by Neetu Chandak Former Vice President Joe Biden cracked a joke in reference to his inappropriate conduct allegations while hugging a boy at a labor union conference in Washington, D.C., Friday. Biden wrapped his arm around a boy onstage as he was speaking to the International Brotherhood of Electrical…
Read MoreDay: April 7, 2019
Commentary: Chick-fil-A and NRA Prove Democrats Can Never Be Trusted With Power
by CHQ Editor George Rasley The recent sagas of the political discrimination against Chick-fil-A and the NRA are just two of the many cases of politically-driven regulatory action by Democrat officeholders and elected officials. What’s been done to Chick-fil-A and the NRA demonstrate just how bad life in America…
Read MoreMicrosoft Ignored Numerous Cases of Sexual Harassment, Employees Say
by Tim Pearce Microsoft leadership is conducting a review of numerous employee sexual harassment claims the company’s HR department did not address, according to a string of employee emails reviewed by Quartz. After one woman employee emailed several of her colleagues looking for advice on how to move up…
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Follows in the Footsteps of King Cyrus
by Larry Greenfield Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, found inspiration in the writings of Xenophon, a contemporary of Socrates, who chronicled the life of the great Persian, King Cyrus, whose vast empire was known for toleration of religious minorities and for demanding no single state religion.…
Read MoreSurvey Shows Less Than Half of Americans Support NATO
A new survey shows that less than half of Americans support the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance originally designed to provide collective security against the Soviet Union, but now focused on Russia and non-state actors such as the Taliban and the Islamic State group. The YouGov survey, released to…
Read MoreMassachusetts Allocates Funds Supplementing Planned Parenthood Losses
by Connor Maldo The state of Massachusetts has approved funding to compensate abortion providers for the possible loss of federal contributions due to changes in federal policy. This legislation responds to a new rule under the Trump administration that prohibits federally funded family planning offices from sharing space with…
Read MoreTrump, Newsom Clash Over Illegal Immigration as President Visits California Wall Construction
by Fred Lucas President Donald Trump was greeted Friday by a friendly crowd of border security officials in California, the state where he has the most political opposition and which has declared itself a “sanctuary state.” He also toured the site of some border wall construction there. Trump was…
Read MorePence Announces More Sanctions on Venezuela as Chaos Continues Under Socialist Dictator
by Evie Fordham The U.S. will impose even more sanctions on Venezuela after recognizing the rival of socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro as the country’s leader in January, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday at Rice University in Houston. The U.S. is targeting 34 vessels owned or operated by the…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rebuffs Gun Rights Groups in Fight Against Bump Stock Ban
by Kevin Daley The Supreme Court rejected another last-ditch bid to stop the Trump administration’s bump stock ban, denying a gun rights coalition a temporary exemption from the new regulation early Friday afternoon. Friday’s order was the third application relating to the bump stock ban that the Supreme Court…
Read MoreStudents Critical of University of Minnesota’s Decision to Invite ‘Green Book’ Producer to Commencement
The University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts invited “Green Book” producer and university alumnus Jim Burke to deliver the keynote address for its commencement ceremony, but some students and faculty aren’t happy with the decision. The movie was widely criticized for its use of racial slurs and for employing…
Read More