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
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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
Meet the Activist Wife Who Networks the Anti-MAGA White House While Her Prosecutor Husband Puts January Sixers in Jail
Shown, Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and his wife, Fatima Goss Graves. By Julie Kelly, RealClearInvestigationsTuesday, October 3, 2023 Attorney General Merrick B. Garland is the public face of the government’s unprecedented effort to identify, arrest, and prosecute those connected to the Jan. 6, 2021 protest at the Capitol. But… Continue reading Meet the Activist Wife Who Networks the Anti-MAGA White House While Her Prosecutor Husband Puts January Sixers in Jail
Truth and Science: A Nobel Laureate’s Advice to Students
Dr. John Clauser is an experimental physicist of the highest order. His 2022 Nobel Prize in physics is enough to make him one of the preeminent scientists of our times. His work confirmed the existence of quantum entanglement—that two particles once linked remain linked no matter how far apart they are pulled. A change in… Continue reading Truth and Science: A Nobel Laureate’s Advice to Students
Timeline: What Did the Feds Not Do About Alleged Biden Family Corruption and When Did They Not Do It?
A timeline of events focusing on federal authorities’ pursuit of alleged Biden family corruption. This resource will be updated as warranted. Summary (Click links just below to jump to desired section.) Nov. 2018-June 2020: Hunter Biden Probe Begins; President Trump Impeached While Pursuing Biden-Ukraine Information; Alleged Justice Department Undermining of Probe Begins June 2020-Dec. 2021:… Continue reading Timeline: What Did the Feds Not Do About Alleged Biden Family Corruption and When Did They Not Do It?
Just the Facts on ‘Geofencing,’ the Intrusive, App-Based ‘Dragnet’ That Sgt. Joe Friday Never Dreamed Of
Don’t “geofence” them in, say worshippers in Silicon Valley. This map is from nearby Mountain View-based Google, recently penalized over its location tech. Google Maps “We are in the space between the emergence of this technological practice and courts having ruled on its constitutionality,” said Alex Marthews, national chair for Restore the 4th, a nonprofit… Continue reading Just the Facts on ‘Geofencing,’ the Intrusive, App-Based ‘Dragnet’ That Sgt. Joe Friday Never Dreamed Of
Substack Can Redeem Online Journalism
The popular newsletter platform Substack launched its short-form content feature, Notes, in April. Meta rolled out Threads via Instagram in July. Predating these was Mastodon, which had for years already provided the more technically inclined with a decentralized, server-based network for discussion. And there was Bluesky, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s reskinned, “distributed” version of … Continue reading Substack Can Redeem Online Journalism
The Meaning of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
On this date in 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation announcing that if the states of the Confederacy did not return to the Union within 100 days, he would issue a final proclamation freeing the slaves in areas of rebellion. One hundred days later, with the Civil War still raging, Lincoln did just… Continue reading The Meaning of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation