Opinion

EDITORIAL: The Biden administration: Pandering to everyone

A view of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Don’t expect a tangled web of incoherence to concern Mr. Biden. His priority remains pandering for the votes needed to save his hide.

EDITORIAL: The not-so-supertax

RJ

January 9, 2015 - 12:01 am

Those who believe the United States can tax its way to prosperity should consider the latest news from France. President Francois Hollande had that same belief when he took office in 2012. So he and the Socialist government pushed through a 75 percent “supertax” on individuals who earn 1 million euros or more annually ($1.2 million U.S.).

EDITORIAL: Legislature must halt binding arbitration

RJ

January 9, 2015 - 12:01 am

The unsustainable growth of Nevada’s local government payrolls is a predictable result of local governments lacking direct control of their pay scales. More often than not, an unelected arbitrator in another state has the final say on what you pay your unionized public servants. More often than not, that arbitrator is sympathetic to labor’s interests, not yours.

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A View From My Door by Jeremy Aguero – One for the Generations

Jeremy Aguero ||Principal Analyst, Applied Analysis

May 20, 2024 - 12:00 am

Las Vegas is largely defined by its ability to defy expectations, and recent forecasts predicting a decline in its appeal to younger travelers are no exception. Contrary to these gloomy predictions, which suggest that an aging core visitor base might render the city’s 150,000 hotel rooms less appealing to new generations, the reality is strikingly […]

VICTOR JOECKS: iSteal: Las Vegas Apple store theft shows failure of soft-on-crime

Las Vegas is now part of an unfortunate club. It’s one of many cities where a viral video has been shot revealing the ruinous results of soft-on-crime policies embraced by Democrats.

VICTOR JOECKS: Video of attack on judge shows problem with CRT

CRT adherents don’t see two individuals, they see two representatives of their class. Deobra Redden is Black, so he’s oppressed. Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who’s white, is the oppressor.

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: I was a ‘disability tourist.’ The experience was a blessing that changed my life.

As many as 26 percent of American adults — more than 1 in 4 — have some type of disability.

Governments keep you in the dark. Here’s what the RJ is doing about it.

A new Review-Journal feature called “What Are They Hiding?” will spotlight all the bad-faith ways Nevada governments hide public records from taxpayers.