In the spring of 2017, Young America’s Foundation invited Ann Coulter to speak at UC-Berkeley, but the event never happened over safety concerns.

This week, she returned at the invitation of the College Republicans.

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The College Republicans at UC-Berkeley invited Ann Coulter. The College Democrats organized an anti-hate event scheduled for the same time.

Campus Reform reports:

Berkeley chancellor promotes College Dems’ ‘hate rally’ slated during same time as Ann Coulter speech

In an email framed as an encouragement to students to stand against “hate,”...

You rarely, if ever, hear about conservative students carrying out this kind of behavior.

KRON News reports:

UC Berkeley Republicans say fliers promoting Ann Coulter...

Young Americans for Freedom and the College Republicans sued Berkeley after Ann Coulter’s speech was cancelled a few months ago but the school doesn’t want to hear it.

The Daily Caller reports:

UC Berkeley Tries To Dismiss Free Speech Lawsuit

The University of California, Berkeley is trying to dismiss a free speech lawsuit filed...

Why are people protesting at Berkeley? Because this has become a flash point. The left is determined to silence people who say things they don’t like.

The Washington Post reports:

There’s no Ann Coulter speech planned....

UC Berkeley couldn’t (or wouldn’t) guarantee Ann Coulter’s safety, so her speech has been cancelled. In this case, leftists used the mere threat of violence to silence another conservative voice.

FOX News reports:

Ann Coulter cancels Berkeley event amid protests, says decision ‘a dark day for free speech in America’

The hecklers used...

It looked briefly as though this issue was resolved but the school wants to change the date and the College Republicans have clearly had it.

The Los Angeles Times reported:

Republican students sue to allow Ann Coulter’s speech this week at...

Bernie was asked about the Ann Coulter situation at Berkeley and he defended her. Amazing.

The Hill reports:

Sanders denounces threats against Ann Coulter

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) denounced the threats made against conservative pundit Ann Coulter that forced the University of California, Berkley, to postpone her appearance this week.

“I...

This was a smart move. The negative publicity was making Berkeley look pretty bad.

The Daily Caller reports:

UC Berkeley Reinvites Ann Coulter To Speak On Campus

The University of California, Berkeley has reinvited Ann Coulter...

As we mentioned in a recent Quick Take, conservative students at Berkeley decided to thumb their noses at campus SJWs by inviting Ann Coulter to speak on campus.

First the school imposed a number of conditions, then banned Coulter’s speech altogether. Ann is vowing to visit the school anyway.

The Young America’s Foundation...

Remember, the Milo Yiannopoulos riot was only a couple of months ago. The school better be ready for anything.

Campus Reform reports:

Defiant conservatives invite Coulter to Berkeley after riots

Ann Coulter plans to brave the “anti-fascists” who trashed campus earlier this year to deliver a talk on illegal immigration at the University of...

For those who’ve been subjected to the MSM’s cavalcade of criticism of President Trump’s press conference of yesterday, some welcome relief from Ann Coulter’s corner. On Sean Hannity’s radio show yesterday, chatting with witty and insightful guest host Mark Simone, the inimitable Ann offered up these observations:

• Trump’s performance was “magnificent”—Ann could...

As Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R[?]-SC) rush to make Obama’s Dreamer executive order (EO) law, cat fights are erupting on Twitter regarding immigration and Trump’s intentions in this regard.

In 2010, the DREAM Act failed in the Senate, so Obama picked up his pen and his phone and, by...

Donald Trump has a “favorability” problem. Poll after poll shows Trump doing poorly against Hillary Clinton head-to-head, perhaps reflecting Trump’s historically low levels of favorability (and high levels of unfavorability) for a leading major party candidate.

In response, a meme was created and spread far and wide earlier this month that Trump’s favorability is no...

Had the video below bookmarked; wasn’t sure what to do with it. But *somehow* right now seems to be a good time to post it.

Both because I’ve been off the grid and don’t have anything else to write about, and because of the fury from Trump world over the charge against...

It’s Friday afternoon.

This should get the holiday weekend off to a nice, quiet start.

Donald Trump, angry that negative ads are being run against him, is threatening to sue to keep Ted Cruz out of the race based on the claim that Cruz is not a “natural born Citizen” and not eligible....

I was a guest on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio on 93.3 FM in Iowa on Saturday, January 16, 2016. (Full audio at bottom of post.)

The topic was Ted Cruz and the “...