#The FDA’s baby formula fiasco continues

#The FDA’s baby formula fiasco continues

“The FDA’s baby formula fiasco continues” Offering a big-ticket “solution” to a problem his own agency created, Food and Drug Administration head Robert Califf suggests creating a national baby-formula stockpile in case of future shortages. No: The FDA’s at fault for the nation having so few formula-makers, by setting up high barriers for new plants…

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#Shakespeare’s apt words for Memorial Day

#Shakespeare’s apt words for Memorial Day

“Shakespeare’s apt words for Memorial Day” Memorial Day inspires mixed emotions: pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom; sorrow that such self-sacrifice should have been necessary. Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV, Scene iii),…

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#Progressive policy experiments hurt the people they claim to help

#Progressive policy experiments hurt the people they claim to help

“Progressive policy experiments hurt the people they claim to help” It’s astonishing how regularly progressive “innovations,” especially in the name of equity, end up doing serious damage to already vulnerable groups.  Take crime. In New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia and elsewhere progressive DA’s and other electeds made sweeping “reforms” these past few years:…

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#End New York’s COVIDiocy now

#End New York’s COVIDiocy now

“End New York’s COVIDiocy now” When is New York City’s COVIDiocy going to end?  The latest, utterly deranged ploy from our public-health alarmists is legislation dreamed up by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, aimed at laying down onerous new ventilation rules for indoor spaces.  This is “critical to protecting us long-term from this virus, from…

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#Make sure to keep your mask on while you shoot up!

#Make sure to keep your mask on while you shoot up!

“Make sure to keep your mask on while you shoot up!” It’s OK to shoot heroin, according to a city Department of Health ad, as long as you follow some handy-dandy guidelines.  Like “avoid using alone and take turns.” And “start with a small dose and go slowly.”  Crazier still, these ads run alongside other…

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#NY Democrats’ next dirty trick?

#NY Democrats’ next dirty trick?

“NY Democrats’ next dirty trick?” Kudos to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie for putting a hold on another scheme to use Democrats’ current power in Albany to extend their control of the state permanently. Dems’ last dirty trick backfired big-time, as their effort to gerrymander Republicans into oblivion in the Legislature and the state’s House delegation…

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#Biden’s ‘unifying’ race riots and more

#Biden’s ‘unifying’ race riots and more

“Biden’s ‘unifying’ race riots and more” Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions This statement: “Two summers ago, in the middle of a pandemic, we saw protests across the nation the likes of which you hadn’t seen since the 1960s. They unified people of every race and generation. Athletes and sports leagues boycotted and postponed…

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#Criminal-justice ‘reformers’ have become as deadly as the NRA

#Criminal-justice ‘reformers’ have become as deadly as the NRA

“Criminal-justice ‘reformers’ have become as deadly as the NRA” Here’s a root cause for you: Accused subway killer Andrew Abdullah was freed without bail on car-theft charges, despite prosecutors’ request for a $15,000 bond, just weeks before the murder of Goldman Sachs employee Daniel Enriquez. Now he’s cooling his heels at Rikers, charged with second-degree…

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