Almost daily accounts of vandalized cemeteries, spray-painted swastikas and bomb threats to JCCs and other Jewish agencies have naturally evoked considerable alarm. Clearly, we must never reconcile ourselves to an America where this is considered normal.
Category: Opinion
Companies courting lawsuits with worker Twitter crackdown?
On the local scene lately, it seems one of the best ways to disrupt a career is to let your fingers do the talking and tweet remarks that get you in trouble with the boss. Already this year, ABC -7 sportscaster Mark Giangreco was hit with a multiweek suspension without pay for chiding the country’s best known Twitter user, President Donald Trump .
The Federal Reserve should give Wall Street a shock
Sebastian Mallaby, author of “The Man Who Knew: The Life & Times of Alan Greenspan,” is the Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributing columnist for The Post. Prudence and predictability are not exactly plentiful in President Trump’s Washington.
Price war among brokerages offers opportunity for investors
This Thursday, June 16, 2016, file photo shows a sign outside of a Fidelity Investments office in the Century City section of Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, Fidelity became the latest company to cut its fees in an ongoing industry battle that’s helped mom-and-pop investors keep more of their own dollars.
Pai’s agenda is good for rural USA
Being connected to the internet has become essential to staying in touch with the rest of the world, keeping up with news and managing day-to-day activity on our farms, ranches and businesses.
EDITORIAL: Let airlines make the call on cellphones
Since 1991, the Federal Communications Commission has banned certain cellphone use on airplanes above 10,000 feet.
Trump Needs to Get It Right Tonight: Opinion
On Tuesday evening President Trump will have the opportunity to address the nation, and equally as important, House and Senate members during a joint session of Congress. These are the individuals who will actually vote to make, amend or rescind laws during Trump’s tenure.
The Internet Is an Amazing Less Government Success Story
Nothing in the history of humanity has grown bigger, faster or better than the World Wide Web. In just about a quarter century, it has become an economic and political force of nigh immeasurable impact.
Change course before too late
If impeach isn’t a word that comes to mind when Trump plays chicken with nuclear-capable nations, or when his closest advisors dally with the Russians, or when he relies on neo-Nazis as his top aids and changes position on critical issues like immigration and trade more than once in a single interview, then maybe the recent story from a leaked video from inside President Trump’s New Jersey golf club showing him inviting members to “come along” to see him interview candidates for top government positions will do the trick. On the tape, the recently-elected president is heard thanking members of the Bedminster club for their support throughout the campaign.
Recent college grads now more likely to have good jobs, opportunity
Film Major Paul Lurie uses his graduation cap to help his job search at the Wang Center during Emerson College’s 124th commencement ceremony. It reads, “Will write for food.”
Election tourism: Out-of-state voters swamp NH
TV said Friday it “will cease broadcasting in the coming months” after selling its TV broadcasting rights to the Federal Communications Commission.
Money isn’t everything, says SoFi’s Joanne Bradford; TSB chief Helen Rose recommends boldness
Evolution of design : Banks are helping customers build healthy financial habits by adding budgeting features in their apps. At Bank of America, these efforts are being driven by Michelle Moore , head of digital banking.
The Trump administration’s other war on the media
The Trump administration’s unrelenting attacks on the media and assault on reality have been well covered by journalists and media outlets that find themselves in the new administration’s crosshairs. Yet while the White House’s insistence on ” alternative facts ” may be more visibly ominous, there is another growing threat to the independent media that also demands our attention.
Trump, The FTC and Unleashing The U.S. Economy
After a stunning win in a change election, President Trump is off to a fast start implementing major change. The President and his administration are moving aggressively to implement pro-growth policies that will boost our economy after years of a sluggish recovery.
Rational on regulation
The first weeks of the Trump administration have not exactly been characterized by an excess of regular order. So there’s special reason to applaud a document it released that helps to make sense of one of the president’s controversial actions – an unprecedented executive order limiting regulation.
