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In Chicago, defunding the police would almost necessarily mean employing fewer cops, and that would cut against the recent trend. The Chicago Police Department budget has grown by roughly 20% since 2015, when it was about $1.5 billion, including grant funds. This year’s outlay was nearly $1.8 billion, some 15% of the city’s whole budget.
Summary and audio linked here.
Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
Summary and audio linked here.
Illinois paid the price for embracing Fauci’s “science.” Here’s the retrospective.
Podcast link is here.