During their coverage of Iran this week, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour interviewed a woman named Masoumeh Ebtekar, who currently serves as Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs. Amanpour failed to make viewers aware of Ebtekar’s past.
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If 2019 was ‘the Best Year Ever,’ 2020 Looks Like it is Going to be Even Better
As we begin a new decade, I thought it might be fun to open it with a little optimism.
USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma will sail once again…as subs!
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly recently announced that two new Virginia-class attack submarines will be named after the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma, which were hit during the infamous Pearl Harbor attack.
Dickinson College Considering Removal of Slaveholder Names From Campus
Even the school’s namesake, John Dickinson, is on the list.
WITF News reports:
Dickinson College considers removing names of slaveholders from campus
A midstate college could soon remove the names of slaveholders that are commemorated on campus buildings.
A recent report from a group of Dickinson College students and faculty detailed founding members’ relationships to...
In 9-0 Ruling, Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Confederate Monument Law
Confederate monuments came under attack from the radical left several years ago. In 2017, the SPLC joined the fray and published a list of places and monuments with “Confederate names” that they claimed had the potential to act as “catalysts” to “unleash more turmoil and bloodshed.”
Sons of Confederate Veterans to Take Possession of ‘Silent Sam’ Statue from UNC Chapel Hill
Campus activists waged a relentless war on this statue until they got their way.
The Hill reports:
Legal settlement will keep Confederate statue off UNC campus
The controversial torn-down Confederate monument “Silent Sam” will not return to...
Students at Washington and Lee U. Want Washington and Lee Removed From Diplomas
Here’s an idea. If you don’t want Washington and Lee on your diploma, maybe don’t go to Washington and Lee.
The Epoch Times reports:
Washington and Lee University Students Want Portraits of Namesakes Off Their Diplomas
Students at Washington and Lee University (WLU) in Virginia are circulating a petition asking for customized diplomas that...
Today is the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
It was a momentous event when it happened thirty years ago: the fall of the Berlin Wall.
It seemed a day of great hope and optimism:
Georgetown U. Creating Reparations Fund to Benefit Descendants of Slaves Sold by School
Students at Georgetown voted in favor of this last spring. It’ll be fascinating to see how much gets paid out to the beneficiaries.
ABC News reports:
Georgetown University announces reparations fund to benefit descendants of slaves once sold by the school
Georgetown University announced on Tuesday it will create a fund that could generate...
In Order for Omar to Recognize Armenian Genocide a Resolution Must Include All ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
Between 1915 and 1923, the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey) expelled and slaughtered 1.5 million ethnic Armenians. Academics consider it the first modern day genocide due to the Ottoman’s articulate organization of said genocide.
Turkey has fought against using the word genocide, but anyone with at least one br...
University of Maine Publicly Shames College Republicans in Flap Over Columbus Day
A mayor in Maine defended Columbus Day and the College Republicans thanked him. They also noted the brutality of the Aztecs and other indigenous peoples. The school publicly shamed them for this.
Campus Reform reports:
UMaine PUBLICLY SHAMES College Republicans for Columbus Day comments in CAMPUS-WIDE EMAIL
The University of Maine publicly shamed the...
Medieval Studies Organization at War With Itself Amid Accusations of White Supremacy
This battle has been raging for years. The field is difficult for social justice warriors because the subject matter is overwhelmingly white. You can’t change history.
The College Fix reports:
White supremacy is allegedly ‘tearing apart’ an academic medieval studies group
One of the premier medieval studies groups in the country is purportedly being...
WaPo: Elizabeth Warren Taking Selfies Makes Her Just Like Frederick Douglass
If you want to know how the liberal media is going to treat Elizabeth Warren going forward, especially if she gets the Democratic nomination, a recent piece in the Washington Post is a good indicator.
The Truth About Huey P. Long’s Hypocrisy and Supposed ‘Assassination’
Decades before wild-haired Bernie Sanders, there was Louisiana Democratic Gov. Huey Long. He served as the state’s 40th governor from 1928 to 1932.
Long was a tyrant and dictator. A hypocrite who lectured others, but filled his pocketbook.
He also ruined lives if you betrayed or didn’t show loyalty to him. Even if...
Book Review: Debunking Howard Zinn
Legal Insurrection has covered the replacement of serious historical scholarship with anti-American and anti-capitalist revisionism since its inception.
George Washington University Students Try to Cancel the Word ‘Colonial’ on Campus
The term ‘colonial’ is part of the culture at GWU, tracing back to its founding. My theory is that this campaign is a test run for the real goal, which will be to cancel George Washington.
Vanderbilt Unveils Missing Flag That Flew Behind MLK, RFK Speeches
How cool is this? Vanderbilt University found a flag missing for years that served as the backdrop during MLK and RFK speeches. From The Tennessean:
More than 50 Reserve Officers Training Corps staff and students gathered in the Library Lawn at Vanderbilt University to unfold a 150 foot American flag.
The flag once...
