Justin Katz
Place these two paragraphs from a recent Amy Russo article in the Providence Journal next to each other, and the real headline emerges: From July into September, Jallow said about 50 migrants arrived in the state by plane from the southern border. Yet they come from a wide array of countries, including Afghanistan, Senegal and the Congo,…
John DePetro and Justin Katz point out the hidden motives of RI politicians and activists and their works.
Really, can’t we do better? Why do we put up with this? The answer to my questions may be that the people who won’t put up with it leave and take their income with them. Then the state redoubles to draw in people who’ll need government services, because that’s what their incentives are.
As we all prepare (if only nominally) to recall the gratitude we ought to feel for the establishment of the beacon of freedom into which we were born, with a specific nod to a moment of shared humanity on Thanksgiving, take a moment to play with a fancy interactive infographic Bloomberg published in September. The…
Mainstream ignorance of Rhode Island’s political opposition is a warning sign of an unhealthy and surreal political environment.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss the deteriorating civic structure of Rhode Island.
But I have to wonder: as these groups come forward demanding more money, is anybody — whether journalists or state agencies — investigating the services that are being provided, the mandates imposed on the providers, or the nuts and bolts of the organizations providing them? Such stories typically evince no trace of skepticism about the…
Conversations related to the Washington Trust settlement with the government, requiring the bank to address alleged racial discrimination on its part, indicate two views or standards for handling blame in society. One side is convinced that somebody is to blame for the circumstances of life and that the job of society (particularly government) is to…