…critical minerals production in a bid to reduce reliance on “hostile foreign powers’ mineral production.” In an executive order, the U.S. President invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA), which is the…

…appears skeptical of government arguments over Trump executive order stripping collective bargaining rights from federal workers,” Law and Crime The underlying lawsuit, the NTEU is challenging an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that…

…bill).  In any event, in the Trump era what matters is leverage, not norms.  Democrats should push hard to rein in Trump’s dangerous executive powers, especially around law enforcement and…

…surprising bright spots from Trump’s first term. First, he became the first President to cancel student loans broadly, and by executive order. He first did this in August, 2019 when…

…at least 4,200 cuts at seven agencies,” Government Executive The Trump administration began issuing significant layoffs on Friday, the White House budget director said, following through on a threat to…

…goal they set out to do?” said Nick Iacovella, executive vice president at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, a pro-tariff group. “I think in that respect there is still…

…lifetimes, 100% consumption of incomes, a unitary preference and other nonsense). They echo the radical right’s rhetoric antagonistic to redistribution in favor of those who are disadvantaged by the growing…

…Sullivan. Based on extensive interviews with former Apple executives as well as accountants for other firms, Charles Duhigg and David Kocieniewski show that not only does the company practice extensive…

…a unitary account subject to the current interest rate. Instead it is a portfolio of specific certificates and bonds with specific rates and maturity dates. As noted by the Trustees…

by Bruce Webb In comments there were requests for a clear unitary narrative summing up my view of Social Security. This is more difficult than it sounds because of the…