Test scores have fallen to historic lows, student mobility has stalled, and the gap between top performers and their peers has widened. Data from the Department of Education and expert testimony show it is time for change. “It’s a problem from [kindergarten through 12th grade]. It needs to be answered in that way. We need […]
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After days of hyperbolic hysteria, senseless fearmongering, performative outrage, and superfluous pearl-clutching, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension ended, and the controversial left-wing host will return to his regular television time slot tonight on ABC. Kimmel was initially taken off the air due to dishonest and insensitive comments he made in the aftermath of […]
Zohran Mamdani, the self-avowed socialist who is likely to be the next mayor of New York, will decimate the Jewish community through his antisemitic rhetoric. After he promised last week to roll back the few safeguards put in place to protect the Jewish community, a bipartisan team in Congress entered the fight to stop him. […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is well-known for vilifying and demonizing her political opponents. Her harsh and inflammatory rhetoric was part of her routine as a senator from California and long before. Her vile attacks during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings revealed her true character as a politician, or lack thereof. This was only […]
Most Americans are opposed to government pressure on broadcasters to get rid of shows including speech it may disagree with, according to a new poll. In the Economist/YouGov poll, 68 percent did not support the government pushing broadcasters to nix shows, while 13 percent said the opposite and 19 percent were unsure. The poll took...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday it has begun the process of changing the labeling on acetaminophen to suggest that it may cause autism and ADHD in children whose mothers took the common pain reliever while pregnant. The announcement followed President Trump's announcement from the White House in which he repeatedly told pregnant...
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Tuesday that medical guidance regarding acetaminophen use for pregnant women “is not going to change” despite President Trump linking it to autism development. “I think the guidance ultimately, Pamela, is not going to change as a result of this,” Gupta told CNN’s Pamela Brown during The Situation...
Statues depicting President Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were spotted Tuesday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — the latest event in the controversy over the president's relationship with the financier. A plaque between the two statues reads, “In Honor of Friendship Month,” followed by, “We celebrate the long-lasting bond...