Questions

New York City became the first city in the country to introduce congestion pricing. From now on, most drivers entering Manhattan on 60th Street or below will be charged $9. But combined with the cost of crossing into the borough by tunnel or bridge, and depending on whether one has an EZ Pass or uses toll by plate, it could be more like $27, and even higher for trucks and larger vehicles.
A work tax.

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75% of containers that come to the US from overseas return to their origin empty

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Peter Yarrow died.

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Questions

Astonishing fire in California in hurricane winds. No water in the fire hydrants.

Were Jimmy Carter's Secret Service agents elderly?

The New Orleans police supervisor's interviews are unforgettable. She seeks the exposure despite what it reveals. If she were a school crossing guard no parent could rest.

U.N.R.A., the UN relief organization, was an agent for Hamas in the Middle East. How seriously should the world take the UN pronouncements on Israel?

Is the UNRA an international metaphor for the New Orleans leadership?

Is the New Orleans leadership a metaphor that explains Kamala Harris and Biden?

Could we have DEI include the hiring from the Competent Minority?

Carter's presidency shows that intelligence, education, a great work ethic, and kindness do not necessarily translate to successful political leadership.

The offering of "thoughts and prayers" after a public attack is as routine as the search for a motive. However, the declaration of an ideology prior to a mad act does not exclude madness as the cause.

Biden's final incoherence tour includes awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hilary Clinton and George Soros.

As the Cartels are Mexico's fifth largest employer, how motivated will the Mexicans be to change?