(Akiit.com) President Trump has proven adept at taming the regulatory state. One of his early executive orders directed the bureaucracy to eliminate three regulations for every new one put on the books. That has succeeded beyond everyone’s wildest dreams, with 22 regulations going into the shredder for every new entry in ...
(Akiit.com) A few weeks ago, I wrote about the importance of the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in the Wayfair vs. South Dakota case. Last week, the Court sided with South Dakota in a narrow ruling to overturn their own precedent (Quill vs. North Dakota) that states cannot force businesses to collect ...
(Akiit.com) Ronald Reagan appointed Justice Anthony Kennedy to the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 11, 1987. In his nominating speech President Reagan described the U.S. Circuit Judge Kennedy as “a true conservative – one who believes that our constitutional system is one of enumerated power – that it is we, the ...
(Akiit.com) Black mothers are dying and it’s time to do something about it. Every year, more than 700 American mothers lose their lives to pregnancy or birth-related complications. Some medical professionals estimate that at least half, if not more, of these deaths are entirely preventable. While the deaths of 700-plus American ...
(Akiit.com) When the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) was enacted in 1977, urban disinvestment, redlining and blockbusting were widespread across the country. Credit was also tight in rural communities where the mortgage needs of rural residents were mostly served by smaller banks. In both types of communities, little oversight paid attention to ...
(Akiit.com) Witnessing the political left’s increasing irrationality and aggressiveness is, in the obvious sense, discouraging, but on the bright side, it’s immensely clarifying. People with selective memories may be unaware, but the left’s extremism and fascism are nothing new. Donald Trump is not the root cause of its angst, nor is ...
(Akiit.com) The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the U.S. Supreme Court is about to bring a 60-year battle to a head. For decades the country has witnessed a fight between those who believe the Constitution speaks for itself and others who believe it says whatever the judges think it says, ...
(Akiit.com) To read the reaction to the news of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement you would think something terrible has happened. It’s quite the contrary. The Economist said those who wanted the Supreme Court “to float above America’s partisan divide reacted with….dismay. The news website VOX said Kennedy was “one of the ...
(Akiit.com) Workplace accidents are more common that they should be. The International Labour Organization reports that more than 374 million non-fatal accidents happen on the job each year. Even more concerning, more than 2.78 million people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases each year. Accidents at work ...
(Akiit.com) When you’re deep in the depths of an addiction, all you really want to do is find your way out of the situation. That desire to escape doesn’t really match up with most addicts’ ability to act in positive ways. You have to find the right way to go about ...