In April, Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, proposed banning the popular video game “Fortnite,” saying it was irresponsible to allow kids to play it.
Read MoreCommentary: The 10 Worst State Laws Proposed and Passed in 2019
Month: December 2019
Bloomberg Created a Secret Tech Company Chock-Full of Former Facebook Execs to Take on Trump
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg created a secretive tech company before he entered the 2020 presidential election that was designed to help Democrats win congressional seats in 2018, CNBC reported Monday.
Read MoreCommentary: Senators Grassley and Alexander Tackle Projected Union Pension Collapse
Our nation’s pension systems are in trouble. Underfunded with outsized promises to beneficiaries who are living longer, the death rattles of the defined benefit pension system, which promises a fixed amount of money per month for retirees, are now audible.
Read MoreAppeals Court Overturns Part of Hamilton County Homeless Encampment Ban
Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals ruled last week that homeless camps can take place on private property in Hamilton County.
Read MoreThousands of Christmas Wreaths Laid on Headstones of Fallen Soldiers at Fort Snelling National Cemetery
More than 3,000 Christmas wreaths were laid on the headstones of fallen soldiers at Fort Snelling National Cemetery as part of the national Wreaths Across America campaign.
Read MoreCommentary: The 2019 Lump of Coal Awards
It’s a good thing President Trump is making big, beautiful coal great again because Jolly Old St. Nick is going to need an ample supply this Christmas Eve. (See 2016, 2017, and 2018 for comparable supply-and-demand needs.)
Read MoreAmericanism and the Spirit of American Liberty
In 1782, just as the American War of Independence was coming to an end, Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur, who had come to North America from France in 1755 and by 1765 had settled in New York, published Letters from an American Farmer. In it, he asked a fascinating and enduring question: “What then is the American, this new man?” Crèvecoeur’s question suggests that 18th-century Americans were somehow different from all other peoples, and thus he invites us, some 230 years later, to reflect on the nature and meaning of America.
Read MoreRidiculous Campus Protests of 2019
This year, conservative students had their beliefs silenced and beaten down by their leftist classmates and professors. A survey discovered that nearly half of college students have personally experienced their own professors verbally protest President Donald Trump in class.
Read MoreCommentary: Gift Giving Is Better for Society Than Economists Think
If there is one thing that can make the dismal science even less appealing, it would be an economist telling the nation that holiday gift-giving generates unacceptable deadweight loss. Bah, humbug.
Read MoreU.K. Researcher Loses Her Job After Declaring That ‘Men Cannot Change Into Women’
A tax expert and researcher in the United Kingdom was fired from her job, and lost the subsequent employment tribunal, after saying that transgenderism is not real and “men cannot change into women,” as The Independent reports.
Read MoreOhio Supreme Court Will Hear Case About Extending Time for Anti-Nuclear Bailout Petition Seekers
The Ohio Supreme Court (OSC) announced Tuesday that it would decide on whether the petition made by people against the nuclear power plant bailout can be given an extra 38 days to collect signatures.
Read MoreFormer Ohio Gov. John Kasich Defends Impeachment, Critiques American Political Divisiveness on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich defended his decision to support the impeachment of President Trump during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday, saying it is “crazy” to say Trump did nothing wrong.
Read MoreBiological Male Files Lawsuit Demanding Entry Into Female Beauty Pageant
A biological male who identifies as a transgender woman is suing after being denied entry into a female beauty pageant in Oregon.
Read MoreAdam Schiff Says He Has No Sympathy for Carter Page, Doesn’t Regret Writing Memo Defending FBI
Rep. Adam Schiff said in an interview aired Friday that he has no sympathy for Carter Page, and that he also has no regrets about writing in a memo released in 2018 that the FBI did not abuse the foreign surveillance process in order to spy on the former Trump campaign aide.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Will Decide If Religious Schools Are Exempt From Employment Bias Suits
The Supreme Court took up another dispute along the church-state divide Wednesday, agreeing to decide whether two former teachers can bring employment discrimination lawsuits against the Catholic schools that fired them.
