Plus: Australia’s Aim Is Zero COVID-19 Cases, but That Means ‘Zero Freedom,’ Local Says
September 30 2021
Good morning from Washington, where politicians on the left still want to “reimagine” policing. The nation’s latest crime figures show why defunding police is folly, Jarrett Stepman writes. A House panel gets its turn to ask military leaders about the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, Virginia Allen asks an official of an Australian think tank about the strict COVID-19 lockdown there. Plus: Cal Thomas sounds the alarm on America’s future, and “Problematic Women” challenges the left’s word games. On this date in 1822, Joseph Marion Hernández becomes the first Hispanic to be elected to Congress, albeit as a nonvoting delegate from the Territory of Florida.
In Melbourne, Australia, there’s a 9 p.m. curfew. People may leave their homes only for a few reasons, such as buying essential items and exercising (for no more than two hours).
It’s almost laughable to hear some in the liberal media claim we have a “moral obligation” to help immigrants when we are ignoring the plight of women in Afghanistan.
On “Problematic Women,” we discuss why Twitter blocked a Daily Signal video and two examples of the left’s attempts to erase the word “women” for the sake of gender inclusivity.
Calling it “the most threatening legislation in our lifetimes,” Heritage Foundation’s Tommy Binon says the spending bill includes “cradle-to-grave welfare, everything they want on climate change.”
“My constituents cannot believe that you support a proposal to require banks and credit unions to report customer data to the [IRS] for transactions of $600 or more.” the Wyoming Republican tells Yellen,...