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Medicaid funding for illegal immigrants

October 7, 2025

“California Launders Medicaid Funds for Illegals”

Last week, Vice President J.D. Vance warned Democrats were pushing the government toward shutdown over demands to fund health care for illegal immigrants. Democrats denied it, and fact-checkers downplayed the claim as “semantics.” But the data tell another story. Spending on Medicaid funding for illegal immigrants nearly tripled last year …

CDC immunization schedules

October 6, 2025

CDC Shifts Course: New Immunization Schedules Put Parents Back in Control

In a move that signals a dramatic departure from the one-size-fits-all mandates of the COVID era, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has adopted new immunization schedules that stress individual-based decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination. At the same time, the CDC is recommending that toddlers receive standalone chickenpox (varicella) …

Michigan property rights case

October 6, 2025

Supreme Court to Hear Michigan Property Rights Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Michael Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan, a property rights dispute that could set a national precedent on how local governments handle tax foreclosures. At the heart of the case: whether a county can seize and sell a home for unpaid taxes, keep …

trust in mass media

October 3, 2025

Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Plummets to Record Low

For the third year in a row, Americans’ confidence in the mass media has dropped to a record low, according to a new Gallup survey. Once considered a cornerstone of democracy, the media has now sunk to the bottom of civic trust, trailing even Congress in the eyes of the …

Wikipedia woke ideology

October 3, 2025

Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger Warns Site Has Been “Hijacked by Woke Ideology”

Larry Sanger, the 57-year-old co-founder of Wikipedia, has launched a blistering critique of the world’s largest online encyclopedia, accusing it of abandoning its original mission in favor of woke ideology and systemic censorship. In a detailed essay published on The Free Press, Sanger outlined how Wikipedia has, in his words, …

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