March 2023

“fighting against equity discrimination is the civil rights issue of our time”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 03, 2023 9 Comments

The launch of the Equal Protection Project has generated significant media attention, including an article today at Fox News Digital.

Democrat Maryland Mayor, Mentored by Buttigieg, Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 03, 2023 34 Comments

Patrick Lewis Wojahn resigned as the mayor of College Park, Maryland, before the cops arrested him on 56 child pornography charges. He has served as mayor since 2015. The LGBT activist, who was also the first openly gay mayor of College Park, described Transportation Secretary as...

19 Minnesota Schools Have Zero Students Proficient in Math

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 03, 2023 43 Comments

"Seven elementary schools between both MPS and SPPS saw no fifth graders demonstrating math proficiency."...

Columbia University is First Ivy League School to Drop COVID Vaccine Mandate

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 03, 2023 1 Comment

"Columbia cited the declining case counts in New York City and nationwide as part of its justification for lifting its vaccine mandate."...

Republican Mayor of California City Eliminates Homeless Problem

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 03, 2023 28 Comments

"We just simply don't tolerate these basic code violations. What ends up happening is an individual either chooses to get help or they end up leaving."...

Mike Pompeo Book Claims MIT Canceled His Speech to Avoid Offending Students From China

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 03, 2023 1 Comment

"We’re sorry, but we will be unable to host the secretary on our campus"...

NYC Comptroller to Yeshiva University: Recognize LGBTQ Club or Risk Public Funding

Posted by Jane Coleman on March 03, 2023 45 Comments

Comptroller warns: "I must urge your institution to change course and offer a secure environment for your LGBTQ+ students and staff to create a supportive space to rightfully express their full selves."...

Court Rules New York Labor Law Violates Pregnancy Center’s ‘Right to Expressive Association’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 03, 2023 23 Comments

"The right to expressive association allows Evergreen to determine that its message will be effectively conveyed only by employees who sincerely share its views."...

“You can’t assume that there is discrimination just because different groups have different outcomes”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 02, 2023 60 Comments

My appearance on Chicago's Morning Answer about the launch of EqualProtect.org: "as long as each individual is being treated fairly without regard to race, then group outcomes don't matter. We don't buy into, I don't accept, that group measurements are the way to measure fairness."...

Report: FBI Was Against Mar-a-Lago Raid, Argued With DOJ Prosecutors

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 02, 2023 19 Comments

WaPo: "clashes in a tense tug of war between two arms of the Justice Department over how aggressively to pursue a criminal investigation of a former president...

Fetterman’s Chief of Staff Won’t Tell Anyone How the Hospitalized Senator is Introducing Legislation

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 02, 2023 35 Comments

"Why is the chief of staff of a United States Senator blocking people on Twitter who are asking about the Senator's constitutional ability to vote on or introduce legislation?"...

Democratic Party Again Given Notice on Crime as a Major Issue Ahead of 2024 (UPDATED)

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 02, 2023 18 Comments

[Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's defeat] "is one more data point demonstrating the political perils for Democrats who don’t persuade voters they are sufficiently tough on crime." --The Hill...