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Night Cap: What’s Wrong with Censorship?

Is there such a thing as one single source of truth? Is it the government, social media platforms, TV, radio, a book, or a political party? Probably not. All of these things come from people, and we all make mistakes. Nobody is right all of the time about everything.

How Will Hunter Bring Dad Down? 

There are questions about Hunter Biden and his prior acts in the public arena. To the extent his actions have a bearing on his dad, they may be worthy of note.  Those questions include but are not limited to:

Sexual Assault as Warfare

Monday this past week, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said,  “One of the reasons that [Hamas] doesn’t want to turn over women that they’ve been holding hostage… is they don’t want those women to be able to talk about what happened to them during their time in custody.”

Moving In and Moving Out

Two weeks ago, the US Census Bureau released data on where Americans are moving from and moving to. The states with the biggest moves are people leaving California (one million) and New York (half a million). Most Californians went to Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Washington State. Most New Yorkers went to Florida, New Jersey, and …

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Trucker truckers long haul original Photo by Taylor on Unsplash

As Trucking Goes So Goes the Economy

The trucking industry has been a barometer of U.S. economic health for a long time, and. trucking is in trouble. In August, Yellow Freight filed for Chapter 11. The company shed 30,000 mostly blue-collar jobs, and now the digital freight broker Convoy is ceasing operations.