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The Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Benefits: Patrick Discroll, a severely disabled man, is now experiencing the unintended consequences of COVID-19 benefits. Since COVID-19 hit, many of his regular caregivers have been quitting or showing up late. Not because of the virus, Patrick says, but because of unemployment benefits in Utah during the pandemic that allow many workers to earn more from not working than from their usual wages. Read more.

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"Now more than ever, we need to uphold the First Amendment. It's unique to us as Americans. It’s been fought for and defended all through our history for free expression without censorship from the government. It’s foundational to our personal rights and liberties."

— Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05)

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HURTING NOT HELPING

Stop Proposing Gun Laws That Don’t Work

The recent mass killings are heinous—we all agree on that. We can all agree that the loss of ten precious people was horrible, and we can also disagree on solutions that might prevent something like this from happening again. But the establishment media, and those who push anti-gun policies, desire to politicize these tragedies before details are available to study. Do the gun controllers want to reduce deaths by murderers who use firearms, or do they just want fewer guns to exist at all?

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TWO TRUTHS & A LIE

Occupational Licensing

As the U.S. continues to struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment stands at 6.3%, policymakers should seize every opportunity to remove barriers to employment so that our recovery can be fast and strong. To do this, some states have begun to address occupational licensing reform.

Can you identify which of the following statements is not true about occupational licensing?

A. Occupational licenses make it difficult for many people to start a new career.
B. Occupational licensing requirements are uniquely tailored to the responsibilities of each specific licensed profession.
C. Occupational licenses are often not necessary to protect the health and safety of Americans.

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CAPSULE REVIEW

The Left Is Weaponizing ‘Disinformation’ To Silence Conservatives

The left’s goal for policy reform is to silence voices on the right and the small constellation of news outlets that give these voices a microphone. Fighting what they call disinformation is just the latest crusade to achieve their ends.

New Research Finds Women Choose Jobs With More Flexibility

While men currently constitute a larger share of the independent workforce than women, the women’s share has undergone considerable growth and continues to do so. New research also found that after separating out ridesharing and delivery services, women dominate gig economy work. But even within the independent workforce, men and women chose different professions.

When Will America Stop Discriminating Against Our Brightest Asian Students?

With the national spotlight aimed at preventing violence and discrimination against Asian-Americans, it’s worth asking why the Biden administration last month dropped a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration that accused Yale in October of discriminating against Asian students applying to the elite university.

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