Month: May 2021

No Crying in Debate

The young men and women arrived for their debate dressed in jackets, slacks, and skirts. They wanted to look the part, as a strategy for winning. This was to be their very first debate in their weekly homeschool co-op class day. The subject was a sobering one: The federal government should discontinue capital punishment. Jane,…


China Is Destroying America’s PPE Industry: Subsidies, Tariffs Would Protect It for the Next Emergency

Commentary China is destroying America’s fledgling personal protective equipment (PPE) industry. The industry, which produces American-made masks and gowns, is being driven out of business by China’s exports, priced below the cost of production even in China, according to an American manufacturing group. That aggressive international trade tactic, called dumping, is illegal per WTO rules…


China Is Destroying America’s PPE Industry: Subsidies,Tariffs Would Protect It for the Next Emergency

Commentary China is destroying America’s fledgling personal protective equipment (PPE) industry. The industry, which produces American-made masks and gowns, is being driven out of business by China’s exports, priced below the cost of production even in China, according to an American manufacturing group. That aggressive international trade tactic, called dumping, is illegal per WTO rules…


GOP Representative Proposes Bill Banning Black Lives Matter Flags at US Embassies

A New York congresswoman has introduced a bill that would ban Black Lives Matter flags and other “political flags” from being flown at U.S. embassies around the world. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) introduced the Stars and Stripes Act of 2021 after Black Lives Matter flags were seen, according to photos, being flown outside embassies. “It is…


Flickering Flames: The Primordial Power of the Movies

Night. Somewhere in Northern Europe. (8,000 B.C.) Picture a cave with a fire burning just outside its mouth. Prehistoric men, women, and children are seated on the cave floor, every face alit with awe and wonder, under the spell of a master storyteller. Before them, an elder, dressed in animal skins and a headdress with…


Biden Marks Son Beau’s Death With Grave Visit, Remarks to Military Families Ahead of Memorial Day

WILMINGTON, Delaware—President Joe Biden marked the sixth anniversary on Sunday of his son Beau’s death with a visit to his gravesite and a speech about grief to military families and veterans, on the eve of the Memorial Day holiday commemorating the country’s military dead. Biden and his wife, Jill, visited Beau Biden’s grave in Delaware…


‘Super Pet’ Event Features 150 Adoptable Critters

Pet lovers can find a new furry family during an upcoming Super Pet Adoption event in Irvine, Calif. The June 6 event, hosted by the Irvine Animal Care Center, will feature upward of 150 animals “Making sure pets in need continue to find homes during COVID-19 has been important to the city, and we’ve been…


NHL Working on Canadian Quarantine Exemption for Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sources

OTTAWA—Work is underway for a travel exemption that would let the winner of the NHL’s all-Canadian division and an American counterpart cross the border during the third and final rounds of the playoffs. Two federal government sources say the exemption would let teams still in the Stanley Cup hunt enter Canada for games without having…


Lab Leaks Happen ‘All the Time,’ Virus Origins Need Investigation, Former FDA Commissioner Says

Dr. Chris Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said on May 30 that uncovering the true origins of the CCP virus is key to helping identify potential gaps in safety protocols and reduce the risk of future pandemics. Speaking on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Gottlieb said that lab leaks happen frequently…


Lab Leaks Happen ‘All the Time’ Warns Former FDA Commissioner, Calls for Probe Into Virus Origin

Dr. Chris Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said Sunday that uncovering the true origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus is key to helping identify potential gaps in safety protocols and reduce the risk of future pandemics. Speaking on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Gottlieb warned that lab leaks—one of…