After the riot at the Capitol, congressional Democrats increasingly are calling for the removal of President Donald Trump before his term expires Jan. 20, either through a second impeachment or by invoking the 25th Amendment. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., an assistant House speaker, said lawmakers could vote on impeachment within a week. After vowing never to concede the 2020 presidential … Continue reading 6 Key Points on Efforts to Oust Trump in Final Days
Ashli Elizabeth Babbitt served in four tours of duty during her 14-year US Air Force enlistment. A high-level security official, she survived some of the deadliest war zones in the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan. Her life came to an abrupt end on Wednesday, not in a foreign country but in the US Capitol, where … Continue reading US Capitol Attack a Reminder of the Perils of Using Violence in the Name of Fighting Injustice
2020 was one of the worst years in modern American history for small businesses. And now, thanks to a wave of minimum wage legislation that kicked in on January 1, things are about to get even worse. Make no mistake: small business owners are already seriously hurting. When state and local governments responded to the … Continue reading Minimum Wage Hikes Kick in Across the Country—at the Worst Possible Time for Small Businesses
America has a rich history of immigration—a longstanding tradition most Americans embrace. Earlier this year Gallup found that 77% of Americans say immigration is a “good thing” for the country. This belief crosses partisan lines: majorities of both Republicans (62%) and Democrats (89%) agree. However, despite overwhelming favorability toward immigration, only about a third of Americans want to increase … Continue reading What Increases Public Support for Immigration? Results from a New Experiment
[DonnyFerguson.com note: Much of the foreign aid spending in the omnibus bill comes directly from President Trump's FY21 spending requests and was inserted into the bill during negotiations with the White House.] Many are upset about Congress sticking foreign aid and other international affairs items in omnibus spending along with the COVID-19 relief bill. They … Continue reading Why Foreign Policy Spending in the COVID-19 Relief Bill Is Wrong
The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert Federal government agencies, from the Treasury Department to the National Nuclear Security Administration, have been compromised by the attack. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Paulo Shakarian, Arizona State University So much remains unknown about what is now being called the Sunburst hack, the … Continue reading The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert
William Petri, University of Virginia This week I was vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Pfizer mRNA vaccine, which brought to mind some frequently asked questions about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. I am a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Virginia, where I care for patients with COVID-19 and conduct research on how … Continue reading Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will it protect against asymptomatic infections and mutated viruses? An immunologist answers 3 questions
Everybody celebrates the holiday season in their own way. Each year, Senator Rand Paul invokes the spirit of the fictional grievance-airing holiday “Festivus” from Seinfeld to release an annual taxpayer waste report—and boy, is this one a doozy. The libertarian-leaning Kentucky lawmaker’s report for 2020 finds an astounding $54.7 billion wasted by the federal government … Continue reading ‘Smart Toilets,’ Afghan Book Clubs, and Lizard Treadmills: Rand Paul’s Report Exposes $55 Billion in Government Waste
California small businesses are crumbling under the weight of a new stay-at-home order and a lack of meaningful financial assistance. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued a new region-based lockdown order for California on Dec. 3, forcing more California businesses to close their doors or severely limit operations. “We are at a tipping point in our … Continue reading 4 California Small Business Owners Share Their Struggles to Survive Under Lockdowns
David Kennedy, Penn State A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom, with over 1,400 cases since September. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, generally accumulates mutations slowly over time, but this new variant had accumulated many mutations quickly. If this new version of the virus is here to stay, as … Continue reading Why it matters that the coronavirus is changing – and what this means for vaccine effectiveness
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