by Leesa K. Donner | Oct 4, 2023 | Articles, Opinion, Social Issues
A nationwide FEMA alert will occur today (Oct. 4) ostensibly to test US preparedness in the event of a national emergency. This means all cell phones, broadcast and cable television stations, satellite radio, and almost every communication device will emit a blaring...
by Leesa K. Donner | Sep 22, 2023 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Opinion, Social Issues
Long before cell phones were conceived, Americans remember the blaring sound and words of the Emergency Broadcasting System. “This is a test. This is only a test. Had this been an actual emergency…” Well, you know the rest. The ominous message was preceded by a...
by Mark Angelides | Dec 17, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Passing unremarked this week were two extensions of states of emergency by the President of the United States. On December 12, Joe Biden published notices in the federal register informing Congress that both the National Emergency on Human Rights Abuse and Corruption...
by Graham J Noble | Mar 14, 2020 | Articles, Politics, Social Issues, The Left, Trump Administration
The national emergency declared by President Donald Trump on March 13 was unavoidable, given both the hysteria over the spread of COVID-19 and the urgent need to override an abundance of bureaucracy and red tape that would have otherwise strangled efforts to contain...