Why the tourism industry lost its government subsidy

October 07, 2025

Why the tourism industry lost its government subsidy

Brand U.S.A., a government-funded program that aims to promote foreign tourism to the United States, is facing the cutting knives of the Trump administration. Last month, the organization laid off 15% of its employees and shut down its streaming services. TOURISM AGENCY USES ‘IN KIND’ DONATIONS TO MILK TAXPAYERS One reason: Congress just voted to […]

Cotton urges White House to investigate Palestinian Youth Movement

Nonprofit organizations funded by Islamic terrorists are directly inciting antisemitism across college campuses while taking advantage of the U.S. tax code. Now, finally, a member of the Senate is willing to take action. “An organization that supports terrorism, breaks U.S. law, and sows antisemitic discord should not receive any benefits from the American tax system. […]

On the second anniversary of Oct. 7, Iowa stands with Israel

On Oct. 7, 2023, vicious Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, murdered nearly 1,200 innocent Israelis, and took 251 people hostage — approximately 50 of whom remain captive. Hamas targeted defenseless civilians as it slaughtered entire families and scorched their homes, raped women, and attacked a music festival. On this somber anniversary, we mourn the fallen and demand […]

The 1619 Project’s fingerprints are all over the Smithsonian’s African American museum

“Everybody that thought about the 1619 Project … saw that the Smithsonian had fingerprints on it,” Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III once said with pride, a curious boast given the Project’s many inaccuracies. But a visit to one of his museums reveals that the reverse is also true. The 1619 Project, published by the New […]

‘Jesus was woke’: How a school choice activist went Left

As is often the case with apostates, Diane Ravitch exchanged one form of extremism for another. Once a conservative critic of America’s education system, Ravitch turned sharply to the Left. Her new Left-wing activism has more problems than her previous conservative fanaticism about vouchers, standardized tests, and the problems with public schools. In her new memoir, An […]

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The Road Between Us shows why Oct. 7 can never be forgotten

Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich’s The Road Between Us arrives already shrouded in controversy. Its Toronto International Film Festival premiere nearly didn’t happen after organizers briefly pulled it, citing copyright concerns over the use of Hamas’s own live-streamed footage from the Oct. 7 massacres. I remember that morning well. I’d been invited to a wedding in Jerusalem the […]

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