Monthly Archives: May 2021
New Study Reveals Why Stay-at-Home Orders Backfired
(Jon Miltimore, Foundation for Economic Education) Last summer, NBC News reported that New York state health officials were stunned by the number of hospitalized patients who...
Champagne-Sipping UAW Union Boss Faces Prison for Embezzlement
(Associated Press) Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for a former president of the United Auto Workers who they say had "two lives"...
Sports Teams Demanding Vaccine Passports as Fans Return to Stadiums
(Dillon Burroughs, Headline USA) As fans return to watch professional sports teams, concerns have grown about stadiums requiring vaccine passports for entry.
Oracle Park in...
US Trade Deficit Hits Record $74.4 Billion in March
(Associated Press) The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign...
Bill and Melinda Gates Announce They Are Getting Divorced
(Associated Press) Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,...
The ‘Miracle Recovery’ Narrative: We’ll Just Print Our Way to Prosperity
(Claudio Grass, Mises Institute) Over the last few weeks, we’ve been constantly bombarded by news reports and “expert” analyses celebrating an incredible global economic recovery....
Turning 50-72: Birthdays that Can Affect Your Retirement Finances
(Liz Weston, NerdWallet) You hit a lot of milestone birthdays when you’re young. There’s your first birthday, of course, and also the one where...
AT&T CEO Defends Subsidiary CNN’s Bias by Pointing to Its Emmy Wins
(Joshua Paladino, Headline USA) AT&T CEO John Stankey defended his company’s ownership of CNN by falsely claiming that the propaganda network meets “rigorous journalistic standards for...
NFL Player’s Killing Spree Raises Concerns in ‘Football City, USA’
(Associated Press) Any visitor to Rock Hill, South Carolina, soon learns that "Football City, USA" basks in the glory of the dozens of youth...
EPA Rule to Phase Out Gases Used in Refrigerators, Coolants
(Associated Press) In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combatting climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and...
