Past Informs The Present
Past Informs The Present Authored by Howell Keiser via RealClearHistory, The work of the eighteenth-century English economist Thomas Malthus has been famously used to defend the indefensible. Malthus’s warning of the dangers of overpopulation, labor redundancy, and environmental degradation in urban-industrial societies have served as the basis for programs ever since that are aimed at […]
‘Just The Tip?’
‘Just The Tip?’ The term “guilt tipping” is making the rounds in light of a rising trend in tipping culture. As Statista’s Anna Fleck reports, according to a survey of six countries by Statista Consumer Insights in 2021, this feeling of resistance to the expectation that consumers need to tip was highest in Sweden. There, more than […]
Supreme Court To Hear Case About Facebook Data-Harvesting Incident
Supreme Court To Hear Case About Facebook Data-Harvesting Incident Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Supreme Court on June 10 agreed to look at a large shareholder lawsuit that claims Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. deceived investors regarding a data-harvesting controversy that involved Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm. The […]
$82,000 Gold Nugget Stolen From Long Beach Coin Show
$82,000 Gold Nugget Stolen From Long Beach Coin Show We guess gold demand really is picking up… In Long Beach this past week, a monster-sized gold nugget that is worth $82,000 was stolen from a coin expo and now, ironically, $10,000 is being offered as a reward for its safe return, according to Fox 11 Los […]
After Texas Win, School-Choice Groups Eye Other Red States
After Texas Win, School-Choice Groups Eye Other Red States Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, The political ground shifted in Texas last week, and the impact of the electoral shakeup could send aftershocks across the nation for months, if not years, to come. A wave of Republican incumbents fell to conservative challengers in the Texas […]
Watch: Mob Loots AutoZone In South LA During Chaotic Street Takeover
Watch: Mob Loots AutoZone In South LA During Chaotic Street Takeover The latest chaotic example of California’s criminal and social justice reforms backfiring erupted in South Los Angeles early Monday morning, where a street takeover resulted in a mob of looters ransacking an AutoZone store. Local media outlet KTLA reported that the Los Angeles Police Department received multiple calls […]
No Better Friend Than Japan Despite Political Distractions
No Better Friend Than Japan Despite Political Distractions Authored by Heino Klinck via RealClearDefense, Soon, President Biden will meet with seven of our most important allies and partners at the upcoming G7 summit in Italy, June 13-15. This meeting comes at a pivotal moment: wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East show little signs […]
A Nationwide Teacher Shortage Is Costing Schools $4 Billion Per Year
A Nationwide Teacher Shortage Is Costing Schools $4 Billion Per Year Statewide teacher attendance in Nevada has fallen to the lowest in a decade, echoing a similar problem seen at school districts all over the United States, in places like New York and Connecticut to Chicago, Bloomberg wrote this past week. According to staffing firm Kelly […]
UN Security Council Backs Biden’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan, Russia Abstains
UN Security Council Backs Biden’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan, Russia Abstains The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has finally agreed on something related to Gaza. On Monday it adopted a US-proposed resolution which gives formal backing to an Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan. Fourteen council members voted in favor, Russia abstained, and there were no votes against, allowing […]
USDA Recalls More Than 20,000 Pounds Of Frozen Beef Products
USDA Recalls More Than 20,000 Pounds Of Frozen Beef Products Authored by Lorenz Duchamps via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), More than 20,000 pounds of beef products have been recalled because the meat was improperly inspected when shipped into the United States, according to U.S. regulators. South American Meat Inc. is recalling various frozen raw […]