December 12 2022
 
Good morning from Washington, where liberal politicians blame guns for rising homicide numbers for black Americans. That’s not the real issue, our Jarrett Stepman writes. A pro-life activist says selective prosecution sparked his arrest by the FBI, Mary Margaret Olohan reports. Plus: how billionaire Mike Bloomberg stands to benefit from climate-related regulations; a public library pays a controversial “anti-racist” $22,500 for an hourlong talk; and the gender-centric transition of the American Girl brand. On this date in 1963,  the long-playing vinyl record “John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A Memorial Album” sets a record 20 days after the president’s assassination in Dallas, selling 4 million copies in six days.
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Black Homicide Rates Are Back at ’90s Levels. The Problem Isn’t the Guns.
By Jarrett Stepman

The Left loves to talk about “disparate impact”—until it interferes with its narratives.
COMMENTARY
Public Library Pays Ibram X. Kendi $22,500 to Deliver Woke, ‘Anti-Racist’ Message
By Jarrett Stepman

The heartbeat of racism, Kendi said in his library talk, "is denial, which is consistently and constantly saying, 'I'm not racist.'" 
NEWS
Bloomberg Could Benefit From Climate Rules He Helped Craft 
By Kevin Mooney

Billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg is poised to benefit financially from proposed rules requiring climate disclosures for businesses that he had a hand in crafting, policy analysts say. 
ANALYSIS
The Chinese Communist Party's Alleged Influence on College Campuses, Explained
By Samantha Aschieris

"Between 2018 and 2021, U.S. universities received more than a billion dollars in gifts and contracts from mainland China," However, John Metz, the president of the Athenai Institute.
NEWS
The FBI Arrested Pro-Life Dad Mark Houck. Now, He's Accusing the DOJ of Viewpoint Discrimination, Selective Prosecution
By Mary Margaret Olohan

The Houck team accused the DOJ of violating the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the First Amendment's protection for the free exercise of religion.
COMMENTARY
American Girl Falls to Radical Transgender Ideology. How Many Children Will Suffer?
By Virginia Allen

A company that used to be focused on teaching young girls courage through history today is telling them that they can change their gender.
NEWS
‘After School Satan Club’ Persists in Effort to Meet at Elementary School
By Dan Hart

A Satanic temple is trying to start an after-school club for children at an elementary school in Virginia.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: Does Trump Really Want to Be President Again?
By Victor Davis Hanson

Team Trump sometimes has compared former President Donald Trump's current quest for a non-sequential second term to two-term President Grover Cleveland's similar three election bids
 
     
 
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