There’s no political question as consistently in vogue among a certain class of conservative intellectuals as “Why aren’t Hispanics more conservative?” The perennial springs up every election cycle. In 2012, after the painful defeat of Mitt Romney, the accepted wisdom was that Hispanics needed to be pursued through moderation on immigration. “If Hispanic Americans perceive
Whether their leaders realize or admit it or not, American colleges and universities are on the verge of a crisis. And it’s a crisis, by and large, of their own making. The National Association of Scholars last month published a report by Neetu Arnold, “Priced Out: What College Costs America,” which finds, among other things,
The idea of an “America First Caucus” in the House has been shelved. Henry Olsen says good riddance to it. In the course of his denunciation, he draws attention to a statement that was supposed to accompany the group’s founding, which includes the line, “An important distinction between post-1965 immigrants and previous waves of settlers
This is just barbaric!California officials were filmed forcing mentally handicapped patients to get the COVID-19 vaccination.The patients were filmed screaming and crying so the officials held them down so they could get their COVID shot. This was all part of the “Operation Homebound” program initiated by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. The program is
I reported on Wednesday that the US Postal Service is monitoring Americans’ social media activity for no apparent reason. After that story, I immediately filed a FOIA request for documents and communications covering the funding, purpose and actions of the iCOP project. Today, I received acceptance of my FOIA, the request to expedite, and the
Summertime in the United States could return to a pre-Covid-19 normal if 75% to 80% of the U.S. population is vaccinated, Dr. Peter Hotez said Friday. “We can vaccinate our way out of this epidemic if all the adults and adolescents get vaccinated by summer. We can have an extraordinary quality of life, with going
A US medical panel has recommended resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The advice came from advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vaccine was paused by the CDC and US Food and Drug Administration last week after eight “serious” cases of rare blood clots associated with
On Thursday’s New Day show, CNN provided a forum to purported “anti-racist” scholar and Boston University Professor Ibram X. Kendi to complain about recent violent police actions. He even suggested that the white cop who saved the life of a black teenage girl in Ohio by shooting another girl who was about to stab her might
I Mean, Who Didn’t Stab Their Friends? Whew. I am so relieved that we can finally admit that we used to spend our free hours as American youth engaged in knife play with our friends. I know it was basically West Side Story without the music when I was a kid. I can still hear
The family behind Witness to Love, a successful, inspiring, growing marriage mentoring ministry. (Courtesy of the Verret Family) Friday was my first board meeting as a new board member for Witness to Love, a marriage ministry that uses a mentorship model. I’ve been a fan since 2014, when they were just really getting started –
Texas GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw issued a statement Friday providing an update since undergoing eye surgery two weeks ago, saying that he is “not out of the woods yet” but “hopeful and confident” that the vision in his eye will return to baseline. What are the details? Crenshaw explained that he met with his surgeon
Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a rebuke of Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisc.) on Friday, after the senator made waves by questioning the federal government’s “push to make sure everybody gets a [COVID-19] vaccine.” What are the details? During an interview with WISN-AM the day before, Johnson told host Vicki McKenna: “The science tells us the
On the latest NewsBusters podcast, the topic is Earth Day. It’s like Easter for the pagans, and the networks gushed over President Biden’s vague climate goals as “ambitious” and even “visionary.” It doesn’t matter if there isn’t a clear policy. All that matters is he’s not Trump, and he’s ready to rejoin the global socialist
In Michigan, a puzzling COVID surge and a cautionary tale about the exercise of power. SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN – OCTOBER 16, 2020: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer introduces Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivers remarks about health care at Beech Woods Recreation Center. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Last Christmas, Governor Gretchen Whitmer released one of the wildest,
In anticipation of the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, a two-day global gathering of more than 40 world leaders, President Joe Biden declared that the United States had a “moral imperative” to adopt an “ambitious” goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2030 and 100% by 2050. Such an effort,
Aditi Agarwal administers a coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination site at Lumen Field Event Center in Seattle, Wash., March 13, 2021. (Lindsey Wasson/Reuters) A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel on Friday urged the U.S. to resume Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations despite a very rare risk for blood clots. The guidance
Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill will hold a campaign style car rally somewhere in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area next Thursday to mark 100 days in office, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Friday. The rally will be held the day after Biden makes a joint address to Congress Wednesday night. Biden’s car rallies during
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called out the hypocrisy of Supreme Court justices using the word “children” in addressing juvenile murderers but “young woman” when referring to minors in abortion cases. The justice concurred in a Thursday Supreme Court ruling on Jones v. Mississippi, in which the Court upheld a judge’s ability to give life
In this article GOOGL T DIS An Oscar statue stands during a preview for the Governors Ball during the 91st annual Academy Awards week in Hollywood, on California, February 15, 2019. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images The 93rd Academy Awards are set to kick off Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. It’s been
US President Joe Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Belgium in June for his first overseas trip, the White House has said. The trip aims to “highlight his commitment to restoring our alliances, revitalising the trans-Atlantic relationship, and working in close cooperation with our allies,” said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Advertisement
LeBron James latest Twitter debacle was so stupid and so mean-spirited that our favorite troll-in-chief, Former President Donald Trump couldn’t resist chiming in. After the 36 year-old NBA star targeted a Columbus, Ohio police officer with a nefarious tweet aimed at getting his 50 million supporters enraged at him, Trump got up to his old
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Jim Steinman — the fantastic songwriter who brought us theatrical, bombastic, and often lengthy hits ranging from “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” to “Total Eclipse of the Heart” to “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” — passed away this week. It’s depressing news for those of who scoff at the idea that rock music
An out-of-control gender reveal party culminated in what some Kingston, New Hampshire, residents described as a “deafening blast” and even reportedly cracked a neighboring home’s foundation. What are the details? According to the Washington Post, Sara and Matt Taglieri were enjoying dinner in their home when a “deafening blast knocked pictures off their walls and
A health provider in Washington state is denying white people access to the coronavirus vaccine and the state’s health department is reportedly allowing it to happen. What are the details? The African American Reach and Teach Health Ministry is currently prioritizing only “Black, Indigenous & People of Color” for vaccination appointments at four sites across
GOP members of Congress on Thursday confirmed fast-shrinking Republican approval of Major League Baseball. They sent MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred a letter demanding documents about its politically motivated decision to remove the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta and information about its antitrust exemption. The All-Star Game was moved from Atlanta to Denver over Democrat allegations
Four Democratic members of Congress have introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., introduced the bill April 15 with Reps. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., and Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y. Markey said he supports expanding the high court because it “is broken.” GianCarlo Canaparo,
As Zachary Evans notes, Biden has a proposal in the works that would approximately double the capital-gains tax for wealthy investors, those making more than a million dollars a year. Including an existing 3.8 percent surcharge on investment income, these folks would face a rate of about 43 percent. Add in state taxes and the
The liberal media outlet Politico has ordered staffers to stop using the term ‘crisis’ to describe what’s happening at the border. This is a classic tactic of the left. If we stop calling it a crisis, it’s not longer a crisis. Is there a possibility that this new rule came directly from the Biden administration?
Summary: President Joe Biden will participate in a virtual climate summit, receive his daily briefing, receive an economic briefing and participate in a virtual defense conference on Friday. President Biden’s Itinerary for 4/23/21: All Times EDT 9:15 AM Virtual climate summit session – East Room 10:00 AM Daily Briefing – Oval Office 1:45 PM Economic