Month: July 2022

Push for Community Schools Focused on ‘Equity’ Raises Red Flags, Say Critics

A global push to provide students with much more than just education under the banner of “community schools” has left many parents wondering what the program is all about, who’s behind it, and why its agenda is centered around the leftist concept of “equity.” A full-service community school strives to “meet the social, emotional, physical…


China Collects $44 Billion to Save Real Estate Developers, 500,000 Presale House Buyers Stop Mortgage Payments

China plans to collect up to 300 billion yuan (about $44.4 billion) to support real estate developers struggling to finish their projects, while over half a million buyers stopped mortgage payments on their unfinished homes in July. The fund is collected by China’s State Council, financial information platform REDD reported on July 26. The China Construction…


Heal Your Gut to Reverse Autoimmune Disease

Health Begins In the Gut.  From a clinical standpoint, insofar as functional medicine is concerned, whether you present with rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, or systemic lupus erythematosus—the fundamental objective is the same: heal the gut. Hippocrates understood the inextricably intertwined relationship between the systemic health of the organism and the nine-meter tube from…


McDonald’s Ends Testing McPlant Burger, Adding Pressure on Beyond Meat Stock

McDonald’s announced that it has concluded the U.S. trial of its McPlant burger, which is made with the plant-based protein manufactured by Beyond Meat (BYND). In November 2021, McDonald’s began testing the meat-free burger in eight restaurants across America. In February this year, the company introduced the McPlant burger at around 600 locations. According to…


China Compromised the Fed

Commentary A new Congressional report (pdf) reveals that U.S. economic officials have pursued money and positions from China as part of programs that sought “malicious, undisclosed, and illegal transfers of information that seek to undermine the United States.” The 40-page Senate report, based in part on an internal investigation by the U.S. Federal Reserve System…


Rescuers Search for Landslide and Flood Victims After Heavy Rain in Iran

Rescuers searched overflowing rivers and through piles of debris on Friday to try to find people missing after landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in Iran, officials said. Mehdi Valipour, head of emergency operations at Iran’s Red Crescent Society, told state TV that 100 towns and 300 villages in 18 of Iran’s 31 provinces…


How to Prepare for the Recession

Commentary  The United States is in recession. While two consecutive negative GDP prints is a raw (technical) measure of a recession, there’s no escaping from it anymore. Essentially, many are wondering, how deep will the recession be? As I have detailed in my previous columns, the coming economic downturn is likely to be very deep…


Is There Really Such a Thing as an ‘Addictive Personality’?

We’ve all heard of someone referred to as having an “addictive personality”. Some even say it about themselves. But you may be surprised to know there is no such thing. Despite decades of research, no-one has been able to identify a consistent set of personality traits or a single personality type that can reliably predict whether someone…


Ohtani Fans 11 as Seager, Lowe Lead Texas to 2–0 Win

ANAHEIM—Shohei Ohtani dazzled batters with his wicked slider, blew them away with his 100-mph fastball and repeatedly pitched out of trouble while racking up 11 strikeouts. The AL MVP’s latest impressive start also included a few mistakes, and Ohtani and his fellow Angels couldn’t manage any runs to make up for them during an encouraging…


15 Ways to Reduce Stress During Retirement

Retirement ought to be a time where stress vanishes, or at least diminishes significantly. After all, you suddenly shed oppressive work obligations, while the activities you truly enjoy and really want to pursue find their way on to your calendar. At the same time, your personal time expands dramatically, leaving you free to do almost anything…