The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) released findings this week providing “direct evidence” that vitamin E acetate found in illicit THC products is playing a significant role in the outbreak of vaping injuries.
Read MoreMonth: November 2019
Commentary: The Indispensable Tucker Carlson
Michael Blake, the vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee, just paid Tucker Carlson a high compliment. He’s trying to defame, delegitimize, deplatform, and, ultimately, cancel him. That’s because the Fox News host is the most articulate spokesman for a set of principles and priorities that are important to middle America, but anathema to the bipartisan ruling class.
Read MoreSeveral People Stabbed, Two Dead in London Bridge Terrorist Attack
Several people were stabbed Friday near the London Bridge in England and police shot the suspect dead, according to Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu.
Read MoreHow a Fake Imam, the Krassenstein Brothers and a Canadian Played Roles in a Dubious Story About Ilhan Omar and Qatar
Foreign elements are pushing a dubious story, targeted at American conservatives, that Ilhan Omar is a secret agent of the nation of Qatar.
Read MoreThree Women Accuse Gordon Sondland of Sexual Misconduct
Three women reportedly accused Gordon Sondland of sexual misconduct before he was the U.S. ambassador to the European Union.
Read MoreSmall Business Saturday Turns 10 Years Old
Small Business Saturday (SBS), the day to support your local businesses and economy, turns 10 years old today.
Read MorePrime Minister of Iraq to Resign After Protests Leave Hundreds Dead
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said Friday he will resign after weeks of deadly anti-government protests in the country.
Read MoreOversight Committee Files a Lawsuit Against Barr and Ross Over 2020 Census
The House Oversight Committee has sued Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over the Trump Administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Politico reports.
Read MoreThree Minors Wounded in Stabbing at Shopping District in the Netherlands, Police Say
Several people were stabbed at a busy shopping district Friday in the Netherlands, according to Dutch police.
Read MoreCommentary: The Politics, Science, and Politicized Science of Climate Change
One has to wonder if the shock and despair described in David Bowie’s 1971 hit, “Five Years,” would be the preferred collective mentality for humanity, at least if the relentless propaganda campaigns of climate change activists are successful. And one must admit they have powerful allies at their disposal. A climate alarm consensus informs America’s entire educational, entertainment, and media establishments, along with most corporate marketing, and most political platforms from the local city council to the United Nations.
Read MoreNational Democrats Sue Minnesota Over ‘Unfair’ Ballot Laws
Two national Democratic groups are suing Minnesota over the state’s “unfair” ballot laws that “systemically and arbitrarily disadvantage” DFL candidates.
Read MoreMinnesota DHR Targets Plasma Center for Holding ‘Archaic Stereotypes’ on Gender
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights (DHR) has accused CSL Plasma of demonstrating a “pattern of discrimination” after it turned away a second donor because of the donor’s gender identity.
Read MoreCommentary: In Restoring Civics, Start With the Basics
In a bit of good news for this Thanksgiving, it appears that many would-be shapers of education policy are plugging for the return of civics to the curricula of schools and colleges.
Read MoreThe YouTube Channel That Never Happened
“Six hundred years ago, when elsewhere they were footing the blame for the Black Death, Casimir the Great—so-called—told the Jews they could come to Krakow. They came. They trundled their belongings into the city. They settled. They took hold. They prospered in business, science, education, the arts. With nothing they came and with nothing they flourished. For six centuries there has been a Jewish Krakow. By this evening those six centuries will be a rumor. They never happened.”
Read MoreUS Life Expectancy Declining Due to More Deaths in Middle Age
WASHINGTON – After rising for decades, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased for three straight years, driven by higher rates of death among middle aged Americans, a new study suggests.
Read MoreCommentary: Black Friday Is Capitalism at Its Most Beautiful
I went to a Daily Mass on Black Friday last year. The priest didn’t waste too much time with the homily, but he made a few comments about Thanksgiving and a statement about Black Friday which I found hopefully refreshing. He said, “This is a day for the poor.” Of course, he’s right, but how often do we think of Black Friday in those terms? As Thanksgiving and Black Friday approach once again, let us reflect on this concise but incredibly profound statement.
Read MoreTrump to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Groups
President Donald Trump revealed that he plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, a move that will give the U.S. government a range of new authorities to crack down on their activity.
Read MoreTulsi Gabbard Isn’t Letting Go of Hillary Clinton’s Russian Asset Accusations
Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard continued to rip into Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for insinuating that the congresswoman could be a Russian asset.
