(John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations) In the midst of the nation’s racial upheaval last year, media outlets including the Associated Press, the New York Times and the Washington Post rushed to start capitalizing the word “Black” in reference to African Americans, some announcing the move as a long-overdue gesture of respect.
While RealClear has not changed...
Sarah Silverman, a comedian known for her raunchy and provocative jokes, has asked members of "the Squad" to add a Jewish woman to their ranks, the Times of Israel reported.
While Silverman said that she had little interest in joining it herself, she expressed her desire for a "progressive jewess"...
(Headline USA) The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday challenged bans involving transgender people that target athletes in West Virginia and children in Arkansas, slamming them as violations of federal law.
The department filed statements of interest in lawsuits that seek to overturn new laws in those states. In West...
It's official. The 117th Congress finally appears poised to agree on something.
Nearly evenly split---with the slightest of Democrat edges allowing Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to set the agenda---the current legislative body is operating without a clear mandate of any kind.
The cloud of coronavirus made...
NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley has announced that in two years he will depart as host of the long-running TNT TV show "Inside the NBA" due to cancel culture, the Washington Times reported.
"It’s gotten so out of hand right now, I couldn’t imagine having to watch myself," Barkley said on...
(Headline USA) The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday expanded its interpretation of federal Title IX regulations to include transgender and gay students, a reversal of Trump-era policy that also flies against proposals in many states to bar transgender athletes from competing against biological girls.
In a new administrative directive that...
A media operation notorious for promoting fake news caved under pressure when the Babylon Bee threatened it with a defamation lawsuit.
The New York Times had claimed that the conservative, pro-Christian humor site “frequently trafficked in misinformation under the guise of satire.”
The Bee relies upon a similar format to that of...
(Tim Gruver, The Center Square) A denied permit for an art exhibition commemorating the occupation of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood last summer could mean a court battle between the city and two legal giants.
On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and the Public Defender Association wrote to the...
(Headline USA) Cue the fireworks.
President Joe Biden wants to imbue Independence Day with new meaning this year by encouraging nationwide celebrations to mark the country’s effective return to normalcy after 16 months of coronavirus pandemic disruption.
The White House is expressing growing certainty that July Fourth will serve as a breakthrough moment...
Hundreds of Black Lives Matter supporters, including Michael Brown’s father, are calling for the BLM Global Network Foundation to provide “financial transparency” and “internal accountability” amidst reports that the organization's founders used funds to enrich themselves.
The supporters founded their own BLM organization called BLM10+ that represents the “original 10...
Most Americans believe the government should protect free speech, including false or offensive speech, rather than censor and regulate it.
Overall, 80 percent of Americans support free speech without government-imposed restrictions, according to Scott Rasmussen's national survey from early June.
Only 9 percent of Americans said the government should decide which...
UPDATE 11:00 AM 6/14/21 VIA AP: With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
The justices on Monday put off a decision about whether they will hear an appeal...
