Prospect

There’s never been a better time to be a loan shark for small businesses.

There isn’t a legitimate public purpose. The intent is punitive and political.

The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it.

Chuck Schumer’s imaginary friends come back to haunt him.

Today on TAP: The sudden announcement allowing Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel is all rhetoric and no enforceable commitments.

A federal court has struck down most of his tariffs, mainly because he didn’t follow readily available procedures to impose them.

How door-to-door solar salespeople can scam homeowners, and what the government could do to stop it.

A Republican candidate failed to overturn a state supreme court election. But the federal government has picked up where that case left off.

What do Democrats need to do to win back voters’ trust?

Today on TAP: The Wall Street Journal editorial page joins reality.

Whatever happened to Black Lives Matter?

Medical credit cards have gone mainstream, preying on sick people at their most vulnerable.

Thanks to a Republican vote to stop California from setting its own auto emissions, Democrats can challenge virtually any Trump administration action, and eat up time on the Senate floor.

In a time of eroding journalistic freedoms, a new book chronicles the deliberate effort to use libel law to bankrupt the independent media we have left.

Today on TAP: But tells him to keep his hands off the Fed.

How Trump’s second term will unleash dishonesty and abuse across the economy

Student debtors are under attack on all sides. Government contractors make their life miserable, and financial predators are poised to capitalize.

Here’s the miracle cure: Pay them better.

The Trump administration is removing every financial guardrail from crypto, in order to enrich the first family and its tech and finance allies while destabilizing the economy.

Tanks! Trump! Helicopters! Trump! Bombast! Trump!