The national media’s reporting on misconduct allegations against Woody Johnson, the Trump-appointed ambassador to the U.K., has relied on a single named source: Lew Lukens, the ambassador’s former deputy who was fired after praising former president Barack Obama in a speech. The reporting doesn’t mention it, but Lukens is hardly an objective source.
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Top Journalism School Teamed Up with Qatar
Northwestern University’s journalism program accepted hundreds of millions in funding from Qatar and a regime-backed foundation linked to terrorism. The Department of Education is investigating whether Northwestern properly disclosed donations from the Qatari government.
Dem Platform Honors Native American Tribes That Fought Against U.S. in War of 1812
The preamble to the Democratic Party’s draft platform formally honors a list of Native American tribes that resided on the land where its convention is being held—but neglects to acknowledge that many of these groups allied with the British and took up arms against the United States during the War of 1812.
Liberal George Soros Pours Record $50 Million into 2020 Election
Liberal billionaire spends $30 million more than in 2016 with months left to go before the elections.
CNN’s “Reliable Sources” Fixated on Right-Wing Media
CNN’s Reliable Sources team purports to cover the entire press, but it overwhelmingly discusses and criticizes conservative and right-wing media and personalities, a Free Beacon analysis finds. Over a six-month span from Jan. 22 to July 21, the media newsletter published by Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy mentioned “right-wing” or “far-right” media, personalities, or elements 172 times, while it mentioned “left-wing” or “far-left” just 8 times, a ratio of 21.5 to 1.
Black Gun Ownership Surges
Gun dealers reported a 58.2 percent increase in black customers in 2020—the most rapid growth of any ethnic group, according to a survey from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents gun makers and dealers.
The New War on Merit
In the name of racial equality, the woke now seek to dismantle meritocratic norms and return to the quota systems that practices like standardized testing were designed to relegate to the trash heap of history.
The Return of Jailbreak Liberalism
Jailbreak liberalism was meant to end crime but instead prompted a wave of violence. Today’s progressives, many of whom didn’t live through it, may not remember that. Enabled by their allies on the “right,” they are embracing policies that will beget a 21st century crime wave.
Seattle to Hire Social Justice Advocates for Administrative Roles
Library and utility administrators with six-figure salaries will work to advance racial and social justice.
Soros-Backed Liberal Groups Raked in Tens of Millions from PPP
At least 18 left-wing groups supported by the billionaire George Soros’s liberal donor club applied for federal loans meant to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, receiving up to $20 million in taxpayer cash between them.
The Winds of Woke and What It Means for November
There is only so much self-abasement a nation can take. And when the winds of woke start to blow, millions of Americans find that there is one way left for them to oppose political correctness: pulling the lever for the man in the White House.
MSNBC Promotes Homophobic Blogger to Replace Misogynist Creep
MSNBC is no stranger to controversy. Nevertheless, the decision to mark the end of Pride Month by promoting a former homophobic blogger was unusually transgressive even for the middling left-wing network. The network’s 7:00 p.m. weekday slot—once occupied by Chris Matthews, who resigned suddenly in March amid allegations of creepy misogynist behavior—was awarded to Joy Reid.
Barack Obama Can’t Stop Trashing His Wife’s Writing Ability
Former president Barack Obama has been “working” on his third memoir for several years. In that time, his wife, nutrition extremist Michelle Obama, has authored and published her own internationally best-selling memoir, Becoming. For whatever reason, Barack appears unable to tolerate his wife’s literary success. He has expressed an almost pathological level of annoyance at Michelle’s ability to complete a memoir in under two years.
New Gun Owners Could Sway Future Elections
The record-breaking gun sales during the coronavirus pandemic could bolster candidates that support the Second Amendment in 2020 and alter the course of American gun politics for the foreseeable future. Several of the country’s leading gun-rights groups are working to convert many more first-time owners into new gun-rights voters in the run-up to the 2020 election.
Woke Liberals Want to Cancel the National Anthem
John Lennon’s “Imagine” tops the like of national anthem alternatives…Unfortunately, Lennon isn’t just white; he’s also associated with the most brutal colonial empire the world has ever known and didn’t write a single song about a trans person of color. So he’s canceled.
Biden Voted to Protect Segregated Private Schools’ Tax-Exempt Status
Joe Biden voted to allow racially segregated private schools to keep their tax exempt status in the late ’70s, a stance that put him at odds with the Carter administration and drew criticism from civil rights groups at the time.
Interest in “Anti-Racist” Books Wanes as White Liberals Return to #Resistance Reading
White liberals just can’t help themselves. After a brief period during which many were compelled to purchase reading material on “white fragility” and “how to be an anti-racist,” they quickly returned to a topic of greater interest and comfort: the badness of Donald Trump (John Bolton’s new book).
Do Alternatives to Cops Work?
The evidence on “violence interrupters” and de-escalation is mixed at best.
China Creep on Campus
Dozens of top American universities that received funding from the Chinese government failed to disclose those donations to the Department of Education, prompting concerns from education watchdogs about Beijing’s growing influence on campuses.
Biden Dropped $4.7 Million on Facebook Ads in June While Decrying Misinformation on Platform
Joe Biden’s campaign has massively ramped up its spending on Facebook advertisements in June, even as it wages a public relations war against the tech giant for allegedly allowing the Trump campaign to peddle “misinformation” through paid ads.
Fund the Police
The progressive left is increasingly agitating for the defunding of America’s police departments, even as decades of research indicate that better-funded cops make communities better while cutting back would see crime spike.
Incoming Journalism Dean Out After Microaggression Complaint
Arizona State University revoked a job offer from its incoming journalism school dean after students and faculty accused her of “microaggressions,” including a tweet that called some police officers “good.” Sonya Forte Duhé was due to take over as dean of ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism on July 1, but her offer was revoked after former students lodged complaints about comments they perceived as rude.
Behold the Next Frontier in Corporate Wokeness
“Defund the police,” says former Obama Justice Department spokesman Brian Fallon…”Abolish the police,” say all the wokest libs. It is only a matter of time before America’s largest corporations start lining up to express their performative allegiance to the cause. Nike would obviously be first in line.
What Aren’t Minnesota Democratic Leaders Telling Us?
Either Minnesotans were lied to by leaders too afraid of the mob to act otherwise, or those leaders stood by while white supremacists burned down the cities they were elected to run. So, which is it?