August 17, 2022
fromAmericanGreatness: Is the attorney general disingenuous or simply naïve?
fromTownhall: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) is calling for the repeal of the Espionage Act, arguing the act has been “abused from the beginning to jail dissenters of WWI.” In a tweet, Paul said it is “long past time to repeal this egregious affront to the 1st Amendment.”
fromSashaStone/Substack: To watch our Department of Justice raid a former president’s home months before the midterms, where the Democrats were expected to do very badly, looks suspect to anyone.
fromWallStreetJournal: Democrats spent last week swearing that only high earners would be squeezed under their plan to beef up the Internal Revenue Service. It took only a few days for the CBO to put that narrative to rest. A quick analysis from the budget scorer confirms that the audit expansion will ensnare the middle class.
fromMises: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the US was 9.1 percent in June. Taking into account that the government lies about inflation, it is better to consider Shadow Government Statistics’ CPI (based on the 1980s CPI methodology), which was (as of July 13) about 17 percent.
fromJonathanTurley: We still do not have sufficient information to judge the basis for the raid or the prospects for prosecution despite the often breathless coverage. The affidavit remains key to ending this speculation and quelling conspiracy theories. That is why Attorney General Merrick Garland should call for its unsealing.