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Lazy Leftists Lament Expiration of Ultra-Generous Unemployment Benefits
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Should unemployment welfare pay more than your typical job?
Those familiar with the basic economics of how incentives work would say no. So would anyone with moral objections to taking wealth from others to finance others’ idleness.
But with the federal supplement to unemployment benefits...
Grassroots Conservatism Finds New Energy in Classroom Culture-War Clashes
(Headline USA) A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in anti-indoctrination fights in schools across the country.
While they are drawn by the anger of parents opposed to school policies on racial history...
Pete Buttigieg and His ‘Husband’ Say They are Now Parents
(Headline USA) Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his "husband," Chasten, celebrated the arrival of not one — but two — bundles of joy.
The first gay person to be confirmed by the Senate for a Cabinet position had shared last month that the couple had become parents after seeking to adopt.
"We can’t...
Woke CEOs Promise to Fund Abortions Outside Texas
(Headline USA) The chief executive of Tinder-owner Match Group has sharply criticized the new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas and says she is setting up a fund to help any Texas-based employees who need to seek an abortion outside the state.
Rival dating app Bumble also criticized the law...
Judge Blocks Texas Right to Life from Suing Planned Parenthood for Illegal Abortions
(Headline USA) A state judge has shielded, for now, Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by a pro-life group under a new state abortion law in a narrow ruling handed down Friday.
District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin issued the ruling in response to a Planned Parenthood request.
The ruling protects...
ACLU & Democrat Counties Sue Texas Gov. Abbott for Election Integrity Bill
(Headline USA) Opponents of a Republican election integrity bill in Texas sued Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday, going to court even before he had signed into law changes to protect the state's vulnerable elections.
Two lawsuits, filed in separate federal courts in Texas, are believed to be the first to...
Newsom Requests $16.7 Million to Resettle Afghan Refugees
(Headline USA) California's governor and legislative leaders on Friday requested $16.7 million in state money to help resettle Afghan refugees in the state.
The request to use general fund money to help those fleeing the Taliban takeover signals "that California stands ready to assist those in need," Gov. Gavin Newsom...
MURDOCK: Biden’s Afghanistan Cruelty Exposes His True Nature
(Deroy Murdock, Headline USA) President Joe Biden got elected largely because millions of voters found him caring and empathetic. Mr. Nice Guy, the argument went, would be a welcome relief from the sometimes abrasive and combative President Donald J. Trump.
But Biden’s winning, grandfatherly persona is---among the hundreds, perhaps thousands,...
Here’s the List of Billions in Military Equipment the US Left Behind for the Taliban
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) It’s always frustrating to read about the many ways the federal government wastes our money, from millions spent putting lizards on treadmills to thousands spent on art classes in Kenya.
But regular government waste pales in comparison to the appalling reality that the US...
School-Board Members Play Victim as Parents Begin Holding Them Accountable
(Headline USA) A Nevada school board member said he had thoughts of suicide before stepping down amid threats and harassment.
In Virginia, a board member resigned over what she saw as politics driving decisions on masks.
The vitriol at board meetings in Wisconsin had one member fearing he would find his...
Pennsylvania Senate Panel Begins Gathering Vote-Fraud Evidence for Hearings
(Christen Smith, The Center Square) The Pennsylvania Senate committee tasked with investigating instances of election malfeasance asked residents this week to submit their testimony for its review.
Intergovernmental Operations Committee Chairman Cris Dush, R-Wellsboro, said residents should submit their stories only if they are willing to sign an affidavit and...
Former Tennessee Vaccine Official Sues State over Termination
(John Styf, The Center Square) Michelle Fiscus, Tennessee’s former top vaccine officer, has sued the Tennessee Department of Health and its top two officers over her firing in July.
Fiscus was fired amid political pressure from the fallout of a memorandum in which she attempted to justify encouraging teenagers to...
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