Matthew Cavedon I had the privilege of spending several days last week at this year’s National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice. The experience left me inspired and motivated to seek further dialogue between its supporters and libertarians. Restorative justice can be defined as “a voluntary and safe process that brings together people affected by harm.” Its twin goals are for ...
Matthew Cavedon I had the privilege of spending several days last week at this year’s National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice. The experience left me inspired and motivated to seek further dialogue between its supporters and libertarians. Restorative justice can be defined as “a voluntary and safe process that brings together people affected by harm.” Its twin goals are for ...
A judge is set to sentence Nicholas Roske on Friday for attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the weeks leading up to the high court’s landmark Dobbs decision. The Department of Justice has asked for 30 years in prison, while Roske’s attorneys have asked for eight years. In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors said Roske showed up at ...
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of endangering women’s health, saying the agency approved another chemical abortion drug without the thorough safety review it had promised. Hawley argued the move shows both regulatory failure and the influence of a company that refuses to define ‘woman’ in its materials. ‘This is shocking. FDA has just approved ...
Priyanka Venkat For the 29th straight year, the United States Congress has failed to pass its annual appropriations. It has also failed to pass the usual band-aid of a continuing resolution, triggering the 22nd government shutdown since the modern appropriations process began in 1976. This government shutdown showcases something deeper than a usual partisan divide. Despite having a president who ...
Baroness Michelle Mone has accused Chancellor Rachel Reeves of using “dangerous and inflammatory” language, days after a High Court judge ruled that PPE Medpro — a firm linked to Mone and her husband, Doug Barrowman — must repay £122 million for breaching a Covid-era PPE contract. In an open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, seen by Business Matters, ...
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) chief Russell Vought and President Donald Trump are in the midst of mapping out cuts to the federal government after lawmakers on Capitol Hill failed to reach a funding bill agreement early Wednesday morning. Trump set the stage in the lead-up to the shutdown that the federal government is set to likely see staffing ...
Former FBI Director James Comey, who was indicted Friday on two federal charges alleging that he issued a false statement to Congress and obstructed justice, previously has called for those who lie under oath to face consequences. For example, Comey once railed against lifestyle icon Martha Stewart, who was convicted of misleading federal investigators, and said her case served as ...
A conservative watchdog says Trump’s much-hyped DOGE cuts are a drop in the bucket compared to America’s ballooning entitlement spending. OpenTheBooks, a conservative fiscal watchdog group, released a report on Thursday showing that mandatory spending for Medicare and Social Security vastly outweigh any cuts to discretionary spending ushered in by the Trump administration. The report was released as lawmakers clash ...
A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan has made headlines this year for penning some of the most blistering opinions against President Donald Trump’s executive orders — including in one case where he was criticized by two Supreme Court justices for failing to adhere to the high court’s emergency guidance. U.S. District Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, has spent ...