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Oct 19 2021
News
Battle Over Vaccine Mandates Heats Up Across the Nation
Protests are erupting across the country over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Parents in California are fired up, protesting outside the state Capitol and across the state.
"The harder they push, the louder we'll get,” said Angie Matthews, a parent from Stockton.
California teachers are now required to get the shot. The mandate is coming for students too once the vaccine is fully
CBNNov 09 2017
News
Fact check: Trump recycles flawed gun talking point
President Trump has once again misused the example of Chicago to make a case against gun regulations.
USA TODAYJun 15 2022
Opinion
Welcome to the age of post-Covid nihilism
Amid the recent orgy of violence across America, it was the carjackings that finally got me.
Lost amid all the mass shootings and gang slayings of late has been another wave of crime: vehicle thefts. In Washington DC, carjackings in 2021 were up by a third over 2019, while in nearby Alexandria a motorist made national news after he shot two boys at a gas station who were trying to lift
The American SpectatorJan 20 2021
News
Biden Administration to Disband 1776 Commission
The Biden administration was expected to disband the “1776 Commission” on its first day via executive order as a means to “advance racial equity.”
The commission, created to teach “patriotic education” and to counter the notion that the United States is "irredeemably and systemically racist,” was to be abandoned because it "has sought to erase America's history of racial injustice," the
Newsmax (News)Nov 03 2020
Analysis
The Board-It-Up Election
There is one clear leading indicator pointing to President Donald Trump still having a chance to win the election — stores around America are fortifying themselves in anticipation of election-related violence.
Businesses in cities such as New York City, Washington, Los Angeles, and Chicago are boarding up as if a Category 5 hurricane were bearing down.
Everyone tends to be coy
National Review (News)Sep 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Migrant Busing Adds New Dimension to Border Crisis
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As the number of migrants arriving at the southern border hits all-time highs, Republican governors are making waves by sending groups of unauthorized migrants to liberal sanctuary cities in the north.
Florida Gov. Ron
AllSides StaffJun 17 2020
News
Quaker Oats getting rid of Aunt Jemima, citing ‘racial stereotype.’ Uncle Ben’s may be next.
The Aunt Jemima brand, which has graced syrup and other products for more than 130 years, is being retired.
And the Uncle Ben’s brand of rice and side dishes may not be far behind.
Chicago-based Quaker Oats Co., a unit of PepsiCo, announced Wednesday that it will first remove the Aunt Jemima image from its packaging, with plans to change the name at a later date. The company said
Chicago TribuneSep 02 2021
Opinion
COVID-19 Vaccination Should Not Be Legally Required for Parenthood
A family court judge in Chicago denied a mother the right to custody over her son until she gets vaccinated against COVID-19, the implication being that an unvaccinated parent is not a fit parent. The ruling didn't hold long—the judge himself quickly reversed course—but the initial decision will be chilling for thousands of parents across the country. Making parental or child vaccination a
ReasonJan 29 2013
News
Cruz to Banks Being Bullied by Emanuel Over Guns: Come to Texas
Late last week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sent letters to the CEOs of Bank of America and TD Bank Group urging them to cut off business with gun manufacturers. Both banks operate out of Chicago. Now, freshman Senator Ted Cruz has sent a letter of his own to the same CEOs urging them to do more business in Texas, away from the bully tactics of Chicago.
TownhallMar 28 2019
News
Corruption of the Insiders
Call it the corruption of insiders. The latest news from Chicago has a very angry Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson attacking the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for abruptly dropping the 16-count indictment of actor Jussie Smollett. Recall that, in the words of the New York Times:
Mr. Smollett, who is black, gay and outspoken on social issues, had told
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