Commentary
The first thing to remember about the reconciliation bill that Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) agreed to last week is that, despite its utterly preposterous name, it has absolutely nothing to do with inflation.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) (L) talks with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) before the ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
David Harsanyi
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David Harsanyi is a conservative journalist, syndicated author, and editor. He wrote for the Denver Post for eight years, and edited for The Federalist for more than six years before becoming senior writer at National Review in 2019. Harsanyi authored five books, including “First Freedom: A Ride Through America's Enduring History With the Gun” and “Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.”