Read MoreFISA Judge Orders FBI to Identify All Cases Involving Lawyer Who Allegedly Altered Carter Page Email
The judge presiding over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) ordered the FBI in a secret court filing earlier in December to identify all cases handled by a former FBI lawyer who allegedly altered an email during the investigation of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Read MoreJ. D. Gordon Commentary: The Deep State Resistance Terrorized Innocent Americans, Including Me
Ever since Donald J. Trump was elected to Make America Great Again, the self-declared #Resistance has terrorized him and many innocent Americans.
Read MoreSecond Chinese National Caught Illegally Entering Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort
A Chinese national trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in club in Florida Wednesday and was arrested when she refused to leave, police said, the second time this year a woman from China has been charged with illicitly entering the Florida resort, according to the New York Post.
Read MoreHouse Judiciary Floats Possibly Impeaching Trump Again Over McGahn Testimony
House Democrats are open to impeaching President Donald Trump a second time if White House counsel Donald McGahn’s potential testimony reveals the president committed other offenses.
Read MoreObamacare Poised for Return to the Supreme Court
Another marquee dispute over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is poised to reach the Supreme Court in 2020, as Democrat state attorneys general vow to appeal a lower court ruling that declared the individual mandate unlawful.
Read MoreCritics Accused ICE of Entrapping Students With a Fake University, But the Agency Is Releasing Undercover Footage
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released undercover video footage of foreign nationals apparently acknowledging the illegality of a fake university, a rebuke to criticism that the school fooled students who simply wanted a legitimate education.
Read MorePresident Trump Hits Campaign Trail in Toledo January 9
President Donald Trump is hitting the 2020 campaign trail with Toledo being his first stop in the New Year. Trump will visit Toledo’s Huntington Center on January 9. The registration form is here. You may only register up two (2) tickets per mobile number per event. All tickets are…
Read MoreCarol Swain Commentary: Mark Galli’s Unchristian Attack on President Trump from an Evangelical Perspective
I first learned about Mark Galli’s Christianity Today editorial “Trump Should Be Removed from Office” from a text message sent by a former student of mine I’ll call Jared, a native New Yorker. He asked, What do you think of this article?
Read MoreOhio Senators Announce Plans to Introduce Tax Subsidies for Electric Vehicles
Two Ohio senators announced Tuesday that they are introducing legislation that would provide tax subsidies for purchasing an electric vehicle as part of a goal to promote innovation in the industry.
Read MoreCommentary: The Senate Should Start the Impeachment Trial Whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Is Ready or Not
Does House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have a heretofore unnoticed, unconstitutional power to hold up an impeachment that has already been voted on?
Read MoreNetflix Refuses to Comment on ‘Holiday Special’ Implying Jesus Christ Is Gay
Netflix refuses to comment on outrage from Christians over a “holiday special” portraying Jesus Christ as gay.
Read MoreRepublicans Head Into the 2020 Election Year with Seven Times More Cash Than Democrats, Records Show
The Republican National Committee heads into the 2020 election year with more than seven times as much cash on hand as the Democratic National Committee, the parties’ FEC filings show.
Read MoreCruz, Groups Criticize $1.4 Trillion Budget Deal ‘No One Has Read’
On the eve of the Senate voting on an omnibus bill already passed by the House, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz lit a cigar and said, “The spending bill the Senate is voting on [Thursday] is lobbyist boondoggle that belongs in an ashtray.”
Read MoreLGBTQ Flag-Burning: Iowa Man Sentenced for Hate Crime of Burning LGBTQ Church Flag
A court sentenced an Iowa man to 16 years in prison Wednesday after he set fire to an LGBTQ flag from a church.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren’s Campaign Says Asian, Indian and Middle-Eastern Billionaires Are ‘White’
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign website labeled Asian-American, Indian-American, Iranian-American and Pakistani-American billionaires as “white.”
Read MoreTrump Administration Begins Deporting Mexicans Farther From Border, Making Reentry Harder
The U.S. has begun deporting Mexican nationals deep into the interior of their country, making illegal reentry that much more difficult — and immigration enforcement officials have not ruled out deporting them as far as Guatemala.
Read MoreCommentary: Fighting Loneliness During the Holidays
As I read through a recent Pew Research Center report detailing America’s dreary numbers regarding single-parent households, I came to a section on aging and living alone. Because I am doing both – collecting Social Security and living by myself in a place where I have few friends or family – I read this section with great interest. Pew Research reports that:
Read MoreJobsOhio Operates as Outsourced Economic Development Agency on Behalf of State of Ohio, Thanks to Receiving All Liquor Tax Funds
One would normally think that a state’s official economic development agency was nestled into a state department to best coordinate with elected officials. One would be mistaken in Ohio’s case.
