#COVID’s second death toll damns our ‘experts’

#COVID’s second death toll damns our ‘experts’

“COVID’s second death toll damns our ‘experts’” COVID has killed a million-plus Americans. But the disastrous US policy response — blunt-instrument shutdowns and endless fear-mongering — has inflicted its own terrible toll, per numbers gathered in a Wall Street Journal report.  One ugly example: Data show a serious spike in deaths from heart attacks (4.1%)…

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#the 2024 sequel of Biden and Trump

#the 2024 sequel of Biden and Trump

“the 2024 sequel of Biden and Trump” “No matter how cynical you get, it’s impossible to keep up.” That Lily Tomlin gem is a useful guide for analyzing politics in an era marked by heated polarization and growing violence. Most days it seems the whole country is on fire with demands for dramatic changes in…

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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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#California Gov. Gavin Newsom meddled in Activision sex harassment case: report

#California Gov. Gavin Newsom meddled in Activision sex harassment case: report

“California Gov. Gavin Newsom meddled in Activision sex harassment case: report” California Gov. Gavin Newsom interfered in his state’s sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit against video gaming giant Activision Blizzard, prompting two of the lawyers working the case to quit, Bloomberg News reported. Melanie Proctor, an attorney with the state Department of Fair Employment and…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2022” Drone dramaLeave it to a senseless state senator, in this case Jessica Ramos, to try to shoot down a constructive idea to help reduce serious crime in the Big Apple (“Rise of robocop: Eric eyeing NYPD drones,” March 27). If the city eventually does purchase crime-fighting drones…

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#California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

#California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

“California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten” California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel’s recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison. Van Houten, 72, “currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison…

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#California Democrats are failing the basic test of governance

#California Democrats are failing the basic test of governance

“#California Democrats are failing the basic test of governance” Will Gov. Gavin Newsom be the second Democratic governor of California to be recalled and removed from office in this (or the last) century? Polls suggest it’s possible. It would be a startling result. We have just seen the second consecutive Democratic governor of New York ousted…

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