Joy Pullmann

2 days ago | thefederalist.com | Joy Pullmann

Indiana lawmakers amended a proposal that had attempted to give some of state Treasurer Daniel Elliott’s powers to big banks angered by his strong defense of taxpayers, Christians, and conservatives. Yet the program is still at risk of being turned over to the state’s powerful banking lobby, which has donated to all the politicians who control the $3 billion local investment pool targeted by the changes. The provision inserted by Republican Sen.

1 week ago | thefederalist.com | Joy Pullmann

Republicans may be heading toward a no-confidence vote in Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez after he and other state legislators have spent this spring attempting to neuter policies that make Florida the national pacesetter for effective governance. This includes efforts to hamper immigration enforcement, protect education waste and indoctrination, undo lawsuit limits, increase taxes, and smear conservatives. The drama includes an attempt to scandalize a charity Gov.

2 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Joy Pullmann

The New York Times reported last week the Trump administration is racking staffers’ brains for policies to address the birth-rate crisis in the United States. Reportedly, ideas include $5,000 government checks for mothers a month after delivery, affirmative action for parents, and teaching more women to understand their fertility. Self-sterilization is creating existential crises the world over because most wealthy nations are social welfare states with dysfunctional armies.

3 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Joy Pullmann

Indiana’s state treasurer repeatedly stood against big banks canceling accounts and releasing customer data of Christians and conservatives for viewpoint discrimination. A pending must-pass bill in Indiana’s Republican-run legislature would strip some of Treasurer Daniel Elliott’s powers and could give them to those same banks.

4 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Joy Pullmann

For decades, the U.S. medical system has delivered amphetamines to skyrocketing numbers of Americans without clear evidence a defined disorder exists or of any long-term effects, says a New York Times Magazine article out Sunday. One in nine American children has an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder diagnosis now, including nearly a quarter of 17-year-old American boys. This record number is more than triple the diagnoses in the mid-1990s, says the Times.