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Jun 25 2020
Opinion
The Temptation of Kayleigh McEnany
How an ardent defender of faith—and Donald Trump—came to think of the press as her enemy
Kayleigh Mcenany marched past a graffiti-covered wall and black metal security barriers, her signature cross necklace dangling above her double-breasted navy blazer. She watched as President Donald Trump held a Bible aloft in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church. When he turned to her and pointed,
The Atlantic
Apr 07 2020
News
‘No longer a luxury’: As life moves online, the offline fall behind
When Amy Olsen wants to have a video chat with her family, she has to drive four miles to the parking lot of the Lowell, Vermont, town clerk to use the free Wi-Fi.
None of Lowell’s 879 or so residents have access to direct broadband service, according to BroadbandNow, a company that helps people find and compare internet service providers. The closest anyone there can get is “fixed
Christian Science Monitor
Jan 23 2020
News
San Francisco’s first transgender-specific housing program has opened its doors
A home aimed at helping the low-income transgender and gender non-conforming community in San Francisco has opened its doors.
The Trans Home on Washington Street, the city’s first transgender-specific transitional housing program for adults, will provide a safe shelter and supportive services for 13 new residents, who will share a three-story building with 13 bedrooms, three kitchens
New York Daily News
Oct 10 2019
Opinion
Trump’s resistance to the impeachment inquiry is a genuine constitutional crisis
Here’s how bad things can get if Trump keeps stonewalling impeachment.
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone sent an eight-page-long middle finger to House Democratic leaders on Tuesday, pledging resistance to the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
As a legal matter, Cipollone’s letter is nonsense. Several court decisions make it clear that the White House is not above the law
Guest Writer - Left
Dec 20 2019
News
After a Transphobic Tweet, J.K. Rowling Can No Longer Be Considered an LGBTQ Ally
J.K. Rowling spent Thursday once again demonstrating a perplexing inability to pipe down and enjoy her millions. This time, the Harry Potter author wasn’t retconning diversity into the series she finished writing over 12 years ago or disclosing that before indoor plumbing, the wizards of her universe used to just poop themselves and magically vanish the evidence away. Instead, Rowling tweeted
Slate
Sep 25 2020
Opinion
Washington Monuments Falling Down, Falling Down ...
We are enjoying, or suffering, an epoch of the toppling of statues. Now consider the recent demand for the "contextualization" (meaning the embedding of critical plaques) on, among others, the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial. What's really going on?
It will come as a surprise to some, especially anti-big-government libertarians and my fellow paleoconservatives, that
Ralph Benko
Jul 06 2020
Opinion
Our Minds Aren’t Equipped for This Kind of Reopening
Reopening is a mess. Photographs of crowds jostling outside bars, patrons returning to casinos, and a tightly packed, largely maskless audience listening to President Donald Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore all show the U.S. careening back to pre-coronavirus norms. Meanwhile, those of us watching at home are like the audience of a horror movie, yelling “Get out of there!” at our screens. As
The Atlantic
May 10 2020
News
Trump praises 'character, courage and compassion' of the nation's moms
President Trump offered praise for the nation’s moms in his annual Mother’s Day Proclamation, citing their “character, courage and compassion” — which he said spanned the generations.
“We celebrate the exceptional mothers in our lives. It is through the unwavering love, comfort, and guidance of these extraordinary women that we first learn to experience joy and the wonders of life.
Washington Examiner
Feb 18 2021
News
Life expectancy in US drops by a year during pandemic, largest decrease since WWII
Life expectancy for those born in the United States decreased an average of a whole year amid the coronavirus pandemic, the largest margin since World War II.
According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published Thursday, people across the racial and gender barriers in the U.S. experienced a drop in their life expectancy. The CDC describes life expectancy as the “
Washington Examiner
Aug 18 2020
News
Your social feed is crowded with misinformation about coronavirus. Here's how to spot it.
It’s being called the worst pandemic in modern history. I’m not talking about COVID-19 – thought it most certainly applies here, too – I’m talking about the dangerous, disturbing, and even deadly spread of misinformation online.
You can’t go on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter – to name a few – without seeing examples of it all over the place, from people posting old photos as if it’s current
USA TODAY