It should be no surprise that the monumentally misnamed Inflation Reduction Act is filled with provisions likely to accomplish something other than the advertised purpose. Perhaps phoniest of all are the environmental justice measures that, in truth, will inflict injustice on the very people ...
On August 24, when President Biden, in conjunction with the Department of Education, announced his income-based student debt relief plan, the reaction from both sides of the political aisle was swift and contentious, with incendiary rhetoric deployed to politicize what is a multifaceted issue. ...
Over the decades, Americans have bought into many falsehoods — cigarette smoking is safe, for example. Some false beliefs are relatively benign, while others — like smoking — are deadly. The belief that mentally ill people cause mass murders is likewise grievously harmful and ...
In a recent White House proclamation, President Biden called for Congress to pass the “Freedom to Vote Act,” which imposes national Election Day voter registration requirements, automatic voter registration and mail-in voting requirements on states. While researching my new book, “The ...
Food and Drug Administration officials believe they should be funded when they fail. In their 2023 budget request, they ask for a 34 percent increase, to $8.4 billion, from direct and indirect taxpayer funding (i.e., user fees). In 2019, the FDA’s budget was only $5.7 billion. From 2000 to ...
Ranked choice voting (RCV) is having its biggest year ever. It’s growing in red, blue and purple states. It’s a nonpartisan reform that gives voters more choice and more voice and gives candidates incentives to run better campaigns. In short, it’s a better way to vote. That’s why RCV ...
