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Now, the Fauci Emails reveal that Dr Anthony Fauci was the one who threatened the Indian scientists and forced them to withdraw their study. We also know the article was pulled back after members of the medical community launched a campaign to withdraw that study, which no doubt included Dr. Fauci himself!

This is a letter from Flyover Country... You know Flyover Country. It's where most of us live. For the Bi-Coastal Elites, we're just the part of the country they "fly over." Well, last night our purported A.G. Bob Barr said the equivalent of "nothing to see here." I went on a household rant, editorializing on Barr's patriotism and then some. My wife, who is smarter than I am, said, "He's afraid." I said, "What? Are you freaking kidding me?" "Think," she responded, which is how she let's me know I'm acting like an idiot. "Why is he different today than...

DALLAS (KRLD) - Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has issued a shelter-in-place order for all residents in the county beginning at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 23. The stay-at-home order will last until April 3.

Surrounded by amulets of the coronavirus crisis, I stare out my window at a city that may or may not be on the verge of disaster. To my right is a case of canned pasta. To my left are cartons of corned-beef hash from New Jersey and bottled water from Maine. I’m ready for whatever comes. Except, I’m not ready. In fact, even at my advanced 80-something age, I find the whole COVID-19 panic to be strange and troubling. I’ve lived through epidemics before, but they didn’t crash the stock market, wreck a booming economy, and shut down international travel....

Trump Dossier: With each new revelation, a picture of the Russian scandal emerges: Not only were Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee up to their necks in collusion with Russians to undermine then-candidate Donald Trump, but President Obama was in on the action, too. Is this where collusion becomes conspiracy?

Unless you live under a rock, you must have heard how Carrier made national news over a pending plant closure. Whether you sell Carrier, or not, and whether you like Carrier, or not, you should defend the manufacturer because that’s defending the industry, your industry. What Happened? Carrier announced the closure of its Indianapolis plant with production transferred to Monterrey, Mexico. During a meeting where the closure was announced to employees, one employee whipped out a smart phone and recorded three and half minutes of the announcement, posted it on YouTube, which was picked up by Drudge, and went viral....

Here's the story. Not long after 9/11, the World Trade Center Business Recovery Grant program was established to help small businesses recover and rebuild. The program disbursed hundreds of millions of dollars through a New York state development corporation in the years following the attacks... ...the New York Daily News ran an investigative piece about how the program had awarded grants to companies and subsidiaries that hardly seemed like "small businesses." Among them were Dell, Morgan Stanley, and, yes, Donald Trump... ...as Trump said immediately following 9/11, none of his properties were directly damaged by the attack on the World...

ED. NOTE: As this article is posted, Pope Francis begins his visit to the United States. In his encyclical released in June of this year, the pope singled out air conditioning as being a "harmful habit" that is a symbol of rampant capitalism that is blind to the plight of the poor and disadvantaged. These comments by Matt Michel, CEO of Service Roundtable, serve as a timely response. ————— Since becoming pontiff, Pope Francis has repeatedly made the news for his criticism and condemnation of capitalism and free markets. Worse, in his encyclical, he singled out air conditioning as particularly...

As the owner of a contracting business, do you feel you are under attack? You should. You are. Capitalism and the free enterprise system are under the most relentless assault seen in the post war era. As a contractor you operate within the capitalist system, but may not feel comfortable defending it. Here are ten reasons why capitalism is morally superior to socialism, or statism (i.e., power and decisions are vested in the state or government). Talk about capitalism’s moral superiority the next time you hear someone parroting the politicians, entertainers, academics, clerics, and professional rabble rousers who are all...

Who is Carly Fiorina? Well, for starters, she’s a hugely successful businesswoman who challenged Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in 2010 -- and lost by double digits. She also once served as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Nonetheless, now that Sen. Boxer is calling it quits in 2016 -- and Republicans are over the moon -- is her former challenger maybe interested in the seat? Not at all. On the Hugh Hewitt Show Friday night, she confirmed widely reported rumors that she might have grander, and indeed more ambitious, plans:

The country is currently holding a national debate on tax rates. Contractors and other small business owners should pay attention. It’s like you debating whether to change your sales commission structure. That would matter for your salespeople. This matters for you. The business incentive effect: Personal taxes have a strong impact on businesses because so many small businesses pay taxes as individuals if organized as an S-Corp, Limited Liability Corporation, or partnership (which pass business earnings through to the individual). This can create the appearance that a business owner has a high income. The truth is they actually pay themselves...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching a new ad that questions whether rival Mitt Romney paid any income taxes in the past. The ad shows footage from a Romney interview with ABC News in which the Republican presidential candidate was asked if he had ever paid a lower tax rate than 13.9 percent. The narrator asks, “Did Romney pay 10 percent in taxes? Five percent? Zero?” The ad is slated to air in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Ohio during the coming week, the same states where Romney is taking a bus tour beginning Saturday. Obama allies like...

