[ad_1] A lion statue outside the New York Public Library building wears a mask in New York City, September 28, 2020. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) I have never thought that opposing mask mandates was a hill to die on, as the interference on personal liberty is relatively minimal. But I don’t think that universal mandates are justified
[ad_1] Former Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a campaign event in support of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden in North Libery, Iowa, February 1, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) . . . but I’m pretty sure it’s not John Kerry. Many conservatives believe that there isn’t much to be done,
[ad_1] In another Trump administration move to boost transparency and roll back regulations, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed two rules on Tuesday that could affect any future imposition of regulations going forward. The first rule the HHS seeks is to require the department and its agencies to demonstrate to the public how
[ad_1] Back in May, a pre-print study (meaning not peer reviewed) suggested that a mutated strain of the coronavirus may be spreading more quickly than the original strain. But as I noted at the time, several virologists were quick to cast doubt on those conclusions, noting that you couldn’t rule out the possibility that the
[ad_1] Consider this the deadly wages of squandering credibility early in a crisis. The CDC started off the pandemic by screwing up test development, a setback for which we are still paying a high price, and then deliberately misleading on mask usage in order to preserve PPE supply in the early days. The agency has
[ad_1] No Profile in Courage for you, Emily Murphy! The liberal media has been castigating President Trump as a sore loser for pursuing legal challenges to the election results. But if there’s anything worse than a sore loser, it’s a sore winner. Yet that’s exactly what CNN did this morning. Everything is always much too late.
[ad_1] This is one of those news items that was almost immediately relegated to the category of “local news,” but it really shouldn’t have been. The tragic story in question took place in South Los Angeles over the weekend. The LAPD just announced that they’ve reached the grim milestone of 300 murders in a single
[ad_1] I first saw this announcement on Twitter yesterday afternoon and initially thought it might be some satire that had gotten out of control. We’ve already seen plenty of heavy-handed mandates being handed down by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, but the latest edict sounded like too much to believe. With a spike in new cases
[ad_1] The traditional media has sacrificed fact-based reporting in favor of promoting its own social and political agenda, says Sharyl Attkisson, author of the new book “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.” Attkisson, host of the TV show “Full Measure” and a five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, joins
[ad_1] He couldn’t build a governing coalition and now he’s tearing at our democratic fabric. Enough. U.S. President Donald Trump gives thumbs up to supporters from this motorcade after he golfed at Trump National Golf Club on November 22, 2020 in Sterling, Virginia. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) It’s time for conservatives to dump Trump.
[ad_1] Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said during a media briefing about the coronavirus that no one had the “constitutional right to walk around without a mask.” The dubious claim was made by Hogan while he announced further coronavirus pandemic restrictions on Monday. “It’s sort of like saying I have a constitutional right to drive
[ad_1] Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that there would be no investigation into who might have funded the protesters who attacked him and his wife in August after they left the president’s closing speech at the Republican National Convention. Paul tweeted that he was informed by the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., of the decision
[ad_1] First lady Melania Trump celebrated the arrival of the official White House Christmas tree on Monday, kicking off the 2020 holiday season. What are the details? “Today I welcomed the arrival of the beautiful @WhiteHouse Christmas Tree!” the first lady tweeted. “We are excited to begin decorating the People’s House for the holiday season!
