San Francisco is considering a sale of the tradable air rights above City Hall, a move that would bring money into the public coffers without […]
After “they came in,” Robert recalled, “they made me go down to the basement,” “put a gun to the back of my head,” and “said, […]
Andrew Yang’s run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination didn’t last all that long, but his support for a universal basic income (UBI) pushed that […]
New research finds that police deployed in schools, commonly called school resource officers (SROs), do not reduce school shootings, but do increase suspensions, expulsions, and […]
The massive Democratic spending package now working its way through Congress is not, strictly speaking, a health care bill. But it’s not not a health […]
A bipartisan pack of South Dakota lawmakers this week voted to advance a marijuana legalization bill that they hope will satisfy citizens who already voted […]
There’s so much negative news these days. I was glad to see that a new podcast, American Optimist, features good things that are coming. It’s hosted […]
Federal regulators are allowing new bitcoin-tied securities onto the market, marking a major milestone for the cryptocurrency industry. On Tuesday, the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy Exchange-Traded […]
[1.] Words and phrases can have different meanings, connotations, and associations to different people. “Work will set you free,” for instance, might seem like a […]
On Monday, many California classrooms were sparsely filled as students walked out to protest against the state’s vaccine mandate. Still at their desks were a […]
