December 9 2021
 

Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court will decide whether parents can tap their state’s tuition assistance to send their kids to religious schools. Sarah Parshall Perry breaks down yesterday’s arguments. A virologist tells our Fred Lucas why China wants to shut her up about where COVID-19 originated. On the podcast, a consumer advocate warns against the left’s alliance with trial lawyers. Plus: California courts abortion tourism; video games affect war in the real world; and “Problematic Women” takes issue with the transgender agenda. On this date in 1979, a commission of scientists declares the eradication of smallpox, an infectious disease with a 30% fatality rate.

 
 
 
NEWS
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Virologist Says Communist Regime Targeted Her for Exposing COVID-19 Origin
By Fred Lucas

Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, says she was warned in early 2020 by her supervisor at the University of Hong Kong: "Be silent, don’t cross a red line. If not, you will be disappeared."
COMMENTARY
Supreme Court Ponders Whether Parents May Use Tuition Aid for Religious Instruction
By Sarah Parshall Perry

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a lawsuit brought by Maine parents who were prevented from using available state tuition assistance to send their children to private Christian schools.
ANALYSIS
How Trial Lawyers Team With Leftist Activists to Hurt Consumers
By Douglas Blair

Trial lawyers across the country are cozying up to the left, advancing their radical agendas while lining their pockets with government money. The result? The average consumer pays the price.
NEWS
California Considers Funding Abortion Tourism as Part of Plan to Become ‘Sanctuary’ If Roe Overturned
By Laurel Duggan

California is considering funding abortions for out-of-state women as part of a 45-part proposal to expand abortion accessibility if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
ANALYSIS
Attention, Woke Leftists: Women Don’t Want Men in Restroom Stall Next to Them
By Virginia Allen

Students attending Chicago public schools can now use whatever restroom they want. The change is being made in an effort to be more "inclusive” and "equitable,” according to the chief Title IX officer...
COMMENTARY
‘Amazon Bought Twitch for $1 Billion for a Reason’: Why Defense Experts Are Watching Video Game Industry
By Christian Mysliwiec

The technology that is spinning out of the video game industry is changing how we socialize, communicate, and even wage war.
 
     
 
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