Frenier: School choice as reparation
If the Democratic candidates for president really want to make effective reparations to African-Americans they would advocate nation-wide school choice for them.
Kamala Harris uses her new Medicare For All plan to go after Bernie
Democratic presidential contender and California Sen. Kamala Harris released her Medicare for all plan Monday ahead of the second round of Democratic debates scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Study: States’ prosperity improves over past decade, but some do much better than others
A new United States Prosperity Index (USPI) indicates that prosperity has increased nationwide over the past 10 years with the gap narrowing between the most and least prosperous states. Despite this, five of the top 10 states are in the Northeast; nine of the bottom 10 are in the South.
Attorney general’s Hate-Free Vermont forum stirs up racial divides
Last week Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan hosted a public forum for the Rutland community on issues of “hate” and racism in the Green Mountain State. It was part of Donovan’s new statewide series that included more than 70 city officials, police officers and residents.
Several hundred march against Vermont cooperation with ICE detention centers
Several hundred protesters took to the streets of Williston on Sunday afternoon to express their opposition to immigration detentions and any cooperation between Vermont and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
McClaughry: Lake cleanup’s skewed spending priorities
Is there a better way to reduce the phosphorus loading of Lake Champlain by 34% in 20 years, as EPA and the state have agreed to do? Probably, but Montpelier officialdom has made its choices, and cost effectiveness has not been a leading criterion.
Sanders calls pharma execs murderers, but dodges questions on comments
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders accused pharmaceutical executives of murder but declined to defend the comments when pressed by CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Tyler Colford: Innovation needed to reduce prison population
“No system will be perfect, but allowing the market to figure out these options helps push innovation instead of having the government hamstring it.”
The left’s attacks on the Electoral College are all about political power
It seems that there isn’t a prominent progressive left in America who hasn’t come out in favor of abolishing the Electoral College. The latest is Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who called for an end to our 200-plus-year-old presidential election system on Twitter earlier this month.
Flemming: The threat of government emergencies to liberty
American presidents have, in the past 50 years, piled on dozens of ongoing emergencies. Every successive emergency becomes a little more ironic, given the supposed focus America should have on each individual emergency.
Democrats denied transgender athletes have advantages in women’s sports. Science says they’re wrong
Suppressing testosterone levels in male athletes isn’t enough to eliminate their natural advantages over female athletes, according to a recently published paper in the Journal of Medical Ethics. The paper’s findings contradict congressional Democrats.
Proposed rule change would close food stamp eligibility loopholes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposed rule, published in the Federal Register Tuesday, would close food stamp eligibility loopholes and standardize broad-based eligibility guidelines. Closing up loopholes will save taxpayers $2.5 billion every year, the USDA says.