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Opinion | The Trouble With Bidenomics

The federal spending surge hasn’t made Americans happier. Source link

Opinion | Congress’s Bipartisan Alfred E. Neuman Caucus

More than a half century ago, the economist Arthur Okun, reflecting on his years advising presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, wrote that “on a number...

Opinion | The British Tories’ Desperation Budget

United Kingdom Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday unveiled a new budget, and what do you know. He and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have finally realized they need faster...

Opinion | A New Approach to Taxes That Pays Its Own Way

Two decades of unpaid-for tax cuts have eroded the federal government’s revenue base. Source link

Opinion | Why Democrats Should Care About the National Debt

After his election as House speaker, Mike Johnson said one of his top priorities was the creation of a bipartisan commission to tackle the national debt. It’s a...

Opinion | Government Jobs Are Doing Fine

President Biden took his usual victory lap after the latest jobs report on Friday, boasting that he’s “growing the economy from the middle out.” The catch is that...

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Here’s who was really steering the 95,000-ton ship when it ploughed into the Key Bridge this week

The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore’s port must often maneuver with just 2 feet (0.6 meter) of...

Reeling from subway shootings, NYC launches metal detectors from a company accused of doctoring software results

New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system, part of an effort...

Fixing the Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed this week could cost more than $800 million—and take several years to repair

Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least...

Does Mario feel pain? It’s complicated

The world of Super Mario is a dangerous place. In the games, the plumber falls off cliffs, gets jabbed with spikes, and has...

Shazam on Wear OS now works without your phone

The Shazam app for Wear OS just got a neat update: it can now work independently of your Android phone.The update, which was...