by Kitty Testa President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly today for the last time as President of the United States. In that address, he admitted that the most powerful states in the world have not been able to solve the world’s biggest problems. He lamented what many see as populist and isolationist…
by Kitty Testa A high school freshman with a severe peanut allergy required medical attention after a school nurse delayed treatment with an EpiPen. Lia Sommer had taken a bite of a turkey sandwich she purchased in the Hersey High School cafeteria, unaware that the pesto condiment used had substituted peanuts for pine nuts. The…
by Kitty Testa Exactly one month after the Constitution of the United States was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, an essay was published in the Independent Gazetteer under the pseudonym, “Montezuma,” entitled A Consolidated Government is a Tyranny. The sardonic and sarcastic essay begins with a scathing portrayal of the framers: We…
by Kitty Testa Monday Night Football ratings were down this week compared to the week one of the 2015 season. Game 1 of the double-header, Pittsburgh vs.Washington, scored 9.1 in Nielsen’s ratings, down 7% from the 2015 opener. Game 2 on the west coast wasn’t exactly a triumphant return to L.A. for the Rams, who…
by Kitty Testa We’ve now had about seven years of a near-zero Federal Funds Rate, and three phases of Quantitative Easing from the Fed since the economic meltdown of 2008. Is it working? Well, yes, and no. For most people, the most important economic indicator is personal: having a good job. Good jobs generally include…
by Kitty Testa Recreational marijuana usage elicits visions of dread-locked burnouts giggling over pot gummies, but a more refined market is developing—at least in Colorado. Cultivating Spirits is an upscale eatery in Silverthorne, CO offering cannabis pairings to complement their food and wine offerings. The establishment’s owner, Philip Wolf, is a cannabis sommelier, accredited by…
by Kitty Testa I know a lot of people are feeling patriotic and sad today, thinking of the horrors of September 11, 2001. For those of us that experienced 9/11 as a nation, that’s understandable. It was a really bad day. And as when anything goes wrong, somebody inevitably says, “There ought to be a…
by Kitty Testa Trek fans everywhere are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek franchise, which first aired September 8, 1966. The Star Trek universe is often seen as a socialist utopia, and it certainly does possess socialist economic constructs. But when it comes to foreign policy, Star Trek is undoubtedly libertarian. The interplanetary political…
by Kitty Testa The U.S. Department of Education recently issued a press release focusing on the importance of attaining a post-secondary education. It serves as a pretty hefty advertisement for colleges and universities, but it should be labeled as false advertising. The statistics presented state that college graduates earn 66% more than those with only…