The DOJ’s Inspector General Says James Comey Violated the FBI’s Rules. Did Comey Have a Choice?
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2018.Alex Edelman/Zuma The Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday that former FBI Director James Comey violated bureau policy in his handling of memos detailing interactions with President Donald Trump. The 61-page report faults Comey…
Consumer Spending Is OK, Not Great
According to the Wall Street Journal, in the second quarter “American consumers spent at the strongest pace since late 2014.” Is that true? Sure, if you look at Q2 compared to Q1. But why would you? A better measure is simple year-over-year growth, and that shows nothing special at all: Consumer spending growth is holding…
The Gas Industry Wants to Curb Methane Leaks. Trump Doesn’t Care.
The Trump administration plans to eliminate regulations that limit methane leaks because—well, just because: The plan “delivers on President Trump’s executive order and removes unnecessary and duplicative regulatory burdens from the oil and gas industry,” said the E.P.A. administrator, Andrew Wheeler. “The Trump administration recognizes that methane is valuable and the industry has an incentive…
The Trump Administration’s Court-Packing Scheme Fills Immigration Appeals Board With Hardliners
A woman sits with her son along the border in Tijuana in July as they wait to apply for asylum in the United States.Gregory Bull/AP In his first six years as an immigration judge in New York and Atlanta, from 1993 to 1999, William Cassidy rejected more asylum seekers than any judge in the nation.…
Scientists Just Detected Brain Waves in Mini Lab-Grown Brains
These organoids are 10 months old and about the size of a pea!Muotri Lab-UCTV For the first time, scientists have detected brain waves similar to those of a pre-term baby in miniature, lab-grown brains. The results, published Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell, have big implications for the medical field. Access to human brains are…
Millennials Had a Pretty Good Year in 2018
The Conference Board reports that Millennials had a great 2018: In general, job satisfaction is up: In all, nearly 54% of U.S. workers said they were satisfied with their jobs in 2018, the highest share reported in more than two decades, said the Conference Board, which has been polling about workplace satisfaction since 1987….Overall, median…