2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (330+ words) Trump has used increased tariffs to incentivize a surge in foreign investment commitments of over 20 trillion dollars flowing into the United States. Instead of subsidizing other countries by paying their tariffs, companies and countries are building factories here to avoid…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (579+ words) There’s an episode of 30 Rock from many years ago where Jack, played by Alec Baldwin, explains vertical integration to Liz, played by Tina Fey. He asks her to imagine if a corn chip manufacturer also sold diarrhea medication. When Liz…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1022+ words) Jeffrey Johnson drives a truck for a living. He holds valid concealed carry permits from Florida and Georgia, and he carries a handgun on the road because long-haul trucking is not a low-risk occupation. But every time his rig crosses…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (611+ words) We just had the first “mid-term convention.” Do you remember anything from it? Maybe President Trump’s promise to send every adult a $5,000 check if Republicans win, but that's about it. And we all know that is never going to happen,…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (903+ words) This 25th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack ever on American soil may be as good an occasion as any to pay a moment’s attention to the subject of patriotism. As the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre correctly noted, patriotism, first and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (557+ words) “Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night. They finally got tired of the absolutely horrible Immigration rules and regulations which have hurt Germany so badly. THEY ARE ON THE RISE, and not going to take…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1122+ words) Here's a number that should stop you cold: according to a Quinnipiac University poll of 895 Pennsylvania voters taken July 9 to 13, Sen. John Fetterman posts a 77 percent approval rating with the state's Republicans and a 19 percent approval rating with the Democrats…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (614+ words) CMS is finishing work on a rule that would limit what states can route to providers through Medicaid managed care. The agency proposed it in May, closed comments in July, and Administrator Mehmet Oz has framed the whole effort around…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (534+ words) Obsessive Deconstruction in the West The quintessential struggle for those who wish to maintain and preserve great works of art, history as it actually unfolded, and all other affairs of humankind is that deconstructionists can act boldly and swiftly, often…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (652+ words) Big Dairy’s efforts are unjustified by science, harm small dairy producers, and have raised costs to consumers. These oligopolistic practices border on enforced speech and actions on climate and energy matters and anti-trust violations. Thankfully, two groups, Heartland Impact and…...