April 13 2022
 

Good morning from Washington, where the Justice Department’s pick for immigration judge in New York is a critic of strong border security. Fred Lucas reports. The left keeps lying about Florida’s law protecting schoolchildren from gender activists, Doug Blair writes. On the podcast, Heritage Foundation scholar Jay Richards takes on Biden’s threat to states that don’t embrace “gender-affirming care” for children. Plus: who is really victimized by the crime surge; driving the cars we want to drive; and Hong Kong’s likely new autocrat. Twenty-five years ago today, 21-year-old Tiger Woods wins the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, by a record 12 strokes in his first victory in a major championship.


 
 
 
NEWS
New Biden Immigration Judge Ripped ICE, Trump Border Security Policies
By Fred Lucas

The Biden administration’s new immigration judge in New York routinely used Twitter to attack Trump’s border security policies, drawing the ire of a top House Republican.
COMMENTARY
It’s Not a ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law. It’s an Anti-Indoctrination Law.
By Douglas Blair

In a childish criticism of genuine parental concern, woke activists keep accusing anyone in favor of Florida’s new law of trying to ban the word “gay” from the collective vocabulary.
COMMENTARY
Who Suffers the Most From America’s Crime Wave?
By GianCarlo Canaparo

A review of FBI crime data over 10 years reveals that African Americans bear an increasingly large share of the harm.
ANALYSIS
Sex-Change Surgeries for Kids: A-OK With Biden
By Douglas Blair

“If you give a girl heavy doses of testosterone for several years, this causes her uterus to atrophy,” Heritage Foundation scholar Jay Richards says. “It can effectively sterilize her.”
COMMENTARY
States Should Decouple From California’s Oppressive Emissions Policies
By Mike Stenhouse

The longtime goal of the left is to ban the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines in favor of electric vehicles.
NEWS
Enforcer of China’s Brutal National Security Law Poised to Rule Hong Kong
By Philip Lenczycki

John Lee, Hong Kong’s top administrator, is expected to continue to be a hard-liner for China as the city’s next chief executive.
NEWS
ICYMI: Inflation Soars to New High of 8.5% Under Biden
By Thomas Catenacci

A key consumer price metric used to measure inflation soars 8.5% over 12 months, but White House press secretary Jen Psaki downplays what is the fastest pace since December 1981.
 
     
 
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