Donald Trump has made his second Supreme Court nomination: Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Relative to the other names that were discussed, Kavanaugh’s selection could be seen as a win for the establishment.

For one, he will uphold the Court’s record of Justices with law degrees from either Harvard or Yale.

Democratic socialism is in the news again. Following Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning victory, helping her become a darling of the mainstream media, Americans are becoming interested in democratic socialism again – a philosophy that involves voting to steal your stuff. Two key planks of democratic socialism are to rail against the rich and promise everything for free, which then leads to the next question: Who’s going to pay for all that free stuff?

While most of America remains blissfully unaware of what’s going on at Putin’s soccer tournament, aka World Cup 2018, the New York Times printed Gabriel Zucman’s piece merging soccer’s stars and tax evasion.

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Not long ago, I needed the help of a plumber to fix a leaking bury hydrant on my property. While I could probably dig the hole and then, thanks to the glorious Internet, figure out how to fix it myself, it would hardly be a valuable use of my time. I am better at researching and teaching, and then spending some of my earnings to get other things done. So, I relied on the specialization offered through the division of labor in the market.