AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSocial distancing is like immigration law: For the moment, neither really applies at the southern border.Exhibit A: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony under oath Thursday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus. One of the key criticisms from Republicans had to do with how President Joe Biden’s administration was handling the border crisis — and, most notably, how the nation’s official spokesperson for coronavirus restrictions was staying quiet about it.The tensest exchange along these lines came as GOP House Minority Whip Steve...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSocial distancing is like immigration law: For the moment, neither really applies at the southern border.Exhibit A: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony under oath Thursday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus. One of the key criticisms from Republicans had to do with how President Joe Biden’s administration was handling the border crisis — and, most notably, how the nation’s official spokesperson for coronavirus restrictions was staying quiet about it.The tensest exchange along these lines came as GOP House Minority Whip Steve...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIs Robert Hoogland an augury of what’s to come for trans-skeptic parents in the West?Hoogland, a father from Canada, found himself behind bars after he talked publicly about his daughter’s gender dysphoria and medical procedures aimed at “transitioning” to male. She’s currently 15 years old and has identified as male since she was 11 and changed her name at 12, according to the . Hoogland is separated from the girl’s mother, a psychologist and an endocrinologist.Her mother supports the decision to pursue hormone therapy, whereas Hoogland...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIs Robert Hoogland an augury of what’s to come for trans-skeptic parents in the West?Hoogland, a father from Canada, found himself behind bars after he talked publicly about his daughter’s gender dysphoria and medical procedures aimed at “transitioning” to male. She’s currently 15 years old and has identified as male since she was 11 and changed her name at 12, according to the . Hoogland is separated from the girl’s mother, a psychologist and an endocrinologist.Her mother supports the decision to pursue hormone therapy, whereas Hoogland...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMitt Romney feels like the houseguest who’ll never leave — and if he gets to stay in the Senate through 2030, it could be Utah Democrats who invite him back.According to a Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, 50 percent of 1,000 registered voters in the state approve of the job Romney is doing compared to 46 percent who disapprove. A deeper dive into the numbers, however, reveals that split opinion isn’t buttressed by Republicans, but by Democrats.In the poll, taken between Jan. 12 and Jan. 15, 64 percent of Republicans...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMitt Romney feels like the houseguest who’ll never leave — and if he gets to stay in the Senate through 2030, it could be Utah Democrats who invite him back.According to a Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, 50 percent of 1,000 registered voters in the state approve of the job Romney is doing compared to 46 percent who disapprove. A deeper dive into the numbers, however, reveals that split opinion isn’t buttressed by Republicans, but by Democrats.In the poll, taken between Jan. 12 and Jan. 15, 64 percent of Republicans...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRemember Joe Biden’s talk about uniting America?It seems he’s stacking his administration with Cabinet members about to engage in what may be the most disuniting push possible for his nascent administration.According to , two more gun grabbers have been picked for key positions in the Biden administration:Advertisement - story continues belowDemocratic Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island was picked for Biden’s Commerce secretary and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was chosen as the nominee to head up the Department of Labor.Raimondo, reported, is...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRemember Joe Biden’s talk about uniting America?It seems he’s stacking his administration with Cabinet members about to engage in what may be the most disuniting push possible for his nascent administration.According to , two more gun grabbers have been picked for key positions in the Biden administration:Advertisement - story continues belowDemocratic Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island was picked for Biden’s Commerce secretary and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was chosen as the nominee to head up the Department of Labor.Raimondo, reported, is...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Trump’s attempt to achieve a detente with North Korea didn’t end successfully, but at least the bad old days of Kim Jong Un firing missiles into the seas around Guam or Pyongyang — or of him constantly saber-rattling about building his nation’s nuclear arsenal — had stopped.Well, there’s going to be a new administration, one that feels the need to test.In a message issued through state media organ Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), in remarks delivered at a rare party congress in Pyongyang last week, Kim said the United States is...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Trump’s attempt to achieve a detente with North Korea didn’t end successfully, but at least the bad old days of Kim Jong Un firing missiles into the seas around Guam or Pyongyang — or of him constantly saber-rattling about building his nation’s nuclear arsenal — had stopped.Well, there’s going to be a new administration, one that feels the need to test.In a message issued through state media organ Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), in remarks delivered at a rare party congress in Pyongyang last week, Kim said the United States is...WW…

