Tag: Social Issues

Tennessee Bill Would Allow Officiants to Say ‘No’ to Performing Gay Marriages

A proposed Tennessee bill would strengthen “conscience rights,” allowing people qualified to officiate marriage ceremonies to refuse to perform same-sex unions, or any others to which they object. Lawmakers in the Tennessee House of Representatives already have passed House Bill 878. To become law, the legislation now must be approved by members of the state senate, and…


ANALYSIS: Free Rein For Radical Elements Partly to Blame For Protests Turning Hostile

If you ask National Police Association spokeswoman Betsy Smith, Antifa—not the police—seems in charge at many American protests. Political radicals control the streets because politicians have told police to stand down, Smith said. “What we’ve seen since 2014—and then being ramped up after 2020—is this unfortunate atmosphere where Antifa and Antifa-like groups seem to run…


New Childhood Obesity Guidelines May Cause Increase in Eating Disorders

An irreconcilable divide between the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and therapists and groups treating childhood eating disorders highlights the convoluted problem of childhood obesity amid a society where junk foods are cheap and plentiful and nutrition education is scarce. The AAP’s new guidelines are meant to advise doctors on stronger treatments for obese child patients,…


New York Attorney General Letitia James to Host ‘Drag Story Hour’ for Children

New York’s top law enforcement official is set to host a “Drag Story Hour” event for little kids in the heart of the Manhattan borough of New York City over the weekend. New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, plans on proceeding with the controversial event, despite accusations that it encourages the sexualization of…


DeSantis Fires Back After Biden Calls Florida’s Trans Policies ‘Cruel’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired back at President Joe Biden over his comments criticizing the state’s efforts to protect children from “gender-affirming care” as “close to sinful” and “cruel.” “It is not ‘sinful’ to prohibit the mutilation of minors,” the Republican governor wrote on Twitter on March 14. “It is not acceptable for the federal…


Don’t Fear Central Bank Digital Currency, Embrace It Instead

Commentary Last week, South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem rejected a bill (HB1193) to update the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) with her own unique “brand” of veto. The veto came because Noem opposed the bill’s language outlawing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but allowing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which is issued by governments. Noem…


Major Drugmaker to Drastically Reduce Insulin Prices in United States

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk has announced that it will significantly reduce insulin prices in the United States beginning next year—a relief for Americans struggling with high prices. Denmark-based Novo Nordisk will lower U.S. prices of several pre-filled insulin pens and vials by up to 75 percent for people living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes,…


Governors, Senators Push Pharmacies to Sell Abortion Pill

Governors and senators including California Gov. Gavin Newsom are pushing pharmacy retailers to continue providing customers with access to the abortion drug, mifepristone. In a March 14 letter to CVS, Rite-Aid, Walmart, Safeway, Kroger, Costco, and Health Mart, 14 Democrat governors questioned how the pharmacy giants plan to distribute the abortion medication and “safeguard access to reproductive health care.”…


Bill Defining Sex as Biological Gender Passes Tennessee Senate, Moves to House

Tennessee lawmakers are deliberating a bill that would define male and female in state law based on a person’s biological sex at birth. The proposed law would require government-issued IDs to “accurately reflect” the sex marker of a person’s original birth certificate. Tennessee Senate Bill 1440 would create a new subsection in the state’s legal…


Trump’s Competitors Seek to Set Themselves Apart Without Scorning MAGA

News Analysis As more Republicans challenge Donald Trump in the race for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, the former president’s dramatic impact on the GOP is becoming clearer. Everyone from Nikki Haley to Vivek Ramaswamy has sought to link themselves to “America First,” as they court Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. Those Republicans hopefuls…