The Washington Post reports on how the richest man in the U.S. Senate – his wealth obtained from the largest Medicare fraud in U.S. histor (at the time) – Sen. Rick Scott became the Senate GOP’s election general, then went to war: Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has been publicly dressed down by Senate Republican … Read more
As English philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote in 1651, life without government is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Don’t let the Republicans control the narrative that government “is bad” or “is the problem.” The argument is bogus. My father used to say that “civilization is the last bubble in a long fermentation.” He was a … Read more
Strong job gains in the hospitality/leisure and education sectors helped fuel a strong July jobs report where approximately 943,000 jobs were created. The Nation’s unemployment rate went down from 5.9 percent to 5.4. Other sectors of the economy that saw strong job gains were: Manufacturing. Construction. Warehousing. Transportation. Health Care. Social Assistance. The only area … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court began the week last Monday with a couple of technical criminal sentencing cases. Greer v. United States is a case about what kind of argument the defendant needs to make in cases alleging that he is a felon in possession of a gun after the Court’s ruling in Rehaif v. United … Read more
Reaction among progressive circles to the seven to two United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act has been universally jubilant in Arizona and across the country. President Joe Biden issued a statement that read: “The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision … Read more