February 16 2023
 
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden, who considers himself an observant Catholic, isn’t talking about why the FBI decided to go after traditional Catholics as haters. Tyler O’Neil pursues the story. California keeps making it illegal to face reality, Katrina Trinko writes. On the podcast, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts begins celebrating the leading think tank’s 50th anniversary. Plus: Dakota Wood on political fallout from the Chinese spy balloon; Fred Lucas on Big Tech under the House’s microscope; and “Problematic Women” spotlights a real surfer girl’s courage in a trans world.  One hundred years ago today,  English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial chamber of the ancient ruler King Tutankhamen in Thebes, Egypt.
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
In California, Telling the Truth Is Illegal 
By Katrina Trinko

California’s Civil Rights Department is forcing burger chain Shake Shack to pay $20,000 to a former employee who alleges he faced “misgendering” in the workplace.
ANALYSIS
Catholic Joe Biden Silent as FBI Cites Left-Wing Smear Group That Suggests the Catholic Church Is a Hate Group
By Tyler O'Neil

"Does the Biden administration agree with the Southern Poverty Law Center that anyone who holds to traditional Catholic teaching on sexuality and marriage is a hate group?" asks Catholic Vote’s Brian Burch.
COMMENTARY
Attack of the Balloons! Inflated Peril or Real-World Danger?
By Dakota Wood

China easily could use a balloon to deliver a nuclear weapon instead of launching a strike via easy-to-detect ballistic missiles.
ANALYSIS
America’s Outpost in Washington Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
By Samantha Aschieris

The Heritage Foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary today, and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts reflects on the leading conservative think tank’s success over the years.
COMMENTARY
Surfer Bethany Hamilton Vows She Won’t Compete Against Biological Men, Setting Example for Pro Athletes to Defend Women’s Sports
By Virginia Allen, Kristen Eichamer

Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack while surfing, is speaking out against men in women’s sports.
NEWS
‘Truth Will Win Out’: Fox’s Hegseth Poses Classical Education as Cure for Public School Indoctrination
By Elizabeth Troutman

Parents should recognize classical education as an alternative to critical race theory-ridden public schools, says Pete Hegseth, author of “Battle for the American Mind.”
NEWS
Derailment Disaster Highlights Buttigieg's Incompetence
By Joshua Arnold

During Buttigieg's time as mayor, South Bend’s pothole problem was so dire that Domino’s Pizza offered to pay the city to fix potholes so delivery drivers would have smoother routes.
NEWS
What Jim Jordan Is Trying to Force Big Tech CEOs to Reveal
By Fred Lucas

The House Judiciary Committee subpoenas five Big Tech executives to produce documents about collusion with federal government agencies to suppress free speech.
NEWS
ICYMI: Loudoun County School Board Shoots Down Motion to Release Rape Investigation
By Tony Kinnett

A 15-year-old “gender fluid” male student pleaded guilty to counts of rape in “forced sodomy” and “forced fellatio” against a teenage girl.
 
     
 
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