Employee Attendance Plunges to 47 Percent at Financial Institutions: Report
by John Hugh DeMastri Despite offering workers a variety of incentives to return to the office, employees at financial institutions are simply ignoring new requirements to come into work on hybrid schedules, Reuters reported. On average, employee attendance at...
Commentary: Mandating Kindergarten Is a Bad Idea
by Kerry McDonald This back-to-school season, many parents are eager to drop-off their kindergarteners to begin the 13-year journey toward high school graduation. It can be a joyful time, full of anticipation and excitement. But just because something may be...
Alliance Defending Freedom Requests Injunction Blocking Virginia School’s Transgender Policy
The Alliance Defending Freedom is seeking a temporary injunction in Virginia to block the Harrisonburg City Public School’s transgender policy from going into effect while the conservative legal group’s lawsuit against the district’s school board...
True the Vote Calls Out Arizona AG Criminal Division Over ‘Mishandling’ Its ‘2000 Mules’ Complaint, Unmasking Informants
After over a year of “good faith attempts to work together,” Texas-based election integrity nonprofit True the Vote’s Catherine Engelbrecht and lead investigator Gregg Phillips of the OPSEC Group, an election intelligence company, say they no longer trust the...
‘Massive Abuse of Power’: Intel Committee Rep Mike Gallagher Vows to Use ‘Power of the Purse’ to Get Transparency from Biden, DOJ
by Harold Hutchison Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, denounced a “massive abuse of power” and vowed to use congressional funding powers to get transparency from the Biden administration about the Aug. 8...
Commentary: Saving America Now Requires a Ruthless Offense
by Rod Thomson The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us there is nothing new under the sun. But there is undeniably something new happening in American history. New and terrible. No hyperbole; we are living through the greatest threat to America since the Civil War....
Tenured Professor in Utah Sues for Being Forced to Refer to Student with ‘They/Them’ Pronouns
by Trevor Schakohl A tenured theatre professor filed a federal court lawsuit against Southern Utah University (SUU) officials Tuesday over being required to use a student’s preferred gender-neutral pronouns, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. SUU determined in...
United States Navy Band Set to Perform in Knoxville
The U.S. Navy Band Country Current is coming to Knoxville this month to perform a free concert as part of the band’s national 26-city tour. Country Current, the Navy’s premier country-bluegrass ensemble, is a seven-member ensemble that “employs musicians...
Democrats Duck Debates with Pro-Trump Opponents Scorned as ‘Weak’ General Election Candidates
– – – Photo “Kari Lake” by The Kari Lake. Photo “Tudor Dixon” by Tudor Dixon. Photo “Mehmet Oz” by Dr. Mehmet Oz. Background Photo “Election Day” by Phil Roeder. CC BY 2.0....
Commentary: Trump Took a Sledgehammer to the Establishment. America Needs Him to Do It Again in 2024
by Jason Lewis Tucker Carlson, who seems to have his finger on the pulse of the America First movement, signs off his nightly Fox News show as “the sworn enemy of lying, pomposity, smugness and group think.” The “lying” and “pomposity” surely represent the...
Conservative Organization Unveils Ad Campaign Targeting ‘Hyper-Deadly Consequence’ of Democrats’ Crime Policies
by Trevor Schakohl Citizens for Sanity, a conservative organization, is targeting the effects of “far-left policies” on rising crime rates in a new six-figure nationwide ad campaign. The ad from Citizens for Sanity, first obtained by the Daily Caller News...
White House Official Claims Biden’s Speech Attacking Trump Supporters Was About ‘Optimism’
by Harold Hutchison A White House official claimed that President Joe Biden’s Thursday speech that labeled former President Donald Trump’s supporters as a “threat to democracy” was optimistic and had “words of encouragement” during a Sunday appearance on ABC’s...
Ahead of Forum Series, Renacci Sees Opportunities for Conservative Ascendancy in Ohio
Former Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Renacci has a hopeful outlook for conservatism in the Buckeye State, though he expects progress to require serious toil and soul-searching, as well as new leadership. Renacci, who represented the 16th U.S. House District...
U.S. Marshals Arrest Man in Tennessee Jogger’s Disappearance
– – – Background Photo “Memphis Police” by Thomas R Machnitzki. CC BY 3.0.
Connecticut’s Broadband Program Gains Federal Approval
by Brent Addleman A Connecticut plan to use federal funding to expand broadband access in the state has gained federal approval. The Connecticut Broadband Infrastructure Program, Gov. Ned Lamont said, will use $42.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act...
Commentary: Real Deterrence of China Will Be Uncomfortable
by Jennifer Bradley The pace of China’s nuclear modernization has been described as breathtaking by Adm. Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. The increased size and sophistication of the capabilities being developed make them a strategic threat...
True the Vote Calls Out Arizona AG Criminal Division Over ‘Mishandling’ Its ‘2000 Mules’ Complaint, Unmasking Informants
After over a year of “good faith attempts to work together,” Texas-based election integrity nonprofit True the Vote’s Catherine Engelbrecht and lead investigator Gregg Phillips of the OPSEC Group, an election intelligence company, say they no longer trust the...
Commentary: Democrats’ Climate Law Does Not Overturn West Virginia v. EPA
by Marlo Lewis “And whatever interpretive force one attaches to legislative history, the Court normally gives little weight to statements, such as those of the individual legislators, made after the bill in question has become law.” Barber v. Thomas, 560 U.S....
Ohio Spending $733 Million on Substance Abuse and Recovery Efforts
by Lawrence Wilson Tax dollars are funding more than $733 million in substance abuse education, prevention and treatment in Ohio, according to a report from Gov. Mike DeWine. Recovery Ohio 2021 Annual Review details spending on at least 47 projects related to...
Tennessee Has the Highest Beer Tax Rate in the U.S.
by Jon Styf Tennessee has the highest beer tax rate in the country, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation. Tennessee’s rate is $1.29 per gallon, one of just two states that charge more than $1 per gallon in the country. Alaska charges $1.07. In the...
