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President Carter’s legacy was hardly positive

Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States who held office from 1977 to 1981. His four years were a tumultuous failure. High prices, Iran’s holding of American hostages, a devastated economy, and a bungling foreign policy characterized the President’s term. The President may be best known for his 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. The peace treaty was a one-sided arm twisting of Israel. Egypt had attempted to destroy Israel from 1948 onward. When the Peace Treaty was signed which President Carter brokered, Israel had to give up its safety barrier which was the Sinai ...

Vaccines are still our best protection against infection

With the coming of a new year—and a new administration—there have been unsettling indications that some long-standing public health policies and evidence-based healthcare recommendations may be weakened or abandoned altogether by newly appointed directors of major federal departments overseeing health, medical research, and Medicare/Medicaid. Regarding well-established preventive care measures—including the routine administration of childhood and adult vaccines—you should be armed with facts before being sold on plans to disrupt and eliminate mandatory immunization requirements ...

Slowdown likely without policy shifts

The Federal Reserve lowered the target for the federal funds rate by another quarter point last week while signaling fewer rate cuts in 2025 than previously anticipated. This approach aligns with the Fed’s dual mandate to promote price stability and support the labor market. Headline inflation has accelerated in recent months, and a strong economy has left room for further price growth. Reflecting this, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury has risen nearly 100 basis points since the first rate cut in September. However, with inflation already below the median FOMC member ...

Shapiro’s ‘fast-track’ great for his allies, but bad for state

Is Josh Shapiro the future of the Democratic Party? He certainly wants to be, but he just failed an early test. This is the reality of the supposed permitting reform that our governor unveiled in November. Shapiro created a “fast track” program to get bureaucratic roadblocks out of the way of much-needed infrastructure projects in the state. The political calculus is clear: Shapiro wants to be seen as a moderate—someone who will rush to the middle and deliver growth and jobs. That’s a new direction for the Democratic Party after Kamala Harris lost the presidential race on a ...

Looking for substitutes for God

About seven minutes into Taylor Swift’s movie “The Eras Tour” something remarkable hap-pens. Swift says to the cheering crowd, “LA, you’re making me feel excellent right now.” Then, with a smile on her lips, she says, “Let me try something.” She points her finger at the left side of the SoFi Stadium, and all the fans on that side go totally crazy. When she points her finger at the right side, all the fans on that side scream. Still smiling, Swift responds, “ I mean, this is getting dangerous. This is about to start going to my head real fast. I mean, you just made me ...

Making the American economy great again

The American people voted for President Trump’s plan to grow the economy, cut waste, and restore fiscal sanity. During recent funding negotiations, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exposed bloated spending, highlighting how many federal agencies—whose budgets doubled under the Biden administration—have ballooned costs without delivering meaningful results. Americans want a leaner, more accountable government where every taxpayer dollar is accounted for and every agency operates with efficiency. Eliminating waste and focusing resources on priorities that drive ...