Not quite. But it seems that during his pre-Senator years, he and Michelle spent substantially more than their income and made up the difference by repeatedly taking out loans against the rising value of their home during the home-price bubble. At least according to this story... In April 1999, they purchased a Chicago condo and obtained a mortgage for $159,250. In May 1999, they took out a line of credit for $20,750. Then, in 2002, they refinanced the condo with a $210,000 mortgage, which means they took out about $50,000 in equity. Finally, in 2004, they took out another line...

I grew up with an Olympic Champion as a Father. As a kid I didn’t realize how rare Olympic Gold was and how few people actually achieve becoming the absolute best in their field. I know what winning looks like and I realize it takes hard work, dedication and motivation to achieve success. But until the last few years I never took the time to appreciate how important my Father’s lessons are to my life. Today, I realize that not only are the lessons relevant to my goals in life but my journey to personal success has been made easier...

WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- A panel of experts was named to develop a set of best practices for the use of so-called fracking in natural gas drilling, the U.S. Department of Energy said. The panel of academics and analysts will make recommendations on how to best extract gas using the rock-cracking process while at the same time minimizing the risk of contamination of underground water supplies. "We need to ensure we harness these resources safely," Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said in a statement Thursday. "I am looking forward to hearing from this diverse, respected group of experts on...

The common wisdom emerging from the national media frequently notes that the American economy has lost its ability to “make things”…that we lost most of our manufacturing capability to China and to Mexico. The common wisdom notes that we have simply become a nation of hamburger flippers, as well as a nation where we merely trade information with each other. The common wisdom largely adds the U.S. to other formerly powerful nations on the scrap heap of history, a nation whose best days are behind us. The facts are a bit different. Job Losses There is no question that employment...

In the aftermath of the NCAA’s decision to clear Cam Newton to play for Auburn, we can now verify two things: 1) On November 5, 2010, Pat Forde, Chris Low and Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com reported the following: When interviewed by ESPN.com Thursday at the family’s home in Atlanta, Cecil Newton, Cam’s father, denied any wrongdoing. “If Rogers tried to solicit money from Mississippi State, he did it on his own, without our knowledge,” Cecil Newton said. From the NCAA’s Wednesday ruling that cleared Cecil Newton’s son: According to facts of the case agreed upon by Auburn University and the...

If you hate public school fundraising, this should make your blood boil. I admit it, I'm not a fan of public schools. Unfortunately, I live in an area where private schools are neither nearby, nor affordable. We did give a charter school a try, before it relocated away from here. And neither my wife, nor I are suited to homeschooling. I've learned that speaking out and protesting results in retaliation against my kids. I've learned that even the most lauded public schools exist for the benefit of the teachers and administration, not the students or (God forbid) their parents. Fortunately,...

Or Is It The Smartest City in the U.S.? We're not the kind of group to get all political, but news this morning came to us that Philadelphia is requiring bloggers pay to write on the Internet. We're interested in what Website Magazine readers have to say. According to Philly's City Paper, the city does not stop there: In addition to the $300 for the license to write on the World Wide Web, bloggers must pay city wage taxes, business privilege taxes and taxes on any net profits -- on top of state and federal taxes. Philadelphia requires privilege licenses...

Private enterprise is under assault in America to a degree not seen since the Great Depression. While Hollywood and the media attack business with rhetoric, the government uses rhetoric, regulation, and taxes. It doesn't bode well for those struggling to find employment, though it might present an opportunity for your company. While the current recession may have technically ended, the recovery is anemic when compared to most other recoveries. It doesn't feel over. Plus, talking heads keep talking up the potential for a double dip recession. If so, the cause will likely be a result of the same reasons the...