Friday, August 6, 2021

Notations From the Grid (Special Friday Edition): The Price of Free

 We present the Price of Free for our Weekly "Outsider Show":



Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Monday, August 2, 2021

Notations On Our World (Weekly Edition): Out & About With our "Outsider Wall" For the Week

 

We welcome all to August here in the Daily Outsider.   Our team pulled together a compilation of the final week courtesy of the White House, The National Review, The Financial Times, and Democracy at work as we assessed the state of affairs in America and the World.   This is as China continues its' assertive stance,  Iran gets a new President and COVID continues its rage.  

We look forward to our continued privilege to serve. 







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Walmart and Disney Impose Vaccination Mandates on Employees

The new rules follow the CDC’s mask guidance update in light of the spread of the Delta COVID ... READ MORE


For US Troops, Getting COVID Vaccine Is Now a Matter of 'How and When'
By Tara Copp

All federal employees and contractors will be required to either get vaccinated or face regular testing for COVID-19, and the Pentagon must determine “how and when” the vaccine will be mandated for all service members, too, President Joe Biden announced Thursday. 

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Governing

THIS WEEK IN GOVERNING JULY 31, 2021

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster(Sean Rayford/TNS)

Around the country, Republican-controlled states have pursued unusually ambitious programs this year. They have slashed taxes, created new private school choice programs and engaged in culture war fights over issues such as transgender athletes.

Much of the newfound energy in red states is part of the response to the GOP losing power in Washington. It’s natural for the GOP’s focus to shift from Washington, where it can only play defense, out to the states, where the party controls a majority of legislatures and governorships.

Some Republicans are clearly thumbing their nose at President Biden. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (above) sought to block the administration from sending people door to door to promote vaccinations, while Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has cracked down on vaccine outreach efforts targeted at children. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other GOP governors have sent members of the National Guard to the Mexican border essentially to protest what they see as lax immigration enforcement from the administration.

But there’s skepticism that Republicans will be able to stem the tide of government growth or push back meaningfully against a culture being changed both by demographics and evolving attitudes. READ MORE.


THE COVID ECONOMY

GDP growth hit 6.5 percent in the second quarter, exceeding the pre-pandemic pace: “The growth came as business reopenings and government aid powered a surge that is expected to gradually slow in coming months, with Covid-19 variants and materials and labor disruptions clouding the outlook. Second-quarter growth fell short of economists’ forecasts. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal estimated that gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services made in the U.S., grew at an 8.4 percent annual rate in the April-to-June period.”

  • “Still, the growth propelled GDP beyond pre-pandemic levels, a milestone that underscores the speed of the recovery that began last summer.” READ MORE