The Feds Are Still the Jackbooted Thugs We Were Warned About
Government agents brutalizing people are in the wrong, whether or not we sympathize with those on the receiving end.
Government agents brutalizing people are in the wrong, whether or not we sympathize with those on the receiving end.
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A president from a party supposedly committed to restraining the federal government is now sending enforcers to cities over local objections.
Deep ranks of enforcers with expansive powers and wide-ranging responsibilities will always pose a risk to the public, no matter which level of government employs them.
Everybody is talking about changing law enforcement, but not all proposals are equally worthy—or serious.
The Small Business Administration will always fail the people it's meant to help.
Federal spending on policing has quadrupled since the 1980s, while state and local spending has increased by about one-third.
Congress created inspectors general to be watchdogs, but it's too weak-willed to protect those watchdogs from retaliation.
Shame on the U.S. government for making unemployment pay better than work.
The federal government has done a terrible job managing the coronavirus. It doesn't deserve our labor.
The deal primarily sets aside $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses.
And more coronavirus stimulus spending could send that number soaring higher.
The president again insisted that the federal government can open the country by fiat. It cannot.
Amity Shlaes concludes in her new book that grand governmental schemes to broadly reorder society are doomed to fail.
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The package doubled in cost over the course of the negotiations.
"Americans need fast, direct relief," says Justin Amash.
Lawmakers are still seeking a compromise.
But what he will do with that power remains uncertain.
"Absent policy changes, the federal government continues to face an unsustainable long-term fiscal path," America's top auditor warns. But is anyone listening?
Hearings aren’t about educating lawmakers or getting answers. They're all about getting good soundbites.
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"This country is now full of men and women with long-term personal experience of contemporary guerrilla insurrection."
Sealed memos fought over in federal court last week show authorities have known for years that claims about Backpage were bogus.
The idea that "deficits don't matter" has been growing among Trump-supporting Republicans. Democrats are preparing to take full advantage.
As debt soars, federal payments to service the debt will crowd out the government's core spending responsibilities.
Proposals from the White House and Sen. Todd Young highlight the role regulation plays in raising housing costs.
Attorney Mike Chase, behind the popular @CrimeADay Twitter feed, talks about his new book, How to Become a Federal Criminal.
Mike Chase, the man behind the popular @CrimeADay Twitter feed, on his new book, How to Become a Federal Criminal
One of the migrants was gravely ill.
Tariffs, threats to use antitrust regulations against big tech firms, and an interest in social media regulation could overshadow one of the adminstration's big victories
When the program becomes insolvent in the 2030s, the inevitable cuts will hit today's workers and retirees.
New Defense Distributed chief Paloma Heindorff on making guns, fighting lawsuits, and life after Cody Wilson
Surprised? Yeah, neither are we.
America will face "serious economic, security, and social challenges" if the national debt keeps growing at this rate.
Chalk it up to use-it-or-lose-it spending.
Unless we make some big changes, things won't get much better.
"At a time when the nation's really divided, let's try to do something good," says BudTrader CEO Brad McLaughlin.
"We shouldn't have to think about self-censoring what we say online."
You can't have it both ways.
Yes, the government shutdown is to blame. No, it's not that big of a deal.
It all comes down to one man.
No but really, the shutdown is probably going to happen.
It sounds like Trump is folding, which is probably for the best.
The best we can hope for is that Trump gives in.
How much does the Hatch Act cover?