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May 19 2021
Analysis
The South could still become a summertime Covid-19 hot spot
All of a sudden, it seems like America is on the verge of liberation from Covid-19. Nearly half of all Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has loosened recommendations for the fully vaccinated, particularly its mask guidance. States have followed the CDC’s lead, loosening their mask mandates and social distancing
Vox
May 19 2021
Analysis
COVID’s End Is Nigh. We Need an Audit
Before there is another pandemic, we’re going to need to learn a bit more about the failures in this one.
‘When your country asked you to get vaccinated, you did,” Joe Biden said when the CDC revised its guidance on masks last week. “The American people stepped up.” For a second there, it almost sounded like a declaration of victory. And believe me, Biden wants this pandemic to end.
Michael Brendan Dougherty
Aug 13 2019
News
Hong Kong Protests
“Hong Kong’s Airport Authority has canceled all flights not yet checked in by Monday afternoon, the agency said, as anti-government protesters peacefully demonstrated at the airport for a fourth day.” (Reuters)
The left supports the protesters and worries that without international pressure, escalation from China, including violence, is likely.
“At first glance, the intensifying
The Flip Side
Dec 21 2020
News
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam: Robert E. Lee statue removed from U.S. Capitol
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday said the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been removed from the U.S. Capitol.
The monument is set to be moved to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond after residing for 111 years in Washington.
The governor established the Commission for Historical Statues in the U.S. Capitol earlier this year to look into the
Washington Times
Oct 04 2012
Opinion
A Clash of Philosophies
Somewhere in the wonky blizzard of facts, statistics and studies thrown out on stage here on Wednesday night was a fundamental philosophical choice about the future of America, quite possibly the starkest in nearly three decades.
New York Times (News)
Sep 14 2019
News
Golden Toilet Stolen From the U.K.'s Blenheim Palace, Birthplace of Winston Churchill
Burglars stole an expensive piece of art — a solid gold toilet— from Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom, Thames Valley Police confirmed Saturday.
In a statement, Detective Inspector Jess Milne, said: “The piece of art that has been stolen is a high value toilet made out of gold that was on display at the palace.”
Police said the burglars broke in
Time Magazine
Jun 28 2019
Opinion
Democrats detail an agenda that will alienate independent voters
Listen closely to California Sen. Kamala Harris, and she’ll tell you exactly what the Democrats are thinking: we’re a part of the government, and we’re here to help (whether you want it or not).
First, she admonished her fellow candidates to stop fighting.
“Hey guys…America does not want to witness a food fight. They want to know how we're going to put food on their table,” she
Guest Writer - Right
Aug 23 2014
News
Gallup: Immigration More Important Than Obamacare to Republican Voters
A new poll from Gallup has found that Republican voters think the immigration woe facing America is the most important issue in the country. Of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters, the Gallup poll found that 22 percent believe immigration is the “most important problem” in America. Republicans rank the issue as more important than dysfunctional government, the economy, unemployment and
Breitbart News
Jun 28 2019
News
Foreign policy was a loser in the Democratic debates
There was one obvious loser in the first round of Democratic debates: foreign policy.
Night one eked out a few notable moments, but the bar somehow lowered on night two, when the 10 candidates on stage barely engaged with some of the most critical foreign and national security issues the US is facing right now.
Candidates on both nights did bring up foreign policy briefly in
Vox
Nov 06 2020
News
The Election Process Continues
We’ve been getting some feedback about our decision to step back from our regular coverage this week, so we want to briefly explain our reasoning. We’re curators, not reporters; we don’t report on breaking news. As of now the votes are still being counted; there’s no value-add in us simply repeating the numbers.
As the votes come in, projections are being made both by TV networks and
The Flip Side