Plus: Obama and Democrats: Filibuster for Me, but Not for Thee
March 23 2021
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats hope to kill the Senate filibuster to help them force the left’s agenda into reality. The hypocrisy reeks, Tom Jipping writes. What’s the so-called Minneapolis Effect behind the jump in violent crime? Jarrett Stepman has the answer. On the podcast, we get the lowdown from the head of the think tank that unearthed the New York nursing home scandal. Plus: a transition looms at The Heritage Foundation; an Asian American rebuts the current hate narrative; and government’s dehumanizing influence. On this date in 1983, President Ronald Reagan proposes that the United States develop anti-missile technology, previewing what will be called the Strategic Defense Initiative.
When Republicans, then in the majority, considered terminating the filibuster in 2005, then-Sen. Barack Obama defended it as a vital part of the legislative process.
One study showed that for every dollar of lobbying spent by organizations seeking earmarks in the federal budget, they received on average $28 of taxpayer funding.
Tim Hoefer, president of Empire Center, explains why it took so long for the truth about New York’s nursing home deaths to come to light, and what may be next for Cuomo.
