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Previously, I have tried to both define and clarify Critical Race Theory (CRT) including why opposition is misplaced (read racist) and its necessity in American education though concepts such as anti-racism training and the 1619 Project are not CRT though they are often conflated with it. Joy Pullman of the...
75% of voters believe more police are needed on the street as crime is on the rise across the country, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey. Just 25 percent of respondents in the poll said they do not need more policing. Brittany Bernstein of National Review gives us the...
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Ian Hodgson and Rose Wong of the Tampa Bay Times reports how Florida man, Governor Ron DeSantis, is in denial despite leading the nation last week in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations as the Sunshine State becomes the epicenter of the delta-driven fourth pandemic wave. The state continues to issue weekly,...
Kratom lab tests are often included in product descriptions. Some suppliers post test results online, while others emphasize transparency by printing QR codes. When you buy Kratom, it’s important to understand what the lab test results mean. You want to ensure that the lab test results are accurate and that...
The AP points out the U.S. economy grew at a 6.5% annual rate last quarter. The pre-pandemic economy is back as the total size of the economy has now surpassed its pre-pandemic level. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product — its total output...
Roth IRAs were established in 1997 to incentivize middle-class Americans to save for retirement. Congress imposed strict limits, including a cap on how much can be contributed to the accounts each year, which today stands at $6,000 for most Americans. The average Roth account was worth $39,108 at the end...
Over the past 20 years, the price of US hospital services has increased by more than 200%, compared with average inflation of 60%. Yet large hospital networks, which contribute three times more than drug prices to total US healthcare spending, have largely remained out of public and political scrutiny according to Nisarg Patel in the Financial Times....
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. suspended payments and interest on federal student loans, but those protections are set to end on Sept. 30, 2021. Democrats led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) are making a renewed push for President Joe Biden...
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Nearly 40% of Republicans are still hesitant about getting the Covid-19 vaccine or refuse to get it, a new Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)/Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) poll finds. Allison Durkee of Forbes crunches the numbers on the Republican pandemic of the unvaccinated. Overall 71% of poll respondents in the...
Aimee Picchi of CBS News reports that, according to data from payroll provider Gusto, there are growing disparities between urban cores and suburban areas. While this trend away from cities is positive for small businesses as well as the vibrancy of suburban economies, it could pose a threat to the...