It Shouldn’t Be Illegal to Work at Home

"The prohibition 'makes outlaws out of perhaps thousands of Nashvillians who…are simply trying to earn an honest living,' according to the suit. There are at least 1,600 home-based enterprises in operation in the city, and since many such companies are forced to operate illegally, the true count is most likely even higher."

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If You Really Want to Save Lives, Take Aim at Government Violence

"If gun control activists really want the country to reconsider its relationship with guns and violence, then it needs to start with a serious discussion about the role our government has played and continues to play in contributing to the culture of violence."

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Secret NYPD Files: Officers Allowed To Lie And Brutally Beat People

"Internal NYPD files show that hundreds of officers who committed the most serious offenses — from lying to grand juries to physically attacking innocent people — got to keep their jobs, their pensions, and their tremendous power over New Yorkers' lives."

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Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: the expat American’s perspective

"It’s safe to say that we will continue to see many US citizens who live abroad renouncing their US citizenships, possibly still in record-setting numbers. This is not because they don’t love the USA, or because they are greedy tax evaders, but because they simply can’t afford the cost of compliance, which, as a result of FATCA, includes the inability to maintain bank and investment relationships abroad, and frequently, the need to pay tax to two governments on the same piece of income. Indeed, it’s fair to say that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act doesn’t really contain any positive changes for US expats."

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