August 16, 2022

fromReason: As the response to the Mar-a-Lago raid illustrates, Republicans are inconsistent in the other direction.

fromTheGuardian: Inflation is the top challenge facing small businesses this year, according to a report issued by the National Federation of Independent Businesses this past month, with a whopping 91% admitting that rising prices are having either a “substantial” or “moderate” impact on their companies.

fromRealClearPolitics: Nothing symbolizes the decline of the American republic better than the weaponization of justice that we saw last week when the FBI raided the home of former President Trump. And nothing better represents the divide that now exists between Democrats and Republicans than the fact that some people still have faith in the FBI.

fromZeroHedge: Though progressives routinely express horror over that idea that the federal government profits from student loans, a new analysis by the government's own watchdog finds taxpayers will lose $197 billion on loans made over the past 25 years.


fromHotAir: First shots are now difficult to get and second shots will be banned in September.