Monthly Archives: July 2023
More Americans Apply for Jobless Benefits
(AP) The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits rose last week, but remains at healthy levels despite the Federal Reserve's attempt to cool...
NYC’s Homeless Population Grows by 18%
(The Center Square) New York City’s homeless population has grown by nearly 18% in the past year despite Mayor Eric Adams's efforts to reduce...
California’s New ‘Gas Price-Gouging Law’ Flunks the Basic Economics Test
(Jon Miltimore, FEE) Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) took to Twitter earlier this week to crow about California ’s “first-in-the-nation” gas price-gouging law designed to prevent oil companies from overcharging consumers.
“A...
George Soros’ Open Society Foundations to Lay Off 40% of Staff Under Son’s New...
(AP) Several human rights organizations are concerned about Open Society Foundations plans to lay off 40% of their global staff — the nonprofit's second...
Judge Limits Biden Administration in Censoring Social Media Content
(AP) A judge on Tuesday prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech,”...
Reparations Task Force Wants Black Fathers Exempt from Child Support
(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) In its recent 1,100 page final report, California’s Reparations Task Force recommended that the state legislature excuse black residents from paying child...
Ransomware Criminals Are Dumping Kids’ Private Files Online After School Hacks
(AP) The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric...
Taxpayer Spending on LGBT Projects Piles Up
(The Center Square) U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, sent a letter to the Department of Defense last month giving the federal agency a July...
3 Things to Remember on Independence Day
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute) It's difficult to say what most Americans commemorate or celebrate on Independence Day nowadays. Many appear to focus on some...
Retailers, Beware: Resumption of Student Loan Payments Could Crimp Consumer Spending
(AP) The reprieve is over. Just as the American economy is struggling with high inflation and interest rates, the coming resumption of student loan...
