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Most Google News Results Skewed in 1 Direction Ahead of 2022 Election, Study Claims - Google News 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 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
Why US Should Roll Out Red Carpet for South Korean President - 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. 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 military alliance. Upon his inauguration last May, Yoon energized 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
5 Takeaways From House GOP’s First Hearing on COVID-19 - 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
The scary Fed idea to turn your dollars into a digital power grab - The digital dollar being advocated by members of the Treasury and Federal Reserve 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
It’s past time to end COVID health insurance subsidies - 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