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Liberal Hypocrites Are Destroying Women’s Sports
- It’s becoming harder and harder for high school and college girls to compete against other females without intrusion by transgender-identified males.
- The future of female athletics is on unstable ground. The inclusion of men competing as women is greeted with nods of approval from liberal elites, cultural Marxists, leftist politicos, and gender ideologues at home and abroad.
- Now is the time to divest fake females of their titles, and call an end to athletic fraud. It is a matter of common sense, fundamental justice, and the important principle of fair play in sports that – up until now – has been a hallmark of our culture.
Schedule an Interview: Hans von Spakovsky and Sarah Parshall Perry
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Bidenomics Is Postponing Americans’ Retirement Dreams for Years
- If you were a prospective retiree, planning to leave work with $1 million in savings and investments, you’ve had to radically adjust that calculus because prices have risen about 17% on average since Biden took office.
- Before Biden’s tenure, savings rates have not been this low since the depths of the 2008 Great Recession. It would take more than seven additional years of working to save the $170,000 needed to cover the inflation Biden’s overseen.
- For would-be retirees, there’s just no escaping the financial pain of Bidenomics. They’ll have to hope the next administration changes course — or plan to keep working for years to come.
Schedule an Interview: EJ Antoni
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After 3 Years, Student Loan Payments are Back
- Many borrowers have not prepared well for the returning student loan repayment. They have racked up other debt, making themselves less able to pay down their student loans.
- The Education Department’s “on-ramp” program is unlawful. Borrowers who fail to make payments won’t have their delinquency reported to credit bureaus under the first year and interest accumulation will slow. It’s worse than previous repayment pauses because it encourages borrowers to default.
- Borrowers still must make payments and pay interest. Default will likely hurt their credit even though the department is pretending they are in forbearance. Potential lenders will ask for the truth.
- The administration’s attempt to “solve” the student loan debt crisis is backwards. Instead, lawmakers should address the core problem of easy money for student loans, which causes tuition to rise. Colleges need tough love to end their addiction to rising tuitions.
Schedule an Interview: Adam Kissel
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