May 2019

Germany: Government Official Warns Jews Against Wearing Kippah

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on May 25, 2019 30 Comments

The German government's commissioner for Antisemitism has warned Jews living in Germany against wearing Kippah, or the Jewish skullcap, in public. "I can't advise Jews to wear Kippah at all times and everywhere in Germany. I have to say this with regret," Felix Klein, who heads the German government's Antisemitism office, told German newspaper group Funke.

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Art Schools Increasingly Politicized Through Addition of Social Justice

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2019 2 Comments

"many university art schools have become centers of social-justice education"...

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Democrats Still Going After Kavanaugh, Want Nadler to Obtain National Archives Records

Posted by Stacey Matthews on May 25, 2019 34 Comments

In full panic mode after passage of the fetal heartbeat bills in Alabama and Georgia, Democrats and their special interest group allies are pulling out all the stops in hopes of preventing a possible overturn of Roe v. Wade. One avenue activists are exploring is by way of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler.

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College Suspends Woman for Posing in Photo With Legally-Owned Gun

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2019 5 Comments

"suspended indefinitely for appearing in a picture holding a firearm"...

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MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Lobs Softballs to Beto: “What can we do better?”

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2019 10 Comments

Robert "Beto" O'Rourke's recent town hall event on CNN was a total bust. Luckily for him, MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace wants to know how people in the media can help his flailing campaign.

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Ted Cruz Says Congress Should Not Fund Colleges That Don’t Support Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2019 5 Comments

"we ought to include within the Higher Education Authorization Act a restriction on federal funds"...

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Standardized Social Justice Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2019 3 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

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Trump and John Brennan fight over A.F. Branco Legal Insurrection cartoon

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2019 38 Comments

Tony Branco has gone and done it. John Brennan and James Comey have been trying to throw each other under the bus, as we covered in Who’s going to cut a deal first in Spygate?

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Rep. Jerry Nadler Faints at Bill de Blasio Press Conference

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 24, 2019 29 Comments

Rep. Jerry Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, man who has made Trump is #1 political enemy, fainted at a press conference Friday. Nadler was attending in support of Mayor de Blasio's speed camera initiative. Texas just voted to ban all red light cameras, but anyway.

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Gibson’s Bakery v. Oberlin College – Defense motion for directed verdict DENIED, case going to the jury

Posted by Daniel McGraw on May 24, 2019 30 Comments

Today was argument on the defense motion for a directed verdict 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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House Passed Bill to Allow 529 Savings to Cover Training, Apprenticeships

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 24, 2019 11 Comments

The House of Representatives passed the 529 OPTIONS Act on Thursday, 417-3. The media has concentrated on parts of the bill that helps people with retirement plans, but I believe the portion that allows people to use 529 savings on training and apprenticeships deserves more attention.

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Cambridge Leftists Remove ‘Offensive’ Massachusetts State Flag from City Hall

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 24, 2019 14 Comments

Officials in Cambridge, MA, which is known for its progressive politics, have removed the Massachusetts state flag from city hall. The flag features an image of the Native American leader Massasoit (aka Ousamequin) with the arm of Myles Standish holding a sword at the top.

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U. Pennsylvania Study Finds America is Less Racist Under Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 24, 2019 5 Comments

“statistically significant”...

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Trump Allows Barr to Declassify Surveillance Documents on 2016 Campaign

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 24, 2019 35 Comments

President Donald Trump granted Attorney General William Barr permission to declassify the documents related to surveillance on his 2016 presidential campaign. From Fox News:

Trump also ordered the intelligence community to cooperate with Barr. The memo read: "The heads of elements of the intelligence community... and the heads of each department or agency that includes an element of the intelligence community shall promptly provide such assistance and information as the Attorney General may request in connection with that review."

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Three Female Students Suing Yale Over Alleged Sexual Discrimination

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 24, 2019 6 Comments

"We're really filing this lawsuit to try to correct the harm that so many people experience”...

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After Brexit Failures, UK Prime Minister Theresa May Announces Resignation Set for June 7

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 24, 2019 18 Comments

United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May announced through tears this morning that she will leave her post on June 7 after a Brexit mess that has lasted for three years. From The London Times:

“It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit,” she said. “I believe it was right to persevere, even when the odds against success seemed high.

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Keystone College Cutting Majors and Laying off Staff

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 24, 2019 4 Comments

"It was certainly not a snap decision nor was it an easy decision."...

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Jussie Smollett’s Criminal Case to be Unsealed, Judge Orders

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on May 24, 2019 18 Comments

Jussie Smollett's sweet deal just got a little less so. Thursday, a judge ordered the actor's criminal records unsealed. Smollet, now infamous for allegedly paying a couple of dudes to stage a hate crime, had his record sealed as part of a sweetheart deal that enraged Chicago's entire political machine.

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