Feb 20, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where lawsuits and brickbats greet President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern border. Fred Lucas reports on what his predecessors called emergencies, and John Malcolm visits the podcast to talk legal hurdles. Questions on basic citizenship tests flummox Americans, Jarrett Stepman writes. Plus: Lindsey Burke on the trouble with government programs for young children, Ben Shapiro on what the Jussie Smollett story tells us, and Walter Williams on the left’s war on capitalism.
How Many Times Trump’s Predecessors Declared a National Emergency
President Obama declared a national emergency 13 times and nine of those emergencies are still in effect, according to the Congressional Research Service.
3 Lessons From the Jussie Smollett Hoax
The incentives simply aren't aligned for hoaxes to end. Those in the news media are too eager to buy into stories that support their preferred narratives.
Most Americans Can’t Pass a Basic Citizenship Test. Here’s Why We Should Be Worried.
A new study finds that only a third of Americans could list three of the first 13 states, and only 56 percent could name what nations the U.S. fought during World War II.
In America Today, We Plunder and Call It Good
Two-thirds to three-quarters of a $4 trillion-plus federal budget can be described as Congress taking the property of one American and giving it to another to whom it does not belong.
Podcast: Trump's National Emergency Faces Legal Challenges
Sixteen states have announced they're filing a lawsuit against President Trump's national emergency declaration.The Heritage Foundation's John Malcolm shares what will likely happen as the case winds through the courts.
Federal Early Childhood Education, Care Don’t Benefit Kids. Here Are the Facts.
A government-commissioned study in 2012 found that a federal preschool program had little to no impact on the parenting practices or the cognitive, social-emotional, and health outcomes of participants.
19 ‘Hate Crimes’ in Trump Era That Were Hoaxes or Different Than Media Suggested
No. 6: An 18-year-old Muslim woman claimed to have been attacked by a group of Trump supporters on a New York subway. Later, she confessed that she made the whole thing up.
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