9/29/21
Today’s Top Choices:
The IRS is gearing up for an attack on America’s business owners, relying on obfuscation and scare tactics. | Opinion by Daniel J. Pilla
Capitolism, from @scottlincicome (🔒): No, We Shouldn’t Copy Other Countries’ Industrial Policies capitolism.thedispatch.com/p/no-we-should…
Coronavirus:
The Biden administration "wholeheartedly" believes governors should mandate COVID vaccinations for schoolkids 12 and over. But is that a good idea?
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Republicans To Introduce Legislation To Block Federal Agencies From Requiring Proof Of Vaccination
Rep. Dan Crenshaw will be introducing a companion bill in the House.
More here:
"Of the 204 Albany Medical Center employees who failed to meet Monday’s deadline, 48 were nurses, 29 were patient care associates, 10 were physicians and six were students… other departments had a handful of unvaccinated employees as well."
General News:
Robert Kagan’s bargain for conservatives who might be concerned about Trump’s efforts at electoral subversion is simple: Yield to the Left | Opinion by @jackbutler4815
Today’s Morning Dispatch (🔒):
— Top generals testify before Congress
— Is a Chinese property developer about to roil global markets? morning.thedispatch.com/p/the-morning-…
Economics:
Senate Majority Leader @SenSchumer announced Wednesday members will vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded temporarily without a debt limit suspension tied to the legislation.
#JustTheNews
It is time to use the power that the US wields at both the IMF & the World Bank. Holding bad actors accountable, and keeping the West firmly in control of the two Bretton Woods institutions, is a necessary first step. aei.org/op-eds/world-b…
Immigration:
Biden has not apologized to border patrol officials after he accused them of hitting Haitian migrants with straps as they worked to secure the border while riding horses.
Many of the Haitians illegally entering the U.S. purportedly fleeing violence, poverty, and persecution have been living in Brazil and Chile and Mexico, working and prospering since at least 2010, several reports indicate.
#JustTheNews
Foreign Policy:
President Joe Biden has consistently sought to shift the blame for the ongoing debacle in Afghanistan, but the blame lies with him. cityjourn.al/3nZ5FsH via Peter Campbell
Education:
Virginia Congressman Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Critical Race Theory at Federally-Funded Schools
In his book, "A Time To Build," Yuval Levin claims that "when we don’t think of our institutions as formative but as performative...they become harder to trust." @rpondiscio thinks this gets to the heart of much of what ails K–12 education at present.
Defense:
Gen. McKenzie Scrapped Taliban Offer To Control Kabul During Evac: ‘I Did Not Consider’ It ‘A Formal Offer’ dlvr.it/S8btZ4
Big Tech:
Crime and Policing:
Gotham shootings have more than doubled in two years, to more than four people wounded and one killed a day. @nicolegelinas via @nypost
Watchdog report: An office in the Georgia Department of Revenue illegally kept $5 million in forfeiture funds and spent it partially on swag like sunglasses, Fitbits and engraved guns