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Economy
Stocks fall so fast, they just had their worst first half in 52 years
Stocks fell so much in the first half of 2022, that the stock market had its worst first half in…
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Law and Government
Montana Supreme Court strikes down gun-rights legislation for campuses
Montana has a progressive state supreme court, but a Republican legislature and governor. The result? The state supreme court is…
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Economy
Gas tax to rise in Virginia, due to law passed in 2020
Gas taxes rise by 7% in Virginia starting on July 1. The Roanoke Star reports: Virginia’s gasoline and diesel taxes…
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Science and Technology
Biden administration bungled America’s response to the monkeypox epidemic, ignoring the lessons of the coronavirus pandemic
The Biden administration bungled its response to the monkeypox epidemic, and has not distributed enough vaccines to high-risk people to…
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Law and Government
Supreme Court abortion ruling will boost Democratic turnout and election prospects
On Friday, the Supreme Court completely abolished the federal constitutional right to an abortion, leaving the states free to ban…
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Education
Education Department proposes Title IX regulation to restrict free speech
The Biden administration has just proposed a Title IX regulation that would redefine sexual harassment more broadly in schools and…
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Law and Government
Government plans to cut nicotine content of cigarettes, which may make smokers smoke more
Soon, smokers will have to smoke more cigarettes to satisfy their craving for nicotine — thanks to a regulation being…
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Education
Tax code discourages marriage. So do student financial aid and welfare programs
Welfare benefits are much more available to low-income parents if they avoid getting married. A low-income single mother can lose…
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Law and Government
Report: Progressive DA to pay for funeral of cop-killer using tax dollars
“Los Angeles County will pay for the funeral of a gang member who died in a police shootout after killing…
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Law and Government
Washington Supreme Court overturns conviction because of criminal’s race
The Washington Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a man for lying to police, because the man was non-white.…
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Economy
Gas prices hit $5 per gallon national average, for the first time ever
“For the first time ever, a gallon of regular gas now costs $5 on average nationwide,” reported CNN on January…
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Economy
Inflation rises to new high — the highest level in more than four decades
“U.S. consumer inflation reached an 8.6% annual rate in May, its highest level in more than four decades as surging…
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Law and Government
Prisoner escapes, kills family of five — showing criminals often don’t age out of crime
Recently, a convicted murderer who had been in prison for many years escaped and murdered a senior citizen and four…
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Education
Biden’s student loan bailout would be a ‘huge mistake,’ Obama economic adviser says
An economic adviser to President Obama says Joe Biden’s anticipated $10,000-per-borrower student loan bailout would be a “huge mistake.” Katherine…
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Law and Government
Court allows left-wing prosecutor to water down, but not abolish, penalties for repeat offenders
The California Court of Appeal has ruled that Los Angeles’s left-wing district attorney can’t completely ignore a state law requiring…
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Economy
Indian economy grew as America’s economy shrank
While America’s economy shrank at a 1.5% rate in the first quarter of this year, India’s economy grew at a…
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Law and Government
Justice Department Says Man Whose Record Was Expunged Still Must Register As a Sex Offender, Which Is Impossible
Reason Magazine reports that the Justice Department is requiring a man to register as a sex offender over a consensual…
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Economy
Organic obsession ruins nation’s economy, causing violence and widespread hunger
A decision to go organic has devastated the economy of Sri Lanka, a populous island nation south of India. Last…
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Education
Science teachers association: Don’t say ‘parent’, it’s not ‘LGBT-inclusive’
Teachers unions and associations have become woke. That’s true even in the hard sciences. Don’t say “parent,” urges the National…
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Media
Facebook forbids mainstream political argument as ‘hate speech’
Facebook is unwisely banning a “mainstream political argument” as “hate speech,” notes law professor Eugene Volokh. The social media giant…
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Economy
Stock market falls most since 2020, to lower level in real terms than when Biden took office
The stock market fell on Wednesday by the largest amount since June 2020. The stock market’s value has fallen in…
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Economy
University may build nuclear reactors on campus to fight climate change
In hopes of “reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” “Purdue University officials have begun to explore plans to build nuclear reactors on…
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Economy
Even higher inflation expected due to exploding commodity prices, up over 60% for foodstuffs
Over the last year, America suffered the highest inflation in over 40 years, and the highest producer price increases ever.…
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Education
Washington D.C. schools spent more per pupil than any state, but had lowest scores in the nation
“D.C. Public Schools Spent $31,843 Per Pupil; But D.C. 8th Graders Had Lowest Math and Reading Scores in Nation,” reports…
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Law and Government
Civil liberties group opposes censorship in the name of ‘diversity’ at California Community Colleges
Earlier, we wrote about how the California Communities Colleges plan to penalize instructors for not having a woke ideology. Their…
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Economy
Wholesale prices increases accelerate, belying Biden claims that inflation would be ‘transitory’
“Prices at the wholesale level accelerated further in April, part of a broader inflation problem persisting through the U.S. economy,…
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Law and Government
U.S. gas prices hit all-time record high of $4.37 per gallon
“In another blow to the US economy, prices at the pump soared to fresh record highs. The national average price…
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Economy
Gas prices rising to all-time record, despite illegal Biden release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
“Gas prices are well over $4.00 a gallon and approaching a new record,” reports ABC News. “The national average for…
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Economy
Stock market falls for six straight weeks
The Down Jones Industrial Average fell this week for the sixth consecutive week. The Nasdaq stock index is now down…
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Education
Professor loses teaching position after discussing usage of racial slurs
“A Professor of Philosophy & Ethics at San Diego State University (SDSU) has been relieved of some of his teaching…
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Business
FDA moving to ban harmless non-tobacco products as ‘tobacco products’
The FDA is now moving to ban non-tobacco products as “tobacco products” — specifically, banning vaping liquids that contain no…
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Education
Defending free speech and academic freedom creates a hostile environment, black faculty say
“An open letter signed by dozens of faculty at San Diego State University argues that the ‘mostly white tenured professors’…
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Economy
Stagflation returns as the economy shrinks
The U.S. economy shrank at a rate of 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022, reflecting a huge rise in…
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Science and Technology
Most Americans have had the coronavirus
The coronavirus infected a “majority of Americans,” reports the Washington Post. But many of them never suspected they had it.…
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Education
Minnesota likely to teach students false claim that police started as slave patrols, and to mandate ethnic studies
Police have existed since the ancient Sumerian civilization, thousands of years ago. They did not originate with slave patrols. But…
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Law and Government
Florida bill stripping Disney of special tax district violates First Amendment
The Florida legislature is about to strip Disney of its special tax district in retaliation for its opposition to a…
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