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Jan 28 2020
Analysis
The Joe Rogan controversy revealed something important about the American left
Comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders — and the subsequent outrage in gay, trans, and other communities over Sanders’s embrace of the endorsement — is one of the most intricate and multifaceted political controversies of recent months.
Rogan is known for his stints on the NBC shows NewsRadio and Fear Factor but more recently for The Joe Rogan Experience, an
Vox
Jan 21 2021
News
Liberal Journalist Points Out Media's Hypocrisy Over Military Occupation of DC
Approximately 25,000 thousand National Guard members were in Washington, D.C. this week, in addition to thousands of police and other law enforcement officers; metro stations were shut down; checkpoints were set up; and fences erected.
It was a level of militarization that “no living American has seen” before, and one Fox News’s Tucker Carlson said Democrats are using as a clear
Townhall
Feb 17 2020
News
Candidates in Obama's orbit fail to capitalize on personal ties
Former President Obama may be the most popular Democrat, but the candidates in his orbit have all but fizzled in their quest for the White House.
There's Joe Biden, Obama's vice president, and his friend, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Both Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro served in his administration.
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The Hill
Jun 12 2020
News
'Justice for Breonna Taylor Act': Rand Paul introduces bill banning no-knock warrants
GOP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul introduced a bill that would prevent police officers from forcibly entering homes without announcing their presence or purpose for entering.
On Thursday, Paul, a Republican, introduced the "Justice for Breonna Taylor Act," a two-page long bill that would effectively ban no-knock warrants.
“After talking with Breonna Taylor’s family, I’ve come to the
Washington Examiner
Apr 04 2013
News
Huckabee Insists Obama Is Carrying Out Nazi-Like Gun Plot
The ongoing push to legislate universal background checks for gun purchases has parallels to policies of the Third Reich former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.) said Wednesday in an exchange first caught by Media Matters. A woman called in to Huckabees radio show Wednesday to claim that Americans are not historically informed as to what caused Germanys slide into Nazism.
HuffPost
Nov 09 2019
News
On Berlin Wall anniversary, Merkel urges Europe to defend freedom
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Europe to defend democracy and freedom as Germany marked 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, warning that such gains must not be taken for granted.
At a solemn ceremony in a church standing on the former "death strip" that divided East and West, Merkel said the Berlin Wall reminds "us that we have to do our part for freedom and
Al Jazeera
Sep 07 2019
News
In the Race to Dominate 5G, China Sprints Ahead
On either side of the brown river running through this misty mountain village, residents live in wooden huts without window panes. Chickens and cats mingle on the road.
But this southwestern Chinese backwater has seen a glimpse of the future that even major U.S. cities such as Boston and Philadelphia still haven’t experienced. As part of a publicity stunt two years ago, a government-
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 01 2014
News
What Is Hillary Clinton Afraid Of?
Over the 25 years Hillary Clinton has spent in the national spotlight shersquos been smeared and stereotyped the subject of dozens of over-hyped or downright fictional stories and books alleging among other things that she is a lesbian a Black Widow killer who offed Vincent Foster then led an unprecedented coverup a pathological liar a real...
Politico
Mar 28 2013
News
Who wins, who loses if Defense of Marriage Act dies
The federal Defense of Marriage Act may be history in a matter of months, but same-sex couples won't be the financial winners, and the U.S. Treasury won't be the loser.
Those are but some of the unexpected consequences that could emerge if the Supreme Court overturns the 1996 law, which appeared likely — though far from assured — following Wednesday's oral arguments.
USA TODAY
Oct 02 2020
News
Louisville and beyond: Calls for reform on ‘no-knock’ police raids
The combination of more invasive policing and more armed civilians has created a kind of crisis instability. This story takes a closer look at the consequences – including for reform.
Ryan Frederick wakes up to furious barking from his dogs and the booming sound of splintered wood, like a broken tree. It’s night; he doesn’t know what time. All he knows is that he lives in a rough
Christian Science Monitor