lessons for the abortion fight now — Controversies over the 2020 U.S. census continue in 2022. For example, Trump-related documents about the 2020 census were recently acquired by Congress (see NYT). And there are reports that the 2020 census undercounted Blacks and Hispanics (see WSJ). And there are many other related recent reports regarding the 2020 census. …

A Potential Gag Rule After Roe v. Wade? — Although you may shout at your neighbor and hate him or her for supporting abortion rights, what would you do if the FBI showed up and handcuffed that very neighbor of yours because he or she shared information online about a legal abortion procedure in a different state? As we…

Banning A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book! — What dystopian literature have in common is that they all “erase human relations based on love and intimacy.” Professor Brett Gary, guest of ThePeel.news podcast. IN THE NEWS: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book Banned, In America! Earlier this year, a school board in Tennessee voted — that is its ten board members unanimously voted — to ban a Pulitzer Prize-winning 300-page…

Trading With The Enemy! — IN THE NEWS: The War In Ukraine, Oil & Cryptocurrency On March 9, President Biden issued an Executive Order for the “responsible development of digital assets”. This Cryptocurrency order has an important geopolitical component to it: ensuring the continued global dominance of the U.S. dollar. This is just the type of dominance that the U.S. has leveraged to place heavy…

From 1879 to 1914, as America’s industrial revolution was booming, inflation was basically zero! — IN THE NEWS: Inflation Reached 7.9% Besides Russia’s war with Ukraine… there is another development that’s dominating our news — inflation, which reached 7.9% in February. (see WSJ, 3/10/22). In his State of the Union Address, President Biden said this: “I think I have a better idea to fight inflation: Lower your costs, not your wages.”…

My friend used to say that Revolutionary War soldiers live forever. Had he been alive now, he would have said they multiply with time. — John Quincy Adams — IN THE NEWS: Build Back Better Not Uttered On the morning of President Biden’s State of the Union Address, a full-page Paid Advertisement appeared in the Wall Street Journal print edition, with the following headline: “Build Back Better Is Wrong For America” See WSJ, 3/1/22. This ad was signed by 373 economists, including a Nobel laureate, heads of…

“Moscow is silent!” This message had a profound impact on Mr. Putin. He received it in Dresden. It was 1989! — IN THE NEWS: What Does Mr. Putin Want? I recently came across an account about Mr. Putin’s early years. According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, when Mr. Putin was assessed decades ago as a young recruit to the KGB, he was found to have a “lowered sense of danger”. What does a “lowered sense of…

In 1654, Ukrainian Cossacks signed an alliance with Russia against Poland. But to the Russian Tsar, the Cossacks had signed on to become subjects of the Russian Empire! — IN THE NEWS: War In Ukraine Mr. Putin has unleashed what he calls a “special military operation”. His decision to go forward with this has set the stage for high drama. From afar, it’s like a movie. There are explosions and giant clouds of smoke and plumes of fire. Air sirens blare in major cities. And…

“For most of the 20th century, Alzheimer’s Disease of forgetting was a forgotten disease.” Dr. Gil Rabinovici, UCSF — IN THE NEWS: Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Disease Drug’s Dashed Hopes The FDA approved Aduhelm in June 2021. But it’s been a rough journey for Aduhelm since and the controversy continues. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, in his resignation letter in protest to the approval of ADUHELM, an outside adviser to the FDA stated that it’s “probably the worst…