Month: February 2022

Chinese Regime Selected Olympics Spectators, Followed Confidentiality Rules

Although the Beijing Winter Olympics are now over, they happened amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We have learned that the Chinese communist authorities canceled  tickets sales to the public and instead gave tickets to carefully selected employees of Chinese state-owned enterprises. Organizers didn’t want the venues to look empty, so the day before the opening ceremony…


3 Men Convicted in Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes

The three men convicted in 2021 in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were found guilty on Feb. 22 of federal hate crimes. A jury convicted Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and their neighbor William Bryan after deliberating for about four hours. All three men were found guilty of violating Arbery’s civil rights by attacking…


California Doctors Warn Against COVID-19 Censorship Bill

Some medical professionals are vowing to fight a possible new California law that attempts to threaten their medical license for spreading “COVID-19 misinformation”—calling the effort “unconstitutional” and “illegal.” California Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2098 on Feb. 15, which would prevent licensed physicians and surgeons from spreading COVID-19 misinformation. If passed, the…


Miss Alabama Zoe Bethel Dies Days After Suffering Brain Injury: Family

Miss Alabama Zoe Bethel died about a week after she suffered brain injuries caused by an undisclosed accident, her family confirmed on Monday. “On Friday, February 18, 2022, at approximately 5:30AM Eastern time in Miami, Florida, our beloved Zoe Sozo Bethel passed from this life into the next as a result of succumbing to her injuries,”…


Pentagon Considers Deploying National Guard in Washington to Help With Trucker Convoy Response

National Guard troops may be deployed in the Washington D.C. area to help deal with trucker convoys expected to arrive as soon as Feb. 23, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. “The Department is analyzing a request for assistance from the US Capitol Police and the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency,” John Kirby, the…


Why Diversification is Overrated

Commentary  I am a firm believer that conventional wisdom leads to conventional results.  Whether it is in areas of science, mathematics, or the arts I think a convincing argument can be made that no one ever did anything truly spectacular by following conventional wisdom.  There is a reason for this and that is because conventional…


How to Be the Perfect Traveler

Travel, whether for business or pleasure, offers opportunities to grow by experiencing new sights and meeting new people. Without realizing it, you leave an impression on all whose paths you cross, so make it a good one. Be There Immerse yourself in the local culture; don’t go to France and eat fast food, or to…


The Avocado Ban Shows the High Cost of Non-Tariff Protectionism

Commentary  Last Sunday, U.S. regulators suspended avocado imports from Mexico after a U.S. inspector in Michoacán allegedly “received a threatening message on his official cellphone.” The U.S. government claims this alleged threat was the catalyst for the ban, since, according to the U.S. embassy, “facilitating the export of Mexican avocados to the U.S. and guaranteeing the…


Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Bitten by Shark Near Bimini

MIAMI—A fisherman who was bitten by a shark near the Bahamas was pulled to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after his mates tightened a tourniquet around his arm. The crew from Air Station Miami lifted the man from a fishing boat near Bimini on Monday afternoon and took him to Jackson Memorial…


Bosch to Invest Additional 250 Million Euros in Chip Production Capacity

BERLIN—Bosch is investing an additional 250 million euros ($282.50 million) in extending chip production facilities at its Reutlingen plant in Germany, the company said on Tuesday. The Reutlingen site had previously been earmarked for 50 million euros of a total of 400 million that the supplier set aside last year for spending on chip production…