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Economist Magazine Failed to Disclose Lucrative Beijing Ties

Washington Free Beacon

The Economist provided sympathetic coverage of a Chinese tech giant considered a national security risk without disclosing the publication’s lucrative business relationship with the firm that spanned nearly a decade. Huawei Technologies commissioned the Economist‘s business consulting division to advance its policy agendas and deflect cybersecurity concerns raised by Western governments. 

SC Dem Who Railed Against Lobbying Lobbied for Posh Yacht Club

Washington Free Beacon

Democratic congressman Joe Cunningham (S.C.), who has railed against lobbyists for placing a “stranglehold over American politics,” lobbied on behalf of a fancy Florida yacht club to thwart local environmentalists. More than a decade ago, he appeared before the Marco Island City Council to represent Marco Island Yacht Club, which planned to construct two large boat docks in the Marco River.

The Unborkable Amy Coney Barrett

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Forgoing even the pretext of principled opposition, Democrats now admit they oppose judges like Barrett for no other reason than that they would rein in their ability to legislate as they please and without regard for the constraints of the Constitution. They’ve been pretending otherwise since at least 1987, when Joe Biden oversaw the demolition of Robert Bork’s nomination to the Court. 

The Coffee Boy Makes Peace in the Middle East

Washington Free Beacon

Avi Berkowitz’s elevation to a top negotiating position on President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace team was met with near-universal derision by so-called experts and the mainstream press…On Tuesday, Trump oversaw the signing of the Kushner- and Berkowitz-orchestrated Abraham Accords that officially normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, as well as an agreement between Israel and Bahrain.