Links for 12-22-24
rolling back eminent domain powers
⭐️ Eminently overdue: The Supreme Court considers New York case that could overturn the infamous Kelo decision. From: Jonathan Turley. "The case allowed the government to seize property from one private party and then give it to another private party."
Joe Biden tried to use the regulatory state to micromanage everything. From: Elizabeth Nolan Brown/Reason. The Biden administration's war on "junk fees" is emblematic of its nanny state instincts.
🎯 Libertarian populism killed the spending bill. From: Jack Hunter/The American Conservative. A new kind of political movement is flexing its muscles in Washington.
How Trump can spark a new era of worker freedom and productivity. From: Whitney Munro/Washington Examiner. It should start with taking a hard look at the Department of Labor, which undermined the American workforce under the Biden administration at seemingly every opportunity.
🔎 Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan says Trump's idea to send immigrants to sanctuary cities is 'ingenious.' From: Anna Hopkins/Fox News. He added that in his experience, he believes illegal immigrants head to sanctuary cities anyway.
IG report reveals FBI could still be spying on Congress and leaking to help Democrats. From: Ben Weingarten/The Federalist. One need not think hard about how a corrupt national security apparatus could use the predicate of an illegal leak to spy on political foes.
👉 Kash Patel, onetime FBI target, now on track to run the FBI. From: Byron York/Washington Examiner. If the Trump years proved anything, it is that the entrenched bureaucracy of the bureau and the Justice Department needs shaking up.
A gift America can't return: The police state is America's new crime boss. From: John & Nisha Whitehead/Rutherford Institute. It’s estimated that more than 80,000 SWAT raids are carried out every year. That translates to over 200 every single day in the U.S.
🤬 Biden's 'kids for cash' clemency is offensive to victims, and to justice. From: The Editorial Board/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Board. The commutation of the prison sentence of former Luzerne County judge Michael Conahan by President Joe Biden is a disgraceful act that dishonors the children.
“He has good days and bad days”: The Journal exposes the concerted effort to conceal Biden’s mental decline. From: Jonathan Turley. In an explosive exposé, the Wall Street Journal has revealed how the mental decline of President Joe Biden was pronounced from the start of his term.
💉 American trust in vaccines is plummeting. From: Zero Hedge. CNN reveals a “troubling poll.” The attempted covid coup only ended up inspiring more public suspicion than ever before.
Medicine needs critical thinking, not critical theory. From: Russ Gonnering/Brownstone Institute. The credibility of Public Health institutions has been squandered.
👎 How congestion pricing will severely hurt NYC’s food supply chain — from bodegas to food banks. From: Andrew Rigie/NY Post. The current congestion pricing plan fails to recognize a basic reality.
Why is Congress funding the failing Department of Education? From: Kevin Roberts & Lindsey Burke/Washington Examiner. Obviously, performance does not matter.