Plus: Could Lower Standards for Police Recruits Breed Future Misconduct?
January 31 2023
Good morning from Washington, where politicians on the Left cater to teachers unions. Our Tony Kinnett recalls assisting 200 teachers get out from under their union. More incidents like the fatal beating in Memphis could result from lower standards for police recruits, a law enforcement advocate tells Fred Lucas. On the podcast, Vivek Ramaswamy outlines the perils of “environmental, social, and governance” investing. Plus: Mary Margaret Olohan on the acquittal of a pro-life activist; Virginia Allen on why a Georgia police chief is stepping down; and Erin Dwinell on Biden’s shell game at the border. On this date in 1968, as part of the Tet Offensive, a squad of Viet Cong guerillas attacks the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, South Vietnam, occupying it for six hours until being routed by U.S. paratroopers.
The death of Tyre Nichols following a vicious beating by Memphis police officers indicates the perils of lower standards for police recruits nationally amid recruitment challenges.
“The Biden Department of Justice’s intimidation against pro-life people and people of faith has been put in its place,” says Mark Houck’s lawyer, Peter Breen.
A Big Tech-aligned group funded through liberal dark money is moving to expand “nationwide,” even though about half the states have banned using private money to run elections.
“The Marxists behind these calls want to abolish not just the police, but the prison system and the courts. That would produce chaos, which is what they want,” says Heritage Foundation scholar Mike Gonzalez.
Vivek Ramaswamy discusses the impact of environmental, social, and governance policies and why ESG is such a terrifying and problematic prospect for American investors.
The police chief in Port Wentworth, Georgia, announces his retirement after The Daily Signal reports that Officer Jacob Kersey was punished for sharing his views on traditional marriage.
