The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

• According to Liz Wolf of Reason, Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a ban on all cigarette sales in New York. You can read Wolf’s full editorial here: https://reason.com/2023/04/24/new-york-governor-gauging-support-for-full-ban-on-cigarette-sales/
• While speaking at the University of Ottawa with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that he has “never forced anyone to get vaccinated.” However, several soundbites from last year indicate he is lying about his stance on mandatory vaccinations.
• Switzerland-based Nestle, the world’s largest food and drink manufacturer, has raised prices by nearly 10% over the last three months in response to inflationary pressure.
• In a video that has gone viral on social media, a San Francisco-based Target has placed nearly all of its items behind locked glass as part of an effort to dissuade shoplifters. Earlier this month, The New York Times reported that roughly one-third of New York City’s shoplifting was attributable to just 327 repeat offenders. Why are major cities no longer prosecuting theft?
• In a recent New York Times opinion editorial, Brown University President Christina Paxson compared the church’s suppression of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei’s theory of heliocentrism to the passage of bills throughout the United States limiting radical “equity” initiatives.