For the left, the relevant question when it comes to criminal law is not whether punishment works to deter criminals or protect the public; it is whose power is increased and whose is diminished by the criminal justice system.
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US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year
US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year Following its unexpected rebound in May (from three months of declines), US home prices in America’s 20 largest cities were expected to rise again (+0.1% MOM) in June (according to the latest data from S&P Cotality Case-Shiller). Instead prices actually accelerated more, up… Continue reading US Home Prices Are Rising At Their Fastest Pace In A Year
Futures Bounce As Brent Drops Under $90 On Renewed Iran Optimism
Futures Bounce As Brent Drops Under $90 On Renewed Iran Optimism Global stocks rose as chipmakers rebounded, with falling bond yields adding support to risek sentiment after Brent crude slid below $90 a barrel, down more than 3% after a New York times reports that “evacuated foreign service officers could begin heading back to their posts as early as this… Continue reading Futures Bounce As Brent Drops Under $90 On Renewed Iran Optimism
Markets Now Face Two Wars And Two Economic Wars
Markets Now Face Two Wars And Two Economic Wars By Michael Every of Rabobank Two wars and two economic wars Friday’s Jackson Hole speech from Fed Chair Warsh would traditionally be the big event this week but that’s arguably no longer true: the action is not with central banks but elsewhere. I don’t mean the… Continue reading Markets Now Face Two Wars And Two Economic Wars
‘You’ve lost the plot’: Charlamagne unloads on Enes Kanter Freedom over WNBA showdown
Leftist radio show host Charlamagne tha God ripped into former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom on Monday for daring to stand up for women’s sports. Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game the night before while sitting in the crowd wearing a shirt promoting the realities of biological sex. At some point in the game,… Continue reading ‘You’ve lost the plot’: Charlamagne unloads on Enes Kanter Freedom over WNBA showdown
CAIR-linked super PAC takes victory lap for El-Sayed win — and boasts of ‘building a movement’ in mosques
Islamists have their own dark money operation, and with scores of candidates being prepared, Abdul El-Sayed and his ilk appear to be just the tip of the Hamas-sympathizing iceberg. Between the successful election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and the ongoing congressional campaigns of Adam Hamawy in New Jersey and El-Sayed in… Continue reading CAIR-linked super PAC takes victory lap for El-Sayed win — and boasts of ‘building a movement’ in mosques
Zelensky says no elections until war ends — even if peace remains years away
Years after his tenure was set to expire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued to fault Russia over his opposition to an election. Ahead of celebrating the nation’s 35th Independence Day on Monday, Zelenskyy spoke with reporters behind closed doors on Saturday. As the war with Russia carried on for four and a half years, he… Continue reading Zelensky says no elections until war ends — even if peace remains years away
Target spooked by backlash to ‘blackface’ kids’ Halloween clown costume
Target has issued a groveling apology after backlash over a child’s Halloween clown costume that drew criticism because it was perceived to be racist by some. The retail giant was badly spooked after some likened the costume to blackface and old time minstrel shows, yanking the item off of shelves faster than you can say… Continue reading Target spooked by backlash to ‘blackface’ kids’ Halloween clown costume
‘F**k these people’ – Carville explodes over secretive Jeffries-Kushner sit-down
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) finds himself at the center of a firestorm over his private sit-down with Jared Kushner that has leftists steaming hot, with James Carville being among them. “F**k these people,” raged the salty strategist who vented his spleen about the top House Democrat’s meeting with President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law,… Continue reading ‘F**k these people’ – Carville explodes over secretive Jeffries-Kushner sit-down
NYT Legal Loss Underscores SCOTUS’s Need To Fix Defamation Doctrine
The legal reasoning behind New York Times v. Sullivan is as thin and weak as the paper it’s printed on.
