Americans are supposed to pay state taxes on goods purchased online. Only 1.6% of taxpayers do. A new Senate bill could help states change that, and collect billions of dollars in new revenue
Morning Must Reads: April 23
In the news: GWB, natural gas, poached jobs, Henry Kissinger, and Chechens
Tread on Me: The Case for Freedom From Terrorist Bombings, School Shootings and Exploding Factories
The past few months show that the government must protect the public even if it has to limit individual rights
Boston Bombing Suspect Given Federal Charges in Hospital
Read here the FBI’s charges against Dzhokar Tsarnaev
Sequestration Begins To Bite
The people in charge of managing the sequester—the Office of Management and Budget—are themselves being furloughed because of it
Rand Paul Calls for Immigration Bill to be Slowed After Boston
Paul’s statement is a sign of how the Boston bombings may scramble the Senate’s immigration bill
Did the Boston Bombers Really Use WMD?
Don’t panic: anthrax and nukes are WMDs. But under the law, so is a pressure-cooker bomb
Morning Must Reads: April 22
In the news: Tsarnaev brothers, immigration reform, Koch brothers, food stamps, Earth Day
Political Debate Over Boston Bombings Races Ahead Of Investigation
The debate grows over anti-terror reforms in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing
How a Stupid Mistake Led Police Straight to the Boston Terrorists
How a hostage’s escape led police to the Tsarnaev brothers before they were able to kill again
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Captured!
7 thoughts about Boston
Why the FBI, White House Will Face Hard Questions About Their Boston Bombing Interviews
The FBI and the Obama Administration will face hard questions in coming days over interviews with the alleged perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombings, one with the surviving suspect now in custody and another with his now …
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Wounded Vets Helping in Boston
I spent the morning yesterday with John Wordin, the founder of Ride2Recovery–the excellent bicycle racing therapy program for wounded veterans. He told me that several of his members, who are amputees, were in the Boston …