Linda Fairstein was the Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor in the 1980’s when a woman was attacked in Central Park. She claims that a documentary about the case released last year is full of falsehoods, and now she is suing Netflix.
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Panel at U. Michigan Blames Western Colonialism for Gender Violence Among Immigrants
Do you ever just sit back and marvel at the left’s ability to come up with things like this?
The College Fix reports:
U. Michigan panel:...
Ohio Secretary of State Urges Kent State to Drop Jane Fonda as Speaker for Event
Kent State is set to pay Jane Fonda over $80,000 to speak at the 50th commemoration of the Kent State shooting. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose feels Fonda is an inappropriate choice due to her controversial activism during the Vietnam War.
UC Berkeley Removes Lawyer’s Name From Building Over Alleged Racist Past
This doesn’t change the past, but it makes campus activists feel better.
The Hill reports:
UC-Berkeley law school removes ‘racist symbol’ of building’s name
The University of California, Berkeley School of Law has “denamed” a school building named after a 19th century man who made racist comments against...
CNN Fails to Disclose Its Iranian Guest Threatened to Kill American Hostages in 1979
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.
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.
