Tag: Policies & Impacts

Supreme Court to Decide If Public Officials Can Block Critics on Social Media

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Americans can sue government officials who block them on social media, an issue that also arose during former President Donald Trump’s time in office. The Supreme Court’s ruling in the matter, which is likely to be heard in the court’s new term that begins in October, is…


IN-DEPTH: Neighbors Across US Unite Against ‘Environmentally Dirty’ Lithium-Ion Battery Boom

Proposals to build lithium-ion battery manufacturing factories and battery energy storage system (BESS) plants are being debated before local planning boards across the country, with most being enthusiastically endorsed by state and federal officials, including in at least one instance, President Joe Biden himself. But while the factories and plants are key components in meeting…


IN-DEPTH: School Choice Movement to Shape Presidential, Federal Races in 2024

In response to plunging test scores that have been made worse by the pandemic, states across the country have been implementing school choice reforms that are making public funding of schools portable. In October 2022, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, informally known as the “nation’s report card,” revealed that test scores nationwide have plunged…


White House Warns of Biden Veto if Congress Restores Solar Panel Tariffs Targeting China

President Joe Biden is set to veto a joint resolution targeting his solar panel rule, which temporarily protects some Chinese-made equipment from tariffs, the White House warned. “This rule is necessary to satisfy the demand for reliable and clean energy while ensuring Commerce is able to rigorously enforce U.S. trade laws, hold trading partners accountable,…


Ex-Budweiser Executive Says Conservatives Won’t Forget Pro-Trans Controversy

A former Anheuser-Busch executive warned his former colleagues that American conservatives, who make up its base, would likely not forget the recent transgender controversy. The commotion was instigated by the company’s decision to partner with transgender personality Dylan Mulvaney to act as one of its spokespersons. Anheuser-Busch released special edition cans of Bud Light with…


Carbon Capture in Oil Industry Will Make Renewables ‘Price Competitive’: John Kerry

John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, is arguing that renewable energy will become “far more price competitive” provided the oil and gas energy industry is forced to follow expensive carbon capture and storage requirements. “It is imperative that we meet our [climate] goals. And that will require capturing emissions which are the…


Digital Dollar Could Pose ‘Significant Risks’ to Americans’ Freedom, Fed Official Warns

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might pose “significant risks, challenges, and tradeoffs,” warned Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman in a recent speech. It has been about a year since President Joe Biden signed an executive order that directed the federal government to examine the technological infrastructure and capacity for establishing a CBDC. Since then, the…


US Government ‘Decades Behind’ Understanding AI: Former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang believes the American government is years behind in understanding the consequences of artificial intelligence and warns that science fiction scenarios are now becoming real. “It can be a force for civilizational progress, but it can also destroy us at the high end. So, you would want a tailored approach. You’d…


Biden Accused of Colluding With Intel Officials to Spread Disinfo on Hunter Biden’s Laptop

President Joe Biden is being accused of colluding with intelligence officials to spread disinformation about Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 elections. By doing so, Biden may have misled the media and helped to suppress sensitive information that could have changed the outcome of the election. The alleged scandal could also involve tax crimes…


LIVE NOW: Biden Accused of Colluding With Intel Officials to Spread Disinfo on Hunter Biden’s Laptop

President Joe Biden is being accused of colluding with intelligence officials to spread disinformation about Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 elections. By doing so, Biden may have misled the media and helped to suppress sensitive information that could have changed the outcome of the election. The alleged scandal could also involve tax crimes…