Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute,
Here is an often-used tactic to defend government police organizations from criticism. Whenever critics point out abusive tactics of police officers, defenders counter with: "And yet you won't refuse police help the next time there's a robber in your house!" This, we are told, illustrates that all police critics are "hypocrites."
Earlier this year, Maui County residents in the island state of Hawaii were somewhat less than ecstatic to learn that their property taxes were going to increase by approximately $29.7 million for fiscal 2018. According to County Council member statements at the time, the additional funding was needed to help provide better public services for Maui residents.
Authored by Nathan Rubbelke via TheCollegeFix.com,
‘Progressive stacking’ not new, not isolated to Penn...
The backlash may be new, but the method is not.
Controversy erupted recently after tweets from an Ivy League teaching assistant showed her admitting she only calls on white male students as a last resort.
Suddenly Republican tax reform is looking deader than a doornail.
Remember when we declared the Trump tax reform effort officially "dead on arrival" yesterday after Senator John McCain affirmed that he would vote against anything that resembles the House bill in its current form? McCain’s opposition, by our count, brought the number of ‘no’ votes to three: Aside from McCain, Maine Senator Susan Collins said she would vote against the bill, as did Tennessee Senator Bob Corker.