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- George Floyd Square Businesses Sue City of Minneapolis for Allowing Rampant Crime, Driving away Customers November 29, 2023The businesses, all of which are owned by one family, are seeking more than $1.5 million in damages from the city.
- Pope Francis Punishes Conservative Critic Cardinal Burke, Revokes His Apartment, Salary November 29, 2023Burke has criticized the Pope’s efforts to relax restrictions around gender and sexuality.
- Senior CIA Official Shared Pro-Palestinian Facebook Images after Brutal Hamas Attack November 29, 2023McFadden holds one of the senior-most positions within the agency and previously oversaw the production of the presidential daily briefing.
- New Georgia Project’s Vaunted Turnout Operation in Doubt amid Financial-Mismanagement Allegations November 29, 2023Founded by Stacey Abrams, the group claims credit for registering tens of thousands of voters, but a recent report suggests its heyday is over.
- U.S. Suicides Reached Record High Last Year November 29, 2023The increase in suicides was largely driven by older Americans, specifically older men.
- George Floyd Square Businesses Sue City of Minneapolis for Allowing Rampant Crime, Driving away Customers November 29, 2023
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- Why Does the Intersectional Left Defend Hamas? November 28, 2023Sectarian morality arises from the concept of collective guilt.Julian Adorney
- Victim Blaming Revisited November 28, 2023Exploring biases and criticisms in the perception of crime victims, from robbery to rape.Richard B. Felson
- The Heckler’s Veto and the Right to Free Association November 27, 2023It's not just a matter of weighing up one group’s free speech against another group’s counter-speech. It’s also about one group’s freedom of association being impeded.Holly Lawford-Smith
- Why Does the Intersectional Left Defend Hamas? November 28, 2023
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- Cuts and Controversies November 29, 2023On Maria Callas, the centennial of whose birth is marked on December 2, 2023.
- Maria Callas: More Than a Myth November 29, 2023On the great soprano (1923–77) on the occasion of her centennial.
- A President, Appreciated, Etc. November 27, 2023Reader mail on George W. Bush, Gertrude Himmelfarb, John Smoltz, and more.
- Cuts and Controversies November 29, 2023
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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Democrats Rip Away the Mask
Way back when Donald J Trump was President there was a constant drumbeat from liberals (there were liberals then) arguing that Trump violated norms of American governance without a second thought. They were right. Trump routinely flouted behavioral norms. Moreover … Continue reading
COVID and the Progressive Mindset
Now as we begin the third year of the COVID pandemic we can begin to evaluate public policy responses to it. Which is the polite way of saying that it is well past time to sift through the public policy … Continue reading
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Senator Ben Sasse on the Filibuster
Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) took to the Senate floor to defend the filibuster, and in so doing he provided an important civics lesson. His speech, on the You Tube video below, is well worth watching. JFB
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Democracy Hanging in the Balance…Really?
Does President Joe Biden actually believe that absent trashing the legislative filibuster and passing the misnamed Voting Rights Bill, that democracy in America is headed for extinction? Similarly, does Donald J. Trump really believe that the 2020 Presidential election was … Continue reading
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Protecting Democracy
Nikole Hannah-Jones appeared on “Meet the Press” on Sunday and said that she “…did not understand this idea that parents should decide what’s being taught” in schools. She then went on to say “I’m not a professional educator. I don’t … Continue reading
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SCOTUS Hears the Vaccine Mandate Case
On December 4, 2020 at an event in Wilmington Delaware President elect Biden was asked if he thought that COVUD vaccines should be mandatory. He replied “No, I don’t think it should be mandatory. I wouldn’t demand it to be … Continue reading
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“But Donald Trump…”
But Donald Trump… The instant progressive rejoinder to almost any criticism of Joe Biden’s shambolic presidency is “But Donald Trump…”. Which in turn is followed up by a litany of accusations about Mr. Trump’s conduct in office. Many of these … Continue reading