Tag: Policies & Impacts

California Fentanyl Bills in Limbo Again After Special Hearing

SACRAMENTO—Six pieces of fentanyl legislation were reconsidered by the Assembly Public Safety Committee on April 27, as the issue of punishment versus prevention took center stage, with the eight-member panel deferring many for later discussion. “It’s a lot of excuse-making, instead of addressing the real problem,” Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale), a committee member, told The…


US Needs ‘New Vision’ for Industrial Policy to Outcompete China: Experts

The United States has fallen behind China and numerous other countries in its global share of key industrial sectors, according to several experts in technology and industrial policy. U.S. global shares in high-value industries have fallen so dramatically that the nation now ranks just above Italy and behind Mexico in a list of key advanced…


Health Effects of Fluoride: The Science

In this series, we explore the contentious findings surrounding fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it. Previously: A cavity epidemic made water fluoridation seem like a public health miracle, but the research that followed provided a mixed…


Top US General: Ukraine Has What It Needs to Launch Spring Offensive

Ukraine has received more than 230 battle tanks and 1,550 assorted combat vehicles from its Western allies and now has all the equipment and munitions it needs to launch its spring offensive against Russia, the commander of United States forces in Europe told a congressional panel on April 26. “Over 98 percent of the combat…


IRS Commissioner Vows More Hires, Better Service, No Guns for Auditors

The IRS has no intention of arming tax auditors, Commissioner Daniel Werfel told Congress today in an attempt to allay fears of a weaponized tax agency. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 granted the IRS $80 billion to hire tens of thousands of additional employees sparking fears that a horde of armed auditors would be…


South Korean President Hails US Ties in Face of North Korea Threat During Address to Congress

The 70-year-old alliance between the United States and South Korea preserved a frail peace that allowed a new nation founded on the principles of free-market democracy to prosper, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in an address to Congress. And now, in a “decisive moment” in history, South Korea will use its economic prowess as…


California Teachers Sue School District Over Transgender Policy Allegedly Forcing Them to Lie to Parents

Teachers from a California middle school are suing officials in their school district in federal court over policies that they say force them to conceal the transgender status of young students from parents. The lawsuit happens to come after President Joe Biden’s remarks earlier this month in support of the nation’s teacher of the year…


4 Republicans Explain Why They Opposed Speaker McCarthy’s Debt Limit Bill

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy led his fellow House Republicans in passing a bill on Wednesday that pairs an increase to the U.S. federal debt limit with trillions in future spending cuts. The bill passed mostly along party lines, but four Republicans joined Democrats in opposition to the debt limit arrangement—albeit for different reasons than their…


PREMIERING NOW: Big Tech Immunity Explained: Law Professor Adam Candeub on How to Rein In Section 230 Abuse

“Who is raising children? It’s not really parents, it’s not teachers, it’s not coaches or clergymen. It’s Twitter influencers. They’re the ones that have the ears and souls of our children.” I sit down with Adam Candeub, professor of law at Michigan State University and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America. Candeub…


Big Tech Immunity Explained: Law Professor Adam Candeub on How to Rein In Section 230 Abuse

“Who is raising children? It’s not really parents, it’s not teachers, it’s not coaches or clergymen. It’s Twitter influencers. They’re the ones that have the ears and souls of our children.” I sit down with Adam Candeub, professor of law at Michigan State University and a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America. Candeub…