Read MoreCommentary: When She Came Out as a ‘Boy,’ Therapists Silenced Her Mother
This is the experience of just one American parent whose family has had to navigate the trans journey in recent years.
Read MoreProposed Licensing Requirements Would Require Minnesota Teachers to Reflect on ‘Biases and Microaggressions’
Aspiring educators could be required to “regularly reflect on the impact of biases and microaggressions” in order to be a licensed teacher in Minnesota.
Read MoreAngie Craig Says Impeachment Inquiry Would Be ‘Easier’ to Support If It Were a ‘Democratic President’
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02) was faced with a number of questions about her support for the impeachment inquiry during a Saturday town hall and claimed the inquiry would be easier to support if it were against “a Democratic president.”
Read MoreCommentary: Happy Thanksgiving!
In an America devoted to the celebration of the self, Thanksgiving is an anachronism. Perhaps that’s why it’s become my favorite holiday.
Read MoreBlack Friday Shopping: Which Stores Are Open?
Black Friday is an annual tradition for Americans. Not only is it the unofficial start of the Christmas season begins but it is also the biggest shopping day in the United States.
Read MoreObama Allegedly Would Not Support a Sanders Nomination
Former President Barack Obama has allegedly said, in private, that he would publicly oppose Bernie Sanders as the nominee of the Democratic Party in 2020, according to The Hill.
Read MoreBloomberg News’ Refusal to Scrutinize Michael Bloomberg’s Candidacy Raises ‘Serious’ Concerns, Former FEC Commissioner Says
Bloomberg News’s refusal to investigate the its billionaire owner, Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, could violate campaign finance laws, a former member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Read MoreCommentary: Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property
Next year at this time, Americans will mark the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower in 1620 and the subsequent founding of the Plymouth colony by English Separatists we know as the Pilgrims. They, of course, became the mothers and fathers of the first Thanksgiving.
Read MoreSolar Panels Produce Tons of Toxic Waste – Literally
Solar panels have been heralded as the alternative to fossil fuels for decades. Most readers have likely seen exciting headlines claiming we could power the world’s energy demands multiple times were we simply to cover the Sahara Desert with a solar farm the size of China. The fact that such endeavors would be unsustainable due to their size and the sheer amount of maintenance required or that the necessary infrastructure to bring this energy all around the world is simply unimaginable is irrelevant to those who dream of a solar future.
Read MoreCommentary: Brazil Sugar Cane Controversy Opens Door to Trade Deal
Brazil is the leading producer of sugar cane in the world and environmentalists in the South American country worry that a recent decision by President Jair Bolsonaro’s government to end a ten-year moratorium on new cane production in the Amazon rainforest will spark new development.
Read MoreMayor Frey Says Costs from Trump Rally Increased by $12,000, Still Plans to Seek Reimbursement
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Tuesday that he still plans to seek reimbursement from President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign for the costs associated with its October campaign rally and revealed that the actual costs were $12,000 more than initially estimated.
Read MoreRepublicans Criticize Enbridge Protests as ‘Elaborate Fundraising Opportunity’
The protest group “Stop Line 3” blocked the entrance to Enbridge’s Clearbrook office during a Monday demonstration and asked for “generous donations” to its cause.
Read MoreCommentary: Hunter Biden May Have to Pay Back the Millions He Made
The one, overriding impression that Democrats, media and the left have left on many Americans after two weeks of the “impeachment” circus” is not what they intended. They have left the unmistakable impression of fear; near-panic levels of terror. And from what is now seeping out, they have every reason to feel this way.
Read MoreCommentary: Transgenderism and the Politics of Irreparable Harm
For a very long time, conservatives had been engaged in a fighting retreat. They might parry a thrust here or weaken a law there, but overall, they were losing. They fought the New Deal, the Great Society, the Sexual Revolution, gay marriage, and affirmative action. In every case, they lost. The social welfare state expanded, the deficit grew, standards devolved, families dissolved, abortion continued, and, in nearly every department of life, things have declined.
Read MoreSurvey: Non-Whites Are the Only High School Students Whose Support for First Amendment Has Fallen
General support for the First Amendment has modestly increased among high school students in the past 15 years, but not across all demographics, according to a report released last week by the Knight Foundation.
