College Enrollments Down

Another effect of the pandemic.

Trans, Nonbinary Actor Sues ‘Hamilton’

A former cast member charges that the show about equality wasn’t equal.

Biden’s Polls and Magical Thinking

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

Religious Exemptions From Vaccine Mandate

What malarkey is this?

President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden, joined by Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky and Merck CEO Ken Frazier, delivers remarks on COVID-19 vaccine production Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden Orders Feds, Firms to Vaccinate

The President has lost his patience with the unvaccinated.

10 Million Jobs, 8.4 Million Unemployed

A series of mismatches mean would-be workers can’t find employment despite an abundance of openings.

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Working Two Jobs From Home

Some remote employees are working hard. Some are hardly working.

Book Corner: The Three-Body Problem

A review and an invitation to discuss.

Major Kimberly Bender, Director Air Force Public Affairs , Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, receives the first of two COVID 19 vaccine shots, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 29 Jan 2021. Major Kimberly Bender, Director Air Force Public Affairs , Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, receives the first of two COVID 19 vaccine shots, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 29 Jan 2021.

Mandatory Military Vaccinations Expected

It appears to be only a matter of time before the SECDEF orders active-duty troops to get the shots.

Vaccine Mandates are Popular and (Often) Legal

Despite a rising groundswell of support, the obvious solution to our crisis has not been implemented.

Punishing the Virtuous to Protect the Jerks

It’s time for our political leaders to grow a spine.

Delta Variant

More reminders that the pandemic is not over.

SCOTUS Upholds Arizona Voting Rules

A completely unsurprising 6-3 decision.

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Coloradans Need Not Apply

A law seeking to help the state’s workers seems to be having the opposite effect.

May Inflation Higher than Expected

The question is: for how long and ultimately how much?

DOJ Will Defend Trump’s Rape Denial

A typical case of American blind justice.

Amazon Wins EU Tax Haven Case

For now, at least, it can shift millions of its earnings to Luxembourg.

Conservatives and Critical Race Theory

The latest bogey man is likely not well understood.

Social Policy and Freedom

Increases in social benefits can increase freedom.

Growing Up Too Slowly?

If the younger generation seems to be maturing later, there are good reasons.

Unskilled? No Problem!

Are we thinking about job training all wrong?

Everything That’s Wrong with Policing in America

Rogue cops, racial profiling, tainted cases, and the lack of consequences.

Maryland Removes Police Protections over Hogan’s Veto

The Free State may have gotten just a little freer.

Vaccine Mandates and Education

The politics and the science are in conflict.

Gorsuch and Alito Want to Revisit Religious Accomodations

Is a de minimus standard too small?

The Consolidation of Journalism

The Internet killed the newspaper without really replacing it.

Transphobia, Academic Freedom, and the First Amendment

The 6th Circuit is allowing a professor fired for misgendering a transwoman to sue his state university.

Duckworth and Hirono Holding Biden Nominees Hostage

Appoint more Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Or else!

Major Kimberly Bender, Director Air Force Public Affairs , Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, receives the first of two COVID 19 vaccine shots, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 29 Jan 2021. Major Kimberly Bender, Director Air Force Public Affairs , Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, receives the first of two COVID 19 vaccine shots, Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 29 Jan 2021.

Incentivizing COVID Vaccination

Israel is taking an aggressive approach to inoculation.

The Equality Act

What was mere signaling under a Republican Senate and President could now become law.

Student Debt and the For-Profit Connection

The loaners, the dreamers, and schemes.

Eighteen Years of Blogging

Some reflections

How Powerful is Kamala Harris?

Could the Vice President end the filibuster herself?

Emily Murphy’s Plight

Why is making the obvious call so hard for the GSA Administrator?

GSA Head Refuses to Sign Transition Order

A nonpartisan official is refusing to do her duty.

The Pandemic Continues

Reminders from a perusal of the news.

Latin America and Covid-19

The pandemic is having serious effects in the region, and they will persist for some time.

I Have Seen the Future of Work and it Sucks

A world in which we’re all contractors is a dystopian utopia.

62% of Americans Afraid to Share Political Views

An interesting if frustrating new survey from Cato.

John Lewis Dead at 80

A civil rights legend has passed.

Supreme Court Expands Religious Impunity

Two rulings greatly expand the ability to evade the law for on Free Exercise grounds.

Interpreting Interpretation

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

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Supreme Court Rules LGBT Discrimination Illegal

The 6-3 opinion written by Justice Gorsuch and joined by Chief Justice Roberts defies conventional wisdom.

Cancel Cancel Culture

The state of American debate is not strong.

Gregory McMichael Was Not a Good Cop

A look at the employment records of one of the men involved in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting.

The End of China’s Growth?

Or just a bump in the road?

Art Laffer has a Plan for the Economy

It would be laughable, but the White House might be interested.

The Dementia Election

Maybe it’s time to stop joking about senile politicians and do something about the issue.

Is Presidential Impeachment Constitutional Dead Letter?

(At least the removal part)

Bloomberg’s Prison Labor “Scandal”

Mike Bloomberg’s campaign was forced to apologize for something that really isn’t a scandal.