Month: April 2021

O’Toole’s Flip-Flop on Carbon Tax a Strategic Blunder of Epic Proportions

Commentary Try as I might, I just can’t find a single positive aspect of Erin O’Toole’s bizarre flip-flop in embracing a carbon tax policy after almost a year of vociferously opposing Canada’s current carbon tax. O’Toole had already been making his core supporters uncomfortable with his policy shifts to the left in recent months. In…


McCarthy Announces Resolution to Censure Waters Over ‘Dangerous’ Comments

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Monday that he will introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) over comments he says “incited violence.” “This weekend in Minnesota, Maxine Waters broke the law by violating curfew and then incited violence. Speaker Pelosi is ignoring Waters’ behavior—that’s why I am introducing a resolution to…


Deep Dive (April 19): Biden Tested by Foreign Leaders, Says Former National Intelligence Director

President Joe Biden is calling the surge in illegal immigrants at the border a “crisis” for the first time. This comes as a former Director of National Intelligence (DNI) says rivals are testing Biden to see how strong the United States is. He pointed to the southern border, saying: “Look at our own southern border,…


House Passes Resolution Condemning Beijing’s Ongoing Suppression in Hong Kong

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution on April 19 condemning the communist Chinese regime’s continued trampling of freedoms in Hong Kong. The resolution, passed by a vote of 418-1, was intended to “send a strong bipartisan message demanding that the Chinese and Hong Kong governments respect the will of the Hong Kong people,”…


House Passes Resolution Condemning Beijing’s Ongoing Supression in Hong Kong

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution on April 19 condemning the communist Chinese regime’s continued trampling of freedoms in Hong Kong. The resolution, passed by a vote of 418-1, was intended to “send a strong bipartisan message demanding that the Chinese and Hong Kong governments respect the will of the Hong Kong people,”…


China in Focus (April 19): US Shifts Focus From Afghanistan to China

The United States shifts its focus from Afghanistan to China and pulls troops from the region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that’s because threats to the United States have moved. Australia seems to have taken sides. In the event of war between China and Taiwan, Australia would be likely to come to Taiwan’s aid,…


Psaki Declines to Comment on Maxine Waters’s ‘Confrontational’ Remarks Ahead of George Floyd Verdict

When asked if President Joe Biden agrees with the recent controversial remarks made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) about the Derek Chauvin case, White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged commenting, while saying it is “the most American thing” to protest against injustice. Biden “has been very clear that he recognizes the issue of police…


Psaki Declines to Comment on Maxine Waters ‘Confrontational’ Remarks Ahead of George Floyd Verdict

When asked if President Joe Biden agrees with the recent controversial remarks of Rep. Maxie Waters (D-Calif.) about the George Floyd case, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki dodged commenting on Waters while saying it is “the most American thing” to protest against injustice in a press conference on Monday. “[President Biden] has been very…


Walter Mondale, Carter’s Vice President, Dies at 93

MINNEAPOLIS—Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, a liberal icon who lost the most lopsided presidential election after bluntly telling voters to expect a tax increase if he won, died Monday. He was 93. The death of the former senator, ambassador and Minnesota attorney general was announced in a statement from his family. No cause was…


Tuesday, April 20, 2021: Epoch Sudoku

Easy Some benefits of playing Sudoku may include reducing anxiety and stress, and improving concentration, problem-solving skills, logical thinking, and memory.