Plus: New California Laws Will Create ‘Ideological Purity Test’ for Police by Banning Ties to ‘Hate’ and ‘Bias,’ Critics Say
October 25 2022
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden continues to downplay inflation. Prices are even higher if you live in certain areas, EJ Antoni and Parker Sheppard show. In California, two laws will make effective policing harder, Tyler O’Neil writes. On the podcast, what Chinese President Xi Jinping’s tighter grip on power means for the U.S. Plus: what conservatives can glean from the rapid fall of the British prime minister; the U.K.’s health care system reassesses the transgender craze; and a tampon company’s problematic stand. On this date in 1973, President Richard Nixon vetoes the War Powers Resolution, designed to limit presidential power to commit armed forces abroad without congressional approval. Within two weeks, Congress overrides the veto.
The consumer price index is up 8.2% compared with the year before, but that national average hides the fact that prices are rising faster and higher in certain parts of the nation.
Critics say the new laws will create an “ideological purity test,” preventing some conservatives and Christians from joining already-strapped police forces.
The U.K.’s prime minister backtracked on her economic reform plan in direct and indirect concessions to the Left and failed to stand her ground. That ultimately weakened her position.
England’s National Health Service warns doctors not to encourage children to change their names and pronouns after finding that most kids who think they’re transgender are going through a “phase.”
“One of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a DeSantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t allowed in their neighborhood,” tweets the Florida senator.
Instead of joining the pro-transgender narrative being furthered by brands such as Tampax and Always, Macy Maxson tells anyone who will listen that “periods are for women only.”
Rather than endorse the LGBT student club suing the school for recognition,Yeshiva University will launch its own club to help LGBT students while obeying the Law of Moses.
