Plus: He Was Suspended From His Job After Refusing to Get Vaccinated. Now He Shares His Story.
November 10 2021
Good morning from Washington, where progressive pols still sting from an Election Day shellacking at the polls. One unexpected outcome in Seattle signals the return of the rule of law, radio talker Jason Rantz writes. What’s all this about investment giant BlackRock and China? Fred Lucas brings us up to speed. On the podcast, Doug Blair finds out what it’s like to put your job in jeopardy by declining a COVID-19 shot. Plus: what Glenn Youngkin means for public education; Iran’s drones threaten a neighbor; and Nancy Pelosi says climate change isn’t a feminist. Twenty years ago today, addressing the United Nations two months after the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush asks for help in combating terrorism. Oorah: The Marine Corps turns 246 today.
It took an off-year election for Seattle voters to stop the city’s ever-devolving political scene, where anti-police activists routinely gain more power.
“It was awful,” recalls Hunter Creger. “These are people [whom] I’ve developed a relationship with, and … they had security walk me out the door because I didn’t want to take the shot.”
“They are virtue signaling while having a relationship with a ruthless regime, and we believe one is being used to cover for the other,” says William Hild of the nonprofit Consumers’ Research.
Legislators should be careful to protect students from such biased actions as privilege walks, mandatory affinity groups, and school assignments advocating the 1619 Project.
Unfortunately, the Biden administration, fixated on reviving nuclear talks with Iran, is likely to turn a blind eye to Iran’s shadow war against the Iraqi government.
Xavier Becerra declines to address questions for which Republicans demanded answers, including how and why the Justice Department and his agency dropped a lawsuit.
