We have Omicron to thank for reminding us that we have to make choices for ourselves, irrespective of health and policy wonks. As we wait for the latest wave of Covid to crest and recede, I am reminded of two comments from liberal-minded acquaintances of mine. The first was something to the tune of “Trump
Month: January 2022
A statewide court in Pennsylvania ruled on Friday the expansive two-year-old mail-in voting is unconstitutional. According to a Commonwealth Court filing released Friday, Act 77 which allows residents to vote by mail in Pennsylvania, violates Article VII, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania constitution. This is HUGE news. President Trump weighed in. TRENDING: Canadian Freedom Convoy
A police officer from the NYPD stands near a crime scene in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 5, 2020. (Lloyd Mitchell/Reuters) A teen rapper charged with shooting a New York City police officer was released on Thursday after posting his $250,000 bond. Camrin Williams, an up-and-coming rapper who goes by the name “C Blu,” walked free from
The highly transmissible omicron Covid-19 variant has some travelers thinking twice about air travel again. While travel bookings are surging this year, some people are sticking with one of the biggest trends to have emerged from the pandemic: the road trip. “With driving you can significantly lower your risk of exposure when interacting with large
The US has called for the United Nations (UN) Security Council to hold a public meeting to discuss Russia’s “threatening behaviour” against Ukraine. On Thursday, the US ambassador to the UN asked the security council to meet publicly on Monday. Russia has manoeuvred around 100,000 troops near the border with Ukraine, though Moscow has denied
Right now Joe Biden and his administration are deeply unpopular . So how to reverse this situation? Return to enforcing immigration laws at the border? Cut wild spending in order to rein in inflation? Open up the Keystone pipeline and encourage drilling to lower the cost of gasoline? Naw! The secret is… TRASH TALK! And who
I often talk with other Generation Zers about how they’ve taken on too many responsibilities, especially students and young professionals who have an irrational fear of falling behind. College students, in particular, feel the need to balance internships, jobs, clubs, and an excessive amount of course credits — many times without actually needing to do
The largest lobbying group in the U.S. is raising concerns over President Joe Biden’s latest high-profile nominee, Jane Serene Raskin, according to a letter released Thursday. “Some of Ms. Raskin’s past actions and statements have raised concerns among the U.S. business community and merit the Committee’s scrutiny,” wrote the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Senate
J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in London in 2018. (Toby Melville/Reuters) In olden days, institutions of higher education thought it was their duty to teach adult concepts to young minds. Now they’re teaching children’s fantasy books. But books for the middle schoolers of 20 years ago are
Chaos erupted online after CNN ran with a leaked report about alleged statements President Joe Biden made to the president of Ukraine in a phone call amidst rising tension from the possibility of a Russian invasion. Biden spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday about the threat from Russia but a leaked report claimed that
Desi Cuellar, a Republican running to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District, says that as a member of Congress he would put forward legislation to require capital punishment for those who kill police officers. Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently represents the Empire State’s 14th Congressional District. “So-called progressives like @AOC have created a culture where
Leftist MSNBC cable news host Rachel Maddow was caught red-handed on Thursday deceptively editing a statement given to her by the Florida Department of Health press secretary Jeremy Redfern regarding her ongoing smear job of Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, who she claims never treated COVID patients during the pandemic. During a segment in the
Editor’s note: Jan. 23-29 is National School Choice Week. This is the last of a five-part series of commentaries exploring the successes and challenges of educational choice and the people fighting to make it available to all American schoolchildren. As we conclude National School Choice Week 2022, people around Washington state are about to hear
Before he appeared at his first solo news conference of 2022, President Joe Biden knew he had a communications problem he had to deal with. Namely, how to get off the defensive. How to avoid spending his time with the White House press corps defending his decisions and explaining his actions as allegations of failure,
A new subtype of Omicron variant is reportedly spreading in more than 40 countries worldwide including Denmark,UK, India, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, South Africa, and the USA. Scientists had reported cases of this new variant, “omicron BA.2,” in at least four states in the United States – California, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. Scientists has not
Comedian Joy Behar arrives for “A Celebration of Barbara Walters Cocktail Reception” in New York in 2014. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) Joy Behar, co-host of the show The View, compared the Supreme Court to a “dictatorial branch of government” because of the unique appointment process and lifetime tenure for justices. She was discussing the institution in the
In this article COLM VFC The global outdoor apparel market is a $12 billion industry. For more than a half century The North Face has competed in the space, outfitting mountain climbers and skiers. But the outdoor recreation brand is now hoping to become a big player in the $185 billion streetwear market as well.
