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Nov 10 2021
Opinion
If The Left Ends Parent Rights, You Might Need A License To Raise Your Own Child
Licensing of parents might still sound fringy, but it’s an old social engineering dream that dies hard. And they’re busily building the road to get there.
Parents are now more aware than ever that their right to raise their own children is in danger. Recent election results in Virginia and elsewhere testify to that awakening. A lot of the news focused on the public school curriculum of
The Federalist
Aug 02 2021
News
Eric Adams Says NYC Must ‘Go After The Guns’ after Weekend of Violence
Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams suggested that New York City must “go after guns” after ten people were injured by a shooting in Queens over the weekend that police say was gang-related.
“We need a joint gangs and guns task force with federal, state and city coordination to make sure that we can do information sharing, go after the guns that are on the street, stop the flow of
National Review (News)
Aug 01 2022
Opinion
Democrats: Destroying our economy, one sector at a time
The Biden administration and its co-conspirators, congressional Democrats, have been busy wrecking America these last 18 months.
They launched a war on American energy, shutting down the Keystone pipeline and blocking domestic oil and gas exploration — resulting in skyrocketing gas prices, less fuel to heat and cool homes and businesses, and the sorry spectacle of an American president
The Hill
Jul 09 2021
News
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need masks, CDC says
Vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines.
The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as a general decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
“We’re at a new
Associated Press
Feb 17 2021
News
Harris says teachers should be prioritized for Covid-19 vaccinations
Vice President Kamala Harris stressed Wednesday that teachers should be given priority for getting Covid-19 vaccinations, but wouldn’t say if she believed that giving them the shots should be a prerequisite for reopening schools.
In her first live one-on-one network interview since taking office, Harris was asked by "TODAY" show anchor Savannah Guthrie whether she could reassure
NBC News Digital
Oct 27 2020
News
Trump ready to help Philly police after 30 officers injured in riots: White House
President Trump is prepared to order federal intervention in Philadelphia after rioting erupted over a police shooting of a Black man wielding a knife, White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah said Tuesday.
Hundreds of people took to the streets Monday to protest the police-involved fatal shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace. Violent clashes with police ensued, leaving 30
Washington Times
Dec 27 2021
News
Men across America are getting vasectomies ‘as an act of love’
After Andy and Erin Gress had their fourth child, Andy decided it was time for him to “step up” and help with the family planning. So he did something that the mere thought of makes some men cringe: He got a vasectomy.
It was early one morning last winter — a brief moment of peace, before juggling getting the kids ready for online school and work Zoom calls. He happened to see a local
Washington Post
Jul 28 2021
News
Gun violence is up across the country. It’s changing mayoral politics.
Kasim Reed wasn’t planning on running for another term as mayor of Atlanta. But rising crime and the problems that have come with it — like one of Atlanta’s wealthiest districts trying to secede from the city — pushed him out of mayoral retirement and into an already crowded race.
Homicides and shootings are up and the number of cops is down in cities from Atlanta to Seattle. Crime, as
Politico
Jul 28 2021
News
Seattle Mayor Proposes Rebuilding Depleted Police Force after Violent Weekend
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan called to rebuild the city’s police force after the area recorded six separate shootings over the weekend.
“As a city, we cannot continue on this current trajectory of losing police officers,” Durkan said during press conference on Monday. “Over the past 17 months, the Seattle Police Department has lost 250 police officers which is the equivalent of over 300,
National Review (News)
Aug 04 2020
Background
6 Ways to Reduce Gun Violence in America
Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis.
It goes beyond the mass shootings that grab the nation’s attention. Every day, gun violence takes lives from communities all across the country in the form of suicides, unintentional shootings, and interpersonal conflicts that become fatal due to easy access to guns.
In this country, an average of 35,000 people are
Center For American Progress