Month: July 2022

EU Launches Fresh Legal Action Against UK After Northern Ireland Protocol Clears Commons

The European Union has launched fresh legal action against the UK for failing to comply with the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit treaty, just over a day after the UK government’s plan to scrap part of the protocol won approval in the House of Commons. The European Commission triggered four new infringement procedures against…


Global NGOs Threatened for Participating in UN Human Rights Committee Review

The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) once again reviewed Hong Kong’s status under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It was the first time such a review took place since the “forceful” implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) on June 30, 2020. During the three-day meeting, on July 7,…


What’s Driving the Labor Market Mess?

Commentary A small business owner with whom I was speaking raised an odd point. He has many jobs open right now and advertises them. Many people apply and he clicks through on the online portal to offer interviews. Then something odd happens. He never hears from them. Maybe they took some other position. That’s what…


Warning by Ontario’s Dr. Moore of Myocarditis Risk After COVID Shot Comes Too Late

Commentary On Twitter recently, COVID realists were supporting and cheering the public acknowledgement of vaccine risks in the young by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore. “We know there is a risk, a very small risk—1-in-5,000—that may get myocarditis,” Moore said at a news conference on July 13. Finally, a public health…


A Hotel in Miami Beach, Another in Florida Keys Just Named Among Best in the World

By Connie Ogle From Miami Herald Miami—Two South Florida hotels are among the best hotels in the world, according to a popular travel website. Travel + Leisure just released its 100 Best Hotels in the World list, and hotels in Miami Beach and on Little Torch Key in the Florida Keys made the cut, as…


Looming Debt ‘Death Spiral’ Will Force Fed to Restart Money Printers Sooner: Expert

As the Federal Reserve continues to hike rates into a rapidly slowing economy, macroeconomic analyst Luke Gromen warns of a growing risk of a default-culminating “death spiral” in U.S. government debt that will force the central bank to hit pause on monetary tightening sooner than markets expect, and then restart the money printers full blast…


CDC Says Cruise Ships Must ‘Report All Deaths’ From COVID-19 After Dropping Key Program

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday posted new guidelines for cruise ship operators after it rescinded its COVID-19 program for cruises days before. On Thursday, the CDC issued a new set of guidelines for cruise ships that aren’t mandatory, saying they’re designed to assist operators with their health protocols. The agency…


You’d Better Believe What the Left Is Telling You

Commentary Writing in the Sunday Times of London about the official hand-wringing in Britain about a spell of hot weather this week, the acerbic British humorist Rod Liddle had this to say: “They think we are all stupid now, too thick to look after ourselves, and so they treat us as if we were intellectually challenged…


China Threatens ‘Every Instrument of National Power’: Space Force Chief

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to militarize outer space are threatening the United States’ ability to defend itself and project power, according to the U.S. Space Force’s chief of space operations. “China has gone from zero to 60 very quickly,” said Gen. John Raymond. “They are clearly our pacing challenge.” “Today, more so than…


UK Port Blames 6-hour Queues on ‘Inadequate’ French Border Staffing

The UK’s Port of Dover has criticised the French authorities for “woefully inadequate” staffing for border control, which has left thousands of holidaymakers stuck in six-hour queues at the border. The port authorities said they had made meticulous preparations for post-Brexit border checks, and blamed their French counterparts for allocating “insufficient” resources to deal with…