The US used to spend more on the military than the next 7 countries. In the new budget, as passed by the House of Representatives, it exceeds the next 8 countries.

All this spending doesn't enable the US to actually win any wars, but does enable it to start new ones. Meanwhile, the new nuclear weapons could put all of humanity in danger.

The bill also includes an article denying that the president has authority to attack Iran.

That will be good, if the Senate passes it too.

The Republican tax attacks of 2017 were written so hastily and thoughtlessly that they contain a direct tax break for moving jobs out of the US.

Or perhaps it wasn't so thoughtless. After all, SCROTUS works for the companies that are outsourcing the jobs.

The House of Representatives is considering a bill to provide a weak pressure to audit the US military budget. I doubt that pressure will be enough to make the audit happen, but maybe failure would lead to increased pressure.

The audit would help get rid of corruption in spending, and some forms of waste in detail. It would have no effect on programs that are officially authorized, but wasteful or harmful.

"Restorative justice" in schools aims to empower students so they won't feel they need weapons.

The Theater of Security Agency is setting up an enemies list — a secret list of passengers singled out for harassment based on flimsy excuses.

One of them is being "notorious". It sounds like the TSA plans to harass people for being famous. Am I famous enough to get on the list?

The TSA's theater might be amusing for spectators, but it should stop forcing everyone to play a role in the comedy.