Forbes: "The Most Important COVID-19 Statistic"

Forbes policy editor and the Forbes staff published an in-depth overview of where we are in our nation in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.

They conclude that while "Americans are vigorously debating the merits of continuing to lock down the US...to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a single statistic may hold the key to resolving this debate."

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The Age Of "Fact Checking"

This is the dawning of the age of "fact-checking," and it has become the new "viral virtue"---as long as everyone knows you're fact-checking, it doesn't really matter what the facts actually are.

It's kind of like the Pharisees of Jesus' time---the most important thing about prayer is that you see me praying.

Before you start believing everything you see on social media---because you now know it's been "fact-checked"--- let's take a closer look.

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True Confessions By The Press

Yesterday, on the radio, I mentioned the piece in the Wall Street Journal by former CBS News president Van Gordon Sauter lamenting how the press has passed the tipping point from "leaning left" to "far-left" advocacy.

Now, Sue Ellen Browder, after writing for Cosmopolitan Magazine for 20 years, admits she was not telling the truth. And she explains how the propaganda works.

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In the Name of COVID-19

A celebrity-driven campaign called "#PassTheMic" includes Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman, and Dr. Anthony Fauci---the lead medical adviser on the Trump Covid-19 response team.

Its upfront funding is coming from U2 frontman Bono, George Soros, and Bill Gates.

Celebrities and the global community will follow.

Barack Obama's former special assistant, Gayle Smith, is apparently helping launch the new effort.

So, what are they up to?

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"Does That Flag Still Wave...?"

This Memorial Day is different. Crowds are not gathering, parades are not marching and folks are not mingling as they normally would.

What has not changed is the reason for the day---To remember.

Ronald Reagan, capably, reminded the world why we celebrate Memorial Day in his comments at Arlington National Cemetery, May 31, 1982.

He ended his comments by noting that our National Anthem ends with a question: "Oh say does that flag still wave o're the land of the free and the home of the brave?"

Concluding, the President said, "That is what we must all ask."

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