Read MoreCommentary: How to Ensure Productive Thanksgiving Debates
We all have ideas we defend religiously, especially in a debate with others. There’s the passionate friend who sees capitalist abuses in the homeless man on the street. Or the neighbor who sees any defense of national borders as an assault on international human dignity. Perhaps you’ve even been that person yourself.
Read MoreNew Poll Shows Black Voters Are Raising Their Voices in Support of President Donald Trump
Two new polls show black support for U.S. Republican President Donald Trump at or slightly above 34 percent, and that means the president could get 20 percent of the black vote next year, an expert said.
Read MoreMcGahn Must Testify, Judge Rules
A U.S. federal judge ruled late Monday that former White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with a House subpoena for his testimony in the Trump impeachment inquiry.
Read MoreThree Years Into Trump Admin, A Quarter of Embassy Slots Are Vacant, Leaving State Department Bureaucrats in Charge
A quarter of America’s nearly 200 embassies around the world have vacant ambassadorships, leaving foreign policy in the hands of career Foreign Service bureaucrats like Bill Taylor, a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of State Department records found. That includes ambassadorships for countries as significant as Japan, Russia and Canada.
Read MoreTrump Puts Jared Kushner in Charge of Border Wall
Jared Kushner has been made the de facto project manager responsible for overseeing the construction of 400 miles of Trump’s border wall, according to administration officials who have spoken to the Washington Post on Monday.
Read MoreAnalysis: The School Funding Inequity Farce
Leading presidential candidates and major media outlets are claiming that school districts with high concentrations of minorities and poor children generally receive less funding per student than other districts. That hasn’t been true for at least half a century, but people are spreading this myth through deceptive studies that exclude federal funds.
Read MoreEmail Appears to Show DHS Wanted to Cut Check to Child Care Center Connected to ‘Taliban Official’
Officials in Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) allegedly wanted to cut a new check to a child care center that had its bank account frozen by the Office of Foreign Asset Control because of the account owner’s association “with a Taliban official,” emails obtained by a state representative show.
Read MoreFellow Republicans Call on Kurt Daudt to Resign After Accepting Position with Lobbying Firm
Some Minnesota Republicans are calling on House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt (R-Crown) to resign from the Minnesota House after he accepted a position with a lobbying firm while still serving as a legislator.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Mike Lindell Commentary: The Trump Economic Miracle Is Rejuvenating Minnesota
Every time we hear that the Trump boom has run its course in Minnesota, new numbers come out showing that the economy is still firing on all cylinders.
Read MoreExcess Cash in Vikings Stadium Fund Gets Legislators’ Attention
To pay for the $1.1 billion stadium, aside from issuing debt, electronic pull tabs were legalized in 2012. These electronic pull tabs brought in only $16 million in 2013, but brought in about $200 million per year by 2017.
Read MoreCommentary: The Bribery Bait-and-Switch, Explained
The president’s enemies remain unable to find any “smoking gun” – any clear, irrefutable and publicly compelling proof of “Treason, Bribery [or] other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Ordinary, decent folk in search of actual crimes, having not found any, would have backed off long ago. But our Javert-Democrats are having none of that. Well aware that the public wasn’t buying the product they’re selling, they’ve kept the product – there’s nothing wrong with New Coke! – and changed the marketing.
Read MoreMichigan Democratic Party Bashes Republican John James For ‘Far-Right’ Anti-Abortion Stances
A Michigan Democratic spokesman bashed GOP U.S. Senate contender John James for his anti-abortion stances and called James’s opinions on abortion “far-right.”
Read MoreGeorge Papadopoulos Officially Announces Run For Katie Hill’s Vacated House Seat
Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos announced Monday morning during “Fox & Friends” that he is officially running for Democrat Katie Hill’s former House seat.
Read MorePentagon Chief Esper Fires Navy Secretary Richard Spencer Over SEAL Case
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has asked Navy Secretary Richard Spencer to resign, citing his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes in Iraq.
Read MoreHong Kong Pro-Democracy Forces Score Landslide Win
Hong Kong pro-democracy forces scored a sweeping victory in local elections Sunday that saw a record number of voters deliver a stunning rebuke to Beijing.
Read MoreTrump Flips Another Federal Court to Majority GOP Appointees
As House Democrats continued their impeachment push, President Donald Trump scored yet another victory toward reshaping the federal judiciary – flipping a third appeals court to a majority of Republican-president nominees.
Read MoreFormer White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Considering 2022 Run For Governor
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that she’s “been called” to run for office and has indicated that she is considering a run for governor of Arkansas in 2022.
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