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Most Google News Results Skewed in 1 Direction Ahead of 2022
Election, Stud <[link removed]>y Claims - Google News <[link removed]> heavily skewed in favor of left-leaning media outlets—both in the news articles featured on its
homepage and in the search results for specific topics—in five of the days leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, according to an AllSides study Google criticized as “deeply flawed” in comments to The Daily Signal. “Imbalanced or heavily biased news search results can have a negative impact on our democracy and elections,” Julie Mastrine, director of marketing and media bias ratings at AllSides, told The Daily Signal <[link removed]> in a
statement Tuesday. “When people cannot access the full range of views on political and societal issues, they are subject to partisan manipulation and cannot truly decide for themselves.” Heritage Expert: Tyler O’Neil <[link removed]>
Why US Should Roll Out Red Carpet for South Korean
President <[link removed]> - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Washington in late April will provide an opportunity for the U.S. to affirm and strengthen its bilateral relationship with an important ally <[link removed]>. The Biden administration should receive Yoon with all the trappings of a state visit, the highest-level visit by a head of state, and Congress should invite Yoon to address a joint session. The timing of the visit is particularly apropos, since 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the creation of the U.S.-South Korean <[link removed]> military alliance. Upon his inauguration last May, Yoon energized <[link removed]> bilateral relations with Washington and brought
South Korean foreign and security policies into close alignment with those of the United States. Heritage Expert: Bruce Klingner <[link removed]>
5 Takeaways From House GOP’s First Hearing on COVID-19 <[link removed]> - Long-awaited congressional investigations into COVID-19 are underway, with results so far that are wide ranging and informative. Among those testifying during the initial inquiry under the House’s new Republican leadership were Dr. Lawrence Tabak, acting director of the National Institutes of Health; Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Dr. Robert Califf, administrator of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Here are five particularly noteworthy revelations, based on the transcript of sworn testimony in the hearing held Feb. 8 by two House subcommittees. Heritage Expert: Bob Moffit <[link removed]>
The scary Fed idea to turn your dollars into a digital power
grab <[link removed]> - The digital dollar being advocated by members of the Treasury and Federal Reserve <[link removed]> is an example of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). At first blush, our currency already appears to be digitized. Many people no longer carry physical cash and instead use digital payment methods like a chipped credit card or their smartphones. Likewise, direct deposit has become the standard method of payment for labor. Dollars are transferred in a stream of ones and zeros, not paper bills and metal coins. But those dollars are inherently fungible. It’s irrelevant if you accept or pay with any particular dollar, because each one functions exactly the same way as any other. CBDCs are different. They are programmable, traceable, trackable and taxable. Heritage Expert: EJ Antoni <[link removed]>
It’s past time to end COVID
health insurance subsidies <[link removed]> - No, I don’t mean the cost to patients. I’m talking about the cost to taxpayers. And no, I’m not referring to government spending on COVID vaccines and treatments. Rather, I’m talking about the much larger cost of the “temporary” increases in federal health insurance subsidies. When COVID emerged in early 2020, the panicked response of most government officials, both at home and abroad, was to impose restrictions and lockdowns. Essentially, governments reacted to COVID by slamming the brakes on the economy — and then keeping them on long past the point of any possible public health benefit. Heritage Expert: Ed Haislmaier <[link removed]>
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