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November 15, 2024
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| The Art of Getting It Wrong: Behind the Polls' Faux Harris Lead |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| Donald Trump is an impossible man to predict - and if anyone's learned that lesson the hard way, it's American pollsters. "We are headed for more disaster," Stanford's Jon Krosnick warned in October about the numbers ticking steadily upward for Harris. A surprisingnumberofarticlesleadinguptotheelection even seemed to be preparing us for the predictions to be wrong. In the end, despite the changes so many firms claimed to make to avoid the embarrassments of 2016 and 2020, Krosnick was right. The race we were told to expect never materialized. Neither, thank goodness, did a Kamala Harris presidency. |
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| Expert: Trump Can Bring Regime Change to China 'Without Firing a Shot' |
| by Dan Hart |
| In the shadow of President-elect Donald Trump's resounding electoral victory last week, President Joe Biden will hold one last meeting with China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday at an international summit in Peru to push for "stability, clarity, [and] predictability," in the words of a White House official. But one expert argues that the Biden administration has allowed China to gain an unprecedented amount of control and influence over the U.S., which a second Trump administration could profoundly disrupt. |
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| U.N. Election Interference, Abortion Facilities Freak Out, and More: The 4 Stories You Missed This Week |
| by Ben Johnson |
| On the eve of the 2024 election, the United Nations issued a report suggesting anything the U.N. deems "anti-LGBT rhetoric" - from political candidates and religious believers - be considered "hate speech" and to present LGBT-identifying people "as role models." A Democratic campaign in the nation's most significant swing state has sued to count the votes of unregistered voters. And late-term abortion facilities are worried that the 2024 election means they will soon have to close their doors. |
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| Outstanding - Ep. 150: Ukraine, Foreign Policy & the U.S. Government |
| Podcast with Joseph Backholm and A.J. Nolte |
| How invested should the U.S. government be in conflicts around the world? Is there a specific role the government should play? Professor at Regent University, A.J. Nolte, joins host Joseph Backholm to answer these questions regarding the war in Ukraine. Joseph and A.J. unpack the current situation in Ukraine, the United States' role in the conflict, and if there is a clear path to resolution. With a new administration coming into power, will they handle Ukraine, Russia, and foreign policy differently? |
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| 3 More Trump Administration Picks Stir Some Controversy |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| With his inauguration getting closer every day, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to roll out his picks for Cabinet and administration positions. Trump's Wednesday night announcements (one in particular) caused an uproar amongst the Washington establishment. |
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| Ohio Senate Approves Bill that Keeps Boys Out of Girls' Private Spaces |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Ohio just got one step closer to keeping male and female private spaces separate after the Ohio senate passed SB104, which includes the Protect All Students Act (PASA), on Wednesday. This bill, which is on its way to Republican Governor Mike DeWine for review, is designed to keep spaces such as bathrooms, locker rooms, and overnight accommodations free from the co-mingling of males and females in schools. |
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| Transmitting Truth to the Universe |
| by Chuck Donovan |
| It's a geek's delight. Just a small story in the froth of many news sites - a tale from distant space. As CNN reports it, managers at NASA are thrilled to have restored communications with the Voyager 1 spacecraft, a mere 15 billion miles (and counting) away from the Earth. The charm of the story is that communications have been restored by reviving the craft's oldest transmitter, which had not been used since 1981. It's almost the equivalent of tin cans and string in this age of SpaceX and microchips. |
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| State Dept. Holds Alleged 'Cry Sessions' for Employees Upset with Trump's Victory |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| In response to Donald Trump's victory in last week's presidential election, employees from the Biden-Harris State Department are focusing on "managing stress during change." Reportedly, this has included therapy sessions hosted by the department's Employee Consultation Services in the Bureau of Medical Services. A source shared with The Washington Free Beacon that the meeting was essentially a one-hour "cry session" over the election results. |
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