Ed Baxter Newsteria

The grade point average at many U.S. universities has become very inflated. The trend has been to not put students under too much stress. Is it actually putting them under more stress and hurting our collective education?

President Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense, the Department of War. He says it shows strength. Will China see it as a provocation? Are we in an arms race?

The emotions were explosive as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate. Senators says he has pitted himself against Donald Trump and the medical establishment. Kennedy says vaccines are not thoroughly researched and tested.

California, Oregon and Washington are forming an alliance to pick up Covid vaccine science that is being dropped by the CDC. This as Covid cases are on the uptick in the West. Is this the best approach?

For the first time ever, China has invited the leaders of Russia and North Korea to be in Beijing to review its biggest ever military parade. A solid alliance between these three is something new. Should the US be concerned that the balance of power globally is changing?

Nearly half a million federal employees have lost union representation due to President Trump's executive orders. He argues national security, the unions say the largest action of union busting in U.S. history.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says if President Trump hadn’t sent troops into Los Angeles, the city would have burned down. It is an obviously absurd statement, but is this kind of politically motivated hyperbole becoming more and more dangerous?

We all want our kids to eat healthy. The Trump administration is trumpeting a new report that will come out soon with guidelines on how much the food industry can spend on marketing to kids. Many such campaigns have failed in the past. Is this really and effort for good or just more show?

President Donald Trump seems hell bent on taking control of agencies in the effort to change their course. He has moved on the Fed and CDC, just to name a couple. He says it will make things more efficient and better for the American people. Is a stronger Executive Branch a good thing?

The game of professional tennis is changing. Players and crowds are getting louder. Arguments are getting more intense. The days of Wimbledon’s “ladies and gentlemen” is going away. Is it exciting or terrible?

Is President Donald Trump really going to sell hats that say “Trump was right about everything?” He has been wearing them and showed them off at an Oval Office Media availability. In response, California Governor Gavin Newsom is mocking Trump selling his own brand.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has embarked on a meme filled satirical posting campaign mimicking and making fun of President Trump. Is Newsom showing strength when the Democratic Party looks weak? Or is it just getting into the mud?

President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on voting machines and redistricting. Are any of his claims true? Is it time for total election system reform, all the way from the Electoral College to redistricting?

A hastily called summit at the White House regarding the Russia/Ukraine war includes leaders from Europe as well as Volodymyr Zelensky. Is there a message to President Trump in this?

China has moved up to the top of the heap in renewable energy patents. While the US has traditionally led the world in this landscape, it no longer does. China also is moving toward carbon capture in fighting global warming. Does the the US need to rethink its approach to science?

What do we make the Trump Putin Summit? Was any progress toward peace made? Did either man do anything to bolster his global image?

Is the Trump administration’s claims of Doge savings exaggerated? A new Politico analysis says yes, the administration says no. So is it fuzzy math or are real savings being made? Or are there savings, but just exaggerated?

Is the AI genie out of the bottle for good and evil? AI neuroengineers say they have found a way to tap into our inner thoughts and help people communicate them. That could be very positive for ALS patients. But there are also reports of a chat bot making a man feel that he was a superhero. That is not so good.

Will the new gerrymandering wars reshape the way we vote? And will it reform the government of the United States? Will it reshape the electoral college? It started in Texas this time, California is jumping in.

President Donald Trump has been hoping for weeks to stop the conversation about the possibility of a Jeffrey Epstein client list. A judge ruled this week but coverage fell behind the breaking news regarding Trump/Putin and DC police seizure. Was this a planned Trump Distraction?

Donald Trump has announced the take over the Washington D.C. police and says he will order in the National Guard. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she will work with the order, but that crime is down in the Nation’s Capital. Plus Trump on Ukraine.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with the University of California system, is going to battle with President Donald Trump over UCLA funding cuts. Trump says the issue is anti-semitism. Newsom says that issue has already been settled. Is there a danger to critical scientific research?

At what point does the cost of eating out too much? Owners are under terrific pressure not to raise prices and consumers are under pressure to decide whether to pay the increasing prices. Here I detail some of the numbers and causes. I have tried to break down a complicated situation.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reposted the opinion that women should no longer have the right to vote. The repost is of a conservative pastor of the Reformed Evangelical Churches. The beliefs also include a Christian nation and Christian world. Does this conform with what critics have been saying about Donald Trump’s administration and women’s rights? What will Trump critics do now?

This is a look into research being done into what are called SuperAgers. Why do some people at age 80 have the cognitive ability of 50-60 year olds? It is finding both pure biological and environmental influences. Plus, a look at the latest CDC findings on the amount of calories we consume from ultra processed foods. It is concerning.