LOGINMANAGE||LOGINMANAGE|AdvertisementCanada isn't exactly the country you'd expect to be ground zero for a mask kerfuffle. Sure, they have their Karens and their mask refuseniks, but they're, you know, Canadians.Affable. Pliable. Nice.Niceness will go only so far when you're dealing with draconian inflexibility, however -- particularly when a woman who can't put on her own mask is denied entry into a bookstore.Advertisement - story continues belowElisabeth Walker-Young, 43, is a retired Canadian Paralympic swimmer who was born without hands. According to Canada's , she has some...…LOGINMANAGE||LOGINMANAGE|AdvertisementCanada isn't exactly the country you'd expect to be ground zero for a mask kerfuffle. Sure, they have their Karens and their mask refuseniks, but they're, you know, Canadians.Affable. Pliable. Nice.Niceness will go only so far when you're dealing with draconian inflexibility, however -- particularly when a woman who can't put on her own mask is denied entry into a bookstore.Advertisement - story continues belowElisabeth Walker-Young, 43, is a retired Canadian Paralympic swimmer who was born without hands. According to Canada's , she has some...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA report from a Republican monitoring the manual recount of the presidential election vote in Georgia said one of the counters was erroneously giving votes to Joe Biden that were cast for President Donald Trump.Hale Soucie is a Republican National Committee monitor who’s watching the recount in Cobb County, according to . He was described by in a Monday article as being with a group that was comprised of “concerned citizens of a conservative bent.”“Despite the careful and meticulous process he was watching,” The Times reported, Soucie...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA report from a Republican monitoring the manual recount of the presidential election vote in Georgia said one of the counters was erroneously giving votes to Joe Biden that were cast for President Donald Trump.Hale Soucie is a Republican National Committee monitor who’s watching the recount in Cobb County, according to . He was described by in a Monday article as being with a group that was comprised of “concerned citizens of a conservative bent.”“Despite the careful and meticulous process he was watching,” The Times reported, Soucie...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhen is your minority group no longer non-white? Apparently when your academic performance is just too good.In an  from 2019 that was promptly removed after it was first reported on this week, the North Thurston Public Schools in Thurston County, Washington, measured “White/Asian Students” against “Students of Color” in order to ascertain any performance gap. The report also looked at “Students of Poverty” against “Non Poverty” students.“Students of Color compares outcomes for Asian and White students [with students] who identify as...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhen is your minority group no longer non-white? Apparently when your academic performance is just too good.In an  from 2019 that was promptly removed after it was first reported on this week, the North Thurston Public Schools in Thurston County, Washington, measured “White/Asian Students” against “Students of Color” in order to ascertain any performance gap. The report also looked at “Students of Poverty” against “Non Poverty” students.“Students of Color compares outcomes for Asian and White students [with students] who identify as...WW…

LOGINMANAGE||LOGINMANAGE|AdvertisementWell, at least The Washington Post finally felt like noting it last Wednesday.The paper of record in the nation's capital had, before and after the election, demonized President Donald Trump and Republicans for their distrust of a massive expansion of mail-in voting.The Post reported how veterans with the president because "he’s casting suspicion on a tool of participatory democracy — the mail-in ballot — that has allowed U.S. military personnel to vote while serving far from home since the War of 1812." The paper noted how were pulling it off and even...…LOGINMANAGE||LOGINMANAGE|AdvertisementWell, at least The Washington Post finally felt like noting it last Wednesday.The paper of record in the nation's capital had, before and after the election, demonized President Donald Trump and Republicans for their distrust of a massive expansion of mail-in voting.The Post reported how veterans with the president because "he’s casting suspicion on a tool of participatory democracy — the mail-in ballot — that has allowed U.S. military personnel to vote while serving far from home since the War of 1812." The paper noted how were pulling it off and even...WW…

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn the late 1940s and early 1950s, Hollywood began the process of “blacklisting,” denying work to entertainment professionals who were alleged to have been members of or sympathizers with the Communist Party.In retrospect, this is viewed almost exclusively as an ugly episode in American history, even though there was a belief — probably untrue in most cases, but still reasonable given the dangerous geopolitical circumstances of the time — they were smuggling pro-communist messages into their work.Whatever the case may have been, a large...…AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn the late 1940s and early 1950s, Hollywood began the process of “blacklisting,” denying work to entertainment professionals who were alleged to have been members of or sympathizers with the Communist Party.In retrospect, this is viewed almost exclusively as an ugly episode in American history, even though there was a belief — probably untrue in most cases, but still reasonable given the dangerous geopolitical circumstances of the time — they were smuggling pro-communist messages into their work.Whatever the case may have been, a large...WW…