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"Intersectionality" Ideology Is Driving People To Lose Their Minds

Democrats Apoplectic Over 'Sickening' Virginia Supreme Court Ruling

Cornell Anti-Israel Activists Use "Decision Dilemma" Tactic To Confront and Trap University President

Dem Rep. Khanna: “We Don’t Want” Small Businesses That Can’t Afford $15 Minimum Wage

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 21, 2021 119 Comments

Progressive Democrat Ro Khanna (CA) admitted that Democrats "don't want" small "mom and pop" restaurants and businesses that cannot afford to pay employees $15 minimum wage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3XaJHU7QlY&feature=youtu.be

Entire California School Board Resigns After Mocking Parents For Wanting Schools Open

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 21, 2021 28 Comments

On Friday, Mary blogged that "A California School Board is in Hot Water After Mocking Parents for Wanting Kids in Class (Update: School Board President Resigns). During a meeting the board members apparently believed was private, board members insulted, ridiculed, and mocked parents for wanting schools open.

VIDEO: Victor Davis Hanson on Woke Ideology and the Way Forward for Conservatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 21, 2021 31 Comments

Victor Davis Hanson is one of the most important and authoritative conservative voices in America today. In a recent episode of American Thought Leaders from the Epoch Times, Hanson talked at length about a variety of topics. This is so worth your time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23qoeTjfIEs

CA Republican state senator offers anti-cancel culture bill, Democrats want to cancel her in response

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 21, 2021 13 Comments

A Republican California state senator has introduced a measure making political affiliation a protected class under California's anti-discrimination laws.

Bizarre NBC News Hit Piece Criticizes Ron DeSantis for Prioritizing Seniors for Vaccine Distribution

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 21, 2021 48 Comments

There have been a lot of ridiculous media hit pieces in the last year on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' management of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in his state, but NBC News published one on DeSantis' "seniors first" vaccine distribution policy recently that really takes the cake.

Thousands in Argentina Protest Javier Milei's Cuts to Public University System

Law School ‘Democracy’ Scholar Recommends Removing VA Judges Who Voted Down Redistricting

U. Washington Student Found Stabbed to Death in Campus Housing Building

UNC Charlotte Drops ‘Gender-Affirming Housing,’ Citing Federal Guidance

PA Supreme Court Justice Changes Affiliation From Democrat to Independent

Jonathan Turley Dunks on Democrats Over VA Supreme Court Gerrymander Ruling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKbfk5odNn8

Biden Says U.S. ‘Determined’ to “Earn Back” Europe’s Trust After Trump Presidency

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 21, 2021 40 Comments

U.S. President Joe Biden told European leaders that he is "determined" to "earn back" their trust after four years of Donald Trump's presidency.

The End of the Limbaugh Era Week at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 21, 2021 1 Comment

All the news you may have missed....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR6zTyNzkcQ

The Attempted Deplatforming You Probably Never Heard Of – Baen Books Forum

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2021 58 Comments

I had never heard of Baen Books, and that's on me. It's apparently a big player in the Science Fiction genre, something I'm not into, so there's no reason I would know of it, but there's plenty of reason why plenty of other people do know of it.

Report: Coca-Cola Forcing Employees To Take Online Course To Learn “To Be Less White”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 20, 2021 113 Comments

Coca-Cola Company is barrelling full-steam ahead in the hopes of being crowned the most wokest woke company of uber-woke 2021. Last month, Professor Jacobson wrote about "Coca-Cola Impos[ing] Racial Quotas On Outside Counsel Staffing. This month, we learn that Coca-Cola is forcing its employees to attend a divisive, destructive online course designed to make them hate themselves because of the color of their skin.

Nikki Haley Bashes Trump, Then Seeks Meeting With Him. Request Denied.

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 20, 2021 91 Comments

Former governor of South Carolina and former U.S. ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley recently noted that she is "disgusted" by President Trump and observed that he has no future in the GOP. This appears to have been an ill-considered, tone-deaf attempt to wrestle the mantle of party leader from Trump.

Rush Limbaugh’s Amazing 2009 Speech at CPAC Rings Just as True Today

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 6 Comments

Rush Limbaugh delivered one of his greatest speeches ever at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2009. Now that Rush has passed away, it's an excellent time to revisit this historic address.

U. Kansas Cutting Humanities Department, As Wokeness Destroys Academia From Within

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 26 Comments

Humanities departments at multiple schools have seen reductions in recent years. At some schools, the departments have been completely cut. That's what seems to be unfolding at the University of Kansas today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTus5FevWhM&t=5s

Biden Weakens Sanctions Pressure on Iran In Hope of Restarting Nuke Deal Talks

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 20, 2021 11 Comments

President Joe Biden has offered to restart nuclear talks with Iran. The Biden administration "would accept an invitation" from the European Union to meet Iran and other signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Friday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nhm6VAIc90&feature=emb_title

Sky News Australia Host: ‘Never before’ has the leader of the free world been ‘so cognitively compromised’

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 20, 2021 71 Comments

The media view from afar is more clear than anything we see in mainstream domestic media.

The Left Decides Math is Racist Week in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 11 Comments

Your weekly report on campus news....

https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1361416177449373697

Cuomo Nursing Home Death Scandal: NY Assembly GOP Wants Impeachment Commission, AOC Wants Investigation

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 19, 2021 29 Comments

Was it worth it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo? Your COVID-19 nursing home order and hiding the real numbers are breaking down your walls. Cuomo ranted and raved during his Friday press conference. Then the NY Assembly GOP prepared the impeachment process, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) supports an investigation, and an assemblywoman shared messages she received from people who claimed Cuomo bullied them.

Smith College Whistleblower Jodi Shaw Resigns Over “Racially Hostile Environment” Created By Critical Race Training

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 19, 2021 50 Comments

We have written several times about Jodi Shaw, the Smith College staff member who objected to what has become a scourge in higher education, Critical Race Training tactics, sometimes misleadingly called "anti-racism" training.