(OcusFocus/iStock/Getty Images) As public schools and universities shamelessly discipline educators for exercising their rights of free speech, some are beginning to resist. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T wo weeks ago, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kari MacRae, a Massachusetts high-school teacher recently fired in retaliation for social-media posts objecting to critical race theory
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Pedestrians view the holiday windows at the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship department store in New York, on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Despite supply chain disruptions and inflationary issues, retail trade groups and industry watchers are forecasting record levels of sales this holiday season. But a majority of the
Facebook has alerted around 50,000 people who the company believes were targeted by “cyber mercenaries” – private companies often hired by authoritarian states to spy on individuals. The victims included “journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, [and] families of opposition and human rights activists” the company warned in a threat report published on Thursday. The
After years of ideologically tinged Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage and campaign finance that pleased the left, suddenly the left is horrified if some those sloppy, politicized decisions may be thrown out.Linda Greenhouse, a former Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times, still opines for the paper, and she is on a jihad against
More than once in the past week, the White House has had to “clarify” comments made by Kamala Harris. White House clarifications are hardly anything new. The Obama White House had to explain Joe Biden’s remarks on more than one occasion, and Lord knows the Biden White House has had to clarify the president’s words
Two conservative Texas school board members are embroiled in a legal battle against their fellow trustees fighting their attempts to investigate and censure them, they told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Mary Bone and Danielle Weston are up against the other five members of Round Rock Independent School District’s (RRISD) Board of Trustees, who are
(Pixabay) A high court in Austria ruled late last year that the rights to self-determination and a “dignified death” encompass the right to commit suicide and receive assistance. Now, the parliament has legalized prescribing poison to terminally ill and disabled people starting next year. From the Deutsche Welle story: The Assisted Suicide Act gives the
The major professional sports leagues in the U.S. are being forced to cancel a slew of games, alter COVID-19 protocols, and allow a once-shunned vaccinated superstar to return to action because of a rash of COVID-19 cases amongst the players, despite being nearly 100% vaccinated against coronavirus. The NFL changes COVID-19 protocols Despite 94.6% of
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled the first section of the state’s new border wall, while also blasting President Joe Biden for not doing his part in securing the southern border. “Texas is taking what truly is unprecedented action by any state ever, for a state to build a wall on our border to secure and
Say what? The other day in a new episode of the January 6 Committee sham, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s handpicked Republican ally, Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney, took it upon herself to violate the privacy of Fox hosts Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade by reading aloud their private texts to Trump White House Chief of
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the White House has been shelling out millions in taxpayer dollars to dozens of social media and celebrity influencers – ranging from heavily followed figures on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, up to mainstream celebrities – in order to promote the experimental COVID-19 vaccine and combat any so-called misinformation. As even
This did not wear well. On Feb. 22, 2019, a story posted on Gentleman’s Quarterly website was headlined: “The Racist, Homophobic Attack on Jussie Smollett Is America’s Endgame. When one of the most famous black and gay men in America is not safe, the message is clearer than it has ever been.” One of the
An anti-critical race theory sign is held at a Loudon County School board meeting in Ashburn, Va., June 22, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) As Hans Bader points out in this Liberty Unyielding piece, the Biden administration is injecting racial considerations into the practice of medicine. He writes, “But the Biden administration is now giving doctors a
In this article DIS 6758.T-JP Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch star as Peter Parker and Doctor Strange in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Sony “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is smashing pandemic box office records. Between Thursday previews and Friday showtimes, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe flick has tallied $121.5 million in ticket sales domestically. “Just as
Joe Biden has visited the graves of his first wife and infant daughter, as he marks 49 years since they were killed in a car crash. The US president visited St Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware on Saturday with First Lady Jill Biden and daughter Ashley. Mr
The Twitter account of bilingual conservative publication El American was recently locked out of its Twitter account, and ordered to take down a series of tweets promoting a column that criticized former U.S. Representative Debbie Múcarsel-Powell for her comparison of the proposed Florida State Guard to Venezuela’s murderous colectivo goon squad. The censorious tendencies of
Last August, Bishop Sycamore High School of Ohio played a made-for-TV football game against Florida-based powerhouse IMG Academy. Bishop Sycamore was touted as one of the best high school football teams in the state of Ohio, which is why ESPN set the game up. Bishop Sycamore lost 58-0, leaving many questions about the school and
The Build Back Better Act, a $2 trillion dollar climate and social spending bill championed by the Biden administration, is highly unlikely to receive a vote this year amid the continued hesitance of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to back some of the bill’s more extreme agenda items, as well as his refusal to vote for
Dr. Francis Collins holds up a model of coronavirus, during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing in Washington, D.C., July 2, 2020. (Saul Loeb/Reuters) Phil Magness, that irrepressible foe of statism, managed to obtain emails between White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci and NIH director Francis Collins in which they hatch an attack on the
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is asking the Justice Department to sue his own state in a last-ditch effort to thwart Democrats from engaging in egregious gerrymandering of his state’s congressional districts. What is the background? The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Texas on Dec. 6, alleging the state’s congressional redistricting plans disenfranchise certain
Newly exposed emails show outgoing National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins commanding Dr. Anthony Fauci to carry out a “quick and devastating” takedown of a statement by public health experts calling for “focused protection” of the most vulnerable populations. Emails show that Fauci would indeed attack the declaration. What is the Great Barrington
Facebook allegedly censored a video from a Chinese whistleblower detailing the origins of COVID. Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, fled to America after exposing the origins of COVID-19. She spoke with The Daily Signal about what she said are the true origins of the virus, orchestrated in China with the approval of the Chinese
Several coffee companies are claiming to be patriots. But not all are. One high-profile company failed to support the 2nd Amendment when they had the chance, and we’re not buying from them anymore. When we looked for a true patriot coffee company, we were thrilled to find Mount Rushmore Coffee Company. With high-quality coffee lovingly
Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, escaped to America after facing threats for speaking out on the origins of COVID-19. China couldn’t stop Yan from telling her story, so Facebook is stepping in to help the communist regime censor the whistleblower. Last week, The Daily Signal published an exclusive interview with Yan about her research
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the authorization of the coronavirus vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 3, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Labor Department announced on Saturday that it will delay full enforcement of its coronavirus vaccine mandate for large employers until February 9, after a
New York City FC forward Valentín Castellanos (11) passes the ball forward against Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara (21) during the MLS Cup Final between the Portland Timbers and New York City FC on December 11, 2021 at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon. Brian Murphy | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images While other U.S. sports
An 18-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy managed to escape a burning building in New York by climbing out a window and scaling down a pipe, video footage has shown. The fire broke out on the fourth floor of an apartment block, located in Avenue D, in the East Village area of Manhattan, at around
These journalists REALLY need to get out of their New York-DC bubbles. In just the past couple of weeks they’ve asserted that Joe Biden is getting “worse” press coverage than Donald Trump, that Biden’s low approval ratings are somehow Trump’s fault and a GOP takeover of Congress would “imperil democracy.” Disgraced and now retired MSNBC
When it comes to COVID-19, the phrase “abundance of caution” is still everywhere. About 18 months ago, a deadly pandemic was crushing the globe. There were no American pharmaceutical companies helping prevent the worst outcome. Society’s institutions did whatever they could to keep caseloads low and preserve hospital space. But, despite the incessant fear mongering,
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to back certain reforms targeting major tech companies like Amazon, Google and Apple, including a key bipartisan antitrust bill, according to a new poll. There is a bipartisan consensus among voters in Republican-heavy Iowa to update legislation to hold tech companies accountable, though more Republicans than Democrats back measures