Monthly Archives: May 2020
Cities Likely to Use COVID Crisis to Ramp Up Abusive Fines and Fees
(Michael Barnes, Liberty Headlines) As cities and towns face mounting financial woes due to the Wuhan coronavirus economic shutdown, they’re likely to ramp up predatory revenue...
For Imperiled Airlines, It Keeps Getting Worse
(Associated Press) Air travel has come to almost a complete standstill and industry executives believe the industry could shrink. The situation continues to worsen....
NRA Cutting Staff and Salaries Amid Financial Turmoil
(Associated Press) The National Rifle Association has laid off dozens of employees, canceled its national convention and scuttled fundraising, membership and shooting events that...
Battered Global Tourism Industry Makes Reopening Plans
(Associated Press) Six months ago, the global tourism industry was celebrating a record year for travel. Now, it's decimated and facing a recovery that...
A Backdoor Central Bank Bailout of State Governments
(RealClearMarkets) Government-ordered business shutdowns aren’t flattening just the curve. They’re causing a steep drop in tax revenue for state and local governments.
To ensure the...
Buffett Remains Optimistic About Future Despite Coronavirus
(Associated Press) Billionaire investor Warren Buffett doesn't know how or when the economy will recover from the coronavirus outbreak shutdown, but he remains optimistic...
With Quirks and Restrictions, Many States Lift Lockdowns
(Associated Press) More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen Friday in the biggest one-day push yet to get their...
Big Tech Platforms Can’t Have It Both Ways on Free Speech
(Deroy Murdock, Liberty Headlines) Big Tech companies should make up their minds.
Are they public forums, open to one and all, that faithfully carry an infinite spectrum...
Farmers Markets Scaling Down with Eye on Safety Due to Virus
(Associated Press) Johnny Gyergyou has been selling his farm's meat, poultry and eggs at a Detroit farmers market for more than a decade, but...
Former Blue Bell CEO Charged in Ice Cream Contamination Conspiracy
(Associated Press) A Texas ice cream company has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated goods and its former CEO has been charged with conspiracy and...
