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Posted by Tyler Hummel on December 07, 2018 7 Comments
Spoiler alert: if you have yet to see the film, be aware that plot particulars are discussed in the post beneath. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is a terrible blockbuster film. As a spin-off to the critically successful Harry Potter franchise, it’s a low rent continuation coasting by on a series of half-baked world-building concepts stitched together by the creative team that made the original films work. Yet somehow with J.K. Rowling in the driver’s seat, the franchise hasn’t found any original territory to build upon.

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Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2018 21 Comments
During the funeral for George H.W. Bush, Trump was spotted not reciting the Apostle's Creed and leftists on Twitter used it as an opportunity to bash him. Professor Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit appeared on the Martha MacCallum show Thursday night to talk about this and used it as an example of why he left Twitter.

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 07, 2018 41 Comments
Economists expected 198,000 in November, but the economy only added 155,000. While expectations fell short, there's some positivity within the report and stocks traded higher on Friday morning. Experts told The Wall Street Journal that fears of a recession may have been overblown:
Friday's jobs report shows that the market's volatility and lingering uncertainty over the U.S. and China's trade relationship hasn't stopped businesses from hiring workers, said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist and managing director at MUFG, in an email.

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 07, 2018 8 Comments
President Donald Trump will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to take over as UN Ambassador to replace Nikki Haley. From The Washington Examiner:
“Heather Nauert will be nominated [for U.S. ambassador]. She's done work with Nikki Haley to replace Nikki at the United Nations. She will be ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump told reporters on the White House lawn before departing for a trip to Kansas City, Mo.

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 07, 2018 32 Comments
Elizabeth Warren's failed strategy to take a DNA test to quiet coverage of her false claim to be Native American for employment purposes as a law professor, continues to reverberate. Yesterday we posted about a NY Times article in which even Warren loyalists complained that Warren had severely damaged her presidential ambitions, Former Elizabeth Warren adviser: DNA test a “strategic failure” that was “depressing and unforgettable”.

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on December 07, 2018 17 Comments

The European Union is in the midst of a political turmoil over the ratification of the United Nations pact on migration. The resistance to the pact is galvanizing in Europe ahead of the December 10 deadline when the representatives from some 180 UN member states will meet in Morocco, a Muslim-majority country in North Africa, to formally adopt the "Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration," as the pact is officially called.

Belgium became the latest EU country to get sucked into the crisis, with its ruling coalition teetering on the brink of collapse over the migration dispute. The country's right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) broke away from the ruling alliance amid sharp disagreements over the UN pact. The N-VA regards the agreement as an infringement of Belgian sovereignty. "In our democracy, we decide. The sovereignty is with the people," the party said.

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 06, 2018 49 Comments
Stephen Gutowski at The Washington Free Beacon reported that since siding with those who support gun control, business has gone down at Dick's Sporting Goods and the company may have to close Field & Stream:
Edward Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick's, said during the event that the sporting goods chain's recent 3.9 percent drop in same-store sales was the result of a mix of factors beyond their control as well as some he called "self-imposed." Specifically, he said, "the decisions we made on firearms" negatively affected their bottom line but the drop in sales was something they expected. They did not, however, regret their decision to change a number of their gun-sales policies and back new gun-control legislation.

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 06, 2018 15 Comments
Outgoing Broward County Supervisor of Elections has vowed to fight in court after Gov. Rick Scott suspended her "due to misfeasance, incompetence and neglect of duty." A report from The Tampa Bay Times may not help Snipes since a Broward County self-evaluation shows during the election, the county had problem after problem like mechanical errors, staffing shortages, and procedural violations.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 06, 2018 40 Comments
The NY Times has an extensive report on the lasting and profound damage to Elizabeth Warren's presidential ambitions from her decision in October to release the results of a DNA test to supposedly prove she was Native American. When the DNA test was released, we noted the problems, Elizabeth Warren DNA test does NOT prove she’s Native American, contrary to the hype. 

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 06, 2018 17 Comments
The only thing Bernie Sanders likes more than vilifying 'millionaires and billionaires' is talking about the imminent danger of climate change. He has frequently lambasted President Trump and Republicans for failing to take the issue seriously. But now we learn that like many people on the left, Bernie has a massive carbon footprint, especially when it comes to air travel.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2018 4 Comments
In December 2013, the American Studies Associations passed an academic boycott of Israel, part of the international Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The ASA boycott, which is the subject of ongoing litigation, was undertaken by anti-Israel faculty who methodically took over key ASA committees and National Council. Though only about 20% of the ASA membership voted for the boycott, that was enough given low participation rates in the voting.

Posted by Andrew Branca on December 05, 2018 41 Comments
I came across this brief news article about a confrontation between a black FedEx driver, Timothy Warren, and an angry man who repeatedly shouted racial epithets at him. The driver killed the man. Prosecutors have decided against bring charges against the driver, despite the death of the victim. Based on the facts as reported, that appears to be the legally correct decision.
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