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Senate chaplain doubles down after saying ‘thoughts and prayers’ are not enough after Nashville shooting
Fox News Senate Chaplain the Rev. Barry Black called for action after a mass school shooting at Nashville’s Covenant School left six dead, including three students, in Tennessee on March 27. “I have been hearing, ‘You have my thoughts and prayers,’ and that is valid for any person, again, who has been told ‘pray without…
Read MoreThe Fed’s Climate Studies Are Full of Hot Air
Wall Street Journal One finds a correlation by assigning equal weight to all countries, from China to tiny St. Vincent. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-feds-climate-studies-are-full-of-hot-air-environment-propaganda-activism-banking-crisis-recession-federal-reserve-c47492e7
Read MoreWhy FDR Limited FDIC Coverage
Wall Street Journal The objective was to protect depositors, not rich people and big companies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-fdr-limited-fdic-coverage-silicon-valley-bank-deposit-insurance-risk-small-business-8cee7518
Read MoreYou Can’t Throw the Bums Out if You’ve Voted With Your Feet
Wall Street Journal Brandon Johnson’s victory in Chicago shows the city has lost the political base for sensible reforms. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-cant-throw-the-bums-out-if-youve-voted-with-your-feet-chicago-brandon-johnson-teachers-unions-db764440
Read MoreEducation Freedom in North Carolina
Wall Street Journal State Rep. Tricia Cotham’s switch to the Republican Party clears a path toward school choice. https://www.wsj.com/articles/education-freedom-in-north-carolina-public-schools-democratic-party-switch-cotham-choice-universal-7b9a3a8
Read MoreMore Death at Biden’s Border
Wall Street Journal A fire that killed 38 migrants in Mexico reveals the spillover effects of bad policy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-death-at-bidens-border-mexico-fire-amlo-asylum-human-trafficking-nicaragua-ortega-3f011f43
Read More‘The Peking Express’ Review: Luxury Off the Rails
Wall Street Journal A train heist in early 1920s China set in motion a flurry of diplomatic exchanges and attempts to parley with the outlaws. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-peking-express-review-luxury-off-the-rails-8f26fc94
Read More20-year-old man seriously wounded in crime-related shooting – report
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738828
Read MoreSix civilians killed by land mine left by Islamic State in Syria – State News
Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-738827
Read MoreMel King, Whose Boston Mayoral Bid Eased Racial Tensions, Dies at 94
New York Times The first Black finalist for mayor of the city, he was credited, along with the eventual winner, Raymond Flynn, with running a respectful, calming campaign. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/us/politics/mel-king-dead.html
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