2. Michelle Seiler-Tucker: Starbucks to Lay Off 5% of Corporate Workforce
3. James Hirsen: Critics Can't Reconcile Trump's Lawful Border Defenses
4. Lowell Ponte: Should You Take a Home DNA Test?
5. Sally Pipes: 'Medicare for All' Lost BIG Time in the Midterms
6. Karen Kataline: Why the 'Good Guy with a Gun' Argument Doesn’t Work with Leftists
Federal Spending Jumps as Agencies 'Use it or Lose it'
By Adam Andrzejewski, Author of Operation Drain the Swamp
At the end of every fiscal year, a spending spree of billions of
federal tax dollars occurs in a matter of days. But not all of that money goes
to essential items. We found examples of federal purchases for wine,
snowboards, pianos, guitars and fancy gym equipment. We dug through thousands
of federal contracts for September, the last month of the fiscal year. In just
one month, the U.S. government spent more than $6.2 million dollars on gym
equipment. One out of every nine dollars spent by the federal government occurs
in just the last seven days of the fiscal year. When the bureaucrats cannot
even spend all the money that Congress is sending them, there's a problem. [more...]
Starbucks to Lay Off 5% of Corporate Workforce
By Michelle Seiler-Tucker
Starbucks has announced plans to lay off around 5% of its
corporate workforce following organizational and leadership changes within the
company. CEO Kevin Johnson revealed that approximately 350 employees would be
affected. Starbucks, known for its addicting coffee and juggernaut reputation
around the world, is one of many companies who are planning to revamp their
strategies, redistribute their assets and clean house. Companies facing sales
declines are looking for new ways to stay relevant. [more...]
Critics Can't Reconcile Trump's Lawful Border Defenses
By James Hirsen
Since the Trump administration authorized the military to use
force along the U.S.-Mexico border, many are raising legal challenges to the
president's border policy by invoking a 19th century law, the Posse
Comitatus Act, which generally prohibits the federal government from
using the military for domestic law enforcement functions -unless specifically
authorized by the Constitution or Congress. According to U.S. Secretary of
Defense James Mattis, over 5,000 active duty troops are now engaged in supporting
missions along the border in Texas, Arizona, and California. [more...]
Should
You Take a Home DNA Test?
By Lowell Ponte
“Know thyself,” advised the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi,
whose Delphic prophecies sometimes misled those seeking guidance and destroyed
them. Today, self-knowledge comes in a box from companies such as Ancestry.com
or 23andMe. Send them a bit of saliva from swabbing the inside of your cheek
and they will discern from your DNA, your genetic blueprint, your ancestral
past and – coming soon – your health future. I received such a test kit as an
early holiday gift, but thus far I have not decided whether to bare my personal
DNA to this modern oracle. Peter J. Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine
in the Public Interest, recently offered five reasons not to let curiosity lure
us into taking such tests… [more...]
'Medicare
for All' Lost BIG Time in the Midterms
By Sally Pipes, President & CEO of the Pacific
Research Institute
Medicare for All - the rallying cry for much of the far left -
lost big time in the midterm elections earlier this month. Voters
outside liberal enclaves rejected candidates who touted their support for
socialized medicine. That was wise. Medicare for All would saddle Americans
with trillions in new taxes and diminish the quality of health care available
in this country. Before the election, Medicare for All looked like a political
winner. According to one Reuters/Ipsos poll, 70% of the public - including most
Republicans - supported the idea. [more...]
Why the 'Good
Guy with a Gun' Argument Doesn’t Work with Leftists
By Karen Kataline
When Democrats gain control of the house in January, they will
be fighting harder than ever to convince us that law-abiding citizens shouldn’t
be trusted to have guns to defend themselves. Not long ago, they balked
bitterly at the accusation that their real goal was to repeal the Second
Amendment. Now, many have finally started to admit that this is precisely what
they had in mind all along. Good for them. Better for us. They are easier to
beat when they tell the truth. Unfortunately, that’s never very often. [more...]
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