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Jun 17, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Bill Wirtz |Ray Walker
Many of the 370 million European Union citizens eligible to vote headed to the polls recently to elect a European Parliament. The EU’s legislative body does everything from amending legislation to appointing an executive arm in Brussels, with all 720 seats up for re-election. While Germany, France and Italy represent the largest populations, allegiances in the Parliament are formed on ideological grounds, less so national affiliation.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Michele Steeb |Ray Walker
In 2013, the federal government institutionalized Housing First—the provision of permanently subsidized housing—as the nation’s exclusive approach to homelessness. Services to address the conditions that often accompany homelessness were wholly defunded, and resources were instead reallocated to additional housing vouchers. The administration promised this policy shift would end homelessness in a decade. But sadly, it has been a complete and failure.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Robert Popovian |William Smith |Ray Walker
The recent JAMA Network Open study “Estimated Sustainable Cost-Based Prices for Diabetes Medicines” offers a fascinating yet fundamentally flawed depiction of how drug prices should be set. The authors naively suggest that medicine prices should be based on manufacturing costs plus a residual, ignoring the complex pricing realities of the pharmaceutical industry and the critical role of intellectual property protection.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Nathalie Voit |Ray Walker
In November 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched a sweeping initiative aimed at tackling the twin crises of homelessness and mental health. The initiative, dubbed “Care, Community, Action: A Mental Health Plan for NYC,” empowers officials across the city to commit individuals with serious mental health issues to treatment facilities and hospitals without their consent, even if they do not pose a danger to others.
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May 31, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Ken Silverstein |Ray Walker
About a year ago, the Russian government committed an ecocide against Ukrainian citizens, blasting the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, which holds water equal to the Great Salt Lake. Industrial lubricants, fertilizers and chemicals poured into the waterfront town of Kherson, leading a distraught President Volodymyr Zelensky to tell reporters, “Life is ruined.”The attacks continue unabated, polluting Ukraine’s water resources with heavy metals and oil products.
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May 30, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Ginny Foster |Ray Walker
Automation is part of every aspect of our lives. From pay-at-the-pump to self-checkout at grocery stores, retailers and manufacturers are taking full advantage of the automation revolution. For a variety of reasons, the aerospace industry has been slow to adopt automation. However, that is rapidly changing. We’re seeing the future of aviation automation take shape in manufacturing facilities nationwide, and it will lead to enhanced safety.
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May 29, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | May Mailman |Ray Walker
For an alternate viewpoint, see “Point: The Legitimacy of the Supreme Court Hangs in the Balance.”Americans deserve a government dedicated to America’s best interests, not the highest bidder. And yet, Sen. Bob Menedez, D-N.J., is on trial for giving billions of your money to Egypt in exchange for gold bars and fancy cars. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has also been indicted on charges of accepting bribes — more than half a million dollars worth — to benefit a Mexican bank.
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May 29, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Peter Clark |Ray Walker
Fears of deepfakes derailing democracy are looming. Incidents such as the Joe Biden robocall debacle and various examples of deepfake videos depicting politicians have voters and lawmakers on edge, resulting in an explosion of legislative proposals to regulate AI-generated content. In response to these notable episodes, the Senate recently “advanced bills” that would limit the use of deepfakes in election advertisements.
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May 29, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Dan Osborn |Ray Walker
It’s an election year, which means it’s time for politicians to lie to us about the border. You’ve heard it on TV, you’ve listened to it on the radio and soon it’ll be in your junk mail: our politicians are going to SECURE THE BORDER. Of course, we all know that’s not true. We know this because whichever party runs Washington, the border remains as it is: very much not secure. Most often, Republicans talk about securing the border. By and large, they’re lying.
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May 22, 2024 | 
dcjournal.com | Lisa Dyer |Ray Walker
Infrastructure is, by its definition, the backbone upon which the United States is built. Infrastructure modernization affects how people, cities and companies function. From fixing potholes and expanding broadband into rural communities to installing EV charging stations and operating a newly resilient electrical grid during severe weather, infrastructure supports every aspect of our daily lives.
