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Common sense prevails in Sacramento wildfire deal

Gov. Newsom’s plan would have helped utility companies avoid having to pay large sums to wildfire victims.

Markey trounces Moulton in Massachusetts Senate primary poll 

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is handily leading Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) in a primary race for his seat in the upper chamber, according to a new poll. In the Emerson College Polling poll, 60.4 percent of respondents that are likely to vote in the  Democratic primary or have already voted said that they would back...

Freedom Fuel gas stations sold stolen fuel, lawsuit claims

Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess...

This week on the Hill: House aims to pass measure to avert shutdown ahead of midterms 

The House is back in session this week after a monthlong August recess, with lawmakers aiming to avert a government shutdown before funding expires Sept. 30 amid the 2026 election season. The biggest item on the agenda will be a Senate-passed stopgap measure, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), that would keep the government...

Republicans ready for ‘very hasty’ ‘Trump-a-palooza’ convention in Texas

The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) first-of-its-kind midterm convention has been cloaked in mystery until a few weeks ago. Details are finally emerging about what’s expected to be a two-day pep rally to bolster hype and encourage Republicans to get out the vote in November amid President Trump’s shrinking approval rate. But some Republicans are quietly...

Columbia protester parents on the hook: Letters to the Editor — May 6, 2024

The Issue: Piers Morgan’s op-ed demanding accountability from the parents of student protesters. I laughed while reading Piers Morgan ask about the parents of...

Government shouldn’t micromanage nursing homes

The Biden administration published regulations last month requiring most nursing homes to maintain specific staffing levels. As a result, roughly three in four nursing homes will have to hire additional personnel.  Progressives argue the rules will lead to better care. “For residents, this will mean more staff, which means fewer ER visits potentially, more independence,” […]

Liberals vs. au pairs

In terms of money wages, au pairs are probably the lowest-paid workers in our economy. These are foreigners, usually young, European women, who work as nannies in American households. There are about 20,000 of them in the United States, and they come here under a special program managed by the State Department. Typically, they work […]

Biden’s xenophobic gaffe

Another day, another clean up on aisle old man Biden. This time, President Joe Biden was caught telling donors in Washington, D.C., that the reason the economies of China, Japan, Russia, and India are “stalling” is that they are all “xenophobic.” When asked by reporters what Biden meant when he called India and Japan, both […]

The anti-Israel agitators were actually outsiders – and the schools could not have handled it worse

For many Americans, the words “outside agitators” evoke memories of southern segregationists complaining about northern civil rights workers organizing black Americans.

New privacy laws may hurt small businesses most

As the saying goes: buyer beware.

Make parents pay for kids who miss school to curb chronic school absenteeism

In New York City, a stunning four in 10 students — some 353,000 — were chronically absent, for the last full school year (2021-22). The...

Good news for Hochul and Adams: More New Yorkers are working than ever

Good news for Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams as new data reveals that more New Yorkers are working than ever.

Why Meghan Markle is no Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

The Duchess of Sussex wanted to be like the famed and fated Kennedy daughter-in-law; she wound up like a Kardashian insead.

Is it ‘creepy’ or ‘eugenics’ to admit that babies are good?

It’s not every day I get called creepy and am lumped in with eugenicists by a journalism professor. But also, it’s weirdly common for liberals in the media to level such charges at those of us who care about family formation. Having children is good, both for people who have children and for the people […]

The limits of the International Criminal Court and more: Letters to the Editor — May 5, 2024

The International Criminal Court lacks jurisdiction in Israel.

Now NO ONE truly really runs New York City’s public school system

CUNY Graduate Center Prof. David Bloomfield described the plan as a “putrid kettle of fish cooked up by the Legislature.”

West Virginia girls stand up against trans sports madness — they’re braver than the president

The trans sport madness continues, steamrolling even little kids in its path. 

Congress advances censorship under the guise of fighting antisemitism

Did Congress just ban the Bible? No, despite the many hyperbolic claims floating around on social media after the House passed the so-called “Antisemitism Awareness Act” on Wednesday. But free speech watchdogs are nonetheless decrying the legislation for what it actually does — and rightly so.  The well-intentioned legislation is responding to a disturbing uptick […]

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