Ford CEO Jim Farley always thought that his company and the United Auto Workers UAW) rubbed along pretty well together. That is until this past summer and fall when the UAW’s pugnacious new president Shawn Fain – after scoring a massive contract victory at UPS – turned his sights on Detroit’s D-3 (Ford, Stellantis, General […]
National Geographic magazine has named nine people as its Travelers of the Year. One of those travelers is Wyn Wylie of Bend, Oregon. Wylie is a drag queen who goes by the name Pattie Gonia. He is a photographer and outdoor enthusiast. Say his drag name quickly – it becomes the name of an outdoor […]
John has written a lot about the “urban doom loop” in which declines in quality of life create declines in property values which in turn leads to declines in public services which leads to…declines in quality of life. Rinse, repeat. The doom loop is mainly driven by terrible public policy decisions such as defunding the […]
At least Republicans have stopped “pouncing” in Axios’ world. For now, anyway. Axios’ Alex Thompson offers up a “scoop” this morning that special counsel Robert Hur has begun preparing to testify before Congress. The nominal discussion will focus on his report on Joe Biden’s violations of 18 USC 793, but the real topic will be […]
This is sure happening a lot lately. Seems everything near, dear, cuddly, and familiar is somehow being tainted by other things that aren’t quite right. Disney’s dead to us, beavers in children’s Saturday cartoons have mastectomy scars, plant-based Kraft macaroni and cheese, and men in tuck bathing suits win ladies’ swimming championships. In some instances, […]
Am I surprised that the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t track the illegal immigrants it lets into the country? Of course not. The Biden Administration has made it clear that they want to flood the country and are happy they are moving around freely. In fact, they get free flights and bus trips, and their […]
Unless you live in Washington, DC, you may never heard of ERAP. That’s the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, providing $43 million annually to subsidize the rent payments of residents. It’s a popular program, particularly given the sky-high cost of rent in the capital and the high unemployment rates. But its popularity is likely the biggest […]
According to a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, 86% of Americans now believe Joe Biden’s too old to serve as president. The mainstream media’s fluffing of Biden and deflection to the fitness of Donald Trump hasn’t fooled most voters, and that includes 73% of Democrats. In fact, the mainstream media hasn’t even fooled itself. Now that Robert […]
The Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) January report is out and the number of illegal immigrant apprehensions is down from the record numbers of December. Thank goodness. The previous month’s report (December) showed a record-high number of illegal immigrant apprehensions along the southern border. The January numbers dip is credited to “seasonal trends” and “enhanced enforcement […]
The fragile, grossly incompetent former union toadie currently finishing off what was left of the city of Chicago after being elected mayor – Brandon Johnson – has made another decision fulfilling a campaign promise: canceling the city’s contract with ShotSpotter. Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Tuesday that he won’t renew the city’s controversial contract with ShotSpotter, […]
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