If Blake were an innocent family man who just happened to twitch during a tense encounter with police, this would all seem perfectly appropriate. There’s just one problem: not only was Blake aggressively resisting arrest in the incident that’s left him paralyzed, but he also had a warrant out for his arrest due to a charge of sexual assault.
Publication: The Federalist
Trump’s Stupid Tweets Are Better Than Biden’s Evil Policies
Trump kept his word on abortion, religious liberty, and the rule of law. The radicals running the Democratic Party have shown they’ll do anything for power.
Meet Cori Bush, the Latest Socialist “Squad” Member Headed for Congress
With her shocking win in the Democratic primary, radical leftist Cori Bush is poised for Congress, as the cadre of open socialists continues to grow.
Why Kenosha Police Officers’ Use of Force on Jacob Blake Was Justified
Most people have no understanding of what constitutes ‘reasonable force’ for police. Yes, it sometimes includes shooting a man, in broad daylight, in the back seven times.
Trump Lit Up the Skies (and the Right) While the Streets Raged
The most impressive political fireworks display most will recall ever seeing on their TV sets finished President Donald Trump’s address at the close of the four-day Republican National Convention (RNC) Thursday evening, wrapping up the party’s rallies, energizing the president’s supporters, and changing the convention genre forever.
“I Went Back to Patrick Henry College in Person. It’s Not Scary”
Ellie Reynolds: Last week, I boarded a plane back to my small college in Virginia…After a week on campus, I’ve seen caution, consideration, and common sense. No sense of fear hangs over our small, socially distanced gatherings.
Trump Didn’t Destroy the GOP, He Saved It
Win or lose, he has done something for the GOP that Biden cannot do for Democratic Party: he has helped clarify what the Republican Party is about and whose interests it serves, and by taking on the GOP establishment, he has done much to save the party from itself.
Kamala’s Post Tells Blue-Collar Workers Dems Are Done with Them
Harris is now the voice of a new, aloof, wealthier liberalism that seeks only to manage the decline of America’s economic might.
What Corporate Media Won’t Tell You About Trump’s Middle East Peace Deal
If President Trump is reelected this November, the world may indeed witness a few more peace agreements out of the Middle East.
DNC’s Messaging on First Night Was Overwhelmingly Dour
It’s common for the out-of-power party to give voice to those struggling and losing under the incumbent, and committees are always thrilled to showcase party defectors (sometimes leading to amazing moments), but without an adoring stadium, President Donald Trump loomed large as ever in speakers’ minds, and frequently highlighted death-by-coronavirus hardly changed the mood to a winning message.
7 Big Stories Media Is Ignoring Because the Truth Might Help Trump
Due to corporate media’s hatred of Donald Trump, Americans are sorely uninformed about news stories that, under any other presidency, would deservedly flood coverage.
Why Kamala’s Stealth Radicalism Is Worse Than Bernie’s Open Radicalism
A thought police White House essentially run by Harris, while being portrayed as ‘moderate’ compared to the open socialism of Bernie Sanders, will be no less radical or dangerous.
No, Kamala Isn’t a Moderate. She’s a Radical Threat to America
The media are spinning Kamala Harris as a ‘centrist’ and a ‘moderate.’ In reality, she’s a leftist who could be one heartbeat away from the Oval Office.
Why Dems Have Started to Cave on Reopening Schools
The pressure to reopen schools is on everywhere now that New York is doing it. This means something else big: Their hard opposition to school reopenings is politically devastating for Democrats.
Sweden’s Refusal to Lock Down Didn’t Lose More Lives
Sweden has an intact economy, a citizenry with greater immunity to Covid-19, and a death rate per million lower than Italy’s — all with no lockdown.
Obama Endorses Manipulating History for Political Ends
Obama’s claim that the filibuster is racist is an alarming harbinger for how Democrats will attack and reject limits on power — and it shows the former president is willing to throw his lot in with the 1619 Project and other cultural arsonists.
The Story of How Samuel Colt Made Men Equal
Jim Rasenberger’s biography of Samuel Colt, ‘Revolver,’ has lots of interesting details about the colorful inventor of the six-shooter but unfairly faults Colt for sins against present-day leftist orthodoxy.
Getting Rid of the Police — or Trump — Won’t End the Riots
Our political and media elite think that Trump and the police are the cause of the ongoing unrest. They couldn’t be more wrong.
Corporate Media Is Ignoring the Broadest Riots in U.S. History
If one surveyed the national media today, you’d barely even know anything happened. Nor would you likely be aware that those who bore the brunt of the destruction — largely minorities whose sensibilities don’t fit into any neatly-delineated ideological category — are still acutely suffering from the fallout.
Church Was Never Meant to Be Masked
Does performing a demoralizing mask exercise guard a church from public criticism? Or is it a cheap virtue signal to the onlookers who hate our gathering whether we are in a pandemic or not?
Without a Real Coronavirus Vaccine, Herd Immunity Is Our Only Hope
A rise in cases without a matching increase in deaths is something we should celebrate, not least because it likely protects vulnerable people from death due to rising immunity.
Renaming the Redskins Won’t Save a Single Black Life
From riots to cancel culture, almost nothing the left has done under the banner of Black Lives Matter will prevent another murder like George Floyd’s.
Oprah Joins the Plot to Convince Americans Their Country Is Racist
This effort to extend the 1619 reeducation program into popular culture is particularly dangerous because stories have the power to change minds through emotion instead of reason.
Locking Down America Again Is Exactly What Communist China Wants
The Chinese Communist Party has expertly manipulated American corporate media’s anti-American biases to weaken their biggest competitor for control of the world.