Yes, the Working Class Is Better Off Than the Poor
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over at National Review, Michael Strain makes a very peculiar argument: There is a growing consensus that the working class is in crisis following years of difficult economic change and due in part to their being ignored by Washington….I am struggling to find empirical support…
After Three Decades, Congress Finally Figures Out That Crime Has Plummeted
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Finally! After years of delays and a strenuous effort to derail it led by Senator Tom Cotton and abetted by Mitch McConnell, the Senate passed a modest prison and sentencing reform bill appropriately called the First Step Act by a margin of 87-12. I don’t…
The Wonderful, Unlikely Friendship Between an NBA Star and a Cat Litter Researcher
Charles Barkley, right, and Lin Wang, second from right, on the set of TNT’s NBA postgame show, “Inside the NBA,” which features Barkley.Courtesy of Shirley Wang Lin Wang was known for talking rubbish at times, but he was right about having a good friend in Charles Barkley, the retired NBA star. A cat litter scientist,…
Elon Musk Opens Short, Bumpy, Slow, Tunnel for $10 Million
The Boring Company Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After a year-and-a-half, Elon Musk has finally opened his one-mile tunnel in Los Angeles. It’s bumpy, requires a specially fitted electric car, and operated at a top speed of 58 mph even with a professional driver at the wheel. “We kind of…
Remember the Big Story in the Russia Scandal: Donald Trump Betrayed America
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Michael Cohen heading to jail. Michael Flynn narrowly avoiding a prison sentence—for now. Paul Manafort stuck in the hoosegow and still tangling with special counsel Robert Mueller. The news of the Trump-Russia scandal these days has focused on the dramatic developments for several top lieutenants in…
Trump Plans to Pull Out of Syria
Sharifulin Valery/TASS via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Trump has gotten tired of Syria: The U.S. military is preparing to withdraw its forces from Syria, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, a move that marks an abrupt reversal of the American military strategy in the Middle East.…