California Is Trying to Pass a Law That Would Stop Employees From Confronting Shoplifters. Here's Why It Would Be a Disaster
powered by Surfing Waves Thomas Baltimore Jr., the chairman and CEO of Park Hotels and Resorts, announced earlier this month that his company would stop paying a $725 million loan on two of San Francisco’s largest hotels, Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55. Baltimore cited low demand and “concerns over street conditions” as reasons to stop payments on the hotels, which will be returned to the lender. The decision is another blow to downtown San Francisco and California, which has experien…
The Anti-Communist Crusade
powered by Surfing Waves A central feature of the Cold War racket was the anti-communist crusade. At the behest of the U.S. national-security establishment, the entire nation became obsessed with the commies, both foreign and domestic. The Reds were coming to get us. They were everywhere. They were in Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Russia, China, Guatemala, Chile, Indonesia, Brazil, and most everywhere else. They were in Congress, the military, the executive branch, the political system, the universities, and Hollywood. …
Juneteenth and The Greatest Anti-Slavery Movement Ever
powered by Surfing Waves On June 19, 1865, just two days before the first day of summer, the Union Army marched into Galveston, where US General Gordon Granger announced that the 250,000 slaves in Texas were slaves no more. Even though Granger’s Army arrived in Galveston more than two months after Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House (and John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Lincoln), the only legal basis to declare slaves free in mid-1865 was the Emancipation Pr…
Climate ideology in America’s classrooms
powered by Surfing Waves America’s K-12 classrooms are increasingly becoming indoctrination centers for a one-sided view of climate change, aka, global warming and the supposed existential threat to humankind. The Biden administration, universities, left-of-center think tanks and state governments are developing and spreading climate change curriculum that also contains an explicit activist bent to turn the nation’s children into climate crusaders. While climate and weather issues are not a recent curriculum topi…
Empowering American farmers to stand up, take action
powered by Surfing Waves Farmers across the nation have found themselves on the front lines of the Globalist/Davos drive to reset society. From massive wind and solar farms to the growing land grab called Carbon Capture Pipelines, usable farmland for growing our food is disappearing faster than any of the bogus predictions of melting polar icecaps. The farmers are facing intimidation from powerful corporations and pressure groups as many elected officials stand by, shuffling their feet in nervous inaction. Someth…
Is it finally time to ban junk food advertising? A new bill could improve kids' health
powered by Surfing Waves Shutterstock Today independent MP and former GP Sophie Scamps will introduce a bill into federal parliament that would restrict junk food advertisements aimed at children. The bill would target advertising for unhealthy foods Australia’s health ministers have previously defined , including sugar-sweetened drinks, confectionary and unhealthy fast food meals. Advertising for these foods and drinks would be banned on television, radio and streaming services fr…
Announcing New Deal Rebels, edited by Amity Shlaes
powered by Surfing Waves The American Institute of Economic Research is pleased to announce the release of its newest book, New Deal Rebels . This anthology, edited and with an introduction by bestselling author Amity Shlaes, brings together important and oft neglected commentaries from the critics of the New Deal. As historian David T. Beito writes, “ New Deal Rebels is an essential resource for anyone interested in this critical period in American history.” 2023 is the 90th anniversary of Fran…
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