Month: September 2021

At a glance, every big name in American politics would seem either 38 or 78.  Approaching 80, President Joe Biden is, of course, exactly the latter and a slew of millennial up-and-comers—Pete Buttigieg (39), J.D. Vance (37), Blake Masters (35), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (31)—are about the former. An enormous generational rift has broken wide open,
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(Benoit Tessier/Reuters) The barrage of criticism directed at podcast host Joe Rogan for touting the possible COVID treatment has been ill-informed and unwarranted. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE I’ ve always been skeptical of the censorship of scientists and others who have differing views on COVID. The three primary signers of the Great Barrington Declaration opposing lockdowns
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Editor’s note: Here’s a sampling of your responses to some of The Daily Signal’s recent coverage, gleaned from the mailbag at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Regarding Fred Lucas’ article, mail-in voting is an invitation to cheat, period (“15 Million Votes in 2020 Election Not Accounted For, Report Finds”). It was not necessary to institute
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CNN weekend anchor Jim Acosta dropped more bombs on Saturday, calling Tucker Carlson a “human manure spreader” and Xeroxing Joy Reid’s talk of an “American Taliban” in Texas.  We might ask ourselves: Why give this relentless self-promoter any attention for these five-minute rants? The answer is: “THIS…IS CNN.” It’s now their brand: one-fifth news, four-fifths
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American citizens left behind in Afghanistan are reportedly being held “hostage” by the Taliban, who purportedly are seeking “more out of Americans” before releasing planes that have permission to land in Qatar. What are the details? CBS News correspondent Eena Ruffini reported Sunday that “multiple flights are being held on the ground at the Mazar-i-Sharif
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A Missouri restaurant was ordered to shut down after violating the county’s health orders regarding COVID-19. The cafe defied the orders by reopening as a “private club.” The Jackson County Department of Environmental Health issued multiple warnings and citations to Rae’s Cafe in Blue Springs. The county’s Marshanna Smith, a Jackson County spokesperson, told KCTV-TV
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Apparently, pushing the fake UVA rape story and the subsequent lawsuits wasn’t enough to persuade Rolling Stone magazine from sticking to covering just music. But in a now-discredit article published on Friday, the music rag claimed Northeastern Hospital System Sequoyah was making gunshot patients wait as they deal with an influx of people overdosing on
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There’s a strong connection between critical social justice ideology, including critical race theory, and a rising tide of antisemitism around the globe, according to a new report from the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values. As more businesses and governments adopt initiatives based on critical social justice ideology, antisemitic and other forms of bigotry are flourishing.
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The lack of self-awareness in the liberal media never ceases to amaze. Recall this column in The Washington Post by one Catherine Rampell? The headline: “Almost half of Republicans admit they’re ready to ditch democracy.”  The opening sentence said this: “Almost half of Republicans are now saying the quiet part out loud: They’d prefer to ditch this
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in in the White House in Washington, D.C., October 8, 2018. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The press coverage of the Supreme Court’s decision not to block the implementation of a Texas law against abortion has been overwhelmingly negative and frequently idiotic. See, for example, this article
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The American woman whom Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said was targeted by the Taliban after being left behind by American forces in Afghanistan broke her silence on Friday. What is the background? On Tuesday, Issa relayed the heartbreaking story of a pregnant American woman who he called “Nasria.” He explained that Nasria made “multiple attempts”
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Utility workers in Louisiana were filmed waiting for Joe Biden’s motorcade to pass and when he got there they all turned their back on him. Can’t wait to see how the fake news media spins this. Utility workers in Louisiana wait for Biden’s motorcade to drive by, then turn their backs on him. 👏👏👏#Merica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Then-President Donald Trump applauds U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett after she took her oath of office to serve on the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., October 26, 2020. (Tom Brenner/Reuters) The daily dramas of that era will fade away in time; the administration’s lasting mark is elsewhere. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE S hould
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The Florida Department of Health will start fining businesses $5,000 for violating the state’s ban on vaccine passports. The state agency’s rule, “Penalties for COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation Requirements,” says it will impose the fine on “any business entity, governmental entity, or educational institution.” The $5,000 fine will apply “per individual and separate violation,” and must be
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