Claims for unemployment benefits reached an all-time high of 3.3 million last week amid emergency measures designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, marking the end of a record streak of 113 months of employment growth. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin predicts unemployment will rise as high as 20% (from...
Claims for unemployment benefits reached an all-time high of 3.3 million last week amid emergency measures designed to slow the spread of COVID-19, marking the end of a record streak of 113 months of employment growth. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin predicts unemployment will rise as high as 20% (from...
(Disclaimer: Although I may adopt a sarcastic, snarky, or lighthearted tone at points, I am in no way arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic should not be taken seriously. We at Punching Bag strongly urge you to take all recommended precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.) No news station, newspaper,...
Common medical sense tells you that COVID-19 is just a form of the flu. Until now, no political leader has found it to be necessary to shut down the country because of a contagious disease, much less one that has these few cases and deaths. And it is starting...
The future of millions of people who were brought to America illegally as children over many years may be settled soon. Despite literally a lifetime in the United States, these people remain technically and factually illegal aliens. We treat them differently than adults who, by their own choice entered...
Since I take in a LOT of news across the spectrum, the current situation brought to mind a bit of poetry by Dr. Seuss. “Oh, the jobs people work at! Out west near Hawtch-Hawtch there's a Hawtch-Hawtcher bee watcher, his job is to watch. Is to keep both his eyes...
You are now a racist if you pair the words “Chinese” or “Wuhan” with “coronavirus.” That’s the new accusation coming from Liberal members of Congress. It’s so racist, in fact, that some say they are ashamed to serve alongside Republican legislators that do so. Yes, you read this correctly. It...
Just as Italians were beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, officials reported another spike in coronavirus infections. Authorities on Saturday confirmed 6,557 new cases with 793 deaths in 24 hours. Overall, Italy has reported 53,578 cases, 4,825 deaths, and 5,129 recoveries. There are roughly 2,655...
Doctors in Italy are begging the United States to start preparing for a massive increase in COVID-19 infections. “Any substantial increase in the number of critically ill patients would rapidly exceed total ICU capacity, without even considering other critical admissions, such as for trauma, stroke, and other emergencies,” wrote a...
America’s dependence on China for imported goods is common knowledge. We have outsourced most of our manufacturing sector over the past few decades, to the detriment of American factories and the benefit of our personal purchasing power. Chinese-made goods simply cost less. This is largely due to sweatshop working conditions and...
Most of the controversy emanating from Washington is founded on a simple question: Who is in charge? It is what divides conservatives and progressives – those who believe in limited central government operating on the manifest will of the public or a massive regulatory federal government presided over by an unelected...
Politicians in Washington, D.C. are currently arguing about how to best salvage the US economy. The Senate unanimously passed an...
