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[ad_1] A Dumb Tax Hike on Married Families To Balance D.C.'s Budget [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] “Extractive capitalism” is a slippery concept that tends to mean whatever the speaker wants. Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) invokes the term as a bogeyman to be slain by the economic snake oil he peddles in the form of a $25 “living wage” bill he and other Democrats introduced. Fortunately, the legislation is not only unlikely to pass the current Congress; it’s almost as slippery as Khanna’s bogeymen. It’s still a bad idea. You are reading The Rattler from J.D. Tuccille and Reason. Get more of J.D.’s commentary on government overreach and threats to everyday liberty. “I co-introduced historic legislation…

[ad_1] Photo by Aerps.com Artificial intelligence will almost certainly be the most transformational technology in the history of the world. It will profoundly affect the life of every man, woman and child in our country. It will bring — and is already bringing — unimaginable changes to our economy, our democracy, our emotional well-being, our environment and how we educate and raise our children. Further, there is a very real fear that as A.I. becomes smarter than humans it could eventually function independently, with potentially catastrophic consequences. The question, then, is not whether A.I. will change the world. It will.…

[ad_1] Wars often go wrong in unexpected ways. Even well-planned operations can be derailed by surprise events, equipment failures, bad weather, or bad luck. But the disaster that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran on February 28 was not a surprise. War-gamed and red-teamed dozens of times over decades, the risks of the campaign were well-known and obvious.  Still, the war’s outcome has been worse than the most pessimistic predictions. Three months into what the Trump administration has called an “excursion,” the initial assessment that Operation Epic Fury was a “tactical success but strategic failure” appears too generous.…

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[ad_1] Over the past couple of years, a hybrid type of activist has emerged in Washington, D.C. To get a paycheck and pay the bills, they toil away inside the non-profit industrial complex – made up of non-profit organizations generally aligned with the Democratic Party. Then they have side gigs, where they go on Substack and podcasts and rip away at the beast, without mentioning their employment with the public interest group in question. In the May/June 2026 edition of the Capitol Hill Citizen, we interviewed one of these public interest warriors – Aaron Regunberg. During the day, Regunberg works on…

[ad_1] In a special America 250 issue, Reason takes a look back at our country’s founding people and ideas. Read more here. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has a new children’s book, Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence, co-authored with attorney Janie Nitze. It tells the story of the people behind the Declaration, and the risks and courage it took to bring that document into being. In May, Reason’s Nick Gillespie joined Gorsuch at the U.S. Supreme Court to discuss the book as the country approached its 250th anniversary. Gorsuch argues that the core ideas of America’s…

[ad_1] Story at-a-glance Independent testing of 51 popular toothpaste brands revealed 90% contained lead, 65% arsenic, 47% mercury, and 35% cadmium. Only six toothpastes tested clean Heavy metals enter toothpaste through contaminated raw materials like hydroxyapatite, calcium carbonate, and bentonite clay used in manufacturing Lead and cadmium disrupt cellular functions, causing kidney damage, osteoporosis, anemia, and various other health complications Despite evidence, toothpaste companies refuse to remove heavy metals. Some even use legal means to intimidate whistleblowers Switching to a homemade toothpaste made from coconut oil, baking soda, and essential oils offers safer protection compared to mass-produced alternatives One product…

[ad_1] Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea embodied professional wrestling at its best and at its worst. He could thrill, inspire and amuse people. He was also a prolific liar and a comical charlatan. “I think people want to know the truth,” says Hogan at the beginning of the beautifully produced series Hulk Hogan: Real American, which was under production when he died. “Who was this guy really?” “It’s two different people,” says Hogan of the difference between the Hulkster and Terry Bollea. Of course, no one thought that when the camera was off, Bollea was defeating bad guys between saying prayers…