Prince Andrew has formally responded to Virginia Giuffre’s civil lawsuit against him in New York by outlining his key legal arguments. In an 11-page document submitted to the court, he individually addressed each of Ms Giuffre’s 73 points and outlined 12 “affirmative defences” he plans to use at trial. He also requested a trial by
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is calling on Big Tech to remove Joe Rogan’s podcast because of COVID “misinformation.” Murthy was discussing COVID “misinformation” on social media platforms with MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski. Brzezinski asked Murthy what he thought of Rogan’s podcast, which reached 11 million people per episode. Rogan has been criticized for promoting alternative
Everyone knew it would be an affirmative action pick. Biden has made no attempt to hide it. It was practically a campaign gimmick, as he pledged during a primary debate to make up for his being an old white man by appointing a black woman to the Supreme Court. “Number one, I committed that if
Democratic Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said his critics needed to take to the streets and personally fix the city’s violent crime problem when confronted by a journalist about calls for his resignation. “If folks have something to say, get your ass on the streets, walk with us, do something. Don’t tweet, don’t talk, don’t go
The campus of Yale University in 2012. (Michelle McLoughlin/Reuters) Yale’s divestment committee is investigating whether companies that the university’s endowment is invested in have links to China’s ongoing human-rights abuses, according to the Yale Daily News. That probe could well result in the $42 billion endowment’s divestment from certain Chinese firms. The Yale student newspaper
A recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of registered voters in the Peach State found that only about one third approved of how President Joe Biden is performing in his job, a noticeable drop compared to a poll conducted in 2021. The survey — which has a 3.3% margin of error and was carried out Jan. 13-24
The teenager who sexually assaulted a girl in a high school bathroom in Loudoun County, Virginia won’t have to register as a sex offender after a judge reconsidered the sentence. The unnamed 15-year-old had been sentenced earlier in January to supervised probation in a residential treatment facility until he turned 18 years old. He was
Following New Day co-host Brianna Keilar’s spectacularly bad week hosting CNN’s poisonously partisan Democracy in Peril special, carnival barker Jim Acosta received his chance to audition for the primetime slot formerly held by Chris Cuomo and, through three days, Acosta did even worse. Among the shows he lost to, Acosta fell behind a Hallmark movie,
One dangerous response to the Ukraine crisis is that the U.S. should make nice with the Russians so they can either help, or at least not distract from, dealing with the threat from China, or at the very least find a way to keep Moscow and Beijing from ganging up on the U.S. This is
screen image via KPRC chopper Three Houston police officers were shot by a gunman in the 2100 block of McGowen Street on Thursday. The suspected gunman fled in a white Mercedes and is at large, police said. The officers were taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital and their condition is unknown. ABC News reported: TRENDING: Fauci
Ilya Shapiro at the 2016 CPAC conference. (Gage Skidmore) Ilya Shapiro has been writing and speaking on the Supreme Court for the Cato Institute (where he ran the Cato Supreme Court Review), the Federalist Society, various conservative publications, and mainstream outlets such as guest blogging at SCOTUSBlog for years. His recent book, Supreme Disorder: Judicial
An artist’s rendition of an ION spacecraft deploying satellites in orbit. D-Orbit Italian space transportation and services company D-Orbit announced Thursday plans to go public via a SPAC, in a deal that values the venture at $1.4 billion. The merger with special purpose acquisition company Breeze Holdings is expected to close in the second or
The US grew at its strongest pace since 1984 last year as it bounced back from 2020’s pandemic-driven downturn, official figures show. GDP in the world’s biggest economy expanded by 5.7% in 2021 after shrinking by 3.4% the year before, according to America’s bureau of economic analysis. It has not enjoyed such strong one-year growth
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