Issues

While everyone is focused on international tariffs, a trade war is roaring here at home. And it's affecting craft distilleries across the country, making it harder for entrepreneurs to break into the spirits industry and more expensive for people to enjoy a bottle of rye. One unlikely casualty is The Obscure, a boutique distillery in Los Angeles ...

I launched my one-woman show, "Woman Warriors: Remarkable Women Who Transformed the World," in 2018, focusing on women who had taken a stand against historical unfairness and injustice. My goal was to celebrate their achievements by bringing them to life. I never expected my show would subject me to racial discrimination from the San Diego Count ...

Nebraska's healthcare industry is handcuffed by certificate of need (CON) laws, and state senators hold the key. CON laws limit healthcare access, prevent growth in the industry, and raise prices. To be competitive with neighboring states and allow Nebraska's healthcare industry to flourish, legislators must remove the shackles and pass Legislative ...

Last week, the House Natural Resources Committee included a provision in the budget reconciliation package allowing federal public land sales in Nevada and Utah. Yet the proposed provision has sparked pushback from some members of Congress and environmental activists. It shouldn't: The provision represents a vital step toward restoring Americans' a ...

Lawmakers across the country are proposing reparations to black Americans for slavery and America's history of racial discrimination. Proposals have included direct cash payments, grants, formal apologies from the government, and government programs with race-based eligibility. Because certain reparations proposals would inevitably advantage and ...

A federal court in Michigan has ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) violates the Fourth Amendment, blocking a government attempt to collect personal data from millions of small business owners. The decision in Small Business Association of Michigan v. Yellen restores a core constitutional principle: The government can't seize your priva ...

The Obscure isn't your ordinary distillery. Found in the heart of the Los Angeles Arts District, most people passing by the black, unmarked building have no clue that just on the other side of the windowless door, a gothic, fantastical realm awaits. The Obscure's tasting room feels more like the set of a theatrical production. Candlelight illumi ...

A lot of interesting developments. Thus, much like the Ninth Amendment, the inclusion of certain court orders, opinions, or oral arguments is not meant to deny or disparage the existence of others. There's just only so much space per scoop. Mo' cases, mo' problems The Court said it will hear USPS v. Konan, which was brought by a woman who says th ...

Board game companies Stonemaier Games, XYZ Game Labs, Spielcraft Games, Rookie Mage, and Tinkerhouse Games are suing the Trump administration over its tariffs, which President Donald Trump set at 145% for most products manufactured in China. Nearly 70% of board games are made in China, making the China tariff an "existential" threat to the American ...