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March 20, 2023

Inflation Continues to Outpace Wages, Data Shows

Inflation has outpaced wages for nearly two years, recently released federal data shows. A closer look at federal wage and pricing data shows workers are making less overall as the price for all kinds of goods and services rise faster than average hourly wages. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
March 20, 2023

Biden Issues First Veto of Presidency, Allowing Labor Deptartment to Use ESG Factors in Investments

March 20, 2023

Nikki Haley Still Silent on Possible Trump Indictment

March 20, 2023

Texas, U.S. Officials Warn Americans Not to Travel to Mexico as Cartel Violence Escalates

March 20, 2023

Republicans Support Wisconsin PFAS Testing and Monitoring, Want More Specifics

March 20, 2023

Commentary: The Universities I Knew in Soviet Russia Valued Merit More than Some American Schools Do Today

March 20, 2023

Wisconsin Republicans Want Answers About State Broadband Spending

March 20, 2023

Commentary: Connecting Dots from COVID to SVB and Beyond

March 20, 2023

In New Record, Biden Requests Billions to Advance Gender Agenda Worldwide

March 20, 2023

Meta Launches Paid Verification Service

March 20, 2023

Pfizer Recalls Millions of Pills over Risk of Child Poisoning

March 20, 2023

Mexican Leaders Mount ‘Deception Campaign’ to Deny Fentanyl Involvement as GOP Seeks Cartel Crackdown

March 19, 2023

Manhattan DA’s Trump Case Rests on Shaky Legal, Ethical Ground, Experts Say

March 19, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin’s Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment

March 19, 2023

Notre Dame Invites Gay Priest for ‘Queer Holiness’ Event

March 19, 2023

Over 1.6 Million Border Apprehensions, Gotaways to Date This Fiscal Year

March 19, 2023

Congress, States Are Trying to Rein in Election-Funding ‘Zuckerbucks’ 2.0

March 19, 2023

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Despite Allegations of Human Rights Abuses

March 19, 2023

Commentary: The Right Is Still Afraid to Fight the Culture War

March 19, 2023

Commentary: Biden Turns Christianity on Its Head

March 19, 2023

Commentary: The Thing Exercise and Economics Have in Common


Commentary

March 20, 2023

Commentary: The Universities I Knew in Soviet Russia Valued Merit More than Some American Schools Do Today

Walking near Temple University, I noticed a flyer advocating for “socialism in our lifetime.” The message from an outside group reads in full, “Socialist Revolution: Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime.” Having grown up in Soviet-era Ukraine and now a tenured professor at Temple, I feel strongly that...
March 20, 2023

Commentary: Connecting Dots from COVID to SVB and Beyond

March 19, 2023

Commentary: The Right Is Still Afraid to Fight the Culture War

March 19, 2023

Commentary: Biden Turns Christianity on Its Head

March 19, 2023

Commentary: The Thing Exercise and Economics Have in Common

March 18, 2023

Commentary: Legacy Media Ignored Voting Irregularities in 2020 Election

March 18, 2023

Commentary: The Way Government Lost 15 Million Acres of Public Land in the United States


Sports & Lifestyle

March 1, 2023

Kasey Tyndall Releases New Music

NASHVILLE, Tennessee- After seeing Kasey Tyndall at the Listening Room with the Song Suffragettes in 2019, I immediately set up an interview with the energetic songstress and featured her in my Music Spotlight column at the beginning of 2020. When I ran into Tyndall again at the Next Women of...
February 24, 2023

American Idol Alum Taylor Hicks Releases New Single, ‘Porch Swing’

February 22, 2023

Craig Campbell Releases ‘The Lost Files: Exhibit A’

February 20, 2023

Music Industry Spotlight: Crowd Surf Founders Cassie Petrey and Jade Driver

February 19, 2023

CMT Crossroads: FOR KING + COUNTRY and Jimmie Allen Airs February 28


Latest News

March 20, 2023

Inflation Continues to Outpace Wages, Data Shows

Inflation has outpaced wages for nearly two years, recently released federal data shows. A closer look at federal wage and pricing data shows workers are making less overall as the price for all kinds of goods and services rise faster...
March 20, 2023

