U.S. Economic Growth Slowed to Two Percent in Third Quarter as Supply Chain...
by Harry Wilmerding The U.S. economy grew at a 2% rate in the third quarter of 2021 as supply chain issues and the delta variant slowed gains. The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of net...
View ArticleCommentary: A $10K Bank-Snooping Threshold Would Intrude on Many Millions
by Andrew Wilford Bowing to pressure from banks and taxpayers concerned about a proposal to require financial institutions to report to the IRS gross inflows and outflows for just about every...
View ArticleCommentary: Americans Pay for Biden’s Immigration Agenda with Blood and Trauma
by Brian Lonergan Throughout Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign for president and his nightmarish first year in the White House, he and his acolytes have extolled the virtues of near-limitless immigration....
View ArticleOhio Releases Less-Restrictive COVID Guidelines for Schools
by J.D. Davidson More school districts around Ohio continue to drop mask mandates in favor of optional policies as the number of COVID-19 cases has dropped over the past month. The Ohio Department...
View ArticleCommentary: Unelected Bureaucrats and Their Web of Noble Lies
by Victor Davis Hanson In a controversial passage in Plato’s Republic, Socrates introduced the idea of the “noble lie” (“gennaios pseudos”). A majestic fiction, he says, could sometimes serve...
View ArticleColumbus School Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sex-Trafficking Bust
A school teacher from Columbus has been arrested for allegedly paying to have sex with a teen whom police suspect was a victim of human trafficking. “Robert Pea, 60, of Columbus, was arrested...
View ArticleOhio GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Renacci Calls on Gov. DeWine-Appointed...
Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci on Friday called on several members of the state school board, appointed by Governor Mike DeWine, to resign. In his statement, Renacci argued that DeWine...
View ArticleNarrative of a Perfect 2020 Election Eroding as Wisconsin Becomes...
Cognitively impaired nursing home residents in Wisconsin and Michigan cynically exploited for votes. Election mismanagement in Atlanta. Unlawful election instructions in Wisconsin. And 50,000...
View ArticleReport: Biden Considering $450,000 Payments to Illegal Immigrant Families...
by Kaylee Greenlee The Biden administration is considering paying illegal immigrant families who were separated at the border under former President Donald Trump’s policies up to $450,000 per...
View ArticleCommentary: Americans Sour on Biden, But Like Harris Even Less
by Market Research Foundation Market Research Foundation recently pointed out President Biden’s polling numbers are in jeopardy, but a new poll shows Americans have huge hesitations about Vice...
View ArticleReport: ‘They’re Not Oracles’: U.S. Intelligence Agencies Failed to Predict...
by Kaylee Greenlee U.S. intelligence agencies failed to predict how quickly Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, would fall to the Taliban, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Four agencies tracked...
View ArticleChina’s Hypersonic Weapon Might Be New ‘Sputnik Moment,’ Milley Says
by Sebastian Hughes Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said China’s new hypersonic weapon is “very concerning” and comes close to being a “Sputnik moment,” Bloomberg TV...
View ArticleFacebook Changes Its Name to ‘Meta’
by Ailan Evans Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday the tech giant was changing its name to “Meta.” Zuckerberg announced the name change at the Facebook Connect 2021...
View ArticleIllinois GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Won’t Seek Reelection
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View ArticleU.S. Consumer Spending Grew Slowly in September amid High COVID-19 Cases,...
by Harry Wilmerding U.S. consumer spending growth slowed in September, and income dropped due to high COVID-19 cases, supply shortages, rising inflation, and ending unemployment benefits. Consumer...
View ArticleBig Tech Companies Apple and Amazon Warn of Worsening Supply Chain Crisis
by Eric Lendrum On Thursday, two of the biggest tech companies in the world posted earnings that fell below market expectations, attributed to the ongoing supply chain crisis that is paralyzing the...
View ArticleCommentary: This Is Obama’s Third Term
by Drew Allen On October 30, 2008, five days before Barack Obama won that year’s presidential election, he promised to “fundamentally transform the United States of America.” He nearly lived up to...
View ArticleState Department Partners with Refugee Coalition Groups Supporting...
by Jennie Taer The U.S. State Department joined an initiative to welcome Afghan refugees into the country that is sponsored by organizations supporting groups with possible ties to Palestinian...
