Category: Intel

Wednesday’s announcement by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that he would be retiring at the end of the court’s current session has raised the obvious question of how contentious the battle over his replacement will be. One thing is almost certain to be true: No matter who is nominated by President Joe Biden, there will… Continue reading Will the Battle to Replace Breyer Be Bitter, or Just Close?

Embracing affirmative action is virtually a job qualification for university administrators. The same is true, alas, for faculty and students in the humanities and social sciences. They march in lockstep toward a society permanently categorized by race, all with the best of intentions but not the best of outcomes. They aren’t just woke. Their eyelids… Continue reading How Universities Will Sidestep SCOTUS on Affirmative Action

Late last week, a judge in Wisconsin ruled that absentee-ballot drop boxes could no longer be used in the state, writing that state law only allows for absentee ballots to be returned in-person or mailed back for counting. This ruling comes as ballot drop boxes had widespread, successful use during the 2020 presidential election, predominately… Continue reading Drop Boxes, Mail-In Voting Are Not Threats to Election Integrity

When Joe Biden was elected in November 2020, the fawning media coverage of his presidency-to-come was trumped by an even more powerful force: The “Dr. Jill Biden” news cycle. In the weeks leading up to Inauguration Day, pro-Jill puff pieces dominated the headlines in ways that only Michelle Obama could understand. Melania Trump, of course,… Continue reading The First Lady Double Standard

The email from “Norton Protection” said I owed $999.99, which was “charged successfully and it will appear on your bank statement in 24 to 48 hours.” Although I have an account with a leading cybersecurity company, I’ve never paid that much for its products. To “cancel” the charge, I was instructed to call a number,… Continue reading Bad News: You’re in Debt. Worse News: You’re in Phony Debt.

Newly minted Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nine executive orders and two directives that, among other things, ended a mandate that state employees be vaccinated and a school mask mandate. He embraced the radical idea of allowing parents to decide if their children mask up in the classroom, effective Jan. 24. Addressing a joint assembly… Continue reading Youngkin Rips Off the School Mask Mandate

In 1803 the British posted sentries on the cliffs of Dover to watch out for an invasion by Napoleon. Until 1945, 134 years after Napoleon’s death, the guards were still on the job. This episode is an extreme elaboration of one of C. Northcote Parkinson’s famous laws: Action expands to fill the void created by… Continue reading Our Government Is Showing Its Age

In his new book “Virtue Bombs,” film critic and RealClearInvestigations contributor Christian Toto finds Hollywood’s dream factory a woke nightmare for dissenters. But not everyone gives in. In this excerpt, Toto reports on pushback from “The Mandalorian’s” weaponized Gina Carano, above. Hollywood is all about female empowerment, when it’s not telling actresses to lose weight… Continue reading Excerpt: How MMA Fighter-Turned-Action Star Gina Carano Punched Back at Hollywood’s Cancel Culture

After getting called out for insider trading, members of Congress from both parties are offering up their latest shiny solution to their own corruption: Putting their millions in assets into so-called “blind trusts.” Fake. Fake. Fake. Blind trusts don’t work. Common sense tells us why. If my privately held coal company goes into a blind… Continue reading Why Blind Trusts for Members of Congress Are a Ruse