Hispanics

Liberals Massively Overestimate Popularity of ‘Latinx’ Among Hispanics

In a recent survey, the average "very liberal" respondent guessed that 38% of Hispanic Americans prefer the term "Latinx". Yet according to surveys of Hispanic Americans themselves, the correct figure's less than 5%.
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New York Post: Smile for TSA’s Latest Boondoggle

New York Post, December 8, 2022 Smile! TSA has yet another boondoggle to make traveling more painful By James Bovard Why would any law-abiding American balk at permitting the feds to vacuum up his biometric data at the airport? The Transportation Security Administration is running a pilot program in which travelers stand in photo kiosks […]
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2020 Ravaged Comforting American Myths

American Institute for Economic Research, December 30, 2020 The Year in which Comforting American Myths Were Ravaged James Bovard Thanks in large part to Covid lockdowns, this year has left vast wreckage in its wake, with ten million jobs lost, more than 100,000 businesses and dozens of national chains bankrupted or closed. Up to 40 […]
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Covid Craziness in LoCo MoCo

American Institute for Economic Research, December 5, 2020 Covid Craziness in LoCo MoCo by James Bovard In August, I reported here on how Montgomery County, Maryland, was seeking to shut down private schools as part of their Covid-19 strategy of abolishing all risk by abolishing all freedom. As more individuals have recently tested positive for […]
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How Corrupt America Is

Eric Zuesse
On September 14th, The Hill bannered “GOP sees pressure on Pelosi as key to pandemic relief deal” and opened:
Senate Republicans see putting pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as the key to getting a deal on a coronavirus relief bill before the elections and are counting on vulnerable House Democrats to move the Speaker off her demand for a package costing more than $2 trillion.

COVID-19: Killer of Black, Brown and Poor of US and Haiti

We are supposed to be thinking this week about the health disparities in the United States based on race and ethnicity, since the New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, and even USA Today are going on about it. This is the hot topic presumably because of a recent analysis of the demographics of COVID-19 deaths by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).