The National Park System’s Lesser-Known Role as Patron of the Arts

The National Park System’s Lesser-Known Role as Patron of the Arts

Dawn Waters Baker, Mist and Shadow. Oil on canvas. Baker has participated in residencies at at Big Bend National Park in Texas, Gettysburg and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Courtesy the artist The Trump administration has repeatedly announced its intentions of abolishing the National Endowment for the Arts but, in fact, Congress passed—and President Trump signed—the…

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Celine Dion Steps Out for First Public Appearance in 2 Years

Celine Dion Steps Out for First Public Appearance in 2 Years

Dion shared that she had been diagnosed with a “very rare” progressive neurological disorder called stiff-person syndrome, surely the first time that most people had ever heard of it. “As you know, I’ve always been an open book,” she said in an Instagram video. “I wasn’t ready to say anything before, but I’m ready now.…

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The Bond Market’s Supply and Demand Problem

The Bond Market’s Supply and Demand Problem

Government debt-service costs rising relative to government revenue to unacceptably squeeze out spending.  The supply of government debt becoming too large relative to demand for it, causing long-term interest rates to rise faster than short-term rates. The government treasury shortening the maturity of its debt sales to reduce the supply of bond sales. The currency…

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Rep. Chuck Edwards Makes Last-Minute Attempt to Avoid Censure

Rep. Chuck Edwards Makes Last-Minute Attempt to Avoid Censure

Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina is appealing to his House colleagues not to censure him over his conduct toward two female staffers. Ahead of the vote, however, Edwards wrote a six-page letter addressed to other House members defending himself, saying that while he recognizes some of his colleagues may view his interactions differently,…

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