April 12 2022
 

Good morning from Washington, where President Biden continues to wave more and more illegal immigrants into the country. This can’t go on, Jarrett Stepman writes. In LA, our Virginia Allen reports on Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s frustration with the crime surge under a “rogue prosecutor.” On the podcast, a scholar argues that black students and other minorities actually aren’t helped by critical race theory. Plus: wasteful pork in the new spending bill; a Virginia parent prevails in bucking racial preferences; and a seasoned sidewalk counselor joins “Problematic Women.” On this date in 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., jailed with other activists for protesting racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, begins to write what will become his celebrated “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” 

 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Biden’s Radical Open Borders Policies Prompt Pushback
By Jarrett Stepman

This is a Washington-caused crisis that’s becoming intolerable for beleaguered border states.
NEWS
Under Top Prosecutor’s Policies, Sheriff Says, ‘It’s Profitable to Do Crime in Los Angeles County’
By Virginia Allen

“We’re having people [from] out of county, out of state, coming here to LA to do home invasion robberies, burglaries,” Sheriff Alex Villanueva says.
ANALYSIS
How Left’s Obsession With Critical Race Theory Hurts Minority Students
By Douglas Blair

Hyperfocusing on race and racism sows division, and also foments hatred for America, scholar Delano Squires says.
COMMENTARY
8 Varieties of Rancid Pork in Latest Spending Bill
By David Ditch

Earmarks like these have a sordid history in the swamp, making it easier to pass bad legislation by letting incumbents “bring home the bacon” at taxpayers’ expense.
COMMENTARY
At 85, She Has Stood for Unborn Outside Planned Parenthood, at Supreme Court, and Before Congress
By Virginia Allen

Eleanor McCullen estimates that she has been a part of saving the lives of about 300 babies from abortion.
NEWS
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Parent Opposed to Race-Based Admissions
By Harold Hutchison

A former PTA president who opposed changes to a high school’s admissions policy faced libel and slander charges after saying a proponent had exhibited “grooming behavior.”
NEWS
ICYMI: Someone Tipped Off Secret Service Dupers Before FBI Raid, Prosecutor Says
By Jennie Taer

Two men accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents were tipped off to an FBI raid on their apartments, according to a new court filing.
 
     
 
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