Michael Flynn’s Legal Strategy Was Based on Conspiracy Theories. It Just Backfired.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn, leaves the federal courthouse on June 24, 2019 with his lawyer Sidney Powell.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Just over a year ago, special counsel Robert Mueller’s office recommended that former national security adviser Michael Flynn receive no prison time for lying to the FBI. Prosecutors at the time praised Flynn for…
Health Care Is an $8,000 Tax On Every American Family
From the Washington Post today: America’s sky-high health-care costs are so far above what people pay in other countries that they are the equivalent of a hefty tax, Princeton University economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton say. They are surprised Americans aren’t revolting against these taxes. ….The U.S. health-care system is the most expensive in…
What Should Liberals and Conservatives Write More About?
Over at National Review, Jim Geraghty joins in the mockery of all the lavish Christmas trips that the editors of British Vogue wrote about last month: Those extravagant Christmas vacation plans are even more ironic with the arrival of the first issue of Vogue in 2020 which brings the declaration of “Vogue values.” The magazine…
Americans Still Paying 100% of Trump’s Tariffs
TNS/ZUMA As you may recall, economists who have studied Donald Trump’s tariffs have concluded that American consumers and firms are basically paying all of them. It’s just a big ol’ sales tax hidden slightly under the surface of products from China and elsewhere. But that should change over time as importers adjust their supply chains…
Elizabeth Warren’s New Bankruptcy Plan Is a Big Dig at Joe Biden
Chris Carlson/Associated Press On Tuesday, Elizabeth Warren released a plan for, in her campaign’s words, “fixing our bankruptcy system to give people a second chance.” Warren, who taught bankruptcy law at Harvard and spent years as a consumer advocate on the matter, is returning to the issue that drew her into politics. But less than one…
Trump Should Know About Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. He Did Business With People Linked to It.
MPI10 / MediaPunch /IPX One of the many critiques of President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran over the past week is that he made the huge decision to assassinate Iranian general Qassem Soleimani without understanding much—or anything—about Iran’s internal politics or Soleimani’s place in the world. Four years ago, Trump seemed completely unaware of the…