“Tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary,” says Donald Trump, who made many promises throughout the 2024 presidential race to raise the cost of imports from China, Mexico, and Canada—America’s three biggest trading partners. But are Trump’s tariffs a good idea or a terrible one? And is the era of free trade coming […]
After Donald Trump sued pollster J. Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register under Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act last month, Robert Corn-Revere, chief counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), called the president-elect’s claims “absurd” and “a direct assault on the First Amendment.” Acting on that assessment, FIRE this week announced that it […]
A late mea culpa: “After Trump first got elected in 2016, the legacy media wrote nonstop about how misinformation was a threat to democracy,” Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said yesterday in a video posted to Facebook and a message posted to Threads. Referring to Meta’s trust and safety team tasked with content moderation, […]
1/8/1973: Trial begins for seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic headquarters at Watergate hotel. The break-in would give rise to U.S. v. Nixon. The Watergate Complex The post Today in Supreme Court History: January 8, 1973 appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com
Having soured on lame-duck President Joe Biden, Americans are anticipating the inauguration of his successor—and predecessor—Donald Trump. Whether they’re looking forward to the new administration eagerly or with dread depends, but Trump won the election with a higher vote tally than his opponent, so we can assume that more people than not are pulling for […]
Mike Johnson promised drastic spending cuts in his House ad Read More Article from Mises Institute
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, […]
Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver won’t win, but he might force change The Dallas Morning News Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News
John Hauer – Libertarian for US House District 2 KSN-TV Read More Article from “libertarian” – Google News