🤐 The RESTRICT Act gives up nearly all notions of checks and balances. From: Senator Rand Paul/Townhall. “Under the RESTRICT Act, the federal government is authorized to censor any conceivable online communication.”
New York's heavy hand keeps illegal marijuana and tobacco dealers in business. From: Reason. High taxes and heavy regulations are as effective as prohibition at creating black markets.
The quiet, dangerous radicalism of Biden’s first term. From: The Hill. Under Biden, the federal government has quietly robbed every American of 15 percent of their dollar’s value. This massive and radical transfer of wealth from American families to the government occurred without the people’s consent.
⚡️ The juice for all that. From: Eric Peters Autos. Back in the ’70s, it got hard to afford gas – which got expensive because of a combination punch of artificial shortages and artificially-induced devaluation of money – what is referred to as “inflation.” History is about to repeat itself with electricity.
RFK Jr. says climate change being exploited to push ‘totalitarian controls.’ From: Zero Hedge/EpochTimes. Although he’s better known for his comments about childhood vaccines, Kennedy worked as an environmental lawyer for New York City.
👉 Republicans aren't disappearing -- and may even be growing stronger. From: Michael Barone/Creators. ARP shows California losing five seats, New York losing three seats and Illinois losing two seats in 2030.
“A prologue to a tragedy”: History and civics scores drop to record lows. From: Jonathan Turley. This week, history and civics scores across the nation plummeted to record lows among eight graders. Just 13% of students performed at or above the “proficient” level in U.S. history.
Fear and self-censorship in higher education. From: Quilette. Unless we can conquer our anxiety and restructure the way we interact, dreams of social unification will remain dead on arrival.
⭐️ The attack on women’s sports. From: Bill O’Reilly. Message of the day.
Fauci’s never-ending victory tour. From: Brownstone Institute. Anthony Fauci’s legacy is one of narcissism and power. The glorification of his massive ego trumped any scientific or medical data. His policies were giveaways to the pharmaceutical industry, which helped burnish his image and crush dissent.
The FDIC: Another dark legacy of FDR. From: Future of Freedom Foundation. “To get a sense of why officials might be a bit nervous, consider this: At the end of 2022, the FDIC insurance fund stood at $128 billion. That fund covers the grand total of 1.27% of insured deposits. ”