The Luck Fallacy and Luck Egalitarianism

House Ethics Panel Finds Florida Democrat Congresswoman Committed 25 Violations Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, A bipartisan House Ethics Committee panel found on March 27 that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) committed 25 ethics violations, a ruling that sets the stage for a sanctions hearing and a potential expulsion vote on the House floor. The adjudicatory subcommittee, composed of four Republicans and four Democrats, deliberated until well past midnight before releasing its findings Friday morning. The panel found 25 of 27 counts in the Statement of Alleged Violations proven by clear...

Federal Judges Rule Against White House Ballroom, Defunding NPR And PBS Another week, another couple of activist judges ruling against the Trump administration. Architect Shalom Baranes shows a site plan for the White House ballroom during a meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission in Washington on Jan. 8, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images On Tuesday, federal judges issued orders blocking the ongoing ballroom construction at the White House, and halted federal agencies from pulling funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. On the Ballroom: U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the president...

Coffee Tied To Lower Dementia Risk, Harvard-MIT Study Finds New research published in JAMA reveals a strong reason to feel even better about being three to four espressos deep before the cash market opens in New York.  Here's the short version of the findings: Caffeinated coffee was linked to lower dementia risk. Comparing the highest vs lowest consumption groups, the study reported a hazard ratio of 0.82 (95% CI, 0.76 to 0.89), which means higher caffeinated coffee intake was associated with lower risk. People also reported less subjective cognitive decline. The higher-intake group had...