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May 13 2017
News
Texas Southern University cancels Cornyn commencement speech after opposition
Texas Southern University, a historically black university, announced Friday that Sen. John Cornyn’s Saturday commencement speech was canceled after opposition from students at the school.
Fox News (Online News)
Jun 05 2020
News
A Twitter Account That Copies Trump's Tweets Word For Word Got Suspended Within 3 Days
For years, Twitter has been accused of having one set of rules for ordinary users and another for world leaders like President Donald Trump. Now, this Twitter account, which copies and reposts Trump’s tweets word for word, is proving the point.
The account was suspended within three days after it posted the now-infamous Trump tweet warning that “when the looting starts, the shooting
Vice
Feb 25 2018
News
Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Trump’s plan to arm teachers: ‘I disagree with him’
As he pushes his own comprehensive package to address gun violence and school safety, Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday pushed back hard against President Trump’s suggestion that some teachers be allowed to have their own firearms in the classroom.
Washington Times
Apr 23 2021
Analysis
The Masks Are (Finally) Coming Off
It seems that respectable liberals are starting to abandon their scientifically unjustified COVID precautions.
David Leonhardt writes the Morning newsletter for the New York Times. He used to host a Times podcast, The Argument, and listening to him there I decided he was the most useful person in journalism, because he is a perfect avatar of our leadership class.
I found
National Review (News)
Dec 08 2020
News
Today marks an important Electoral College deadline. Here's why that's bad news for Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's long-shot bid to overturn the election could become more far-fetched after Tuesday, when states with legal fights and recounts behind them can receive assurance that Congress must accept their electors.
Tuesday marks the so-called safe harbor deadline. Federal law requires that Congress recognize the slates of electors chosen by states that have
USA TODAY
Sep 22 2020
Analysis
Experts Think The Economy Would Be Stronger If COVID-19 Lockdowns Had Been More Aggressive
Back in the early days of the coronavirus in the U.S., many economists believed that aggressive lockdowns would be the best long-term solution for managing the pandemic, despite the short-term economic pain they would cause. Six months later, we wanted to know: Did that logic hold up? And what political events could still be in store to alter the course of the country’s ongoing recovery from
538 (ABC News)
Aug 27 2019
News
Kids In St. Louis Are Getting Shot And Killed So Often, Police Are Offering $100,000 To Help Solve Cases
On Monday, students at a St. Louis elementary school held a moment of silence for their 8-year-old classmate, Jurnee Thompson, who was shot and killed outside a restaurant after a football game. Over the weekend, other kids attended the funeral of Xavier Usanga, a 7-year-old who died after a bullet pierced his throat while he was playing with his sisters in their backyard.
Since April,
BuzzFeed News
Jun 06 2017
News
First Amendment Group Threatens Legal Action Against Trump For Blocking People on Twitter
Columbia Law School's Knight First Amendment Institute is asking President Donald Trump to unblock people on Twitter — and threatening him with legal action if he doesn’t comply.
The Intercept
May 02 2020
Analysis
Rising Income Inequality Is Direct Result Of Campaign Finance Cases
The massive rise in income inequality in the U.S. is directly related to campaign finance cases, such as Citizens United, being decided in favor of society's top earners, said a constitutional scholar in his recent book.
These cases have also led to the huge increase in household and government debt, which is artificially propping up the economy's demand curve and could have severe
Forbes
Jan 16 2020
Opinion
Donald Trump Jr.: Fake News Destroys Lives, But the Tide May Be Turning
There's a long way to go, but the Covington Kids have struck the first blow in returning accountability to news media.
A year after he and his family's name was dragged through the mud by a social media mob, egged on by fake news, Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann has secured a settlement of his defamation lawsuit against CNN. I hope it's a big one. He deserves it.
Newsmax - Opinion