May 12 2022
 

Good morning from Washington, where Supreme Court justices must contend with pro-abortion demonstrators bellowing outside their homes. Amy Coney Barrett got her first taste last night, our Virginia Allen and Doug Blair report, because America is ready to end abortion on demand, as Chuck Donovan writes. On the podcast, the truth about the 2020 riots from a reporter who witnessed much looting and burning. Plus: Rep. Jeff Duncan calls out the left’s children’s crusade; Republicans defend press freedom; and “Problematic Women” wonders why activists aren’t arrested for trying to intimidate judges. On this date in 1963, unknown folk singer Bob Dylan, 21, declines to appear on the top-rated “Ed Sullivan Show” after network lawyers nix his satirical song about the John Birch Society.  

 
 
 
NEWS
What We Saw At Protest Outside Justice Amy Coney Barrett's House
By Virginia Allen, Douglas Blair

Pro-abortion protesters dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” marched outside Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s home.
NEWS
House Republicans Call for Probe of FBI Raid on Project Veritas
By Fred Lucas

House Republicans call for a congressional investigation into the FBI’s raid on and seizure of information from Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe and potentially other government actions against a free press.
COMMENTARY
49 Senate Democrats Vote for Extreme Abortion Bill
By Suzanne Bowdey

All but one Senate Democrat, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, voted to burn the pro-life culture in America to the ground.
COMMENTARY
Exposing the Left’s Destructive Education Agenda: They’re ‘Coming for Your Children’
By Rep. Jeff Duncan

The left wants to have a stranglehold on education, to keep parents on the sidelines, and to force them to co-parent with the government while driving a wedge between parent and child.
COMMENTARY
It’s Illegal, but Pro-Abortion Protesters Still Target Justices’ Homes
By Virginia Allen, Lauren Evans

On the “Problematic Women” podcast, we discuss what it’s like at the scene of these protests and why the First Amendment doesn’t give anyone the right to intimidate judges or justices.
COMMENTARY
America Is Readier Than Ever to Repeal Roe
By Chuck Donovan

There are now some 3,000 pregnancy help centers, including brick-and-mortar locations and mobile units. They reach 2 million people per year, with extremely high satisfaction rates.
ANALYSIS
Reporter Recounts What He Saw Covering 2020 Riots
By Douglas Blair

Julio Rosas spent much of 2020 moving around the country, capturing footage of rioters as they looted stores, fought police, and, of course, burned buildings.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: In Los Angeles, a Breakdown of Civilization
By Jarrett Stepman

A Soros-backed prosecutor refuses to prosecute the man who attacked comedian Dave Chappelle onstage.
 
     
 
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