Month: March 2022

Fauci Flagged Article Saying 6-Foot Social Distancing in Schools ‘Not Supported by Science:’ Email

Dr. Anthony Fauci flagged an article in an email to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), highlighting portions that said the CDC’s guidance to impose 6-foot social distancing in schools was not based on science. Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, sent a STAT…


Chris Rock Not Pressing Charges Against Will Smith After Apparent Oscars Slap: LAPD

Chris Rock will not be pressing charges against Will Smith after Smith appeared to strike Rock during the Academy Awards on Sunday night, said the Los Angeles Police Department. During the ceremony, Smith walked onto the stage after Rock told a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head as he presented an award. “Jada I…


What to Eat on a Pegan Diet

First there was the Paleolithic diet, emulating the eating habits of our nomadic ancestors. Now there’s a more vegetarian version: the Pegan diet. Paleo-Vegan may seem like a strange mash-up since such a big part of the Paleo diet is fat and meat. But consider Paleo’s emphasis on quality. Adherents of this diet specifically seek…


ECB’s Lagarde Does Not See Risk of Stagflation

BERLIN—The European Central Bank does not expect the war in Ukraine to push the euro zone into stagflation even if it does push up inflation due to higher energy prices and push down growth, president Christine Lagarde was quoted as saying on Saturday. “Incoming data don’t point to a material risk of stagflation,” Lagarde said…


Pandemic Lessons Learned: CDC Versus Natural Immunity

Commentary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the U.S. government’s major operating components, an agency under the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC’s mission statement reads, “CDC increases the health security of our nation. … CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats.” The agency also pledges…


Moscow Will Consider Bitcoin, Gold, and Ruble Payments for Natural Gas

Russia is open to being paid for its energy products in gold, local currencies, and even Bitcoin, Pavel Zavalny, head of the energy committee in the lower house of the Russian Legislature, said during a March 24 press conference. The minister pointed to China and Turkey as “friendly” nations who have not yet applied sanctions on…


Boris Johnson Helping Ukraine More Than Other Leaders Due to UK Public Pressure: Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is helping Ukraine more than other world leaders in its resistance to Russian invasion thanks to pressure from the British people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. In an interview in Kyiv with The Economist magazine, Zelenskyy gave his assessment of the assistance given to Ukraine by major powers. “Britain is…


The ‘Independent Legislature Doctrine’—and Why It Frightens So Many on the Left

Commentary Some in the media and academia have been hyperventilating about a point of constitutional law they call the “independent legislature doctrine.” They worry that the doctrine could produce more Republicans in Congress. The hysteria has been matched only by the detractors’ astonishing constitutional ignorance. Proof of this ignorance is how they describe the independent…


Metal Detectorist Helps 87-Yr-Old Neighbor Reunite With Wedding Ring She Lost in the 1960s in a Potato Patch

A simple visit between two friends last fall in Scotland led to the recovery of a gold wedding band that had been lost way back in the 1960s. Builder Donald McPhee, 57, who also owns Nunton House Hostel on the island of Benbecula, also happens to be a metal detector enthusiast. In November 2021, he was visiting…


Oscars Organizer Says It ‘Does Not Condone Violence’ After Will Smith Smacks Chris Rock

The organizer of the Oscars ceremony on Sunday said it “does not condone” violence after Best Actor nominee Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock across the face during the live broadcast. “The Academy does not condone violence of any form,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the professional honorary organization behind the awards ceremony, wrote on Twitter after the ceremony….