Month: March 2022

20 States Join Florida in Suing Over Mask Mandates on Planes, Public Transport

Seeking to end a federal government mandate that requires people using public transportation to wear masks, Florida’s attorney general filed a lawsuit on March 29 representing 21 states that want the order halted. The 14-month mask mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “unlawful,” attorney general Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis…


Majority of Americans Support Sanctions on China If It Aids Russia: Poll

Nearly 75 percent of likely voters polled believe that President Joe Biden should issue similar sanctions on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as he has on Russia, if the CCP chooses to provide aid to Russia. The poll follows allegations by the U.S. State Department that CCP leadership was mulling a request for economic and…


Amid Soaring Fertilizer, Fuel Prices, Fears of Rising Prices and Shortages

News Analysis Many American farmers have been struggling to get their fertilizer and herbicide supplies ready to sow their fields. Even if they can get them, they’re at exorbitant prices. Count in diesel at record highs and there’s a recipe for trouble. If Americans grumble about high grocery prices now, they can brace for even…


Liberation of Education: Providing Innovative Alternatives to Public Schools

As impatience with left-wing ideology increases and more parents are removing their children from the public school system, a new movement focused on education, entrepreneurship, and free-market solutions is providing parents with innovative alternatives. According to its website, Liberation of Education is “a movement to provide parents with a wide array of actionable educational choices which lead children…


‘Thank You for the Diatribe’: OMB Director Young Responds to House Question on Budget

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testified Tuesday about President Joe Biden’s proposed $5.8 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 Budget, which was released yesterday, more than a month after it was due on the first Monday of February. Young spoke before a hybrid hearing of the House Committee on the Budget, which is made…


Feds Signal Room for Tweaking Online Streaming Bill in Committee

The federal government says it is open to MPs tweaking a bill that would subject streaming companies, such as Netflix, to the same rules as traditional Canadian broadcasters. Chris Bittle, parliamentary secretary to the heritage minister, says in the House of Commons there is room for MPs to amend the bill after it goes to…


Fauci: Americans Should Be ‘Prepared for Possibility’ of COVID-19 Restrictions

White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci warned about the potential for the reinstatement of COVID-19 restrictions in the United States. Americans, he told the BBC on Sunday, “need to be prepared for the possibility” of an uptick in COVID-19 cases, which may lead to further restrictions. “I don’t want to use the word ‘lockdowns.’ That…


California Bill to Cut Gas Tax Fails 3rd Time

SACRAMENTO—The effort to temporarily halt California’s 51-cent gas tax failed for a third time in a state assembly committee as lawmakers instead proposed changing the bill by adding a new tax on fuel suppliers to feed a rebate program for gas consumers. Assembly Bill 1638 by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) was accepted to be heard…


Listen to Your Heart: Women and Heart Disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women of all ages, races, and shapes and sizes in the United States. But women sometimes experience heart disease differently than men. Healthy eating and physical activity go a long way to preventing heart disease, and keeping it from getting worse if you already have it….


When Life Gives You Lemons, Blend Them—Whole

Using a lemon for only its juice is a big waste. The whole thing is edible, including the nutritious pith and the pulp, rich in fiber. Lemon zest is worth its weight in gold, and when I think about how much zest gets tossed, it makes me sad. How many meals could have been brightened?…