Senator Ron Wyden thinks he's found a brilliant new revenue stream. Tax data centers. Just tax the massive buildings full of servers that power literally everything you do online. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, actually. The Oregon Democrat released a white paper last week proposing we end tax incentives for data centers and slap an ongoing tax on their operations. … [Read more...] about New Democratic Tax Proposal Targets the Cloud Services You Use Every Day
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DOJ Scores Major Win as Children’s Hospital Ends Youth Gender Treatments
Common sense just scored a rare victory in American medicine. Connecticut Children's Medical Center agreed this week to stop administering sex change drugs to minors, marking the first major success in the Justice Department's campaign to protect children from irreversible medical experimentation dressed up as healthcare. The settlement isn't just symbolic. The hospital will … [Read more...] about DOJ Scores Major Win as Children’s Hospital Ends Youth Gender Treatments
Your Tax Dollars Bought ICE Body Cameras They’ll Only Show You When It Suits Them
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is finally rolling out body cameras to field officers by the end of September, and if you think this means real transparency, I've got a border wall to sell you. The agency just announced a policy that lets them decide what footage you get to see based on whether it serves their "best interests." Not your interests as a taxpayer. Not the … [Read more...] about Your Tax Dollars Bought ICE Body Cameras They’ll Only Show You When It Suits Them
New Bill Takes Aim at States That Turn Election Day Into Election Month
There's something deeply wrong when a country that can deliver a pizza to your door in thirty minutes can't count ballots in less than three weeks. Senators James Lankford and Mike Lee have apparently had enough of watching certain states turn Election Day into Election Season, and they're doing something about it. The Ballots by Election Day Act sounds almost quaint in its … [Read more...] about New Bill Takes Aim at States That Turn Election Day Into Election Month
Taxpayer Dollars on the Line as Congress Confronts Smithsonian’s Revisionist Exhibits
The Smithsonian Institution is about to learn a lesson every American household knows by heart. When you're spending someone else's money, you'd better be prepared to answer for it. House Republicans are threatening to slash the museum system's billion-dollar taxpayer funding after years of watching curators transform American history into a grievance festival. Rep. Andrew … [Read more...] about Taxpayer Dollars on the Line as Congress Confronts Smithsonian’s Revisionist Exhibits