Biden Issues First Veto of Presidency, Allowing Labor Deptartment to Use ESG Factors in Investments

President Biden on Monday issued the first veto of his presidency, blocking a measure passed last week by Congress to overturn a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plans to consider environmental, social and governance factors when making investment decisions. The GOP-led...
March 20, 2023

Nikki Haley Still Silent on Possible Trump Indictment

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has remained silent on the potential indictment of former President Donald Trump, while several of her 2024 opponents – and potential opponents – have weighed in. Conservative businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
March 20, 2023

Texas, U.S. Officials Warn Americans Not to Travel to Mexico as Cartel Violence Escalates

The U.S. State Department and Texas Department of Public Safety have warned Americans not to travel to Mexico because of escalating cartel violence. While some news reports have suggested the warnings were for spring break, the warnings have been issued...
March 20, 2023

Republicans Support Wisconsin PFAS Testing and Monitoring, Want More Specifics

The head of the Wisconsin Senate’s natural resources committee says lawmakers could find $100 million for PFAS testing in the new state budget, but he wants to make sure it’s spent wisely. Sen. Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, focused on Gov....
March 20, 2023

Commentary: The Universities I Knew in Soviet Russia Valued Merit More than Some American Schools Do Today

Walking near Temple University, I noticed a flyer advocating for “socialism in our lifetime.” The message from an outside group reads in full, “Socialist Revolution: Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime.” Having grown up in Soviet-era Ukraine and...
March 20, 2023

Wisconsin Republicans Want Answers About State Broadband Spending

There continue to be questions about more than $100 million in coronavirus stimulus money that Wisconsin spent on broadband internet expansion. Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Green Bay, on Wednesday questioned the state’s Public Service Commission about last September’s audit that stated...
March 20, 2023

Commentary: Connecting Dots from COVID to SVB and Beyond

A collection of seemingly random crises can spell out a sinister “conspiracy theory” when you consider their connections and where they are leading. An overplayed plot? Perhaps, but how many so-called conspiracy theories have proven to be reality recently? First,...
March 20, 2023

In New Record, Biden Requests Billions to Advance Gender Agenda Worldwide

President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget proposal requests billions of dollars to advance his gender and sexuality agenda around the world, allocating far more taxpayer dollars to that than dozens of other spending priorities, such as stopping fentanyl from being smuggled...
March 20, 2023

Meta Launches Paid Verification Service

Meta on Friday launched a paid verification service for Facebook and Instagram that offers a profile badge and identity monitoring services in exchange for subscription fee. While the company will not charge fees to existing verified accounts, others seeking verification must...
March 20, 2023

Pfizer Recalls Millions of Pills over Risk of Child Poisoning

Pfizer recalled more than four million packages of Nurtec ODT Thursday due to the risk of child poisoning, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Pfizer is recalling the migraine medicine because it is currently in a blister packet,...
March 20, 2023

Mexican Leaders Mount ‘Deception Campaign’ to Deny Fentanyl Involvement as GOP Seeks Cartel Crackdown

Mexico is running a “deception campaign” to deflect blame for America’s fentanyl epidemic as Republican lawmakers ramp up calls to target cartels, former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Operations Division chief Derek Maltz told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Top...
March 19, 2023

Manhattan DA’s Trump Case Rests on Shaky Legal, Ethical Ground, Experts Say

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday shocked the world with an announcement that he expects to be arrested Tuesday in connection with an ongoing investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a case legal scholars have suggested has a questionable...
March 19, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin’s Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment

While all eyes are on Wisconsin’s crucial Supreme Court election, the April 4 ballot also includes an important question asking voters to amend the state’s constitution. The constitutional amendment proposes to reform a bail system that most agree is broken,...
March 19, 2023

Notre Dame Invites Gay Priest for ‘Queer Holiness’ Event

The University of Notre Dame is hosting a “Queer Holiness” event next week to discuss “Experiential Christian Anthropology,” according to the event page. On March 23, the university’s John J. Reilly Center is hosting a “Queer Holiness” event with Rev. Dr. Charlie...
March 19, 2023

