Poll: Small Business Optimism Remains Near Record Lows

Poll: Small Business Optimism Remains Near Record Lows

by John Hugh DeMastri   Small business optimism remains near record lows, as small business owners believe that inflation, supply chain problems and tax increases pose serious threats to small businesses, according to a Friday poll by the Job Creator’s Network...
TikTok’s Ties to Chinese Propaganda Machine Revealed

TikTok’s Ties to Chinese Propaganda Machine Revealed

by Micaela Burrow   Three hundred employees at the parent company of ubiquitous social media app TikTok list Chinese state media outlets in their employment histories, a Forbes investigation of public LinkedIn profile information revealed Thursday. The...
Analysis: The Reason Big Oil Is Backing Dems’ Climate Bill

Analysis: The Reason Big Oil Is Backing Dems’ Climate Bill

by Jack McEvoy   Large oil and gas producers are lauding the Senate Democrats’ climate bill due to its green incentives and regulations on fossil fuels; however, smaller producers argue that the new taxes and fees included in the bill will kill their operations....
To Avoid Sanctions, Countries Are Ditching the U.S. Dollar

To Avoid Sanctions, Countries Are Ditching the U.S. Dollar

by Micaela Burrow   Russia, China and other countries have escalated efforts to ditch transactions made with U.S. dollars in 2022, helping them bypass Western sanctions and keep their economies afloat. Since Western countries levied heavy sanctions on Russia in...
Petition Filed to Stop Harpeth Hall from Admitting Boys

Petition Filed to Stop Harpeth Hall from Admitting Boys

After an elite all-girls school in Nashville decided that it would admit and retain any boy that identifies as a girl, a group of school community members have started circulating a petition in hopes that the school will reconsider. “We are writing to you today...