by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
Former one-term President Trump backs the Nigerian government’s decision to block access to Twitter in the West African country — and called on more nations to follow suit. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2021 | Headlines
A blockbuster ProPublica report on the taxes paid by the richest Americans is reigniting a push from progressives for a wealth tax. The report, based on tax-return data ProPublica received from an anonymous source, details how prominent billionaires like Jeff Bezos...
by Jim Heath | Jun 9, 2021 | Jim on History, JimHeath.TV
Jim on History recalls the time that longtime Phoenix Bill Close was forced at gunpoint to read a statement – which included a prediction that Phoenix would be invaded by ants – on the air. In May, 1982, Joe Billie Gwin, 28, took four people hostage at the...
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2021 | Headlines, Libertarians
More than a century after public policies dramatically reduced child labor in the United States, the topic has burst back into the headlines on social media. The New Hampshire Libertarian Party today tweeted an endorsement of the repeal of child labor laws....
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Opposition candidates have been detained. Protests have been banned. And political parties have been disqualified. Just months before seeking re-election, Nicaragua’s president, Daniel Ortega, has brought his country a step away from becoming a one-party state,...