British author J.K. Rowling is known for her wildly popular Harry Potter book series. She’s “the first billion-dollar author,” according to Forbes. Politically, Rowling opposed Brexit, described both former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama as “extraordinary,” declared former President Donald Trump as “worse than Voldemort,” and supports abortion rights. She is also an unapologetic […]
The claim that the rich pay little or no tax is a lie based on fake figures. In fact, 50% of earners in the United States, those earning $46,500 or less per year, pay only 2.3% of total income tax in the U.S. In contrast, the top 1%, who earn $682,500 or more, pay 45.8% […]
The University of New Mexico Foundation continues to hide public information from a sports journalist, even though the courts have already told it to hand over the information. So now, Daniel Libit is suing for the third time. Libit covers sports business for Sportico. The New York Times has even called him a “scold” to the Albuquerque university. “Don’t […]
The fourth quarter 2023 crime report from the FBI, the federal government’s keeper of crime data, is unreliable at best and deceptive at worst. The FBI’s preliminary 2023 data show murder declined by 13.2% across the country and violent crime dropped 5.7% compared to 2022 levels. Various news headlines have reported the FBI’s numbers unquestioningly, […]
When it comes to the historic chaos at our borders, it is easy to focus on footage of caravans of migrants illegally crossing the southwest border. Make no mistake — these crossings alone are incredibly compelling evidence that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is disregarding and abusing our immigration laws. However, an even […]
We owe many of our expectations of the presidency to the office’s first occupant, George Washington. He set the precedent on many matters, including his being called “Mr. President,” to his only serving two terms. Washington also set standards for exercising certain presidential powers. On April 5, 1792, he issued the first presidential veto of […]
Last week, the National Organization for Women objected to women’s sports being reserved for females only. NOW needs to change its name — maybe from NOW to the National Organization for Misogyny, because it definitely does not represent women any longer. Not only is the organization advocating males in women’s sports, it is trying to […]
It’s finally happened. After months of whispers that President Joe Biden is disgusted with Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza, on Thursday, America’s commander in chief demanded “an immediate ceasefire” during a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. That halt in combat operations is “essential,” according to Biden, “to stabilize and improve the humanitarian situation and […]
It’s a commonly held assumption that education holds the key to future prosperity and financial security. But is college now just an expensive and antiquated rite of passage for affluent Americans that doesn’t necessarily equate to gainful employment at the end of a four-year degree? According to a recent joint report by the Burning Glass...