Month: June 2023

Sharing and Collecting COVID Stories: For Those Who Were Burned

Commentary Traumatic times in human experience are often best understood, across cultures, through the sharing of stories. I have a few personal stories from the COVID restrictions. As a mother, daughter, and human, they illustrate to me that something is deeply wrong. First, I was furious that the daycare centers, playgrounds, and local libraries were…


Hunter Biden, Attorney General Enjoy White House Dinner After First Son Charged With Crimes

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden attended a White House dinner on June 22, two days after he admitted to violating federal law. Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Biden appointee who heads the Department of Justice (DOJ), was also among the attendees at the dinner, held in honor of visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi….


Andrew Tate to Remain Under House Arrest in Romania as Human Trafficking Case Drags On

BUCHAREST, Romania—A Romanian court on Friday extended by 30 days the house arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media personality and former professional kickboxer who was charged this week with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal’s decision comes days after prosecutors from Romania’s anti-organized crime agency,…


Questions Emerge About Titanic-Bound Sub’s Regulation, as Investigators Hunt for Reason It Imploded

Authorities hunted Friday for the reason a submersible carrying people to the wreck of the Titanic imploded deep in the North Atlantic, as questions emerged about how such expeditions are regulated and tributes poured in for the five aboard who were killed. The announcement that no one survived Thursday brought a tragic end to a…


The Game Is Rigged Against Small Business

Commentary Avery long time ago, in the era of paper tax return forms for state business taxes, I happened to read, perhaps more thoroughly than before, some of the State of Washington tax forms I was filling out for my practice. I’m sure I had read this item more than once, but somehow it reached…


How Meditation Can Help With All Kinds of Fears

Meditation can help people overcome their fears, small and great. One study found it helped cancer survivors overcome their fear of recurrence. Another looked at how it helps with fear of the dentist. Others have found it effective against the fear of death. It brings an “inner stability” that helps one face life’s uncertainties and…


‘Horrific’ DIY Home Abortion Policy Blamed for 17 Percent Surge in Terminations

Pro-life groups have urged the government to scrap its “horrific” DIY home abortion policy as official data shows a 17 percent surge in the number of abortions carried out in England and Wales. According to the latest figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), 123,219 abortions were carried out between January and…


Kari Lake Responds to Defamation Lawsuit Filed by Top Arizona Elections Official

A top election official in Maricopa County, Arizona, filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against GOP candidate Kari Lake, who responded by accusing him of trying to censor her. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer claimed he’s faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of allegations made by Lake about the 2022 midterm elections. Following the…


The Best of the West

Since 1973, the world’s finest Western painters and sculptors have captured cowboy culture for the “Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale,” preserving Western traditions and way of life far beyond the plains, prairies, and mountains—and hopefully for generations to come. The 51st exhibition and sale is now open at the National Cowboy &…


Reading and Math Scores Plummet as Racial and Sexual Activism Replace Academics

Commentary As America’s public education system reports the worst literacy and math performance in decades, its schools dedicate increasingly immense portions of their time to lessons on the supposed virtues of racial and gender segregation. With only eight hours per day and 180 school days per year, one would think that everyone from the newest teacher’s aide…