Eric Garner’s strangling by a New York City cop
will be the
subject of a civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department
of Justice.- Dismay at the grand jury’s failure to indict Officer Daniel
Pantaleo for killing Garner
unites Americans across political divisions. At least we can
agree on something. - Republican Senators Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Mike Enzi of
Wyoming
are battling over who gets to head the Senate Budget Committee.
(Two will enter, one will leave!) - Nathaniel Branden, the successful populizer of Ayn Rand’s
Objectivist philosophy even after she broke with him, died
yesterday at 84. - Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took Barack Obama at his
once-upon-a-time word and
introduced a resolution to declare war against ISIS to make
things all constitutional. The president may not appreciate the
gesture. - Energy development across parts of the West is on hold for
fear it might harm the…greater sage grouse? Really?
Apparently, that’s a bird. - The European Central Bank’s decision to hold off for now on
further “stimulus” has
renewed faith in the euro. A little. - Problems plaguing the new Orion space capsule have
delayed its launch by at least a day.
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