May 2019

Pepperdine Gifts Christopher Columbus Statue to Nearby Catholic School

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2019 1 Comment

"The 25-year-old monument now calls Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, home."...

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Administration at Williams College Goes Around Student Government to Recognize Pro-Israel Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2019 10 Comments

A pro-Israel student group at Williams College called 'Williams Initiative for Israel' or WIFI, has struggled to gain recognition on campus. Until now. The student government at the Massachusetts school blocked WIFI, but the administration went around them in order to provide recognition for them.

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Gordon College Cutting Faculty and Some Majors

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 17, 2019 3 Comments

"cutting 7 percent of its operating budget over the next two years"...

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UK Police: Proposed Islamophobia Definition to ‘Undermine Counter-Terror Operations’ 

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 17, 2019 16 Comments

The new Islamophobia definition proposed by an all-party British parliamentary group could undermine police efforts in countering Islamic terrorism, the UK police warned. The legal adoption of the term could hamper law enforcement officers from going after terrorists and those spreading jihadist propaganda, UK's National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), a body representing country's police chiefs, said.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 5 – 90-year-old Allyn W. Gibson testifies “some threats made to us”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 16, 2019 28 Comments

Today was Day 5 of witness testimony in Gibson Bros. v. Oberlin College. The events giving rise to the lawsuit have been said to represent “the worst of identity politics.”  You can read about some of the background on this case here.

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Tom Steyer to Dems: See, I told you not to wait on Mueller to impeach Trump

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2019 33 Comments

Billionare Tom Steyer has a fever, and that fever is to impeach Trump. Steyer started Need to Impeach to push Democrats to impeach Trump. Steyer's obsession annoyed the Democrat establishment leaders, who feared it would damage Democrats.

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US ignores North Korea’s demand for seized ship’s return

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 16, 2019 16 Comments

The last time we checked on North Korea, the joint military remains recovery effort had been ended and the Asian nation was shooting missiles into the ocean.

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College Student Shocked to be Arrested for Stealing Pro-Life Sign

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2019 79 Comments

Last week, a young woman was arrested on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill for allegedly punching a pro-life advocate. Now there has been a second arrest after another young woman stole a pro-life sign.

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Democrats Upped the Abortion Ante When They Defended Murdering a Baby Born Alive

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 16, 2019 69 Comments

Yesterday, Alabama blew up the internet by passing and then signing into law a heartbeat law, making it possible to prosecute abortion providers who perform abortions after a baby's heartbeat is detected. Despite the minuscule number of abortions performed in the case of rape or incest (which make up an estimated 1.5% of all abortions -- and that's a high estimate), Alabama's bill made no such concessions, leaving one exception only -- the life of the mother.

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Republican Senators Introduce Legislation to Protect Freedom of Religion on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2019 0 Comments

"the Equal Campus Access Act of 2019"...

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Elizabeth Warren’s attack on Fox News parroted Media Matters talking points

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 16, 2019 17 Comments

Elizabeth Warren's polling numbers have been mostly in the single digits for months now, with just a momentary upward blip. She's even failed to poll well in her home state of Massachusetts and in neighboring states.

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Conservative Student Group Wins Lawsuit at U. Colorado-Colorado Springs

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2019 0 Comments

"filed a lawsuit against the university in Nov. 2018 after attempting to become a student organization for nearly three years"...

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Jumps Into Democratic Primary Using Same Old Rhetoric

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 16, 2019 28 Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic primary with a video that contains all the popular rhetoric and buzzwords leftists love to use. From The Washington Examiner (emphasis mine):

“As president I will take on the wealthy, I will take on the big corporations, and I will not rest until this government serves working people,” he said in an announcement video released Thursday called “Working People First.”

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Hampshire College Enrolling Only 15 Students for Fall of 2019

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 16, 2019 3 Comments

“We’re grateful for their trust, and we look forward to welcoming them at Orientation in the fall”...

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Branco Cartoon – Creepy Joe

Posted by A.F. Branco on May 16, 2019 5 Comments

Foreign Affairs...

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Trial Day 4 – As protests grew, Mrs. Gibson was “very nervous and afraid”

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 15, 2019 43 Comments

Today was Day 4 of witness testimony in Gibson Bros. v. Oberlin College. The events giving rise to the lawsuit have been said to represent “the worst of identity politics.”  You can read about some of the background on this case here.

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Who’s going to cut a deal first in Spygate?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2019 85 Comments

Who is going to cop a plea first? That might be the question lawyers are asking as the probe by John Durham, a U.S. attorney in Connecticut, into the origins of the spying-not-spying on the Trump campaign moves forward.

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Ohio High School Nixes Valedictorians to Reduce Stress and Anxiety Among Students

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 15, 2019 41 Comments

Citing concerns about student mental health, a high school in Ohio decided to do away with valedictorian and salutatorians. "The class of 2020 at Mason High School will not have a valedictorian or salutatorian and will move to the Latin Honors System in an effort to reduce stress and anxiety among students, school officials announced this week," reports WJLA.

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