What do you call it when hundreds of thousands of government jobs have been vacated since the beginning of the pandemic, and no one is willing to fill them? A good start!

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President Joe Biden hasn’t limited himself to scolding gas stations about charging too much for gasoline. He recently scolded the refineries also.
Sri Lanka is an example of how easily ill-advised economic policies can turn a fairly prosperous country into one that is literally out of gas.
By: The Editorial Board – wsj.com – July 13, 2022 Well, that was ugly. Inflation in June roared to its highest mark to date this year, rising 1.3% for the month and 9.1% over the last 12 months. This means greater declines in real wages and more Federal Reserve tightening that is likely to hit asset prices. No wonder Americans…
Across today’s increasingly violent world, Christians who are persecuted for their faith can be numbered in the hundreds of millions.
A rising number of “detransitioners” are raising their voices in support of safeguarding measures to protect children from the harms of taking puberty-blocking drugs, opposite-sex hormones or undergoing cosmetic surgeries to remove their breast tissue or genitalia.
A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday turned back a court challenge by parents who wish to be informed when their child wants to identify as the opposite sex.
The Rev. Andy Bales has spent the past 36 years serving the homeless. The current mental health crisis affecting America’s homeless population has left even him amazed. “The pandemic and the introduction of fentanyl into the drug scene has just wiped out people’s mental health,” said Bales, the president of the Union Rescue Mission homeless shelter in Los Angeles.
An open letter signed by more than 100 black academics and community leaders decried the “abominable” backlash that followed Thomas’ role in ending national abortion rights.
Far from consolidating his support, the former president appears weakened in his party, especially with younger and college-educated Republicans. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is the most popular alternative.