June 7 2022
 
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden tries mightily to dodge responsibility for the nation’s soaring inflation. It’s squarely on him, David Harsanyi writes. On the podcast, commentator Matt Walsh talks about his new documentary “What Is a Woman?” and the toll of transgenderism. Plus: the government seeks to rein in free speech; Seattle’s leaders reap the harvest of anti-police actions; and in stepping down, legal scholar Ilya Shapiro gets the last word. Eighty years ago today,  an outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet emerges victorious from the pivotal, four-day Battle of Midway after destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers while losing one, the USS Yorktown.
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Yes, Biden Deserves Blame for Inflation
By David Harsanyi

The entire Biden administration pushed the notion that the best prescription for alleviating inflation was more spending.
ANALYSIS
In Movie, Matt Walsh Reveals How Gender Ideology Mutilates Kids
By Douglas Blair

“You feel like you’re staring into the pit of hell … you’re looking at pure evil when you consider what they’re doing to these kids, and they know what they’re doing,” says Daily Wire host Matt Walsh.
COMMENTARY
Unchecked by Courts, Government Censorship of Social Media Platforms Will Prove Fatal to Free Speech in Digital Age
By Jenin Younes

Federal courts dismiss four lawsuits brought on behalf of suspended Twitter users challenging censorship on First Amendment grounds, including a suit filed by Donald Trump.
NEWS
Seattle Implodes After Defunding Police
By Laurel Duggan

Crime has soared in Seattle in recent years: The city saw a 95% increase in shots fired and a 171% increase in people being shot from 2021 to 2022.
COMMENTARY
Ilya Shapiro Resigns at Georgetown Law, Citing ‘Untenable’ Status at School
By Jarrett Stepman

Saying he was “set … up for discipline the next time I transgress progressive orthodoxy,” Shapiro announces his resignation from Georgetown Law School.
COMMENTARY
Ocasio-Cortez Promotes Unpopular Latinx Term
By Douglas Blair

“People sometimes like to make a lot of drama over the term Latinx,” says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
NEWS
ICYMI: Teachers Explain How They Push ‘Gender Lessons’ on Young Children
By Laurel Duggan

One transgender teacher makes a point of telling students about the process of gender transitions, including personal testimony.
 
     
 
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