The least likely embodiment of Christian virtues in American life is practically running as an evangelical minister.
Poverty & Wealth
Posted inLaw and Justice
Republicans Attempt to Invalidate Democratic Policy Because It’s Democratic
The latest student debt lawsuit targets a program that’s been in place for over 30 years and is mandated by statute. It would effectively make it illegal to implement a law as a Democrat.
Posted inEconomic Policy
How the Welfare State Fails the Poor
A bureaucratic paper chase undermines compassion and practical help for the needy, while Wall Street gets whatever it wants. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Posted inEducation in America
New York City’s Last Dictatorship
After 20 years, New York reconsiders mayoral control of its education system.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Judge Nominee Worked for Vulture Funds Holding Puerto Rican Debt
Sparkle Sooknanan served as one of Jones Day’s lead attorneys for a series of investors trying to maximize payouts from the struggling U.S. territory.
Posted inTAP
America’s Richest Men Ask the Courts to Make Unions Illegal
Today on TAP: Lawyers for Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Amazon say the Court erred in 1937 by letting workers have rights on the job.
Posted inWorking in America
Southern Autoworkers Organize, Business Class Tries to Wallop Them
Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, face a coordinated attack on their organizing, but have learned from two prior losses.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Breaking a Lifeline to the Internet
A popular federal program helps people with few resources stay connected—but its funding is running out.
Posted inPolitics
The Political Perils of Democrats’ Rose-Colored Glasses
Paul Krugman’s (and many Democrats’) beliefs about the economy and crime miss the reality that Americans still experience.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Moral Bankruptcy
The constitutional grant of a second chance for the destitute has become an enabler of reverse wealth redistribution. One wild case in Houston tells the story.