When California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, admitted that clean-up efforts in San Francisco this week were a consequence of “fancy leaders coming into town,” he did more than say the quiet part out loud. Newsom showed the true winner of his policy goals, and it’s not the 40 million Californians …
Read More »'Lazy Girl jobs' and ditching the 9-5. Gen Z's parents have failed them
My social media feeds are filled with reposts from TikTok videos featuring Gen Z having a lot of issues with work. “Lazy Girl Jobs” encouraging women to seek out low-stress, minimal-effort, possibly remote jobs (but of course, high-paying ones) became a viral phenomenon. One young women shared an on-camera breakdown …
Read More »As the last vanguards of the Greatest Generation pass, 7 things to know when caring for a parent
My father-in-law passed away last month, days away from his 99th birthday. He lived with us for 13 years. He was a great man, a World War II veteran who loved his wife and raised three children. As his vascular dementia worsened – unlike Alzheimer’s, his long-term memory remained intact …
Read More »Biden's student loan forgiveness is a bad idea. So is not taxing colleges and universities
The Biden administration continues to cancel billions in student loans despite the Supreme Court’s rejection of the president’s plan to forgive up to $430 billion in student debt. The White Housejust announced another $4.8 billion tranche of forgiven loans for 83,000 individuals, a gift of nearly $60,000 per borrower. This …
Read More »Hillary faces dangerous enemy in the Obama administration
If Hillary Clinton were a cartoon character, she’d be Snidely Whiplash, forever muttering to herself, “Curses, foiled again.” And she’d be right. The lady-in-waiting will have to keep waiting. Probably forever. Fate has spoken. Already threatened by a growing trust deficit with voters, her would-be majesty now faces an even …
Read More »I’ve been a college president and higher education needs to embrace diversity of beliefs
“The hostages are back.” This simple declaration, delivered by President Donald Trump in his Oct. 13speech in Jerusalem, is more than a mere statement of fact. It is a historic — and much-needed — reprieve from the war that has been tearing the Middle East apart for more than two …
Read More »This agency targets individual Americans and small businesses — it must be reformed
As someone whose life’s work is helping small businesses navigate our nation’s complex tax system, I have witnessed firsthand how the Internal Revenue Service has become an outsized force that too often targets those least equipped to fight back. While the agency has long maintained that its enforcement efforts are …
Read More »Where addicts in Philadelphia bow to tranq, I saw why God hasn't given up on America yet
“God ain’t got no power over this hit. God got no power here.” The man gestured like a royal but the scene he revealed was the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The man then sat down on an overturned milk crate, …
Read More »DR. MARC SIEGEL: From Horror to Hope: What Gaza's freed hostages teach a weary world
Any person who can survive captivity under extreme conditions is a hero in anyone’s book. Yes, there are variations in the degree of starvation, torture, mental anguish and deprivation; the degree of exposure to respiratory and gastrointestinal infections; not to mention the compounded torment for those who have been injured, …
Read More »Housing costs are crushing families – here’s the way out
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recentlydeclaredthat President Donald Trump’s administration is considering declaring an emergency situation forhousing.He pointedouttheweakest summer home sales in a decade, withmore than 15%of transactions falling through in July,thehighest cancellation rate since record-keeping commencedin 2017. Prices, though below pandemic levels,arestill too lofty for working- and middle-class Americans. Bessent …
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