Montana’s “Climate Justice” Lawsuits Endanger Real Justice
A “right” to “climate justice” is now used as a foundation for lawsuits in some American states. Unfortuantely, the courts are taking it seriously.
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House Passes First Immigration Bill of 119th Congress
The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that aims to deport undocumented migrants charged with nonviolent crimes. 28 Democrats joined all Republicans to pass the first immigration bill of this Congressional session. Cato scholar David Bier posted on X about this bill saying “The Laken Riley Act pretends to be about stopping ILLEGAL immigrants who commit crimes. In fact, it’s a Trojan horse designed to destroy legal migration because nativists cannot help themselves. They simply don’t care about illegal […]
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The Politics of the Fourteenth Amendment
Passed in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War, the Fourteenth Amendment was intended to further centralize governance away from the old decentralized political model. It still is accomplishing that purpose.
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Cato Scholars Available to Comment on California Wildfires
Cato Institute The Cato Institute has several scholars available to comment on the deadly wildfires in California. They can touch on policy errors that helped contribute to the destruction, including restrictive land-use policies and inefficient forest management practices. They are also able to speak to the impediments to response and rebuilding, including insurance and why governments should leave recovery efforts to the better-equipped organizations like the American Red Cross. They can talk about the need to invest in […]
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‘Police Officers were Injured and Killed’: Klobuchar Repeats Common False Claim About January 6th
Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar this week was hit by a “community note” flagging a common false statement made about January 6th and how multiple officers were killed that day. Democratic leaders routinely refer to multiple deaths of officers when the only person to die on January 6th was Ashli Babbitt, a killing of an unarmed protester that remains controversial after a whitewashing by the Capitol Police. Klobuchar, who has been a vocal supporter of censorship to quell “disinformation” on social media, […]
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Brickbat: Window Pain
The Taliban has banned windows in residential buildings to prevent people from seeing women inside. The ban specifically covers windows that allow people to see into the “courtyard, kitchen, neighbour’s well and other places usually used by women,” and it includes not only new construction but existing buildings as well. “Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells can lead to obscene acts,” the decree claims. The post Brickbat: Window Pain appeared first on […]
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Talking to the Justices About References
ABC News reports, “Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke to President-elect Donald Trump by phone Tuesday to recommend one of his former law clerks for a job in the new administration.” ABC obtained a statement from Justice Alito to explain the context: “William Levi, one of my former law clerks, asked me to take a call from President-elect Trump regarding his qualifications to serve in a government position,” Justice Alito confirmed to ABC News Wednesday. “I agreed to […]
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Another Strawman Slain
Tweet Here’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal: Editor: Jason Furman wisely explains that both the costs and the benefits of any proposed policy change must be taken into account in order to reach sound conclusions about that proposed change (“Left and Right Alike Are Blind to Tradeoffs,” January 8). Yet he slays a strawman by writing that opponents of minimum-wage legislation predict “that even modest increases in the minimum wage will cause massive job loss.” I’ve […]
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Lula usa vitória de Fernanda Torres no Globo de Ouro para promover evento sobre o 8 de janeiro
Na noite desta segunda-feira, 6, o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva entrou em contato com a atriz Fernanda Torres para parabenizá-la pela vitória no Globo de Ouro. A artista conquistou o prêmio na categoria de Melhor Atriz em Filme de Drama. O petista destacou a importância do prêmio, que ocorre em meio à “celebração” dos dois anos dos atos do 8 de janeiro. + Leia mais notícias de Política em Oeste Fernanda Torres foi premiada por sua […]
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