By Petr Svab News Analysis States that instituted more severe COVID-19 lockdowns have put a drag on recovery in a labor market desperate for hires. With the onset of the pandemic in 2020, millions of Americans left or were forced out of the labor pool due to fear of the disease or government restrictions. The majority of […]
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Pandemic Lessons Learned: CDC Versus Natural Immunity
By Joe Wang Commentary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the U.S. government’s major operating components, an agency under the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC’s mission statement reads, “CDC increases the health security of our nation. … CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats.” The […]
GOP Expects Midterm Sweep as Gas Prices Spike
By Joseph Lord Democrats are blaming rising gasoline prices—which have reached unprecedented levels in various parts of the country—on monopolies and price gouging. Republicans have called this “political cover” for the midterms, which they are increasingly optimistic will see a GOP sweep. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, when President Donald Trump left office, […]
US Gas Prices Hit $4 per Gallon for First Time Since 2008
By Jack Phillips Gas prices surged to the highest level since 2008 on Sunday, hitting over $4 per gallon on average across the United States, according to automotive service organization AAA. California led the country with gas prices averaging more than $5.28 per gallon of regular unleaded, according to data from AAA. Nevada, Hawaii, Washington state, and […]
Over 28,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled for Possible E. Coli Contamination
By Lorenz Dechamps Nearly 13 tons of packaged ground beef shipped to retailers in at least seven U.S. states are being recalled over possible E. coli contamination, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Thursday. The recall applies to approximately 28,356 pounds of the raw meat products produced on Dec. 20 and sold to retail locations […]
Statistics Show America’s Education System is Failing: CRT and Lower Expectation Equals Fewer Literate Graduates, Expert Says
By Patricia Tolson According to government statistics, America’s education system is failing. According to one expert, lower expectations and the shift in focus from academic excellence in mathematics, science, reading, and history toward the implementation of social constructs like critical race theory equals fewer literate graduates. “Public records and other evidence show that state-level and some local […]
‘So Difficult’: Northwest Cold Forces Some Into Shelters
By The Associated Press SEATTLE—With temperatures in normally mild Seattle dropping well below freezing, Kaety West walked a short distance in the snow from the tent where she usually stays to find refuge at a small warming center at an American Legion hall. “I’m not even willing to stay in it right now. It’s just so difficult,” she said […]
Democrats Lead Republicans in Pre-Midterm Congress Retirements
By Petr Svab At least 41 Congress members won’t seek reelection in the 2022 midterms, 24 of them Democrats. That’s a reversal from the previous midterms in 2018, when 55 lawmakers retired, 37 of them Republicans. Midterms usually see a slew of retirements, many only announced early into the election year. If that trend is […]
Democratic ‘billionaire tax’ would damage stock ownership, critics say
By Zachary Halaschak, Economics Reporter Sen. Ron Wyden’s proposal to tax the unrealized gains of billionaires would harm capital markets, lowering the number of public companies and reducing the number of people who participate in stock markets, critics say. Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, recently released a mark-to-market capital gains tax proposal after years of planning . The billionaire tax […]
Intel Moves Forward With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for All US Staff
By Tom Ozimek Intel has told its employees in an internal memo that it will, starting Jan. 4, require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive a medical or religious exemption, as the company moves to comply with the Biden administration’s federal contractor mandate, multiple media outlets have reported. The staff message from the […]
Democrats’ Proposed Build Back Better Act a Gift to Unions, Report Says
By Matthew Vadum Provisions in the Democrats’ proposed “Build Back Better Act,” a massive social spending bill that will cost trillions of dollars, will boost labor union coffers by billions of dollars, according to a new report from the Freedom Foundation in Washington state. In the report, Maxford Nelsen, director of labor policy for the Freedom […]
Officials Agree Social Security, Medicare Are in Deep Trouble, but Solutions Mean Tough Choices
By Mark Tapscott Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits a year earlier than previously projected, while Medicare’s insolvency date remains just five years away, according to the latest trustee reports. But nobody in the nation’s capital is stepping up with proposals to fix the two largest federal entitlement programs. Between them, Social Security and […]