Month: June 2022

Former Smith College Employee Alleges Racial Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation in Lawsuit

Jodi Shaw has become an influential figure in opposing critical race theory (CRT) equity staff training. As a life-long liberal, she became prominent in 2020 when she stood up to her alma mater and employer, Smith College, for requiring CRT equity training. Now Shaw is suing Smith College for violating her civil rights. Her case…


Judge Rules All 5 Mission Viejo Councilors Must Be up for Election in November

The entire Mission Viejo City Council will be up for election this November, after a judge issued a tentative ruling June 28 in a lawsuit between the city and a resident. While three councilors—Ed Sachs, Greg Raths, and Mayor Wendy Bucknam—were already up for re-election in November, Mission Viejo resident Michael Schlesinger sued the city,…


Toyota Misses May Production Target in Third Monthly Shortfall

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp.’s global production for the first five months of 2022 fell 9.7 percent short of its own target on average, raising questions about whether the Japanese automaker will be able to maintain its current target for the year. The world’s largest automaker by sales said it produced 634,940 vehicles in May, 5.3 percent…


Texas Lawmaker Appeals for Elon Musk’s Help to Stabilize Power Grid

Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) on June 28 requested Elon Musk to help support America’s energy grid. The appeal was made in a letter to the Tesla CEO in light of the consumption upsurge of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States, The Daily Caller News Foundation revealed in a report on June 28. Nehls…


The CDC Is Deceiving the Public Again

Commentary If you have to go to the hospital, you don’t want to end up in a dangerous one. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) knows which hospitals are riskiest, but it’s hiding that information from you—your safety be damned. The feds seem to think they work for the hospital industry, not…


Is Now a Good Time to Buy or Sell a Home?

In 1982, the British punk rock band, The Clash, released their hit song “Should I Stay or Should I Go.”   Forty years later, potential home buyers and sellers are now asking themselves that very same question. With mortgage interest rates currently near 6 percent for a 30-year fixed plan, many would-be home buyers are debating…


Potential Home Buyers Are Asking—Should I Stay or Should I Go

In 1982, the British punk rock band, The Clash, released their hit song “Should I Stay or Should I Go.”   Forty years later, potential home buyers and sellers are now asking themselves that very same question. With mortgage interest rates currently near 6 percent for a 30-year fixed plan, many would-be home buyers are debating…


Universal Income Trial Puts Wales on ‘Extreme Socialist Path’: MP

More than 500 young people will be offered a no-strings-attached sum of £1,600 ($1,940) each month for two years from their 18th birthday in a universal basic income (UBI) experiment in Wales. On Tuesday, the Labour-led Welsh government announced that it will roll out the scheme from Friday, July 1 for “care leavers,” or adults…


Court Restores Culture of Life

Commentary The cries from the left predicting the end of the world in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a familiar sound. We heard the same after the historic reform in welfare in 1996 when Aid to Families with Dependent Children, which effectively subsidized low-income women to have…


8 Master Tips on How to Get Paid for Public Speaking

By Carol Roth One of the top questions I get from entrepreneurs, experts and other professionals is “How do you go about actually getting paid for public speaking?” I turned to some of my well-respected colleagues who speak at various fee levels to get their best advice and have boiled it down to eight steps for you. 1. Speak…