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Science and Technology
Rare cat is no longer endangered
“One of the world’s rarest cats, the Iberian lynx, is no longer classed as endangered,” reports the BBC. The Iberian…
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Law and Government
Federal budget deficit to jump $400 billion, fueled by student debt forgiveness
“Federal budget deficit forecast jumps $400 billion, fueled by student debt forgiveness,” reports Reason Magazine. “In 2024, the federal budget…
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Science and Technology
New vaccines are coming to fight malaria
“Two new vaccines give hope” in the fight against malaria, reports The Economist: The first, RTS,S, has been tried on…
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Business
Restaurant robots can cook and serve your meal now, and clear and set tables
“Restaurants are placing big, experimental bets on robots that stir-fry, flip burgers, mix drinks, cook ramen, bake pizza, deliver meals to diners and…
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Science and Technology
Many whales seen off New England, such as endangered sei whales
Many whales are visiting the waters off New England, including an orca and a large group of an endangered species…
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Science and Technology
Personalized cancer vaccines cut death rates by 40-50% for skin & breast cancer
Personalized cancer vaccines could radically cut death rates from melanoma (skin cancer) and breast cancer, reports The Guardian: “The world’s first…
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Science and Technology
Weight-loss drugs cut cancer risk by a fifth, research shows
“Blockbuster injections such as Wegovy have revolutionised the treatment of obesity, and recently been approved for use in other areas…
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Education
Weak school discipline cut academic achievement, especially for black kids
“Black, Hispanic kids are learning less at charters that dropped ‘no excuses'” rules against misbehavior in the name of “anti-racism,”…
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Law and Government
Illinois enacts tax increase, $8 billion debt increase, special favors for media paid for by taxpayers
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed into law $750 million in tax increases to fund Illinois’ biggest state budget…
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Law and Government
Released records shed light on National Park Service plan to remove the statue of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn was the founder of the colony of Pennsylvania and an advocate of religious tolerance and cultural co-existence. But…
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Law and Government
Biden administration planning to prioritize race over competence in kidney transplants
The Biden administration is encouraging hospitals to focus more on what demographic they give kidney transplants to, and less on…
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Law and Government
Freedom of Information Act lawsuit sheds more light on entity that helped push gender transitions for minors
Despite the negative side effects of puberty blockers and hormone therapy, and lifelong consequences of “gender-affirming” surgery, the Biden administration…
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Law and Government
TSA inefficiency harms economy, passenger safety; Private screeners do better
The Transportation Security Administration is less efficient and less likely to detect explosives than the private security screeners who once…
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Economy
New York State spends three times as much on education for worse results
“New data show New York State spends three times more per pupil on K-12 public schools than Utah and Idaho,”…
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Economy
Memorial Day cookouts cost 10% more this year
“High inflation is making your Memorial Day barbecue more expensive,” reports MSN: Planning to have a barbecue over Memorial Day…
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Science and Technology
Life expectancy will rise by 5 years in the world as a whole, but not the U.S., by 2050
“The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021, published in The Lancet, forecast that global life expectancy will increase by…
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Business
Electric cars more likely to kill pedestrians, damage roads and bridges
“A recent study published by the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) and…
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Science and Technology
Researchers turn wool offcuts and hair clippings into graphite for batteries
“Researchers say they have found a way to heat and compress hair and wool and turn it into graphite, paving…
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Science and Technology
Brain tissue can now be frozen and thawed without harm
“A team of medical researchers at the National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital, Fudan University, in China, has developed a…
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Science and Technology
Endangered species make comeback in incredibly dense nation with rising population
Bangladesh is one of the most densely-populated nations on Earth, with a population density of 3,441 people per square mile,…
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Science and Technology
Very healthy coral reef is nestled among offshore oil platforms
“While the Gulf of Mexico is a region known for oil, it’s also home to something far less expected. Nestled…
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Law and Government
HHS releases transgender-related records after being sued
On February 28, 2023, this blog and the Bader Family Foundation submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the…
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Science and Technology
Blue whale populations are recovering in the Antarctic
Blue whales — the largest creatures on Earth — are making a comeback in the Antarctic, a generation after whaling…
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Law and Government
Virginia governor successfully vetoes sales-tax increase bill
Virginia’s progressive legislature passed a bill to allow all counties to raise the sales tax by 1%. It was vetoed…
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Law and Government
Biden lies about the inflation rate, which rose dramatically after he took office
Inflation is higher now than when Joe Biden took office, due to the massive federal spending increases he supported and…
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Education
Ole Miss investigates student for making monkey noises in political debate, despite looming free speech issue
When it is ideologically convenient, progressives switch back and forth between being “free speech absolutists” in defense of their own…
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Education
Progressive cities won’t enforce trespass laws against left-wing anti-Israel protesters, violating First Amendment rule against viewpoint discrimination
You have a right to free speech, but that doesn’t give you a First Amendment right to camp out on…
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Business
Florida foolishly bans lab-grown meat
Florida has just passed a law banning the sale of lab-grown meat, even though such meat is perfectly safe and…
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Law and Government
California legislature moves toward paying billions in reparations, but the racial wealth gap isn’t a reason for reparations
In California, activists are pushing for the state to pay reparations to black people, citing the racial wealth gap. A…
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Education
Pro-Hamas radicals take over a university and shut it down
Left-wing protesters forced California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, to shut down for the semester, reports the Chico Enterprise-Record: Cal Poly…
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Unyielding
Ford lost $132,000 on each electric vehicle it sold in last 3 months
Ford Motor Company lost a whopping $132,000 on each electric vehicle it sold in the first quarter of 2024, reports…
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Unyielding
Admitting crime rates differ by race is racist, according to a California judge
A judge in Orange County, California ruled that it’s racist to believe that crime rates differ by race, even though…
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Law and Government
‘Greenpeace Crusade Will Blind and Kill Children’
Sometimes, “the law is an ass,” as a character in a novel by Charles Dickens remarked. He said this upon…
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Education
Student suspended for using term ‘illegal alien’ in English class, even though the term is legally accurate and protected by the First Amendment
The term “illegal alien” is used in federal and state laws, the Code of Federal Regulations, court briefs, and Supreme…
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Science and Technology
Vaccine stops urinary tract infections for up to nine years
“Recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years with an oral spray vaccine, a landmark…
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Science and Technology
Scientists’ ‘super banana’ could save thousands of lives, reduce blindness, but it faces regulatory and cultural obstacles
Scientists in Uganda have developed a genetically modified banana that could save thousands of children who die every year from…
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