Police Shootings Data

Police Shootings Data

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A very interesting new site, PoliceShootingsData.com, put up to provide the data discussed by political science professors Tom S. Clark (Chicago, formerly Emory), Adam N. Glynn (Emory), and Michael Leo Owens (Emory) in their Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Urban America. There’s lots of raw data there, searchable in many ways, though you might start by looking at the key findings. Looks very useful; here’s the quick summary: Sometimes police officers use their guns during encounters with the public. When […]

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Cato Expert: AFRICOM and Other COCOMs Are Costly, Dysfunctional, and Should Go

Cato Expert: AFRICOM and Other COCOMs Are Costly, Dysfunctional, and Should Go

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In a new piece for The National Interest, Justin Logan, director of defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, makes the case for abolishing the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). He argues that we shouldn’t stop at AFRICOM and that “the Trump administration should shut down all the regional Combatant Commands (COCOMs).” lead , He points out that they are unnecessary, contribute to the bloat of the general officer corps, and make the military more dysfunctional. Logan […]

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If Viewers Love PBS So Much, Let Them Pay for It

If Viewers Love PBS So Much, Let Them Pay for It

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Nearly universal support on Capitol Hill for the “big, beautiful bill” is a powerful reminder that Republicans love to run for office on a platform of cutting spending and then immediately betray that promise once they actually have the power to fulfill it. President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and most of the Republican caucus are working tirelessly to pass a budget that would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit. Virtually the only political figures remaining consistent […]

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National Security Is Another Reason to Scuttle the Jones Act

National Security Is Another Reason to Scuttle the Jones Act

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Colin Grabow U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D‑Conn.) claims that repealing the protectionist Jones Act would hollow out the country’s maritime strength. But the dire effects he warns of are exactly what the law has produced. The Jones Act is not only an economic burden but also a national security failure that has left a derelict and diminished maritime industry in its wake. , Passed in 1920, the Jones Act restricts water transportation within the United States to vessels […]

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Tweet My intrepid Mercatus Center colleague, Veronique de Rugy, praises Elon Musk for criticizing the ugliness of Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” A slice: The argument is straightforward: Subsidies distort markets, breed inefficiencies, and encourage cronyism. Green subsidies — particularly those for EVs and solar — often channel funds toward politically favored companies rather than toward market-driven innovation. Meanwhile, fossil-fuel subsidies remain deeply embedded in our tax code, quietly favoring oil and gas companies. Both should be eliminated, but […]

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