October 18 2023
 
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
FACT CHECK: Red State Homicide Problem Is Mostly a Blue County Homicide Problem
By Kevin Dayaratna, Tyler Whitman

During 2019 and 2020, the nation saw a shocking 30% surge in homicide rates, the most substantial single-year increase in more than a century.
ANALYSIS
DC Library Didn’t Do Background Checks for Drag Queen Story Hour
By Mike Howell

The D.C. library listed “birth to 5” as the age range for the event.
NEWS
Reporter on the Ground in Israel Shares Firsthand Account of War-Torn Country
By Samantha Aschieris

“There was a rocket that was fired over us and the Iron Dome missile intercepted it right above where myself and a few other people were,‘ says Julio Rosas.
NEWS
GOP Senators Demand Biden Refreeze $6B for Iran
By Fred Lucas

“Joe Biden is the most pro-Iranian president we’ve ever had,” says Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
COMMENTARY
Religious Freedom Again in Legal Peril in Finland
By Sam Brownback

The case dates back to 2019, when Päivi Räsänen posted on Twitter, questioning her church’s official sponsorship of the Helsinki “Pride 2019” event
COMMENTARY
Why Does NPR Want Courts to Defer to Executive Agencies?
By Jack Fitzhenry

The legal doctrine NPR referenced is the Chevron Doctrine, derived from then-Justice John Paul Stevens’ 1984 opinion in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council.
COMMENTARY
University DEI Offices Not Being ‘Inclusive’ of Jewish Students After Hamas Attacks
By Adam Novak

Would you send a check to support Hamas’ gleeful slaughter of innocent Israeli civilians? Your alma mater may help you do it.
COMMENTARY
5 Falsehoods From First Lady in Remarks to Radical LGBTQ Group
By Joshua Arnold

“Across the country, in places like Texas and Florida and Alabama, LGBTQ individuals don’t have the freedom to be honest with their family,“ says the first lady.
COMMENTARY
The Haunting Reason Britney Spears Had an Abortion
By Katrina Trinko

“To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life,” writes Spears about her abortion.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: Biden Administration Now Wants to Ban Furnaces
By Jack Spencer

The Department of Energy is banning a whole class of popular furnaces, which eventually will raise heating costs and reduce product choices for families and businesses alike.
 
     
 
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