Month: July 2022

How to Teach Children Financial Etiquette

Raising children to become great adults is an incredibly important job. In addition to instilling kindness and good manners, we also need to instruct them in basic economics and money management. Instill Responsibility Children who are given an allowance in exchange for doing chores, such as taking out the trash, or who have small jobs…


The Evolution of the Hispanic Vote

Commentary Mayra Flores’s victory in the Texas-34 special congressional election attracted a lot of attention, and deservedly so. The rapid movement of Mexican Americans in Texas, and Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans in Florida, to the Republican Party has shaken the left to its core, who for years have confidently pinned their future political hopes…


Houses for Sale Are Staying on the Market Longer as Bidding Wars Fizzle, Demand Sinks

Houses in the United States are taking longer to sell as bidding wars have decreased and demand has dipped, according to real estate brokerage firm Redfin. For the four weeks ending July 17, the typical home was on the market for 19 days before being sold, one day more than the same period in 2021,…


‘Titanic’ and ‘The Omen’ Actor David Warner Dies at 80

LONDON—David Warner, a versatile British actor whose roles ranged from Shakespearean tragedies to sci-fi cult classics, has died. He was 80. Warner’s family said he died from a cancer-related illness on Sunday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for entertainers in London. Often cast as a villain, Warner had roles in the 1971 psychological thriller…


Russia’s Gazprom Announces Reduction of Gas Through Nord Stream 1

Russian energy firm Gazprom said it will have to further reduce gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline this week due to repairs, coming as European Union officials called on member states to curb gas usage by next year. Gazprom, a state-run entity, resumed gas shipments via Nord Stream 1 on July 21 after…


Ashli Babbitt Was Murdered Under the Color of Authority on January 6: Use-of-Force Expert

Ashli Babbitt, the 35-year-old Air Force veteran shot outside the U.S. Capitol Speaker’s Lobby by Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd on January 6, 2021, was “murdered … under the color of authority,” a use-of-force expert concludes after reviewing video footage of the incident. Just prior to 2:45 p.m. on January 6, Ashli Babbitt began climbing…


Dodgers Rally for 7–4 Win Over Giants, Sweep 4 From Rivals

LOS ANGELES—Even on the rare occasions this season when Clayton Kershaw isn’t at his best, the Los Angeles Dodgers don’t worry much. They simply score more runs, pick him up in relief—and keep adding victories to a summer that’s going superbly. Trayce Thompson drove in two runs and thrilled his older brother, Klay, with an…


Thoughts on the Swamp

Commentary Where’s Cato the Elder when you need him? Around 150 BC, the grumpy Roman senator took to ending every speech, no matter what the topic (grain allotments for the plebs, plans for a new aqueduct, whatever) with the injunction “Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam”: “And another thing, I think that Carthage ought to…


Can Wisdom Be Restored in the ‘Little Pinkies’ Era?

Commentary More than 300 school principals and representatives of the school sponsoring bodies and educational organizations attended the Patriotic Education Summit Forum opening ceremony and the Patriotic Education Centre run by the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers on July 16. The first two guests mentioned in Chief Executive John Lee Ka-Chiu’s speech, were Yang…


COVID-19 Restrictions Likely Led to Resurgence of Rare Hepatitis Among Children: Study

A virus not known to normally cause disease, coupled with lowered immunity in children due to lockdowns, may have led to a hepatitis outbreak, researchers have found. UK researchers believe they have identified the cause of acute liver problems that have been affecting young children around the world. Sudden-onset Hepatitis Two new studies, which have…