June 8 2022
 

Good morning from Washington, where Democrats investigating the Capitol riot don’t see voter fraud as a reason for anyone to be upset. But a new report on voter registration in left-leaning New Jersey uncovers plenty of problems, Fred Lucas reports. Plus: the Smithsonian welcomes kid-friendly drag queens; Gen Z fears speaking up in class; and Cal Thomas spots what’s missing in the gun rights debate. On this date in 1968, investigators arrest escaped American convict James Earl Ray at a London airport and charge him with assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. two months earlier in Memphis.

 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Recall of Chesa Boudin in San Francisco Shows Rogue Prosecutor Movement for Failure It Is
By Cully Stimson, Zack Smith

Chesa Boudin, the rogue prosecutor of San Francisco, was recalled from office Tuesday by voters who were disgusted by his feckless leadership and pro-criminal, anti-victim policies. 
NEWS
New Jersey Rolls Include Duplicate, Centenarian, and Unborn Voters
By Fred Lucas

New Jersey resident Patrick DePaola died more than a decade ago, in 2010 But he remains listed as an “active” voter and is among 2,398 registered voters in New Jersey who appear to be 105 or older.
NEWS
Smithsonian Hosts ‘Age Appropriate’ Drag Queen Show for Kids
By Evalyn Homoelle

The event Saturday encouraged families with young children to observe a “lip-sync drag show” hosted by four drag queens labeled “some of D.C.’s best performers.”
COMMENTARY
Many Gen Z Students Afraid to Speak Their Truth in Classroom
By Samuel Abrams

Sixty percent of high school students said they thought they couldn’t express their opinions on a subject because of how students, teachers, or administrators would respond.
COMMENTARY
The Missing Element in Debate About Guns
By Cal Thomas

In our schools and culture, if the action is to refuse to teach right from wrong, the reaction will be the creation of a generation of people who behave as they wish.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: On ‘Pride Night,’ Rays of Hope in Tampa Bay
By Suzanne Bowdey

Heading into this past Saturday’s game, when the team was supposed to sport rainbow logos, some players decided to wear something else on their sleeves: their convictions.
 
     
 
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