[ad_1] Until “every legal vote” is counted, the presidential election isn’t over, prominent conservative leaders said in a joint statement Monday. Members of the Conservative Action Project—a coalition of American political, economic, and social activists—say they are standing with those refusing to allow the election to conclude “until every legal vote has been counted.” Former
[ad_1] John Kerry, a former secretary of state in the Obama administration and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, will return to the federal government to oversee climate policy, former Vice President Joe Biden announced Monday. Biden, who several major news outlets have projected as president-elect, announced his national security team on Monday, including his would-be
[ad_1] Will Americans still be celebrating Thanksgiving 100 years from now? This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in America. The moment, which deserved wider recognition, was celebrated in an excellent speech by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. “A great American anniversary is upon us,” Cotton said on Nov. 18. “Regrettably, we haven’t
[ad_1] A priest listens to a confession by a member of his congregation while practicing social distancing at the S.S. Sacramento church in Rome, Italy, March 26, 2020. (Remo Casilli/Reuters) 1. Turkish-backed groups loot contents of Mar Touma Church in Syria’s Sere Kaniye – North press agency Turkish-backed groups loot contents of Mar Touma Church
[ad_1] The U.K. government continues its fight to block the return of Shamima Begum, one of three British-born schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State. The Jihadi bride seeks to return to British soil in order to contest the revocation of her citizenship, by order of the Home Secretary. There
[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Detroit, Mich., October 31, 2020. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) After much drama, Michigan’s state electoral board certified that, with a 154,000-vote lead after ballots were canvassed at the county level, presumptive President-elect Joe Biden is the winner of the state’s 16 electoral votes. This is
[ad_1] The FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations are investigating threats lodged against the state’s top election officials according to a report, after leaders became targets of ridicule over the handling of the general election. President Donald Trump continues to allege that widespread voting fraud and irregularities occurred in Georgia, even placing blame on
[ad_1] With the election, COVID-19 seems to be taking a backseat, other than corporate media outlets breathlessly reporting COVID-19 “cases” and tin-pot tyrant governors telling you exactly how you may or may not celebrate Thanksgiving based on that metric.
So, here is a rundown with detailed sourcing linking to recent
[ad_1] (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) The General Services Administration informed the Biden transition team on Monday evening that the Trump administration is ready to begin the transfer of power. GSA head Emily Murphy wrote in a letter that federal government agencies will now make resources available to the Biden team in preparation for the incoming president’s assumption
[ad_1] Get Ready for the Misery Vaccine At this point in 2020 I don’t think that many of us would be dumb enough to ask for maybe just one thing to go smoothly. We’ve got conservatives being arrested for breathing now, after all. Strap in kids, it’s gonna be a bumpy landing.
[ad_1] The rhetoric coming from CNN’s Chris Cuomo has gotten more and more disturbing with each passing week since the election. Monday made it the third week in a row he had used PrimeTime as a platform to launch thinly veiled threats against the lives of Republicans. According to the roid-raging anchor, the GOP intentionally
[ad_1] There won’t be any news videos of overly aggressive eager bargain hunters storming the front doors of retail businesses on Black Friday this year. In 2020, the year of the coronavirus pandemic, the day is being “reinvented” to accommodate the guidelines of mitigating the virus. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is one of
[ad_1] Rush Limbaugh is honored by President Trump with a Presidential Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union in Washington, D.C., February 4, 2020. (Leah Millis/Reuters) Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Monday criticized President Trump’s legal team over their chaotic press conference last week that failed to provide any evidence to back
[ad_1] I happened to catch a few minutes of Chris Cuomo’s interview with Fauci last week when they were talking about needing to limit Thanksgiving to one’s immediate household this year. And Cuomo said something to the effect of, “I’m not seeing my mom this year, she’ll be with my brother.” And I thought, “Knowing
[ad_1] Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani speak at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., November 19, 2020. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Of all the loopy assertions made at the press conference President Trump’s legal team conducted last Thursday, the one that has been most roundly derided is the since-ousted Sidney Powell’s claim that the national
[ad_1] The legal team for President Donald Trump distanced itself from Sidney Powell Sunday evening, announcing that she has no official role with the campaign or the president himself. The announcement came from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, both of whom have represented the Trump campaign in its lawsuits attempting
[ad_1] The courageous Florida dog owner who rescued his puppy from the jaws of an alligator said he didn’t think much about it and acted on instinct when he dove underwater after his dog. Retiree Richard Wilbanks, 74, and his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Gunner, appeared on Fox News Monday for an interview about the