• Did COVID-19 Usher in a Global Government?

    In 2020, a dangerous pathogen swept the globe. The pandemic required government action, we were told, but the government of one nation was not enough. Even powerful governments (like that of the United States) worked with other governments to keep pandemic measures from being futile. In order to avoid a fatal lack of coordination, some

  • Biden Urged To Ban Chinese EVs, But Should He?

    Ohio senator tells president that China-built cars pose ‘existential threat to American auto industry’ but forgets Tesla and other Western brands also make EVs there

    • BBC

    No liberty in addiction, says minister on smoking ban law

    The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.

  • UK ministers considering banning sale of smartphones to under-16s

    Polls show significant support for curb to protect children but some Tories uneasy with idea of government ‘microparenting’Ministers are considering banning the sale of smartphones to children under the age of 16 after a number of polls have shown significant public support for such a curb.The government issued guidance on the use of mobile phones in English schools two months ago, but other curbs are said to have been considered to better protect children after a number of campaigns. Continue...

    • Snopes

    CDC Redacted Study on Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination?

    The redacted document, released as part of a FOIA request, was not a study.

  • Letter: Zoning reform results in increased rent, evictions

    I was disappointed to see such misleading information from as prominent a source as the Pew Trust in a recent commentary on upzoning (“Zoning reform can cure isle struggles,” Star-Advertiser, Insight, March 24). The author claimed that in Minneapolis “rents haven’t risen in seven years.” This would be remarkable if true. But it isn’t. A quick look at table DP04, published by the U.S. Census as part of the American Community Survey, shows that between 2017 and 2022 (the last year for which Census...

  • Up to parents to discipline children, says minister on smacking ban call

    A minister has insisted it is for parents to discipline their children after paediatricians called for a UK-wide ban on smacking.

  • Ministers push on with plan to ban cash payments of over €3,000

    Car traders and other professional dealers will no longer be able to accept cash payments of more than €3,000 from 2026, if finance minister Steven van Weyenberg and justice minister Dilan Yesilgöz have their way. The ministers plan to press ahead with legislation to outlaw large cash payments even though parliament declared the issue to be “controversial” and so out of bounds to the caretaker cabinet. However, if the measure, designed to cut down on money laundering, is not implemented

  • German Minister Threatens To Ban Weekend Driving Over Climate Law

    The transportation sector hasn't met its climate goals in Germany; now the minister in charge is asking for emissions targets to be eased

  • Biden urged to permanently ban China-made cars from the US

    Senate Banking Committee chair called Chinese cars an "existential threat" to the US motor industry.

  • Popular Paper On Ivermectin And COVID-19 Contains False Information

    Popular Paper On Ivermectin And COVID-19 Contains False Information Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A popular study that claims ivermectin has shown no effectiveness against all-cause mortality contains false information but remains uncorrected. The meta-analysis, published in 2021 by the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, explores how groups in randomized, controlled trials fared after receiving ivermectin compared to control groups. Among...

  • Willoughby man indicted on COVID-19 relief fraud charges

    A Willoughby man has been charged by a federal grand jury in Cleveland on a 13-count indictment along with a Medina man for their alleged roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds According to a Department of Justice news release, 61-year-old Edward Oluwasanmi of Willoughby and 61-year-old Joseph […]