A demonstrator screams and bangs gas canisters together as truckers and supporters continue to protest Covid vaccine mandates in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 10, 2022. (Blair Gable/Reuters) Canadian political junkies, to the extent they exist, usually have to look south to get their fix. The last big scandal in Canadian politics — the subject of a
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What ultimately destroyed the evil empires of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia were bankrupt dogmas. Crackpot ideology destroyed free expression. It ruined meritocracy and ensured unequal application of the laws—and so paved the way for far worse. The Nazi idea of a superior Aryan race adjudicated everything from physics to tank design. Soviet commissars did
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Deborah Gladney, 34, and Angela Muhwezi-Hall, 32, are part of a small but growing club of million-dollar Black female founders. The sisters are the creators behind QuickHire, a hiring platform that connects workers to service and skilled-trade jobs. In November, QuickHire raised $1.41 million in an oversubscribed round of funding, making Gladney and Muhwezi-Hall the
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The New York Times continued to smear the Canadian truckers’ protest against vaccine mandates, a protest that has attracted other Canadians, sick of the country’s overzealous Covid regulations under smug liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Three new trucker stories demonstrate that the tone the paper takes covering protests depends on whether that particular protest pleases the
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As Russia and Ukraine appear to be preparing for war on their borders, the United States told Americans in Ukraine to “depart now” for their own safety. There’s just one major problem: They’re asking U.S. citizens to leave “via commercial or private means.” In order to understand the ignorance of President Joe Biden’s State Department,
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Lord of the Rings Amazon (Ben Rothstein/Amazon Studios) I’ve been following developments about the upcoming Amazon Lord of the Rings TV series — recently revealed to be titled “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” — closely (some might say obsessively) over the last few months. The show, premiering this September, will cover
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The U.S. State Department announced Saturday that Americans fleeing Ukraine may enter Poland, but U.S. citizens must present proof of vaccination against COVID-19. This appears to be a U.S. State Department requirement since Poland does not require vaccinations against COVID-19 to enter the country. “The security situation in Ukraine continues to be unpredictable due to
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As trucker protests have snatched international headlines for the past two weeks, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself on the receiving end of some eye-opening poll results. A new Maru Public Opinion poll of 1,506 Canadian adults surveyed between Feb. 9-10 found that 29% of Canadians believe Trudeau has “acted like a prime minister
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It’s amazing how the “independent fact checkers” show up to try and “correct” conservative reporting that embarrasses the Biden administration. First, it was Snopes that tried to claim the Washington Free Beacon’s story on plans to provide free drug paraphernalia (including crack pipes?) for “harm reduction” was “Mostly False.” Now Washington Post Pinocchio-peddler Glenn Kessler is
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Police officers stand guard on a street as truckers and supporters continue blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario, Canada February 2022. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters) Canadian police moved on Saturday morning to clear protesters blocking most traffic on the Ambassador Bridge, a vital trade artery connecting Windsor, Ontario with Detroit, Mich. “The Windsor Police
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Big Tech is an enemy of the American people. The largest corporations of our information economy wield unparalleled power over Americans’ lives. They enjoy almost unfettered access to our personal information. And they exercise more immediate control over our speech and livelihoods than even the government itself. They’ve had years to prove themselves responsible stewards
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A vaccinator draws a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. Hannah Beier | Reuters Parents of children under 5 will have to wait until at least April to get their kids vaccinated against Covid-19, after the Food and Drug Administration and Pfizer this week abruptly delayed plans to
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A standoff between police and protesting truckers at the US-Canada border has shown so sign of ending, after lasting more than seven hours. “Freedom Convoy” activists have been at Ambassador Bridge, one of the busiest crossings between the two countries, as part of a demonstration against Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions. About 20 protesters milled about outside
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In 2017, the #MeToo movement exploded in the wake of multiple sexual abuse accusations against Harvey Weinstein. As a result, multiple high-profile people found themselves accused of sexual abuse or assault — some from many years prior — including Dustin Hoffman, Jeffrey Tambor, Louis C.K., Matt Lauer, Al Franken, and many more. Some lost their jobs,
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Students on the campus of Harvard University in 2009 (Brian Snyder/Reuters) That’s right, Harvard students are protesting . . . hummus. Students in Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine (HOOP) are demanding that the Mediterranean spread made by Sabra be taken out of dining halls because of ties to the Israel Defense Forces. This is merely
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In a recent interview, rapper and provocateur Cardi B flexed her political bona fides while discussing inflation and Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign with celebrity journalist Billy Bush. Largely, the interview provided the “WAP” rapper an opportunity to plug her new vodka-infused whipped cream called “Whipshots,” but towards the end, Bush suggested she send a
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Wannabe tyrant Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatened the grassroots truckers Freedom Convoy during a Friday press conference. He said, “everything is on the table” to stop the convoy. He also added that the convoy “has to end and it will end.” UPDATE: Trudeau Holds Panicked Press Conference, Blames Americans, Consequences to Joining Convoy “To
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