Taxpayers are set to get fleeced in a major defense contract agreement thanks to the lack of market competition in the Pentagon’s procurement process.
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In 1944, Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises made a passionate defense of free enterprise to a group of business leaders at the California Club in Los Angeles. Seven decades later, the same venue hosted an event for the economics institute named for Mises.
With less than a year to go until Election Day, no one cares -- least of all Democratic voters. Joseph R. Biden, who served as The Chosen One's vice president, has left Democrats yawning.
"The American president was intended, at least in part, to serve as the nation's chief of state, as its symbolic head, not a partisan leader. An office envisioned by George Washington and others as a source of national pride and unity has devolved into a force for division and discord."
If Ms. Warren somehow makes it to the White House, however, those who are ignoring the reality of what she is promising or threatening on the campaign trail are in for a real shock.
A cleverly sardonic, slickly misleading impeachment line makes fun of how former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley exploded the Democrats' impeachment rationale.
Roughly 78% of young adults ages 18 to 29 say it's A-OK for unmarried couples to live together as husband and wife without going the traditional route -- the trading of vows, the placing of rings, the standing before God, and so forth and so on. It's easier to separate that way, dontcha know.
The EU is looking at a shortcut: Industrial policy. Instead of changing its policies to grow large European firms organically, it wants to promote and create them through mergers. The EU argues that it needs bigger, and potentially monopolistic, firms to battle its international rivals.
The only intelligent thing about Mr. Bloomberg running for the Democratic nomination for the presidency is what it says about the present crop of Democrats running for the nomination. They're a hopeless bunch of losers who would rather destroy America than lose another election to President Trump.
Some transit workers in Northern Virginia are jawing about their pay or lack thereof. Indeed, one bus driver told WRC-TV that he and his coworkers plan to strike later this week if they don't get a raise in pay that's comparable to the cost of living. Unfortunately, that action would mean that riders of Metrobus and the Fairfax Connector would be inconvenienced. What a bother for negotiators on both sides.
As ever, the Middle East is monumentally in flux. As usual, most developments are negative. Here's a guide:
The recent controversy between China and the NBA over the Houston Rockets' general manager supporting anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong in a tweet sparked a welcome conversation in the United States: To what extent are Americans willing to sell out their political values for access to the lucrative Chinese market?
In our criminal justice system, a prosecutor represents the government and a defense attorney represents the accused, but in Philadelphia there is a prosecutor versus prosecutor scenario.
Much of the attention for House Resolution 660, passed by House Democrats on Halloween, has failed to note the significant differences with resolutions authorizing previous presidential impeachments.
If you are paying attention to the Washington circus that is the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's handling of the much maligned Ukraine call, this is what real collusion looks like.
