To our knowledge, not a single state, school district, or individual school has banned students from wearing masks in the classroom. Yet, the ever-politicized Office for Civil Rights within the U.S. Department of Education has decided to use the heft of the federal government to investigate states that don’t mandate children to wear masks. The
Month: September 2021
The exterior of the Gloria Crest Estate located in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. LuxQue Media / Mike Aghachi A mansion was once hailed as one of the most expensive homes for sale in New Jersey, has seen its price drop like a ton of bricks. Back in 2013, the 28-room estate at 83 North Woodland
An alleged member of the ISIS group dubbed “The Beatles” is set to plead guilty in a court case in the United States. Alexanda Amon Kotey has been charged with conspiring to torture and behead American and European hostages in Syria. It is not immediately clear which charges he will admit at a change of
On Wednesday, the network morning shows sounded the alarm over Texas implementing new abortion regulations, fearing the new “controversial law” represented “one of the nation’s strictest abortion bans ever.” Hosts and reporters were particularly despondent that the Supreme Court had not intervened to block the pro-life measure. “Controversial law. One of the nation’s strictest abortion
This past Sunday night I did something I haven’t done in long while: I went to a mass audience event. The last one I went to was a metal concert in Dallas about a month before the plague and politicians shut everything down. I had no idea then that that great Stryper show at the
Private firms’ payrolls increased by 374,000, far less than the 600,000 jobs economists had predicted would be added, according to a major employment report. August marked the second consecutive month where private growth came in severely short of expectations, according to the monthly ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday. Last month, private firms added half
Medical workers in protective suits inspect a CT scan image at a hospital in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China, February 20, 2020. (China Daily/Reuters) I’m glad that the Washington Post editorial board has not forgotten about the questions about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, and declared that “the need for a full and credible investigation
Based on his comments Wednesday morning, it’s fair to conclude Bill Belichick is no fan of the NFL’s nonsensical and highly divisive COVID protocols. The Patriots’ head coach started his day meeting with the media. For about 10 minutes, reporters probed football’s greatest coach for insight into the reasoning that caused the team to cut
A Georgia vaccination site reportedly had to close its doors after anti-vaccine protesters took to the mobile venue and began bullying health care workers, the Washington Post reported. What are the details? The report cited Kathleen Toomey, Georgia’s Department of Public Health commissioner, who said that the hostility toward first responders and health care workers
The most strident LGBT voices in sports are crowing about Carl Nassib becoming the first openly, active out football player in NFL history. At the same time, SB Nation Outsports is griping and moaning that – yet again – there will be no out men’s tennis players competing in the U.S. Open. Carl Nassib thrilled the
Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina went on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after shots were fired on campus. “Mount Tabor High School is on lockdown. There has been a shooting on school property. We and the WSPD have secured the campus and are doing everything possible to keep students safe. We are actively investigating
Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2020 (Tom Brenner/Reuters) Abortion-rights advocates are outraged at this tiny preview of a United States where courts are no longer de-facto defenders of unlimited abortion. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A bortion-rights supporters are outraged today over the fact that the Texas Heartbeat
Politicians love force. The idea of leaving us alone to make our own decisions goes against their nature. To be sure, civilized society sometimes needs government force: police to punish killers, soldiers to protect us from foreign invaders, environmental police to stop my smoke from flowing to your lungs… But the political class always goes
In this article PFIZER-IN Juan Rodriguez (L) reacts while receiving Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Covid-19 vaccine administered by vocational nurse Christina Garibay at a Skid Row community outreach event where Covid-19 vaccines and testing were offered in Los Angeles, California on August 22, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Covid-19 vaccines are
There was a key section in the president’s speech which, in the chaos of the Afghan withdrawal, might get overlooked. “As we turn the page on the foreign policy that has guided our nation the last two decades,” he said, “we’ve got to learn from our mistakes. “To me, there are two that are paramount.
In his address to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt said: “… we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, minced no words Tuesday when talking about the catastrophic situations created by the Biden administration. Before the president’s latest defiant address, Haley joined The Guy Benson Show and bemoaned the current tragedy in Afghanistan. “It’s pathetic on every level, because what we know is
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled to reinstate a Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) gym teacher, affirming a lower court’s ruling that the school board’s removal of the teacher was “likely unconstitutional,” according to an Alliance Defending Freedom press release and court documents. Leesburg Elementary School physical education teacher Tanner Cross was suspended for voicing opposition
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy takes part in the Independence Day military parade in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 24, 2021. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) President Joe Biden is poised to attempt a high-wire balancing act in his meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky tomorrow. The meeting will be Biden’s first with leader since the end of the U.S. withdrawal
A Republican member of Congress is reportedly missing after saying he was trying to save five American citizens from Afghanistan, according to a report by the Washington Post. Officials told the Post that the whereabouts of Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma are unknown. The report said that Mullin, 44, became enraged on Monday when a
The Instagram account of a mother whose son was slain last week during a terror attack in Kabul, Afghanistan was deleted but later restored, with Facebook explaining that the account had been “incorrectly deleted.” Shana Chappell, the mother of 20-year-old Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui who was one of the 13 U.S. service
Reporters like to imagine themselves as the nation’s most powerful defenders of democracy, and on occasion, project themselves as enforcers of political civility. If all that were true, then they might report critically on violent extremists of any ideological stripe, who find their joy in bringing anarchy and disorder. Sadly, some violent extremists are more
The owner of a diner in Florida has posted a sign in the window of her business recommending that Biden supporters seek food elsewhere. She is apparently angry about the disaster in Afghanistan, and maybe a few other things too. It just goes to show how quickly public opinion can shift after a major event
Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (crbellette/Getty Images) The Fed should not have a climate policy, but it’s 2021, and so the central bank has been edging towards having one. CNBC (from March): The Federal Reserve has taken another step forward in efforts to ensure that the financial system is protected against climate risks. As
Throughout the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which began in mid-August and wrapped up Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden made many comments that later proved to be inaccurate. After 20 years in Afghanistan, the last U.S. military personnel departed, leaving the Taliban to take over completely. The Taliban is a political and military organization
People wearing masks wait to cross a road in the Shibuya district on Feb. 2, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The world may not be prepared for an impending wave of dementia and the additional cases that Covid-19 could bring, according to a group representing
Joe Biden has hailed the “extraordinary success” of the US evacuation in Afghanistan, saying he “was not going to extend this forever war”. The US president has been heavily criticised for his handling of the evacuation of Afghanistan, which saw more than 120,000 people successfully airlifted from Kabul airport, but left between 100 and 200
The day after he pulled all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, abandoning some 200 Americans in a terrorist safe haven, President Biden delivered an address to the nation where he literally shouted at the majority of Americans who knew he was responsible for the evacuation disaster. And CNN’s Jake Tapper wasn’t going to let the
As everyone but the members of The New York Times editorial board is aware, these are rather yucky times for the good ol’ U.S. of A. via GIPHY Over here on the conservative side of the American political aisle we’re not exactly known for just abandoning ourselves to the whims of fate. We’re doers. While we’re waiting
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar possibly committed a felony by failing to report income she may have received from her 2020 book deal in her required financial disclosure forms, a watchdog group alleged in a complaint filed Tuesday. Members of the House are required to disclose sources of income above $200 in their financial disclosures, but