stLouISTFTC Comes for PBMs
Today on TAP: An interim report shows how pharmaceutical middlemen raise drug prices and damage care.
Prospect
Why the Bid to Push Out Biden Is Losing
It’s perceived, rather correctly, as coming from an out-of-touch elite donor class without public legitimacy.
Could a Trump Dictatorship Be Resisted?
If he is the next president, we could see civil disobedience on an unprecedented scale. Better to keep him out of the White House in the first place.
South Dakota Abortion Ballot Measure Would Reverse Draconian Ban
But the constitutional amendment also leaves room for legislative meddling in the deep-red state.
Constitutional Convention
Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World
Escape From the Box
New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception. Jase Patrick, who spent 15 years in the business, reveals the dealer secrets.
Did Macron’s Gamble Pay Off?
Today on TAP: Calling a snap election did humiliate the far right. It remains to be seen whether the result produces a governable France.
To His Coy Fellow Democrats
(With apologies to Andrew Marvell)
J. Roberts et al. v. A. Lincoln
As the Supreme Court invents a law to negate all others, Chief Justice John Roberts now ranks just below Roger Taney.
The British Election: Not Quite as Predicted
Today on TAP: Labour won, but now Keir Starmer needs to earn his mandate.
Highway Robbery: How Junk Fees Hit Truckers
The FTC’s campaign against junk fees could help protect truckers from exorbitant towing fees.
Julian Assange Did the Time, but Who Did the Crime?
The WikiLeaks founder was forced to plead guilty to something journalists do every day.
Rideshare Drivers Demand End to ‘Firing by App’
‘Due process’ for deactivations would include clear rules, guidelines, and appeals before loss of income.
The Supreme Court Has Murdered the Constitution
America’s founding document is now an all-but-meaningless scrap of paper. Happy Fourth!
Why Is the DNC Holding an Early Nomination?
Today on TAP: The reason was supposed to be a deadline in Ohio. But Ohio changed their law.
No He Can’t
The debate ... it was not good.
When the President Does It, That Means It Is Not Illegal
The Supreme Court says that Donald Trump is a special boy above the law.
Deputy AG Monaco Asked to Recuse From DOJ Boeing Decision
The deputy attorney general consulted for Boeing before becoming the number two at Justice. Now she’s involved in a possible ‘sweetheart deal’ for the embattled company.
Say It Ain’t So, Joe
With democracy itself on the ballot, a statesman with character would know when to let go of power.
The Justice Department’s Next Climate Test
A congressional referral and a Supreme Court request offer the Justice Department a twofold chance to hold Big Oil accountable for its lies.