Policy Archive
Archives for January 2019


Trump claims his wall will stop the flow of heroin and other illegal drugs from Mexico. He’s wrong.


A flailing president whines and dissembles from the Oval Office.


Don’t start with what Trump says about the border. Start with what’s true.


The New York Times has a Trump speech anecdote to make you laugh, cry.


If Trump wanted his wall, he’d offer Democrats something in return.


Trump talked about “wealthy politicians” building fences around their homes. 2020 Democrats focused on federal workers.


Hundreds of TSA agents have called in sick, and airport security officials may have to loosen standards.


Democrats solemnly scold Trump for fearmongering border wall speech during government shutdown.


A terrorism expert who worked in the Trump administration blasts the current push for a border wall.


Federal funding for breastfeeding support and infant formula is at risk if the government shutdown drags on.


Aurora’s appeal is predicated on three well-credentialed founders from Google, Tesla, and Uber.


Conservatives won’t trade the wall for anything good because they know it’s a bad idea.


The disease is increasingly a microcosm of inequality.


Florida’s Amendment 4 expands voting rights to as many as 1.4 million people.


“The threat is real,” she says, citing numbers that actually indicate the opposite.
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