Federal Judge Blocks Missouri’s 8-Week Abortion Ban From Taking Effect
Steve Pellegrino/Zuma In May, Missouri passed a law banning abortion after eight weeks of gestation, with no exceptions for rape or incest. On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked the law a day before it was scheduled to go into effect. Missouri’s law, which includes exceptions for medical emergencies, criminalizes physicians who perform abortions after eight…
Lowe’s Exec In Trouble for “Small Hands” Gaffe
Joe McFarland, a Lowe’s executive paid $4 million per year, is in trouble over his description of a power drill: McFarland, wearing a camouflage vest and seated in front of a sign that said “Lowe’s LoweDown,” went on to tout the features of this week’s spotlight item: “The thing is compact. It fits anywhere.” And…
Chart of the Day: The Amazon Is Burning, But Not Everyone Cares
The Amazon is burning and everyone is appalled. Almost everyone, anyway. Jeffrey Hoelle, who has done field research in the Amazon, says the residents of the rainforest often have a very different view: A cattle rancher put it to me bluntly a few years ago: “You all tell me not to deforest. It’s easy, isn’t…
What’s the Point of a Wealth Tax?
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY The Wall Street Journal catches up today with the lastest fad among Democrats: taxing wealth, not just income. But conservatives aren’t sold: Many conservatives argue that taxes targeted at the rich could hinder investment in ways that would hurt everyone’s wages and discourage the creation of wealth in…
Why Reddit Is Losing Its Battle with Online Hate
March 15, 2019 – UK – Stock photo of the Reddit social media app icon on a smartphone. (Credit Image: © Nick Ansell/PA Wire via ZUMA Press) Reddit’s dark corners can seem like a dangerous and seedy mess. With over 330 million users, the message board platform is vast and filled with posters obsessed with…
Hiding Our Problems Is No Way to Solve Them
Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA New York City has a problem. It sponsors lots of selective classes for gifted children, but these classes are predominantly white and Asian, with very few black and Hispanic students. There are lots of things you could say about this state of affairs, but I really don’t think…