Let’s take a minute to check in on the governance of the nation’s capital. I have the misfortune to live in a city that is governed by some of the most idiotic people ever to sit on a city council. Washington, D.C., is plagued by incompetent leadership, and it’s going to get worse when far-left Janeese Lewis George replaces the comparatively sane and moderate Mayor Muriel Bowser.

But let’s just stick with the council, and the brilliant schemes they are proposing. At-large Council Member Robert White, for instance, has proposed the SHARE Act, which addresses the problem of tenants failing to pay their rent by rewarding them for not paying .

White writes on X: “Every year, thousands of DC residents lose their homes over unpaid rent. Most owe less than $5,000. Going to court is stressful for tenants, expensive for landlords, and slows down the system. We need a better way to resolve rent issues.”

We do need to a better system, but what he’s proposing is a worse system.…