Michael F. Cannon Earlier this week, the press shop at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spent taxpayer dollars to host a live‐tweet, in the voice of the HHS building, to respond to press reports that HHS’s building is the ugliest in in Washington,
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’re undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb” for leading the group of scientists who created that deadly weapon
In this new age of decentralized and democratized content creation, union members' demands may simply be based on wishful thinking for a bygone era. Original Article: "Striking Hollywood Actors and Writers Might Have to Get Used to Stagnant Wages"
The day after America celebrated its independence and its founding principles of self-governance and liberty, across the pond, Britain paid tribute to its values of collectivism and statism by commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the National Health Service (NHS). Children’s choirs sang “Happy Birthday” at
Vanessa Brown Calder Late last year, Congress passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) as part of the sprawling 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The PWFA requires that employers provide reasonable accommodation to pregnant workers, and in June, the Act went into effect. Ensuring pregnant workers are accommodated
Although they professed to support "states' rights," many proslavery activists wanted a stronger federal government that could force slavery on the western territories and deny local sovereignty to territorial residents. Original Article: "When Slave Owners Chose Federal Power over Local Sovereignty"
Walter Olson A federal grand jury yesterday charged former president Donald Trump with four criminal counts in connection with his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election and remain in power. The four counts are: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct
Romina Boccia Fitch Ratings, one of three major credit rating agencies, downgraded the U.S.
On July 30, Yellow, one of the oldest and largest trucking businesses in the United States, ceased operations and moved to declare bankruptcy. According to reports, the final nail in the coffin of the ninety-nine-year-old business was a labor dispute with the Teamsters Union. Yellow’s executives
Jeffrey A. Singer This June, Rep. Sheila Jackson‐Lee (D‑TX) and more than 40 co‐sponsors introduced H.R.4272, the “Stop Fentanyl Now Act.” The bill essentially directs funding for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop programs to “provide outreach and awareness to the dangers of