The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction
IN HIS first speech in the role, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai extolled the importance of bridging the digital divide between those who can afford Internet access and those who cannot. Days later, though, he opened another gap, this time between his words and his actions.
Smearing Team Trump
This is bad for my health, because I get so mad at the smug socialist spin, but how can I not read it? It’s my hometown paper. My wife wakes me up with indignant questions like, “How can you say government is too big? The Times says … ” Wait a second.
Recommended Reading; Some Observations: Best of Kass
Doug Kass fills his blog on RealMoney every day with his up-to-the-minute reactions to what’s happening in the market and his legendary ahead-of-the-crowd ideas. This week he blogged on: Click here for information on RealMoney , where you can see all the blogs, including Doug Kass’–and reader comments–in real time.
FCC – Sneeds to help close divide
Like food, water and electricity, robust broadband connectivity is a must-have for anyone who wishes to fully participate in our 21st century digital economy.
Letter: The airwaves need WUMD
We, the undersigned, have or have had a meaningful relationship with the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth as employees, students or volunteers. And we are appalled by, protest and condemn the imminent sale of the University of Massachusetts’ beloved first-class radio station, WUMD.
Don’t expect stock market disturbance
We’re halfway through the inaugural ceremonies as I try to say something coherent about what lies ahead for the market. As I confess almost every week, many of us who are conservatives called it wrong at the beginning of the Barack Obama administration.
Investment advice? Or sales pitch? New rule will make that clear for investors
Saving small amounts of money can build up enough to invest. There are plenty of ways to get around the minimum investment hurdle at mutual funds.
DON McKEE: Georgia’s growing clout with Graves as chairman
Georgia’s clout in Congress has increased with the appointment of Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., to chair the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations.
Guest column: It’s time for lawmakers to step in on cable price inflation
If customer complaints don’t solve the Cable One/KPVI issue, it may be time to involve our lawmakers, writes Jim Key. After reading the article “Cable One drops KPVI” by Bryan Clark, Jan. 4, I called both KPVI and Cable One.
2017: Trump’s Reality Revolution Won – Now It Must be Implemented
Washington, D.C. has been – for decades, in bipartisan fashion – a swallowing void of anti-reality. The federal government has at best terribly mishandled, at worst utterly destroyed everything in which it insists on involving itself.
A New York Times editorial: Sprint and Trump’s fictional jobs
President-elect Donald Trump would like everybody to believe that his election is energizing the economy by forcing businesses to create thousands of jobs in the United States. And companies like Sprint seem perfectly happy to go along with this fiction because they know they can profit handsomely by cozying up to Trump.
Op-Ed: Yes, Trump ‘lies.’ And news orgs should say so.
Then: Trump had previously claimed that climate change is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese to affect international trade. Now: When asked by the New York Times, Trump said about the relationship between humans and climate change “I think there is some connectivity.
New York Times: Corporations Help Themselves by Playing Along With Trump
American companies are playing along with President-elect Donald Trump’s claims that he is forcing businesses to create jobs in the U.S. in order to benefit themselves, The New York Times editorial board claims . In a Monday editorial, the board wrote, “President-elect Trump would like everybody to believe that his election is energizing the economy by forcing businesses to create thousands of jobs in the United States.
Resolutions for Trump and Congress
In the spirit of New Year’s, here are four resolutions for President-elect Trump and Congress that will enable them to really make America great again: Resolutions for Trump and Congress In the spirit of New Year’s, here are four resolutions for President-elect Trump and Congress that will enable them to really make America great again: Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: In the spirit of New Year’s, here are four resolutions for President-elect Trump and Congress that will enable them to really make America great again: 1. Audit the Feda .and then end it: The Federal Reserve Bank’s easy money polices have eroded the American people’s standard of living and facilitated the growth of the welfare-warfare state.
Allow state to use federal funds to expand broadband
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