Impeachment Doesn’t Feed Americans, Says a White House Official. Thanks to Trump, Neither Do Food Stamps.
Nikita Khrebtov/Shutterstock On Friday, President Donald Trump’s Principal Deputy Press Secretary appeared on Fox News to complain that impeachment proceedings don’t put food on Americans’ tables. The timing of this statement is…interesting, given that two days ago, the Trump administration announced that it would make it harder for low-income individuals to receive food stamps, quite literally taking…
Inflation! Inflation! Inflation! Inflation! Inflation! Inflation! Inflation! Inflation!
Over at the Washington Post, Heather Long is scratching her head: By just about any metric this is the best job market since the late 1990s. The economy has been adding jobs for 110 straight months — a record streak. Jobs are plentiful. Unemployment is at a half-century low. And the unemployment rates for African…
Study of “Abortion Reversal” Pill Halted Because It’s Too Dangerous
Activists protest abortion bans in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda on May 21. Rick Bowmer/AP The so-called abortion reversal pill has been touted by abortion foes throughout the country, from Republican politicians to crisis pregnancy centers, as the “fix” for abortions. In the past year, several states have passed laws requiring doctors to inform patients…
Nearby Police Shootings Are Bad For Unborn Black Babies
Today is turning out to be chart day. Here’s a pretty fascinating study by Harvard’s Joscha Legewie of 3.9 million births in California. The question is: do nearby police shootings have any effect on the birthweight of babies born nine months later? The answer turns out to be yes, but only for black babies and…
Here’s (One Reason) Why Democrats Should Get Behind a Massive Climate R&D Project
I’ve written before that I think massive investment in R&D is the single most important thing we can do to address climate change. And I’ll write about it again! There are various reasons that I believe this—which I will review at great length in the near future—but since “How are you going to pay for…
The Hack Gap Rears Its Ugly Head Yet Again
Yesterday, testifying before Congress, Stanford University professor Pamela Karlan made this quip: The Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the president can name his son Barron, he cannot make him a baron. There is nothing wrong with saying this. Nonetheless, Republicans pretended to be outraged by it, and as near…