Above left, from the cover of the Election Integrity Partnership’s 2020 election report. It’s not the full story: Previously undisclosed Stanford documents now show in detail how the federal-private alliance flagged social media posts for censorship. By Ben Weingarten, RealClearInvestigationsNovember 6, 2023 In the runup to the 2020 election, cybersecurity experts at the Department of… Continue reading Documents Shed New Light on Feds’ Collusion with Private Actors to Police Speech on Social Media
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Untested Legal Imagination’s the Mother of Trump and Jan. 6 Prosecutions
Above, President Trump speaks to supporters from the Ellipse, near the White House, on Jan. 6, 2021, ahead of that day’s mayhem. He never set foot on the Capitol grounds. By Julie Kelly, RealClearInvestigationsNovember 1, 2023 Donald Trump doesn’t know Thomas Robertson. But the former president’s fate appears inextricably tied to that of the former… Continue reading Untested Legal Imagination’s the Mother of Trump and Jan. 6 Prosecutions
More Terror Suspects Reaching the U.S.: Here Are the Known Unknowns of the Biden Border Crisis
Above, migrants heading for the U.S. border on Monday from Tapachula, Mexico. How many could be terrorists? Experts think it’s a virtual certainty that more are coming. By James Varney, RealClearInvestigationsOctober 31, 2023 Hundreds of people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have almost certainly slipped into the United States amid millions of other illegal immigrants… Continue reading More Terror Suspects Reaching the U.S.: Here Are the Known Unknowns of the Biden Border Crisis
Civility and Political Freedom | RealClearBooks
In my book, The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves, I show why civility—basic respect for others—is essential to a free society. Here’s a story that exemplifies why. In the early 2000s, Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a campaign against rudeness in New York City. Subway riders and showgoers could be fined fifty dollars… Continue reading Civility and Political Freedom | RealClearBooks
Mega-Jolt: The Costs and Logistics of Plugging In EVs Are About to Become Supercharged
By John Murawski, RealClearInvestigationsOctober 24, 2023 U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm gave Americans an unintended glimpse of the future during her road trip this summer touting the wonders of electric vehicles. Far from spotlighting the promise of EVs, her public relations misadventure in Georgia involved one of her staff in a gasoline-powered vehicle blocking off… Continue reading Mega-Jolt: The Costs and Logistics of Plugging In EVs Are About to Become Supercharged
Leaker of Trump Taxes Worked for Biden Beltway Donor That Just Won a Big New IRS Contract
Above, Charles “Chaz” Littlejohn, the Booz Allen contractor behind leaks to the media of the tax returns of President Trump and other wealthy Americans. The name of well-connected Booz Allen has been kept hidden until now. Trump’s lawyer, meanwhile, likens Littlejohn’s recent sentencing arrangement to “a Hunter Biden plea deal.” By Paul Sperry, RealClearInvestigationsOctober 18,… Continue reading Leaker of Trump Taxes Worked for Biden Beltway Donor That Just Won a Big New IRS Contract
Now Dominant, the Green Movement Is Gobbling Its $pinach, With Few Blutos Left to Clobber
After years as a federal officer helping the Drug Enforcement Administration hunt drug lords across Central Asia, and years more teaching in Maryland classrooms, Robin Shaffer anticipated a quiet retirement watching the deep swells roll across the Atlantic and crash on to the broad Jersey Shore. Robin Shaffer, Protect Our Coast NJ: “It’s very much… Continue reading Now Dominant, the Green Movement Is Gobbling Its $pinach, With Few Blutos Left to Clobber
As Families Take to Charter Schools, Cities and Their Teacher Unions Throw Up Obstacles
Families are voting with their feet to charter schools, which are increasingly resisted by school boards and teacher unions. Diana Diaz-Harrison, above, started a charter in Arizona to fill a gap: no specialized services for children like her autistic son Sammy. By Vince Bielski, RealClearInvestigationsOctober 11, 2023 A vote by the Los Angeles board of… Continue reading As Families Take to Charter Schools, Cities and Their Teacher Unions Throw Up Obstacles
Anatomy of a Random, Unhinged Assault in Portland, City of Professed Benevolence
Above, a snapshot of fraying Portland: A surveillance image of the at-large suspect in the attack on Dr. Mary Costantino, shown below just afterward. She notes her assailant’s hand splayed in “hypertonic tension,” suggesting a psychotic episode. “I recognize this as a physician a mile away,” she says. By Nancy Rommelmann, RealClearInvestigationsOctober 10, 2023 It… Continue reading Anatomy of a Random, Unhinged Assault in Portland, City of Professed Benevolence
DC’s Revolving Door Is Swinging Briskly for the Eco-Green Eyeshade People
Washington’s revolving door is getting a fresh green paint job: Federal architects of a controversial new rule requiring businesses to measure their carbon footprints throughout their supply chains have joined a start-up company poised to reap millions by performing those calculations. The federal revolving door lately swings from the SEC … U.S. Government/Wikimedia At least… Continue reading DC’s Revolving Door Is Swinging Briskly for the Eco-Green Eyeshade People