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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…

The 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

Why 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

You 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

Education 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

More 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

‘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

Mel 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

Soros-backed policy group notches victory with Biden’s transgender Title IX rules

Fox News A liberal group bankrolled by millions of dollars from George Soros notched a victory with the Biden administration’s newly proposed Title IX rules, which include gender identity and would bar educational institutions from banning transgender athletes. The Education Department rolled out its Title IX proposed rule on Thursday, which mirrors an action memo from a…

Dem senator accuses Trump of leaving Biden with ‘bad options’ for disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

Fox News A Democratic U.S. senator on Sunday blamed former President Donald Trump for leaving the Biden administration with “very bad options” that led to the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the remarks during an appearance on “FOX News Sunday.” “Make no…