#Biden’s about-faces on infrastructure deal suggest his words are meaningless

#Biden’s about-faces on infrastructure deal suggest his words are meaningless

“#Biden’s about-faces on infrastructure deal suggest his words are meaningless” A weekend of whiplash in Washington prompts the question: Is President Joe Biden a bad-faith negotiator or just completely confused? Biden celebrated Thursday outside the White House alongside 10 Republican and Democratic senators, announcing they’d reached a deal to spend $1.2 trillion on infrastructure over…

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#Politicized pharmaceuticals and other commentary

#Politicized pharmaceuticals and other commentary

“#Politicized pharmaceuticals and other commentary” Iconoclast: Politicized Pharmaceuticals “Can a drug be ‘right-wing’? ” asks Matt Taibbi at his TK News. Ivermectin, which has shown promise treating severe COVID cases, “has suffered the same fate as” many “topics since Donald Trump” announced his presidential run, inhabiting “separate factual universes for left and right audiences,” with…

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#Misguided ‘affordable housing’ bill likely to make market worse

#Misguided ‘affordable housing’ bill likely to make market worse

“#Misguided ‘affordable housing’ bill likely to make market worse” A Mitchell-Lama “housing reform” bill passed by the Legislature now awaits Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature; he should veto it instead. The bill, say sponsors state Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D-B’klyn, Manhattan) and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan), will introduce “reforms around voting procedures” and “corporate governance” in Mitchell-Lama…

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#Media lies about critical race theory and other commentary

#Media lies about critical race theory and other commentary

“#Media lies about critical race theory and other commentary” Media watch: Three Press Lies About CRT “Sensing that they are losing control of the narrative on race, left-leaning media outlets have launched a furious counterattack” against critics of race theories, writes Christopher F. Rufo at The Wall Street Journal. “Liberal pundits . . . have begun spinning a…

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#Dems should note his success in NYC’s primary

#Dems should note his success in NYC’s primary

“#Dems should note his success in NYC’s primary” “If the Democratic Party fails to recognize what we did here in New York, they’re going to have a problem in the midterm elections, and they’re going to have a problem in the presidential election.” That wasn’t some Republican, like Rudy Giuliani warning Dems to crack down…

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