News Analysis Unions are among the biggest beneficiaries of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” spending plan that has united Republican opposition while splitting Democrats in Congress during nearly round-the-clock negotiations seeking sufficient votes for passage. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) must overcome opposition from two Democratic senators—Joe Manchin of West Virginia…
Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill Includes Multiple Measures Benefitting Unions
Connecticut Displaces New Jersey as State With Biggest Taxpayer Burden
Connecticut received the dubious honor Wednesday of moving ahead of New Jersey with the highest taxpayer burden among the 50 states, according to a new “Financial State of the States” report from Truth-in-Accounting (TIA). Illinois, Massachusetts, and Hawaii follow in the 48th, 47th and 46th positions among the nation’s 50 states, as calculated by the…
House Republicans Decry IRS ‘Weaponization’ Against Christian, Conservative Groups
A bewildered civil liberties lawyer expressed frustration to Republican members on the House Ways & Means Committee Wednesday, asking why the IRS has time to harass evangelical Christian groups seeking tax exemption but can’t prevent leaks of tax records. “Why is it that the IRS has time to go after Christians Engaged, but they don’t…
Gen. Mark Milley Defends Telephone Calls to Chinese General
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley vigorously defended his two telephone calls on Oct. 30, 2020, and Jan. 8, 2021, to reassure the top leader of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that then-President Donald Trump had no intention of launching a military attack on Beijing. “My loyalty to this nation, its people, and…
Gen. Mark Milley Defends Telephone Calls to Reassure China
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley vigorously defended his two telephone calls on Oct. 30, 2020, and Jan. 8, 2021, to reassure the top leader of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that then-President Donald Trump had no intention of launching a military attack on Beijing. “My loyalty to this nation, its people, and…
Larry Sharpe: How America Could Be Made a Tax-Free Nation
Income tax in America changed in the early 1900s, and the tax systems in the United States are no longer as they were in the times of the Founding Fathers, or their original ideas on how the federal government should be financed. To learn more about the U.S. tax system, and the other potential options…
Colorado Web Site Designer Asks Supreme Court to Affirm Religious Freedom
A Colorado web site designer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to accept her appeal of a lower court decision depriving her of the right to conduct her business according to her religious beliefs. Attorneys for Lorie Smith, the owner and sole employee of 303 Creative, submitted a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court…
Colorado Website Designer Asks Supreme Court to Affirm Religious Freedom
A Colorado website designer is asking the Supreme Court to accept her appeal of a lower-court decision depriving her of the right to conduct her business according to her religious beliefs. Attorneys for Lorie Smith, the owner and sole employee of 303 Creative, submitted a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court on Sept. 24,…
Shen Yun Leaves Deep, Powerful Impression
HOUSTON, Texas—Like many audience members, Simon and Claudia Tanner were left deep in thought after two hours of wonderful artistry by Shen Yun Performing Arts. “I really enjoyed the performance, the depth of it, the spirituality,” Claudia Tanner said of her Shen Yun experience. She said that the performance hit on “a lot of deep…
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Composer ‘So Grateful’ to Experience Shen Yun
HOUSTON, Texas—Musician and composer Ron Graves was blown away by Shen Yun Performing Arts on Sunday afternoon. “I’m struck by the level of excellence,” the trombone and low brass instrumentalist said. “Not only the musicians [and] the quality of the music, but the dancers and the costumes … it’s just a total experience—it’s fantastic!” New York-based Shen Yun enthralls…