April 9 2022
 
Good morning from Washington, where the Biden administration and allies on the left refuse to hold rogue prosecutors accountable across the nation for going soft on criminals. In Los Angeles, our Virginia Allen interviews two worried moms whose sons were homicide victims. The U.N. does the right thing on Russia, Brett Schaefer writes. Plus: Disney speeds “transitions” for employees’ kids, and Larry Elder skewers suppression of the Hunter Biden story. We goofed last Saturday, but today we’ve got a link to Richard Reinsch’s timely podcast on education post-pandemic. Tomorrow, Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. Fifty years ago today, Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno, who played Anita in the movie “West Side Story,” becomes the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar.
 
 
 
NEWS
Why These Moms of Murdered Sons Want Justice From LA’s Progressive District Attorney
By Virginia Allen

“We live in a world where we have more empathy for criminals nowadays,” says Emma Rivas, whose son was shot to death in her front yard.
NEWS
Disney Helps Employees ‘Transition’ Transgender Children and Themselves
By Laurel Duggan

The Walt Disney Co. is assisting employees and their children with sex-change and “gender affirmation” procedures through the company’s benefits program, according to an internal video.
COMMENTARY
UN Takes Good First Step in Suspending Russia From Human Rights Council
By Brett Schaefer

Suspending Russia is an unalloyed good outcome. But we need to acknowledge that this is only a diplomatic brushback, not accountability for Ukraine.
COMMENTARY
Media Collusion Defused Bombshell Story About Hunter and Joe Biden
By Larry Elder

The pro-Democrat, anti-Republican, anti-Trump media promptly sprang into attack mode.
COMMENTARY
Liberal Double Standard: Ketanji vs. Kavanaugh
By Tim Graham

The shamelessness of liberal politicians and journalists is displayed by their unique outrage at the treatment of Ketanji Brown Jackson, soon to sit on the Supreme Court.
ANALYSIS
ICYMI: What Educating Our Kids Looks Like After COVID-19
By Richard M. Reinsch II

School lockdowns, masking, and other restrictions have affected how parents across America think about their children’s education. So what’s next?
 
     
 
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