Biden’s Misguided Priorities: Ukraine, Illegal Aliens vs. Hawaii

• In Hawaii at least 100 lives have been lost to the flames of a devastating wildfire, with hundreds of homes obliterated and families shattered.
• While the embers of destruction still glow in Hawaii, Biden has made a jarring proposal to Congress: Provide an additional $24 billion in aid to Ukraine.
• The concern doesn’t end at Ukraine. We can cast our eyes to our own cities, like New York City, now facing a migrant crisis unparalleled in its history.
• The American people’s welfare must not be sacrificed for Ukraine or for the migrants crossing our borders. “America First” is about preserving a nation’s dignity, offering help and utilizing resources wisely, without exhausting them.

Schedule an Interview: Victoria Coates and Alex Velez-Green

Stop California’s Grand Auto Power Theft

• California State Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) is sponsoring a bill that would require “bidirectional charging”—taking the energy stored in electric car batteries and putting it back on the grid—in all light-duty vehicles and school buses sold in the state beginning in model year 2030.
• Bidirectional charging allows an EV’s battery to recharge, by getting power from the electricity grid and discharge, returning the power back to the grid.
• Bidirectional charging changes the concept of the right to personal mobility. If EV owners in California must return the electricity in their car batteries to the grid in times of shortage, they may not have enough to get to work or school, or for other trips.
• Under California’s Great Auto Power Theft, Americans would be sacrificing their cars, paying more for transportation, and giving up their personal mobility without benefits for the environment. It’s time to stop the theft before it’s too late.

Schedule an Interview: Diana Furchtgott-Roth

A Major Driver of Falling Birth Rates is That People are Not Getting Married in the First Place

• Today, young singles are putting other things before dating. It’s a common belief these days that both spouses should be established and have experienced the world before settling down to the business of marriage. 
• Many young people also now come from broken homes and divorced parents likely do not encourage their children to prioritize marriage, to make it the cornerstone of life.
• Individuals are also putting off marriage and children because many who want to get married are struggling to find partners. Contributing to this are the effects of what has come to be known as the “boy crisis.”
• Like falling birth rates, the boy crisis is not just an American phenomenon, but is manifesting itself in many developed countries around the world.
• The boy crisis, primarily precipitated by the absence of fathers, and a lack of family formation, constitutes a vicious cycle.
• A major driver of falling birth rates is that people are not getting married in the first place. If we hope to save the American family, we have to recognize this shift — and respond accordingly.

Schedule an Interview: Brenda Hafera