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from The Conversation US
Media/News Company founded in Australia; US base in Boston
Reparations to Black Americans for centuries of slavery and oppression have been discussed for a long time. But ever since journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote “The Case for Reparations” in The Atlantic in 2014, the conversation has taken on a new urgency. Just this month a House committee voted to create a commission to consider reparations. However, debates over compensating a group of people for past injuries or abuses date back to at least the early centuries of the common era. As a professor of theology who teaches about Jewish and Christian antiquity, I have studied how the logic of reparations has roots in the Hebrew Bible and in early Christian biblical interpretation.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
Concerns about population growth are nothing new. And a recent article in British Vogue is based on the same flawed assumptions.
Arecent British Vogue article shocked many with the title, “Is Having A Baby In 2021 Pure Environmental Vandalism?” In this piece, writer Nell Frizzell ponders whether having children is irresponsible due to the effects additional people have on the climate. ... Concerns about population growth are nothing new. In 1968, ecologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich echoed 18th-century economist Thomas Malthus when they predicted mass starvation and widespread upheavals due to overpopulation. ... The problem? These predictions never came true. In spite of all the worry, access to food and resources increased as population rose. People have to spend less time working today for these resources, than at any other time in history.
It’s always funny when some of the most prominent, self-described socialists in America leverage their advocacy for socialism into becoming multi-millionaires. The latest example of this comical yet revealing pattern comes courtesy of the Seattle City Council. The body is composed of left-wing politicians, many of whom openly embrace the socialist label. We’ve previously covered their efforts to punitively tax businesses, decriminalize property theft, and more. But as it turns out, City Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales are collectively worth $3.5 million!
Trevor Lawrence just lit another fire under cryptocurrencies. The former Clemson University standout quarterback, who is expected to be nabbed with the first overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday night during the NFL draft in Cleveland, announced on Monday he was diving into the cryptocurrencies craze. “[Lawrence’s] signing bonus will come in cryptocurrency, which will be deposited into his Blockfolio account in a variety of crypto coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Doge,” Sports Illustrated reported. Just how much cash are we talking about? According to USA Today, Lawrence’s signing bonus is expected to be in the ballpark of $22.5 million. The announcement was part of a multi-year endorsement agreement Lawrence reached with the cryptocurrency investment app Blockfolio. It’s not hard to figure out why Lawrence is opting for the crypto route. In May 2019, Panthers offensive tackle and bitcoin trailblazer Russell Okung famously issued a blunt request to be paid in bitcoin, a decentralized currency not subject to regulation by banks or the federal government. Okung’s decision made him one of the highest-paid players in the NFL, the result of bitcoin’s meteoric rise. (When Okung made his demand, bitcoin was trading at around $8,000. Today, the price is about $55,000.)
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from National Review RIGHT BIAS
The op-ed genre received some attention in the self-referential world of journalism this week as the New York Times announced that it would retire the moniker in favor of the more explicit “guest essay.” But a far more consequential piece of op-ed news — news that should matter to people outside of insular journalistic circles — managed to escape mainstream attention. USA Today, the quintessential middle-market American newspaper, allowed Stacey Abrams to substantially alter an op-ed criticizing Georgia’s new voting law, which was published prior to MLB’s decision to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta. Abrams didn’t fix a few grammatical changes or spelling mistakes; she altered the message of the op-ed to protect herself from the charge that she encouraged MLB to pull out of Atlanta in an act of protest against the new voting law. In the original March 31 op-ed, Abrams wrote that she “can’t argue with” people who choose to boycott businesses in her state. In the politically expedient second version, written after the Cobb County tourism board estimated that the move would cost area businesses $100 million in revenue, Abrams wrote that “Boycotts invariably cost jobs.”
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from The Seattle Times
LEFT-CENTER, HIGH, Newspaper in Seattle, WA
The bipartisan case for putting limits on governor’s emergency powers
By Drew MacEwen and Mike Chapman: The 2021 legislative session concluded on Sunday. There were several bipartisan successes that will greatly benefit Washingtonians and communities across our state, and there were a few outcomes in which our opinions diverge. One issue that we agree was a missed opportunity by the Legislature was emergency-powers reform. The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on our state, tragically ending lives and devastating livelihoods. As state representatives, we have heard unimaginable stories of heartbreak from our constituents. The pandemic also has expanded the role of state government in our lives in ways we never imagined. On Feb. 29, 2020, Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency. Nearly 14 months later, we are still under this order with no end in sight. ... Compared to most other states, our Legislature plays a relatively limited role during emergencies. In fact, Washington state has become an outlier. Our executive branch needs the ability to respond quickly to pandemics, natural disasters, terrorist attacks and other emergencies. However, there must be limits. Washingtonians were not meant to be governed by emergency orders or the decisions of one person for months on end.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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