September 2020

Will Democrats try to ‘Bork’ or ‘Kavanaugh’ SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett? (Reader Poll)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 30, 2020 70 Comments

Republican Supreme Court nominees repeatedly have been attacked at a personal level not directed at Democrat nominees. The term to "Bork" a nominee grew out of the Democrat treatment of Reagan nominee Robert Bork, and we all saw how Brett Kavanaugh was mistreated just two years ago.

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Schumer, Warren Among Democrats Who Refuse to Meet With Amy Coney Barrett

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 30, 2020 48 Comments

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren will not meet with SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Imposes $1000 Fines for Not Wearing Masks in Public

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 30, 2020 59 Comments

Positive coronavirus tests in New York City recently went above 3%, causing Mayor Bill de Blasio to impose fines for those who do not wear masks in public.

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Kyle Rittenhouse’s Lawyer Will Sue Biden for Libel Over False Accusations in New Ad

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 30, 2020 76 Comments

Lin Wood, the attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse, demanded Joe Biden's campaign retract an ad that has a false accusation against his client. Then Wood announced that he will sue Biden and the campaign on behalf of his client for libel.

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University That Hosted First Presidential Debate Offered Students Counseling and ‘Support Spaces’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 30, 2020 7 Comments

"not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not constitute mental health treatment"...

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Terrorist Group Hamas Admits Iran Supplying Missiles and Advanced Weaponry

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on September 30, 2020 9 Comments

Iran is supplying Hamas with the latest long-range missiles and other advanced weapons systems, a recent Arabic language documentary produced by Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV network showed.

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Writer Apologizes for Saying America Needs College Football

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 30, 2020 8 Comments

"Black men putting their bodies on the line for my enjoyment is inspired and maintained by my uninformed and disconnected whiteness"...

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Debate Transcript Shows Trump Did Not “Refuse to Denounce” White Supremacists, Contrary to Media Narrative

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 30, 2020 66 Comments

The left and media claim President Donald Trump refused to denounce white supremacy. The debate transcript tells a different story.

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Prager University Has Been So Successful That the Panicked Left is Now Trying to Copy the Model

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 30, 2020 19 Comments

We have been writing about Dennis Prager's 'Prager University' videos since the beginning of the project, and their success is undeniable. Prager U. reaches millions of people with informative videos about politics, history and culture. Their outreach has become so effective that the left is now offering a version of their own.

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Staff of Student Newspaper Quits After Advisor Says Breonna Taylor Wasn’t Murdered

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 30, 2020 4 Comments

"also demanded a reader and staff boycott of the News until Griffin is removed"...

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As California Burns, Gov. Newsom Signs Law for Transgender Prisoner Placement Based on Gender Identity

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 30, 2020 28 Comments

Currently, two dozen significant wildfires are burning in California, including one that is threatening the state's wine country.

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First Presidential Debate Quick Take: Aggressive Trump, Old Biden

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 29, 2020 161 Comments

What a s--tshow. Chris Wallace was horrible, at times literally arguing with Trump, and continually reprimanding Trump for interrupting when interruptions were bipartisan during the debate -- Biden did it continually.

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LIVE: Trump vs. Biden, Round 1

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 29, 2020 48 Comments

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden faceoff tonight at 9 PM ET in the first debate moderated by Chris Wallace. This should be delicious, especially since Biden cannot evade Wallace.

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Cornell ranks low in campus free speech survey, abysmal on student free expression

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 29, 2020 11 Comments

It's not like I told you so, but I told you so. For years I have been documenting the increasingly oppressive atmosphere for free speech at Cornell University, including shout-downs and disruptions of conservative and/or pro-Israel speakers and events. That atmosphere now is in overdrive with a push from the top-down of the admninistration to turn the campus into an exercise is activism, Cornell University takes a major step towards compulsory racial activism for faculty, students, and staff.

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CIA Asked FBI to Investigate Clinton Campaign Over Alleged Plan to ‘Stir Up’ Scandal Against Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 29, 2020 16 Comments

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified three items in regard to the FBI's investigation into Hurricane Crossfire to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham. One item included the CIA asked the FBI to investigate Hillary Clinton's campaign over alleged plans to "stir up" a scandal against then-candidate Donald Trump.

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How To Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi attempts to discuss the racism of cross-cultural adoption, fails miserably

Posted by New Neo on September 29, 2020 29 Comments

Ibram Kendi is molding young minds at Boston University as the recently-appointed head of the Center for Antiracist Research. He's a popular author who's ridden the antiracism wave as it has been building over the last few years.

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Australian Law Professors Give Trump his Third Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 29, 2020 8 Comments

Four Australian law professors nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. That gives Trump three nominations.

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Minneapolis City Council Members Rethinking Plan to Disband City Police Department

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 29, 2020 45 Comments

Following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent riots in Minneapolis, members of the city council declared they would dismantle the city's police department. Unsurprisingly, this policy has not worked out well for the city so far, and crime is on the rise. Who could have predicted such a thing?

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