Can you put a price on overcoming historical injustices? According to a commission appointed by the city of San Francisco, the answer is a resounding yes. In its draft reparations plan, San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee recommends the city pay qualifying Black residents $5 million each, compensation for racial discrimination from decades past. […]
The moral panic over social media continues to roll on, with various state legislatures introducing measures that would restrict children and teenagers’ access to the platforms. Legislation under consideration in Utah would go several steps further. According to an analysis from Utah State University’s Center for Growth and Opportunity, every Utah resident would be required […]
Many news organizations are struggling to stay afloat, particularly those at the local level. As these outlets reduce staff, or close outright, there’s a growing concern…from the press…that so-called “news deserts” will engulf more of the country and eventually become so great as to threaten democracy itself. Setting aside the substantial self-interest underlying these concerns, […]
In a dramatic hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, members of the Republican majority exposed, in detail, how the billions of dollars in “green energy” spending under President Joe Biden administration’s “Inflation Reduction Act” will fuel child slave labor and create widescale toxic pollution. “U.S. dependence on foreign sources for critical minerals […]
Despite leading in their respective party primaries ahead of a 2024 election rematch, most Republicans and Democrats do not consider former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden their party’s leaders and wish someone else were. The latest Associated Press/NORC survey finds that while 41 percent of Democrats consider Joe Biden to be their party’s […]
Have you ever had to do a complicated job without the right tools? For more than a decade, having the right equipment was a life-or-death matter for me and some of my closest friends. I was an Army Ranger whose job included, but wasn’t limited to, dropping into Afghan combat zones at night, securing them […]
Democrats are once again embodying the phrase “rules for thee but not for me.” Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri’s First Congressional District has married a private security guard previously paid $62,359 by her campaign in salary and expense reimbursements, per Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. STL Today notes that per FEC regulations, members of a candidate’s […]
The Sunshine State just gave Disney World the boot. On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law into effect that strips Disney World of its self-governing status. The bill, HB9, renames the Randy Creek Improvement district, where Disney World is housed, to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Under the new law, the park […]
MONDAY PDB – In the latest example of why the Pentagon must STOP USING LEFT-LEANING OUTSIDE ‘INDEPENDENT’ COMMISSIONS FOR ADVICE – The latest study by left-leaning ‘experts’ proposes DISARMING OUR SOLDIERS TO PREVENT SUICIDES. Keeping firearms out of easy reach key to preventing military suicides. Limiting easy access to guns is one of the top ways […]
As more presidential contenders declare their candidacy some Republicans are taking the time to publicly break with former President Donald Trump well ahead of the 2024 primaries. Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is firmly against what is now Trump’s third pursuit of the White House and says he intends to keep his distance-literally. In […]
No reason was given… The commander of the 8th Air Force fired two senior commanders and four of their subordinates at Minot Air Force Base. A press release from Air Force Global Strike Command explained that Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara relieved Col. Gregory C. Mayer and Maj. Jonathan Welch. The command oversees the Air Force’s […]
AARP: Seniors’ Lobby or Insurance Company?
Washington, D.C. – Washington is full of special interest groups whose reputations make them formidable participants in the ongoing battle over what the government should be doing. Among the most powerful of these groups is AARP. Formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, it has, over the years, been transformed into a network of well-informed, […]