Over 1.6 Million Border Apprehensions, Gotaways to Date This Fiscal Year

More than 1.6 million foreign nationals have been apprehended or reported evading law enforcement officers after illegally entering the U.S. in fiscal 2023 through February, according to Customs and Border Protection apprehension data and gotaway data obtained by The Center...
March 19, 2023

Congress, States Are Trying to Rein in Election-Funding ‘Zuckerbucks’ 2.0

As the Georgia General Assembly advances a bill to further restrict private money from bankrolling elections—as occurred with Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s grants in the 2020 elections—congressional Republicans are reintroducing a similar measure.  Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a measure on March...
March 19, 2023

Human Rights Campaign Endorses Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Despite Allegations of Human Rights Abuses

Far left Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Janet Protasiewicz wears the “progressive label” as a badge of honor, including her endorsement by the left-wing Human Rights Campaign PAC.  But reports that the Milwaukee County judge repeatedly abused her late elderly ex-husband...
March 19, 2023

Commentary: The Right Is Still Afraid to Fight the Culture War

Republican culture warriors have devoted considerable energy to subjects like “drag queen story hour” and “protecting women’s sports.” While these battles must be fought, they are oblique ways of addressing the real problem. Drag shows are low-hanging fruit. It doesn’t...
March 19, 2023

Commentary: Biden Turns Christianity on Its Head

Gender ideology preys upon the young, convincing girls and boys that they were “born in the wrong body” and rushing them onto experimental drugs, hormones, and surgeries that will leave them stunted, scarred, and infertile. Yet the ostensible Catholic who currently...
March 19, 2023

Commentary: The Thing Exercise and Economics Have in Common

With a background in both studying economics and working in the fitness industry, I can see how the two fields complement each other and together provide a valuable learning opportunity. I’ve found that the lessons I taught my fitness clients...
March 19, 2023

Medical School Under Federal Investigation over Its Allegedly Racist Scholarship Program

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched a federal investigation March 6 into St. Louis University (SLU) after a complaint was filed accusing the school of offering a racially discriminatory scholarship, medical watchdog group Do...
March 18, 2023

Pence Tells Iowans U.S. Must Continue to be ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ in Ukraine

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Taking a different position than his old boss on a key foreign policy issue, former Vice President Mike Pence told a gathering of Iowans Saturday that the U.S. must continue to help provision Ukraine in...
March 18, 2023

Janet Yellen’s Policy Would Destroy Small U.S. Banks While Bailing Out Chinese Depositors, Experts Say

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated during her testimony at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 16 that she, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation board, the Fed board, and President Joe Biden would only safeguard uninsured deposits at banks whose...
March 18, 2023

GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Calls Potential Indictment of Trump a Politically-Driven ‘Dark Moment’ in U.S. History

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says an indictment against fellow candidate and former President Donald Trump would be a “national disaster.”
March 18, 2023

Trump Says He Expects to be Arrested Tuesday, Urges Nation to Protest

Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested Tuesday by New York prosecutors in a case over hush money to a porn star and called for Americans to protest and "take back our nation."
March 18, 2023

FBI, DOJ Investigating TikTok Parent over Surveillance of Americans: Report

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are investigating Chinese company ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, for surveilling Americans, according to Forbes. The DOJ Fraud Section and the Office of the U.S. Attorney for...
March 18, 2023

Republican Lawmakers Unveil New Plan to Spike Biden’s Student Loan Bailout

Several Republican lawmakers announced on Friday that they will introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse President Joe Biden’s attempt to cancel student loan debt, according to a press release sent to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Republican Sens....
March 18, 2023

Rachel Levine Promises Idea of Transgender Children Will Soon Be Normalized, Has ‘Highest Support’ of Biden Administration

Transgender Assistant Secretary for Health for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Rachel Levine recently praised the work of children’s hospitals, such as Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC) in Hartford, for their “gender-affirming care” clinics that provide children...
March 18, 2023

Dem-Linked Nonprofit Sues DeSantis Admin for Records on Decision to Reject AP History Class

A left-wing watchdog organization sued Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Thursday for allegedly withholding records relating to the decision to reject the AP African American Studies course. American Oversight filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education claiming the government...

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