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Rising Crime Rates Are a Policy Choice
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By William P. Barr – Progressives can’t solve the problem because they won’t abandon the practices that cause it. The violent crime surge was preventable. It was caused by progressive politicians reverting to the same reckless revolving-door policies that during the 1960s and ’70s produced the greatest tsunami of violent crime in American history. We reversed that earlier crime wave with the tough anticrime measures adopted during the Reagan-Bush era. We can stop this one as well. Studies have repeatedly shown that most predatory crime is committed by a small, hard-core group of habitual offenders. They are a tiny fraction of the population… Read More
How to Beat China in the New Space Race
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By Arthur Herman – Today we are in a new space race, this time with China. And our economic and national security both are at serious risk…If China becomes the dominant space power in the next two decades, that will put in Beijing’s hands the future of global telecommunications,…as well as the application of space satellites and technology for strategic and military use. Read More
Democrats ‘Charity’ Voter-Registration Scheme
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By Kimberley A. Strassel – A 501(c)(3) nonprofit isn’t supposed to engage in partisan activity…A New York Times article this week confirmed a political reality that Republicans have been slow to publicize: Democrats are openly abusing charities to stack voter rolls in their favor. … Read closely and you notice the story is entirely about Democrats, confirming a longstanding scheme by which foundations and private donors funnel tax-exempt dollars into “charities” that microtarget and register Democratic voters. Read More
Biden and Powell Are at Odds on Inflation
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By Judy Shelton – Welcome to the era of good-cop, bad-cop tactics from major government institutions. Fiscal and monetary policy are now working at odds to fight inflation. The Fed could crush demand by raising interest rates to stratospheric levels only to have a spendthrift White House and complicit Congress pump up consumer prices through fiscal measures that expand spending power—cash payments, subsidies, rebates, student loan forgiveness. Read More