The relentless rise of liberal tax Nimbys

People love progressive changes in theory but hate them in practice

Jim Ratcliffe’s shameless comments signal soccer’s turn toward total Trumpism

What made the Manchester United co-owner’s anti-immigrant screed so revolting was his brazen willingness to say it all out loud. Remind you of anyone? Did British petrochemicals billionaire and Manchester United’s controlling minority owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, really mean it when he proclaimed to Sky News that “the UK is being colonized by immigrants”? Is Ratcliffe simply a gutter racist or actually making a cynical political play that may redound to his benefit down the line when Britain faces down yet another period of political upheaval as the country’s old factions continue to fracture? There’s reasonable debate to be had there. Continue reading...

By Leander Schaerlaeckens

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Sports media star Stephen A. Smith hints at 2028 presidential run, but Democrats historically block outsiders like Bernie Sanders from nominations.

Fox News host says transgender people should not be allowed to own guns in wake of Rhode Island shooting

Jones was discussing the shooting at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, where Robert Dorgan killed his son and ex-wife

By Rhian Lubin