Month: June 2021

Human Nature and Government Checks

Commentary Books and articles—scientific as well as theological—have been written on human nature. Still, most people don’t understand it, or refuse to learn from it, or worse, play to its dark side. Some politicians play to the dark side of human nature because it empowers them and extends their careers at taxpayer expense. They never…


More Than 50 Percent of Recent Stimulus Check Money Went to Households Making Less Than $50,000

The Treasury Department said on June 29 that more than half of the almost $390 billion disbursed in the third round of stimulus payments went to households with an annual income of less than $50,000, while more than 85 percent went to households making less than $100,000 per year. Another 10 percent of the third round…


More Than 50 Percent of Recent Stimulus Check Money Went to Households Making Under $50,000

The Treasury Department said Tuesday that over half of the near $390 billion disbursed in the third round of stimulus payments went to households with income under $50,000, while more than 85 percent went to households making less than $100,000 per year. Another 10 percent of the third round of economic impact payments (EIP), as the relief…


Children Will Have ‘No Space To Recover’ if Restricted in Summer: Campaign Group

If CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions are not removed in summer, children will “have no space to recover,” the UK government has been warned by campaign group Play England. As England’s students approach the end of their school terms, Play England said it’s “really important to think about the summer.” Under current government guidelines, organised…


Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Long Beach Set to Close in August

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to shut down in August an emergency shelter set up at the Long Beach Convention Center to house children who crossed into the country illegally. Temporary shelters were set up at various locations in California and other states for children who came across…


Shelter for Migrant Children In Long Beach Set To Close By August

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) plans to shut down an emergency shelter set up at the Long Beach Convention Center to house migrant children by August. Temporary shelters were set up at various locations in California and beyond for children who arrived unaccompanied at the U.S.-Mexico border. The children…


Communist China’s Calculated Lies and Calculated Buys

Commentary China knows how to curry below-the-radar favor with international political figures, bureaucrats, and opinion leaders, then, when a problem develops threatening Chinese Communist Party interests, use covert influence to stifle criticism or delay a response. The most pernicious example of Chinese covert influence in action is the World Health Organization’s failure in January and…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 30)

The death toll rises for last week’s building collapse in Florida. How are rescue crews doing after nearly a week of searching? And what is the state attorney planning to do about the collapse? Maricopa County plans to replace all voting machines after its audit of the 2020 election. That’s while the Supreme Court may…


An Unconstitutional Workplace Indoctrination Scheme

Commentary If you’re white and work for the federal government, get ready to be labelled a racist, regardless of how fair and open-minded you are. On Friday, President Joe Biden ordered all federal agencies to ramp up workplace training on “systemic and institutional racism” and “implicit and unconscious bias.” Those are buzzwords for critical race…


Walmart to Sell Own Line of Budget Analog Insulin

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it will soon start selling private-brand analog insulin that it says will save customers up to 75 percent off the cash price of branded versions of the drug and will “revolutionize” access and affordability of diabetes care. The big-box retailer will sell the product, marketed as ReliOn NovoLog Insulin, to…