WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Reserve needs to begin raising interest rates but it is too soon to say how far or fast that process will need to go to bring inflation under control, Richmond Federal Reserve president Thomas Barkin said Thursday. He said it remained uncertain, given the ongoing pandemic and the tangled state of global…
Fed’s Barkin Says Rates Should Move to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Then Assess Next Steps
‘What If the Influencers We Really Need Are Families?’: Mom Opts to Homeschool Amid Pandemic
February 3, 2022
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The choice was easy. Although it would probably lead to mud-clad children with bugs in their pockets and a wildly different way of living, JerriAnn and her husband, Matthew “Matt” G. Webb, were sure of their decision. It was August 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, and they had decided to homeschool their two…
Denmark Scraps Most COVID-19 Restrictions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Denmark on Tuesday became one of the first European Union countries to scrap most pandemic restrictions as the Scandinavian country no longer considers the COVID-19 outbreak “a socially critical disease.” The reason for that is that while the omicron variant is surging in Denmark, it’s not placing a heavy burden on the health system…
Fauci Knew About Virus Lab Origin From Secret Teleconference: Jeff Carlson and Hans Mahncke
Dr. Anthony Fauci was told in a secret teleconference that the COVID-19 virus very likely leaked from a laboratory in China. After the teleconference, however, Fauci and his associates began pushing an alternate narrative, instead claiming the virus was of natural origin, and the researchers who informed him and others of the likely lab leak…
How My View of the Holocaust Was Altered During COVID
Commentary The Holocaust has always been a part of my life, personally and/or professionally, since about the age of 7. I say “about” because that was a long time ago and I could have been 6 or 8. In any case, it was the very early 1950s, not much more than a half-decade after the…
Curfews Have a Dark History: No Wonder People Are Resisting Them in the Pandemic
Over Christmas, the Canadian province of Quebec imposed a curfew on its citizens. This curfew, like lockdowns, mask mandates and other restrictions, was aimed at stemming the latest omicron-fuelled pandemic tide. Starting on New Year’s Eve, the curfew required citizens to be at home between 10pm and 5am. Though curfews have not been a hot…
Witness the Rise of the COVID Mom
Commentary China is synonymous with the Tiger mom, a firm and demanding mother who pushes her child to achieve high levels of success. The United States, meanwhile, is synonymous with the soccer mom, a kind of middle-class, suburban woman who spends a significant amount of her time transporting her children to sporting events or other activities. However, times have…
CRA to Send out New Round of Letters Checking Eligibility From CERB Recipients
OTTAWA—The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments. It’s the second time the agency is mailing Canada Emergency Response Benefit recipients as part of a process to verify the eligibility of the…
Chief Medical Officer: ‘Pandemic Fatigue’ Is Impacting Mental Health
January 26, 2022
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Deputy Chief Medical Officer for mental health, Ruth Vines has stated that pandemic fatigue is contributing to the stress Australians are experiencing during the pandemic. “We have seen significant levels of distress and I’m sure people are now enduring what we call pandemic fatigue and feeling at times increasingly irritable and frustrated,” Vines said on ABC…
More Than $6.4 Billion in U.S. Pandemic Aid Sent Abroad, Inspector General Finds
Some 2,000 foreign contractors and nonprofits in 177 countries received more than $6.4 billion in United States’ federal pandemic response assistance between the spring of 2020 and the fall of 2021, according to a report by the U.S. Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). Most of the “prime recipients” are based…
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