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Oakland's Experiment In Anarchy Authored by Sanjana Friedman via City Journal,What would happen to a city if its government effectively stopped enforcing laws protecting public space and private property? Oakland, California, has been testing the proposition. Many have heard about Oakland's extraordinarily high violent-crime rate, which, despite recent declines, remains roughly four and a half times the national rate and the worst among California's big cities. But in recent years, the city has also struggled to enforce laws against illegal dumping, burglary, car break-ins, and squatting. Photo by Tayfun CoÅkun/Anadolu Agency...

Another ActBlue Official Pleads Fifth In House Probe of Alleged Foreign Donations Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness, Another senior figure at Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue invoked the Fifth Amendment during congressional testimony Tuesday as House Republicans investigate allegations of fraudulent and foreign political donations. Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a member of ActBlue's board of directors, invoked her constitutional right against self-incrimination while appearing before the House Administration, Judiciary and Oversight committees, according to sources familiar with her testimony. Kimberly Peeler-Allen, pictured second from the left, attending the 35th Annual Celebrating Women® Breakfast...

Hike Or Hold? Debating The Coming Fed Decision Authored by Michael Lebowitz via Real Investment Advice, Heading into the September 16 FOMC meeting, the debate over whether the Fed should raise rates or hold is heated. To help you appreciate the range of views, we present this article as a courtroom exercise. We will let the prosecution make its case for a rate hike, and the defense make its case for a hold. We will render our verdict after both sides present their cases. To set the stage, Fed funds futures are...