Read MoreRegister for The Ohio Star Constitution Bee, Coming to Columbus in May 2020
The Ohio Star Constitution Bee will be held at a location to be announced shortly in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, May 2, 2020. The event is sponsored by The Star News Education Foundation, a newly formed non-profit. Star News Digital Media, which owns The Ohio Star, The Tennessee Star,…
Read MoreBiden Maintains Lead in New National Poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden has maintained his lead among contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination heading into Thursday night’s Los Angeles debate, according to a new national poll.
Read MoreCommentary: A Contemptible Tissue of Lies Surrounds Impeachment
Even as the House Democrats voted to impeach the president this week, there was universal recognition that the effort to remove him was a dead pigeon on arrival at the Senate (assuming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summons the courage to apprise the Senate officially of the results of the House vote).
Read MoreTrump Signs ‘Groundbreaking’ Legislation Supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he signed “groundbreaking” legislation supporting historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
Read MoreDr. Carol Swain Commentary: Richard Jewell as Everyman
I left the theater saddened after watching Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial work, “Richard Jewell,” a film about the falsely accused Atlanta Olympic Park bomber and the media’s rush to judgment.
Read MoreNew York Authorities Charge Nearly 100 People in Massive Takedown of MS-13 Gang
New York law enforcement announced charges against nearly 100 MS-13 gang members and their associates on Friday in what is being described as the largest decimation of the gang in the state’s history.
Read MorePro-Life Policies Growing ‘Like a Steady Drumbeat,’ Abortion Analyst Says
Pro-life policies within the United States are growing “like a steady drumbeat,” according to an abortion analyst.
Read MoreTrump Administration Wants to Restrict More Criminal Aliens From Qualifying for Asylum
The Trump administration is proposing to bar foreign nationals convicted of drunk driving, gang-related crime, illegal re-entry, and other illicit activity from winning asylum protection in the United States.
Read MoreMinnesota and Michigan Mayors Signed Letter Asking for Continued Refugee Resettlement
Dozens of mayors from across the country recently issued a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to ask for continued refugee resettlement in their respective cities and townships.
Read MoreNew Jersey Governor Signs Bill Allowing Illegal Aliens to Obtain Driver Licenses
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation that allows illegal aliens in the state to obtain valid driver licenses, marking the 14th state in the U.S. to give licenses to undocumented immigrants.
Read MoreColumbus Mayor Ginther Tells Trump Administration Bring On the Refugees
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther pitched in with several other mayors in voicing a willingness to accept refugees.
Read MoreSenate Defense Bill includes More Than $2 Billion in Funding in Ohio
The Senate’s version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides funding for the U.S. Department of Defense, will include more than $2 billion worth of military-related investments in the state of Ohio.
Read MoreCommentary: Nancy Pelosi Is a Totalitarian Bully
One of the more interesting phenomena to manifest itself during the Democrats’ attempt to overthrow President Trump is how frequently Democrats engage in what one might call mirroring. When Democrats accuse Trump of say, “shredding the Constitution” or “undermining our democracy” you can be sure that is exactly what they themselves are doing.
Read MoreMayor of Border City Withdraws Emergency Declaration, Thanks Trump for Helping Immigration Crisis
The mayor of Yuma, Arizona withdrew his city’s local state of emergency, and explicitly credited President Donald Trump’s administration for implementing policies that led to the significant reduction in border crossings.
Read MoreReport: Durham is Zeroing in on John Brennan’s Role in Russia Hoax
The federal prosecutor investigating the Trump-Russia hoax has set his sights on the alleged ringleader of the hoax, former C.I.A. director John Brennan, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Read MoreCommentary: Why Are So Few People Born on Christmas Day, New Year’s and Other Holidays?
Christmas and New Year’s are days of celebration in many parts of the world when people gather with family and friends. One thing many typically don’t celebrate on those days is a birthday.
Read MoreTerry Bowman Commentary: American Workers Bet on Donald Trump, and It Paid Off
Workers for Trump, an organization I’m proud to chair, just hosted its first event in Detroit.
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