Good morning from Washington, where for 30 years now, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has made the case for taking the Constitution at its word. Freedom has been the beneficiary, Heritage Foundation scholar Tom Jipping writes. President Biden is flinging open the border, a man who was in charge there tells our Fred Lucas. On the podcast, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer describes the Biden-Harris administration’s radical direction. Plus: a looming threat to working families; China’s disquieting missile test; and the Europeanizing of America. Fifty years ago today, the United Nations votes to seat Communist China as a permanent member and to expel Taiwan.
The factors that propel our economic superiority—lightly regulated, individualistic, and seemingly disordered free markets—chafe against the technocratic sensibilities of Democrats.
President Biden promised he wouldn’t raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000, but Congress’ scorekeepers say his plan would raise taxes on millions of middle-class families.
According to U.S. senior officials, China’s missile forces soon could exceed Russia’s, and its nuclear superiority over the U.S. is now a realistic possibility.
