayers To Bail Out the Postal Service
The House passed the bill this week with little fanfare and broad bipartisan support.
Homeland Security Is Already Mobilizing Against Potential Protests by U.S. Truckers
Plus: The EARN It Act advances, against climate despair, and more...
How California Deputies Became Highway Robbers
San Bernardino County deputies stopped the same armored-car driver twice and took nearly $1.1 million in cash owned by legal marijuana dispensaries.
Psychedelic Drugs Win Growing Respect
Not only won’t they blow your mind, but they may even save it (sometimes legally).
Dangerous Visions and New Worlds
An anthology looks back at science fiction's New Wave.
The CDC's New Pain Treatment Advice Aims To Correct the Damage Done by the 2016 Version
The proposed guidelines emphasize the need for individualized treatment and collaboration with patients.
The Heritage Foundation Wants To Break the Internet
The conservative think tank identifies some genuine concerns about tech companies, but gets the prescription wrong.
When 'Pro-Worker' Policies Hurt Workers
Both Republicans and Democrats want to address poverty with big government.
Florida's LGBT School Censorship Bill Is a Lawsuit Factory That Overrules Many Parents
Under H.B. 1557, only the most conservative parents will decide what everybody else’s kids will learn about sexual orientation or gender identity.
Dave Chappelle Is a NIMBY
The comedian doesn’t want a new subdivision behind his house. Fortunately, he can’t stop it.
Ohio Mayor Warns That Ice Fishing Will Lead to Prostitution
Plus: Election laws and voter turnout, New York questions Spotify, and more…
Ross Ulbricht's First Nonfungible Token
A virtual collection of 10 artworks made by Ulbricht at various stages of his life was worth $6.3 million at the time of sale.
Chris Stewart Wants February To Be 'Uncomfortable History Month'
Nearly 90 gag-order bills would ban schools from teaching the grisly particulars of American history. This activist is fighting against the censorship and for school choice.
Appeals Court Rules Ohio Cops Didn't Have Cause To Arrest Man Wearing 'Fuck the Police' Shirt
The sheriff's deputies are also not entitled to qualified immunity because the First Amendment right to offend police has been repeatedly upheld.
China Brings Out the Hypocrisy in Corporate Social Justice Warriors
"I think the Chinese government actually takes a lot of pleasure knowing that they can actually strong-arm individuals and companies into capitulation to its own political ideology."
Trump's Trade Deal With China Was an Abject Failure, Just Like the Trade War
China ended up buying fewer American goods over the past two years than it did before the trade war started, despite promises from both sides to increase trade.
