Medicaid funding is supposed to be split between the states and Washington. State governments have found ways for federal taxpayers to pick up more of the tab. When Congress cracked down on states using provider taxes to finance Medicaid, it left a separate mechanism open. Intergovernmental transfers let states use federal Medicaid dollars while using […]
Every Labor Day brings another round of headlines lionizing organized labor’s role in American life. This year, the more revealing story is what some union bosses are doing to keep workers from learning they don’t have to join at all. In Oregon, a bill became law, effectively criminalizing mailers that inform public employees of their […]
Labor Day came with good news for workers. Momentum is building to reverse one of the most unjust labor policies of the 21st century. On Sept. 1, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board — Crystal Carey — formally called on the NLRB to reverse its 2023 Cemex decision. This Biden-era ruling effectively […]
Some things never change. Human nature and the laws of economics are two of them. Observe what is happening in the political world today. Voters buy the snake oil some politician sells, drink it, get sick, and throw it away, realizing they were duped, again. The term “grasping at straws” comes to mind. If we […]
Earlier this year, to fight Medicare fraud, the Trump administration launched a six-month moratorium on all new Medicare home health and hospice providers nationwide, regardless of geography, compliance history, or any confirmation of fraud. While America’s care-at-home provider community strongly supports efforts to root out Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse — and is an active […]
Spain functions as a strategic liability inside NATO. During the March 2026 Iran campaign, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez barred U.S. forces from Rota Naval Base, forcing American tankers to relocate mid-operation. Simultaneously, trade data reveal that Madrid authorized over $1.5 million in dual-use shipments — including CNC lathes and type-A detonators — to state-linked […]
Born to middle-class parents, Gal Gadot parlayed success in beauty pageants into military service as a combat fitness instructor. Then came a modeling career and, eventually, Hollywood stardom. Yet, because she is Israeli, Gadot’s mere existence seems to invite a political tribunal before the opening credits of any movie she stars in. Her latest film, The […]
When the American Federation of Labor pushed to make Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, it promoted the occasion as a celebration of “all wage workers,” not merely union members. More than a century later, however, the labor movement has been hijacked by government unions whose political agenda puts public-sector pay and job security […]
Backlash to Flock cameras has been growing in recent months, but the surveillance equipment company isn't the only one that may be operating in your neighborhood.
