Now that both the House and Senate have versions of the Republican Tax Cut and Jobs Act that provide a $1.5 trillion tax reduction for Americans, the doomsayers will be out in full force to declare that tax reform is too difficult to achieve.
Maybe promoting a show that delights in bashing American democracy and trashing public service is one reason why elected officials consistently rank below used car salesmen in public trust.
As of late, it seems like nearly every city in America is vying for the attention of Amazon in hopes of attracting the planned HQ2 campus of the multibillion-dollar corporation.
For the first time in America, we are properly tackling drug addiction as a public health issue requiring public health solutions, rather than a public safety issue necessitating heavy-handed and ineffective criminal penalties.
About 800,000 such immigrants have been protected from deportation since 2012 under a program begun under the Obama administration called DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).