U.S Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Raise the Wage Act on April 30. They promised that the bill would “raise wages for nearly 38 million American workers,” as well as phase out the subminimum tipped wage and index the minimum wage to median wage growth. But […]
“Peace, Commerce and Honest Friendship”
“It’s time for a debate about global interventionism,” writes the Cato Institute’s David Boaz, who hopes that Rand Paul will open the discussion on why peace and neutrality should be the United States’ cardinal principle. “Historical data show a strong correlation between U.S. involvement in international situations and an increase in terrorist attacks against the […]
Bien Pensant and Je Suis Charlie
In Garland, Texas, two men with assault weapons tried to replicate last January’s Je suis Charlie attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris. About 200 people were attending an event satirizing Muhammad with cartoons, but a single police officer was able to shoot and kill the gunmen before they could get into the […]
Escaping Poverty and Government Dependency
Read here from the WSJ, one man’s story of how hard it is to live in Baltimore. Jay Steinmetz is CEO of a Baltimore-based supply chain management company located 150 yards from the liquor store that was looted during last Monday’s rioting. Mr. Steinmetz, explains some of the challenges and failures he is forced to […]
Obamanomics—a Slow Rolling Crisis
The alarm bells should be clanging with the pitiful news of 0.2% economic growth for first-quarter 2015, writes economist Stephen Moore. We have a national crisis in the United States, and Baltimore is tied directly to what Mr. Obama called “a slow-rolling crisis.” Mr. Moore explains why the latest GDP numbers are worrisome and why […]
Party of Cynics—A Joyless Ride
Hillary, writes Bret Stephens in the WSJ, is singing a Song of Herself. “She will say, do, and be pretty much anything to get elected.” It’s what Mr. Stephens calls the Clinton Bargain: “You can always count on their self-interest trumping other considerations, so you never have to fear that they can’t be bought.” In […]
No Justice, Less Peace
For about nine hours, the country watched an urban riot as inner-city Baltimore burned. But out of this anarchy, came at least one positive thing, writes Daniel Henninger. “Baltimore neighborhoods have black leaders who know the difference between preening and progress.” Brandon Scott, a young city council member, spoke with blunt eloquence about being born […]
Culinary Nation Branding
In an effort to redefine how the rest of the world sees it, Peru has turned to its cuisine to tempt tourists to visit. And it seems to be working. Read here from NPR how gastronomic tourism is redefining how the world views Peru. Danny Kou, the executive chef at La Mar, an upscale Peruvian […]
Big Government’s Failure
“When what you’re doing doesn’t work for 50 years, it’s time to try something new,” said President Obama recently. At the time, Mr. Obama was speaking about our policy with Cuba, but perhaps he should be applying it to Baltimore—the poster child for big government liberalism. As the Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner writes in NRO, […]
Chicken Little Falls Flat
Earth Day speeches on the National Mall in Washington were drenched with Chicken Little tales of a coming apocalypse, writes economist Stephen Moore. CNN explained to viewers that we could look forward to “super-droughts, rising seas, mass extinctions and acidifying oceans” before warning, “Bye-bye, animals.” And President Obama weighed in on the dire predictions: “This […]
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