Iranian Regime’s Reckless Disregard Made the Coronavirus Outbreak Worse
Iran, which faces one of the most widespread COVID-19 coronavirus outbreaks outside of China, is paying a heavy price for the mismanagement, dishonesty, and self-serving priorities of its Islamist clerical regime. Iran’s totalitarian rulers remain in denial about the scope and consequences of the pandemic, preferring to save face rather than save lives. The ayatollahs […]
Does Joe Biden Have Dementia? Does It Matter?
Now pulled article: Elizabeth Bauer Via FORBES DETROIT, MICHIGAN – MARCH 09: Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden … [+] address the crowd gathered for a campaign rally at Renaissance High School on March 09, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan will hold its primary election tomorrow. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Getty Images […]
Don’t Let Surprise Billing Derail Coronavirus Response
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the country, threatening lives and livelihoods alike, Congress has suddenly found its ability to legislate again. The Senate has cancelled their recess, and many lawmakers have been remarkably focused on fighting the disease and protecting Americans. Despite some delays and the usual partisan tug-of-war, lawmakers have quickly passed two important, […]
Senate Bill Would Give $1,200 to Many Americans as COVID-19 Relief
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that the Senate will not leave Washington before approving an aid package to ease financial problems during the coronavirus pandemic through direct payments to individual Americans. Other provisions of the package, which has a total cost estimated at up to $1 trillion, would provide loans to airlines and […]
Coronavirus Exposes How West Coast Progressives Failed the Homeless
The coronavirus has changed almost every facet of American life. It has disrupted work routines, sent children home from school, and stress-tested the global supply chain. Medical researchers have warned for weeks that the new coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is particularly dangerous to seniors and those with underlying health conditions. But in West […]
Ukraine’s Coronavirus Lockdown Invokes Memories of Life in the Soviet Union
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine has gone into a nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. As of Tuesday, the country is completely closed to foreigners. All international air traffic has stopped and Ukraine’s land borders are closed, too. Ukrainian citizens stuck abroad have been instructed to go to their nearest consulate so they can get […]
The Coronavirus Is Killing Globalization as We Know It
The outbreak could later have some positives to nationalists and cultural protectionists, and it is likely to have a long-term impact on the free movement of people and goods. Asylum seekers and illegal border crossers will be turned away from the United States and returned to Mexico or (Canada as the case may be) under […]
The CDC Was Fighting Racism & Obesity Instead Of Stopping Epidemics
Authored by Daniel Greenfield via Sultan Knish blog, The Centers for Disease Control has a $6.6 billion budget and one job which it messes up every time. The last time the CDC had a serious workout was six years ago during the Ebola crisis. Back then CDC guidelines allowed medical personnel infected with Ebola to […]
JPMorgan Now Expects A Global Depression In The Second Quarter
Earlier reported on Zero Hedge in a report titled “the lamps are going out all across the economy”, JPMorgan’s chief US economist, Michael Feroli slashed his Q2 US GDP forecast to a staggering -14%, which he optimistically expects to form the bottom of a V-shaped recovery that then lifts the US economy by +8% and +4% in […]
One Small Change in the Tax Code Could Help Many Businesses in Uncertain Time
In response to coronavirus, people are staying home, canceling flights, postponing vacations, and not eating out. All the businesses that were counting on those customers over the next several months will struggle to pay their lenders, keep paying their employees, and eventually to stay open at all. One small change in the tax code could […]