View ArticleOhioans a Step Away Again from Legal Fireworks
by J.D. Davidson The Ohio General Assembly lit the fuse for legal fireworks for a second time this year after Gov. Mike DeWine extinguished the first attempt with a veto. The House and Senate passed...
View ArticleWhite Executive Wins $10 Million in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
by Eric Lendrum A former executive in North Carolina has won $10 million in a lawsuit after he was fired for being White, the New York Post reports. David Duvall previously served as a senior vice...
View ArticleCommentary: The Freak-Out over Tucker’s January 6 Documentary Begins
by Julie Kelly Tucker Carlson on Wednesday night played a brief trailer for his three-part documentary looking at the events of January 6. “Patriot Purge” will premiere on Fox Nation, the network’s...
View ArticleSatanists Convince School to Overturn Ban on Satanic Clothing for Students
by Sebastian Hughes A Pennsylvania Satanic organization was able to convince a school district to alter its dress code to remove a ban on clothes that were “satanic in nature,” local news station...
View ArticleAnalysis: More Than a Third of Unvaccinated Workers Will Quit Their Jobs If...
by Bethany Blankley More than a third of U.S. workers who have not been vaccinated for COVID-19 say they will quit their jobs if their employer requires them to take a weekly test or get the shots...
View ArticleNewt Gingrich Commentary: Youngkin vs. McAuliffe and Their Two Opposing...
by Newt Gingrich Virginia was supposed to be a solid blue state. Joe Biden carried it by 10 points. Since 2013, Democrats have won 13 straight statewide elections. Terry McAuliffe is a former...
View ArticleDonated Frequent Flyer Miles Provide 40,000 Flights for Afghan Refugees
by Kaylee Greenlee Frequent flyer miles donated over a two-month period will provide around 40,000 flights for Afghan refugees, the Associated Press reported. The Biden administration is considering...
View ArticleCommentary: Biden’s Banking Nominee Would Pursue Soviet Economics
by Carrie Sheffield Magicians try to distract the audience from looking at one hand by dangling something shiny in the other. So do politicians. The left’s latest magician: Saule Omarova, President...
View ArticleNew York Attorney General Letitia James Launches Bid for Governor
by Andrew Trunsky New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday officially launched a bid for governor against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. James’ announcement comes just two months after the...
View ArticleNew Hampshire School Boards Are Dumping the National School Boards...
by Kendall Tietz The New Hampshire School Boards Association chapter is the latest state-level organization to withdraw its membership from the National School Boards Association. The New Hampshire...
View ArticleReport: Facebook Lobbyists Are Being Ignored and Banned from Lawmakers’ Offices
by Ailan Evans Facebook lobbyists are struggling to meet with lawmakers, Politico reported, as the tech giant faces congressional scrutiny and negative press surrounding its business practices....
View ArticleMoms for Liberty Is Shaking Up 2022 Elections
by Laurel Duggan Moms for Liberty, a parental rights advocacy group focused on education, is grabbing national headlines as it rapidly expands throughout the U.S. The Washington Post dedicated 2,000...
View ArticleCommentary: Keep Slandering Red States, Corporate Media and We’ll Keep Winning
by Jeremy Carl One of the delights of living in Montana under complete Republican governance is that even though your state can be mercilessly trashed by the arrogant blue state corporate media,...
View ArticleCommentary: Halloween’s Roots in the Christian Tradition
by Michael De Sapio Conventional wisdom holds that Halloween is essentially a secular and pagan holiday, the result of the Christian Church appropriating an ancient Celtic harvest festival. But one...
View ArticleBiden Admin Rescinds ‘Remain in Mexico’ Again Despite Court Ruling
by Sebastian Hughes The Biden administration said Friday that it intends to repeal former President Donald Trump’s “Remain In Mexico” policy after a federal judge denied its first attempt, the...
View ArticleTrump: If My Base Turns out to Vote for Youngkin, He Will Win Virginia...
The post Trump: If My Base Turns out to Vote for Youngkin, He Will Win Virginia Gubernatorial Race first appeared on The Ohio Star.
View ArticleTrump, Wife Delight Braves Fans, Upset Liberal Writers by Doing Tomahawk Chop...
– – – Photo “Tomahawk chop” by Daniel Scavino Jr..The post Trump, Wife Delight Braves Fans, Upset Liberal Writers by Doing Tomahawk Chop at World Series first appeared on The Ohio Star.
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