Author: Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner
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Hungary’s government is trying to make more babies — it’s not going so great
BUDAPEST, Hungary — A dozen children sprint across the green lawn around the forsythia bushes, which are in full saffron-colored bloom. Sárkány rét (“Dragon Meadow”) is a beautiful park overlooking the Danube, with a view of Budapest’s famous landmarks: the Buda Castle, the famous parliament building, and the Basilica of St. Stephen. Gabor, a father…
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The ‘Ferguson effect’ effect
“The post-George Floyd riots resulted in an excess of over 15,000 black male deaths in this country.” That was Ryan Girdusky’s claim on a CNN panel in mid-October. It is a disputed claim but one grounded in theory and research. Girdusky cited a line of research finding that police disengage when anti-police sentiment flares up…
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Federal spending helps incumbents
A weirdly common conspiracy theory on the Left holds that Republicans secretly believe massive government spending is great for the economy and that Republicans only resist Democratic overspending because they want to sabotage the economy. Like most conspiracy theories, there is a fact pattern that makes this one convincing to those who want to believe:…
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The New York prosecution of Trump was election denial
“Election denial” is supposedly a grave sin that places a public figure outside of the bounds of acceptability. Remember how the news media briefly convinced businesses that they had to stop funding “election-denying” lawmakers. But the case against former President Donald Trump eventually boiled down to weaponized election-denial. New York’s prosecutors and their defenders in…