(Akiit.com) In December 2022, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) was adopted as part of a larger congressional spending package, significantly bolstering the FDA’s leverage in the beauty industry. Notably, this is the first major overhaul of cosmetics regulations since the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act of 1938 and ...
(Akiit.com) President Joe Biden‘s Labor Department recently announced a new rule that will permit money managers to play politics with trillions of dollars of people’s retirement savings. The administration is pushing environmental, social and governance investing, which allows retirement fund managers to select stocks of companies based on their positions ...
(Akiit.com) There may be better ways to disrespect African leaders than President Joe Biden’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit earlier this month, but if there are, they do not readily come to mind. Summit diplomacy is a term characteristically used to describe face-to-face negotiations between heads of state; for example, the 1961 ...
(Akiit.com) 2022 is about to end, and still no answer to the question: What caused the virus that’s killed 1,096,000 Americans so far? The Washington Post asks, “What is China hiding?” The more answerable question is what is our own government hiding? House Republicans are promising that when they assume ...
(Akiit.com) Last week, Donald Trump finally crossed the Rubicon. That is, he took to his social media platform and, for the first time, issued an explicit call to abolish the U.S. Constitution — the document he once swore to “preserve, protect and defend.” Still fuming over widespread election cheating that exists ...
(Akiit.com) New Twitter owner Elon Musk gave reporter Matt Taibbi access to internal Twitter documents about the media platform’s decision to spike the Hunter Biden laptop story and about how “the Biden team” had a direct pipeline to Twitter executives. Taibbi tweeted: “By 2020, requests from connected actors to delete ...
(Akiit.com) As the dust settles on the midterm elections, and the Republican Party emerges victorious in their bid for control of the House of Representatives, we can take a moment to reflect on the reasons behind the outcome. But, as we move forward, we must not forget the underhanded tactics ...
(Akiit.com) Since early November, you’ve been barraged with appeals to donate to food banks, food baskets, and community food events. The hook, of course, is the holidays. We are treated to photos of hungry-looking children or told how many hungry people might have nothing to eat for the holidays. The appeals ...
(Akiit.com) Several months ago, I co-wrote an op-ed with my long-term friend and national media colleague, Jim Winston. Our commentary emphasized why “Diversifying American Media Ownership Must Become a National Priority.” Now after the results of the high turnout of communities of color and young voters in the recent Mid-Term ...
(Akiit.com) Ben Shapiro was blunt on Twitter. He had discovered “the most sycophantic book review ever written.” The book was the second come from multimillionaire author and advice guru Michelle Obama. The review appeared in The New York Times, from the paper’s “Help Desk” columnist Judith Newman. She’s “the help,” ...
(Akiit.com) When you’re looking for a hotel, the internet can be a great resource. But not all websites are created equal. Some websites are more reliable than others, and some offer more information than others. So how do you know which hotel website to trust? And what should you look for when you’re ...
(Akiit.com) Many believe that television is both a blessing and a curse. It entertains us daily, informs us, and opens the world view of a significant portion of our population. From the gigantic box with the tiny screen positioned in the corner of the room to the hand-held wonder of ...