February 8 2022
 
Good morning from Washington, where it’s time for accountability for Big Tech, a new paper from The Heritage Foundation argues. Kara Frederick sums up her recommendations. What happened during the Capitol riot isn’t what Democrats claim, Rep. Jim Banks tells our Mary Margaret Olohan. On the podcast, former border chief Mark Morgan accuses the Biden administration of enabling an invasion of illegal immigrants. Plus: “Problematic Women” explores wisdom for 20-somethings; a Texas mom starts her own school; and your letters on Catholic schools and transgenderism. On this date in 1936, University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger, first winner of the  Heisman Trophy, is picked No. 1 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first NFL draft.
 
 
 
NEWS
‘Breadcrumbs Lead to Speaker’s Office,’ Rep. Jim Banks Warns as GOP Slams Capitol Police Leadership Over Capitol Riot
By Mary Margaret Olohan

“We do believe strongly that there was negligence and a breakdown of leadership at the highest levels of the Capitol Police,” says Rep. Jim Banks.
COMMENTARY
Now Is the Time for Conservatives to Combat Big Tech’s Totalitarianism
By Kara Frederick

Every American should be concerned about Big Tech’s willingness to shut off direct access to digital information, its demonstrated pattern of information manipulation, and its impact on America’s culture...
ANALYSIS
Trump Border Chief Reveals 'Invasion' at Southern Border
By Douglas Blair

"President Biden inherited the most secure border in our lifetime, and with the stroke of a political pen from Day One, he started to systematically dismantle it," says Mark Morgan.
SPECIAL FEATURE
Why This Texas Mom Started a Co-Op to Teach Her Kids
By Melanie Wilcox

In March 2020, when schools throughout Texas sent children home to do remote learning, Natalie Simmons says her attitude toward traditional education changed.
COMMENTARY
Being Young Is Hard. Here’s How She Learned to ‘ Make Your 20s Suck (a Little) Less’
By Virginia Allen

Amid rejection letters from employers and the challenge of finding her place in the post-college world, Rebecca Stow says, she learned how to keep hope alive and never play the victim.
COMMENTARY
Los Angeles Times Slams ‘Vitriol in Politics’—After Hiring Vitriolic Columnists
By Larry Elder

This is a newspaper that hired columnist Erika D. Smith, who wrote a column with the headline: “Larry Elder Is the Black Face of White Supremacy.You’ve Been Warned.”
COMMENTARY
We Hear You: Do Catholic Schools Really Embrace Gender Ideology?
By Ken McIntyre

“The teaching of the Catholic Church is that God created each one of us as the gender he intended us to be,” writes Michael LaMorte of Columbus, Ohio.
 
     
 
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