Sometime in mid-March—reminiscent of early 1800s America when covered wagons formed wagon trains for the long trek west—a group of Hondurans fled their country hoping to find a new life in America. According to them and their supporters, their intent is to escape a dangerous environment in which their lives and the lives of their […]
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AP: Cell-Site Simulators Found in Washington D.C.
The Associated Press reported April 3 that the U.S. government acknowledges the existence of rogue cell devices in the nation’s capital that track cell calls and eavesdrop on individual calls and messages. “In a March 26 letter to Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged that last year it identified suspected unauthorized […]
Tax Laws, Alien Employees Misaligned Says BPC
With most individual income tax returns due April 17, Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) contributor Hunter Hallman recently explored the issue of illegal employees and their U.S. income tax contributions. “Agencies are singularly focused on their own mandates: the IRS is interested in maintaining a broad tax base and collecting all taxes owed to the government, […]
Heritage Explores Gun-Control Debate, Misconceptions
In a prelude to the March for Our Lives gun-control protests, a Heritage Foundation analysis March 19, among other things, stated that stricter gun laws don’t stop school shootings. In Focusing on Safety After Parkland authors John G. Malcolm and Amy Swearer examined school shooting data and offered a number of recommendations on the path […]
Brookings Touts Regulatory Gun Control Strategy
A March 14 report from the Brookings Institution suggests creating a gun manufacturer cartel—immune from antitrust violations—that would allow them to limit supply and increase costs. A Gun Control Solution Manufacturers Can Get Behind came in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting in Parkland, Fla., on February 14. “Legalizing a gun cartel […]