Top 5 ways speech, religious freedom and life were all under attack in 2022
By Kristen Waggoner Year’s end is often the time to take stock of what’s been accomplished and what’s left to do. Most of us engage in this exercise personally and…
The welfare state is out of control, new study shows
Story by Brad Polumbo Amassive labor shortage continues to hamstring the economy, with millions more empty jobs than unemployed job-seekers. All the while, millions of people remain on the sidelines,…
Disaffected Democrats turn to DeSantis over party’s intolerance, wokeness: ‘Feel condescended to, abandoned’
Story by Kristine Parks Lifelong Democrats in Florida are rejecting their party’s woke politics and supporting Governor Ron DeSantis instead, according to one report from Bari Weiss’s new media outlet,…
Unemployment benefits and Obamacare subsidies outpace median income in several states, study finds
By Paul Best The labor force participation rate was 62.1% last month, notably lower than the 63.4% mark it was at before the coronavirus pandemic struck the United States in…
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Biden administration doesn’t appeal Texas court loss on LGBTQ protections
Story by Lauren McGaughy, AUSTIN — The Biden administration did not appeal a recent court loss in Texas regarding federal LGBTQ protections, a decision Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating…
The Link Between Severe COVID and Exercise Is Even Stronger Than We Thought
Story by Maggie Ryan Doctors have long said that exercising can decrease the risk of severe outcomes of COVID-19, like hospitalization and death, but it’s never quite been clear how…
CDC Quietly Scrubbed Key Firearm Stats After Pressure From Gun Control Activists, Emails Show
Story by Bronson Winslow The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly removed a range of gun statistics from its website after gun control advocates complained that the statistics…
Seattle takes scalpel to police budget amid city’s crime wave
Story by Sarah Westwood Facing budget shortfalls and pressure from liberal activists, Seattle City Council members voted to slash dozens of positions from the city’s police force even as violence…
‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Strict gun control law faces new NRA-backed legal challenge
Story by Hannah Ray Lambert One of the strictest gun control laws in the nation is facing a new National Rifle Association-backed legal challenge as a federal judge prepares to…
How progressives’ grand plans for subsidized housing have harmed Black Americans
Opinion by Howard Husock Editor’s note: The following essay is adapted from a speech delivered by the author at the Center for Urban Renewal and Education’s annual conference in Washington,…
Florida medical boards approve ban on puberty blockers, transgender surgeries for minors
By Jon Brown A joint committee of Florida’s two medical boards voted Friday to approve a rule banning puberty blockers and other gender dysphoria treatments for minors in the state.…
Putin: ‘New world order’ will compensate for Russia’s losses in Ukraine war
Bu Joel Gehrke Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will “accelerate” the inauguration of a “new world order based on law and justice” in which economic and political gains will justify the…