In 2013, Mike Hallatt was banned from every Trader Joe’s in the United States for stocking his car with their goods and reselling them in his Vancouver spinoff store, Pirate Joe’s. Trader Joe’s does not have any stores in Canada, yet their good...
Many Americans take clean air for granted, but it is the product of detailed federal regulations that weigh the economic costs of reducing pollution against the benefits of cleaner air to human health. Recently, however, the Environmental Protection ...
After 43 days, the longest US government shutdown in history ended on November 12, 2025. As of late February 2026, a partial government shutdown remains in effect. Its fiscal and social consequences are well-documented: The disruption of critical fed...
On October 13 at 4am, a US naval destroyer launched a series of Tomahawk cruise missiles towards three radar sites along the Iran-backed Houthi controlled coast of Yemen. The missiles signaled an escalation of US intervention between what is essentia...
On October 13 at 4am, a US naval destroyer launched a series of Tomahawk cruise missiles towards three radar sites along the Iran-backed Houthi controlled coast of Yemen. The missiles signaled an escalation of US intervention between what is essentia...
At the end of September, President Obama hosted the 2016 Rio Olympic team at the White House, hailing the athletes as American role models. In particular, he honored 5000 meter runner Abbey D’Agostino for exemplifying what he said “the Olympic sp...
At the end of September, President Obama hosted the 2016 Rio Olympic team at the White House, hailing the athletes as American role models. In particular, he honored 5000 meter runner Abbey D’Agostino for exemplifying what he said “the Olympic sp...
Ben King is the cofounder and outreach director of Amish PAC, a super PAC for conservative Amish voters in swing states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio. He is a former member of the Amish church and currently serves as the CEO of an Amish barn-building...
Ben King is the cofounder and outreach director of Amish PAC, a super PAC for conservative Amish voters in swing states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio. He is a former member of the Amish church and currently serves as the CEO of an Amish barn-building...
Anthony Foxx is the current United States Secretary of Transportation. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2013. Secretary Foxx previously served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. He was first elected to Charlotte Cit...
Anthony Foxx is the current United States Secretary of Transportation. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2013. Secretary Foxx previously served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. He was first elected to Charlotte Cit...
Imagine living in virtual darkness: zero access to Internet connection in your home; shut out from scientific and technological innovations; unaffected by the explosion of digital information in the last two decades; sealed off from the ever-bustling...
Imagine living in virtual darkness: zero access to Internet connection in your home; shut out from scientific and technological innovations; unaffected by the explosion of digital information in the last two decades; sealed off from the ever-bustling...
It’s a rare occurrence for a large corporation to lose a lawsuit to the federal government and have it result in a hefty fine. But when it does happen, it’s a NYT-alert worthy moment. Cases like Toyota’s, in which it was charged a $1.2 billio...
It’s a rare occurrence for a large corporation to lose a lawsuit to the federal government and have it result in a hefty fine. But when it does happen, it’s a NYT-alert worthy moment. Cases like Toyota’s, in which it was charged a $1.2 billio...
Live results and analysis of the 2016 US elections...
Live results and analysis of the 2016 US elections...
Before hemp became known as a mascot for hippies everywhere, it was used as a crop in various civilizations around the world for more than 10,000 years. One of the first crops ever to be spun into fiber, hemp has an astounding number of functionaliti...
Before hemp became known as a mascot for hippies everywhere, it was used as a crop in various civilizations around the world for more than 10,000 years. One of the first crops ever to be spun into fiber, hemp has an astounding number of functionaliti...
While the proposition to legalize marijuana has taken up the most oxygen of Massachusetts’ ballot initiatives, another issue is just as consequential: charter schools. Question 2, if approved, would expand existing charter schools and/or authorize ...
While the proposition to legalize marijuana has taken up the most oxygen of Massachusetts’ ballot initiatives, another issue is just as consequential: charter schools. Question 2, if approved, would expand existing charter schools and/or authorize ...
Since tuna fish became a staple food for the Baby Boomer Generation, the tuna fish industry has enjoyed an outsized role in the American diet. The United States consumes 29 percent of all canned tuna produced worldwide, and until recently, tuna was t...
Since tuna fish became a staple food for the Baby Boomer Generation, the tuna fish industry has enjoyed an outsized role in the American diet. The United States consumes 29 percent of all canned tuna produced worldwide, and until recently, tuna was t...
Statistically speaking, the US government understands poverty about as well as Marie Antoinette did. For the last 60 years, the United States’ poverty threshold has determined low-income Americans’ eligibility for Medicaid, food stamps, and a lit...
Statistically speaking, the US government understands poverty about as well as Marie Antoinette did. For the last 60 years, the United States’ poverty threshold has determined low-income Americans’ eligibility for Medicaid, food stamps, and a lit...
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an obscure page of the IRS tax code. Focusing on a law passed in 1954 called the Johnson Amendment, Trump has joined a...
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an obscure page of the IRS tax code. Focusing on a law passed in 1954 called the Johnson Amendment, Trump has joined a...