The Internal Revenue Service has been under scrutiny by the press and watchdog groups for many years. Now, it’s been reported that the IRS eliminated its “employee suggestion program” (ESP) in October 2021 without establishing a suitable replacement. According to the Treasury Inspector ...
Sometimes I dine in fancy restaurants with starched white tablecloths, napkins and professional waiters; waiters who don’t ask me throughout the meal, “How is your food so far, sir?” To pestering waiters, I want to say, “If I am capable of ordering a meal, I am also capable of calling ...
Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old U.S. servicemember thought to be responsible for leaking hundreds of classified documents pertaining to the Russia-Ukraine war and other international issues. The leak has left Washington scrambling to address the fallout, including ...
The annual tax-filing ritual sends Americans across the country scrambling to gather documents and brace for the inevitable confusion that results. For a lucky few, it can be a straightforward process. But tax filing can be a complicated and time-consuming ordeal for many, particularly for ...
For generations, developing countries — once called “the Third World” — wanted to be like us. They loved our freedoms and our luxurious middle-class lifestyle. But that was back when China made Christmas ornaments and Happy Meal toys. That was before the Burj Khalifa was built in Dubai ...
The nationwide furor over the Israeli right’s attempt to neuter the country’s independent judiciary has cooled, at least temporarily, because the government backed down and agreed to delay the “judicial reforms.” However, the United States should learn from the Israeli debacle. The ...