Our nation is in the middle of a police staffing crisis claiming innocent victims and contributing to destroying our greatest cities. Few qualified officers are available for crime prevention initiatives, to staff special police units, and to respond to calls for service — including those ...
Sometimes bizarre things happen to bizarre people. Our subject spent 31 years wallowing in failure until blundering his way to a bloody demise. Yet, it took a hit TV show to secure his final rest an incredible 66 years later. This is the story of the strange afterlife of Elmer McCurdy. He ...
Europe reeled this summer from heat, wildfires, migrants and worries about Russia’s war in Ukraine, and too much tourism. I know; I was part of the problem. Tourism is the quick economic fix for poor nations, but it is also vital to rich ones — until both get too much of it. The places ...
In last year’s scramble to include government price controls on prescription drugs in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats were willing to say almost anything. They reassured us that their scheme applied only to Medicare and would phase in slowly, with ample opportunity for ...
While scrolling through the latest American gun tragedies, an email popped up that my car insurance was due for renewal. My car insurance protects me against other people, but there’s also a liability aspect that protects other people against me. So, as our minds tend to work, I was ...
Competition is integral to the functioning of a prosperous market economy. It drives innovation, efficiency and responsiveness to consumer needs. Unfortunately, politicians often mistake their role in the process. Too often, they attempt to dictate the terms of competition from on high rather ...