Category: states

When Seizing Children From Parents, States Get Money and Extralegal Power: The Case of Baby Cyrus

A case in Idaho around baby Cyrus being taken from his family by Child Protective Services (CPS) is bringing attention to the financial incentives and extralegal powers states have when taking children from their parents. We spoke with the family and a lawyer involved in the state’s seizure of baby Cyrus and found that in…


As Congress Dawdles, States Eye Gas Sales Tax Cuts

After voters rejected Motor Fuels Tax (MFT) increases in 2014 and 2018, Missouri lawmakers in 2021 agreed to raise the state’s 17-cents per gallon gas levy—the nation’s second-lowest—by 2.5 cents a year until it reached 29.5-cents a gallon in 2025. The first of those five annual 2.5 cents per gallon tax hikes went into effect…


Gas Prices Are Highest in Democrat-Led States

While all Americans are feeling the pain at the pump, some are paying more than others. Gas prices are highest in Democrat-led states, according to a list of average gas prices by state published by AAA. The top five states with the most expensive average cost of regular gasoline per gallon are led by Democratic…


Dozens of States Say Apple Stifles Competition; Back ‘Fortnite’ Maker

OAKLAND, Calif.—Apple Inc. is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys general for 34 U.S. states and the District of Columbia said on Thursday, as they appealed against a ruling that let the iPhone maker continue some restrictive practices. While dozens of state attorneys general have filed recent antitrust lawsuits against other big tech…


Where Did States Get Their Nicknames?

In the mid-1800s so much precious metal covered the ground in Nevada that prospectors could shovel it up. A century later an avian disaster struck bird life along the Louisiana coastline. Today visitors can relive those chapters of the past in Nevada, Louisiana, and elsewhere while learning how they and other states got their well-deserved…


[Premiering at 7PM ET] A Democrat-run Florida? The New Florida Majority’s Plan to Turn the Sunshine State to Socialism

Mass voter registration drives are being organized in minority communities of key swing states across the American south in order to benefit the Democrats. And who is doing this? A networked linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This network has already flipped Virginia and has now almost turned Georgia and North Carolina. Their next…


A Democrat-Run Florida? The New Florida Majority’s Plan to Turn the Sunshine State to Socialism

Mass voter registration drives are being organized in minority communities of key swing states across the American South in order to benefit the Democrats. Who is doing this? A network linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This network has already flipped Virginia and has now almost turned Georgia and North Carolina. Their next big…


The States Must Remind America About the Evils of Communism

Commentary From 1947 until 1991 the United States of America waged a civilizational struggle against communism that came to be known as the Cold War. In those days communism was like a four-letter word. It was considered a bad thing to be a communist. The enemy threat doctrine studied by our military and intelligence was…


‘Critical Race Theory Is the New Racism’—Interview With Thomas K. Lindsay

A new interpretation of the United States and its history is being presented in American schools with the ideas of critical race theory. Yet in many states, such as Texas, there is a pushback against it, including local laws that forbid it from being taught in public schools. To learn more about this, we sat…


What Caused the Homeless Crisis, and How to Fix It—Interview With Michelle Steeb

There is a homeless crisis in the United States, and part of the government’s response is to fix the problem by giving money to different states to provide housing. This approach is often criticized as subsidizing the problem, rather than solving it. One of the organizations that has had success in helping homeless people get back…