Gov. Mike DeWine traveled on a state plane to Minnesota Friday morning to meet with Gov. Tim Walz at the Minnesota State Fair.
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Day: August 24, 2019
Commentary: Slavery Did Not Make America Richer
In the past few decades, a new subfield of history has emerged: the history of capitalism. The subfield is widely popular in the media as a result of hugely influential books such as those of Sven Beckert and Edward Baptist. These two particular authors tie the “peculiar institution” of slavery in American history to capitalism. Many media pundits, as witnessed by recent articles in the New York Times and Vox, jumped on the works of these authors to claim that slavery was “the building block of the American economy” and it made America richer.
Read MoreJim Renacci: ‘If You Ran a Business Like Congress, You’d Be Fired’
Jim Renacci, a former congressman from Ohio and chairman of Ohio’s Future Foundation, was a guest of Stuart Varney’s on Fox Business Thursday where the two discussed the ongoing “dysfunction” in Washington.
Read More64 Percent of Federal Arrests Were Of Non-Citizens in 2018, DOJ Finds
Federal arrests of non-citizens has increased exponentially over the past two decades, and account for the majority of all federal arrests, data released by the Justice Department revealed.
Read MoreDavid Koch Dead at 79
David Koch, the billionaire and political activist, has died at the age of 79, according to the Washington Examiner.
Read MoreThousands of Migrants Accept Free Rides Home Under UN-Run Program, Official Says
More than 2,000 Central American migrants have returned to their homelands using a program that offers free transportation for the trip, according to a United Nations official.
Read MoreTrump Hits Back at China With 30 Percent Tariffs on $250 Billion of Chinese Goods
President Donald Trump retaliated against China’s Friday announcement that it is increasing tariffs on U.S. goods by increasing tariffs to as much as 30% on $250 billion of Chinese goods.
Read MoreNadler Requests Impeachment Docs From House Committees
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler asked House panels investigating President Donald Trump to share impeachment documents Thursday.
Read MoreCommentary: Masters of Unreality
The latest ploy of the anti-Trump media phalanx and their weekly echo chamber of assorted Democratic candidates and legislators, is to try to move the voter-approval needle by insisting an economic recession is about to occur. The problem is, it isn’t.
Read MoreChina to Raise Tariffs on Another $75 Billion in US Goods
China will raise tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods and resume 25% tariffs on American autos to retaliate against U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned September 1 duty increase.
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s Democratic Governor Vetoes Anti-Sanctuary Bill
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have mandated local law enforcement officials in the state to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read MoreRuth Bader Ginsburg Completes Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has completed another course of treatment for a malignant tumor doctors found on her pancreas.
Read MoreMovies to Watch This Weekend
This movie follows orphaned children living during the Mexican drug war while they are running away from drug cartels who killed their parents. However, the orphans have something that can help as they try to escape: Three wishes.
Read MoreMinnesota Rep Calls on Hennepin County Judges to Punish Omar for Perjury in Court Filings
State Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) has called on the district court judges of Hennepin County to punish U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) for committing perjury in her 2017 application for divorce.
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