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Politico: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nuclear Weapons

March 02, 2022

Russian expert Fiona Hill sheds light on the recent Russian invasion in Ukraine and offers insight into Russian Federation President Putin’s motivations and objectives.
NY Post: CDC Withholding COVID Data Over Fears of Misinterpretation

February 23, 2022

Despite being two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the CDC admitted to withholding large amount of data collected, including data on boosters, from the public fearing that the information could be misinterpreted.
Special Counsel: Democrats Framed And Spied On Trump While He Was President

February 16, 2022

According to new details uncovered by Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation, Donald Trump’s internet traffic at Trump Tower, at his New York City apartment building, and later at the executive office of the president of the United States was surveilled by his opposition, who then fed disinformation about that traffic to intelligence agencies.
Toomy: China's Digital Currency Could Enhance their Surveillance Capabilities

February 09, 2022

U.S. Senator Pat Toomy sent a letter sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Tony Blinken last week raising concerns about China’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan citing its potential to subvert U.S. sanctions, facilitate illicit money flows, and enhance China’s surveillance capabilities.
Kelly: How The Supreme Court Could Give Parents Relief From Overbearing School Boards

February 09, 2022

In an op-ed published by The Federalist, Jim Kelly explains how an upcoming decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in a school choice case could provide families with more options for avoiding controversial and harmful academic and health policies in K-12 education.
Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire from Supreme Court

February 01, 2022

After 27 years, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, allowing President Biden to appoint a successor before November's midterms.
VA AG Legal Opinion Brings End to Student Vaccine Mandates at Virginia Universities

February 01, 2022

Virginia's largest public universities have dropped their Covid-19 vaccination requirement for students to attend in person or to enroll following a legal opinion issued by state Attorney General Jason Miyares that said state universities and colleges cannot require the Covid-19 vaccine for students unless the commonwealth's legislature includes it among required immunizations for higher education institutions.
New Study Reveals Lockdowns had No Significant Impact on COVID-19 Deaths

February 01, 2022

A new study conducted by Johns Hopkins University reveals that there is no evidence that lockdowns, school closures, border closures, and limiting gatherings in the U.S. and Europe have had a noticeable effect on COVID-19 mortality.
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh End to Race-Based College Admissions

January 25, 2022

Two cases concerning admissions practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina will go before the US Supreme Court in the autumn of 2022 to determine whether university race-based admissions violate civil rights laws.
South Carolina Legislature’s Upcoming Tenure Bill to Impact Higher Education

January 25, 2022

Jay Schalin, director of policy analysis at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal writes that the bill making its way through the South Carolina legislature, the “Cancelling Professor Tenure Act”, may have a huge impact on the state’s public higher education system eventually providing a model for other states looking to improve the higher education systems.