There is a movie genre in which a boy acquires fantastic strength or speed, which allows him to dominate a sport and bask in the astonished admiration of family, friends, school bullies, and others. One example is the 1993 movie Rookie of the Year, in which a 12-year-old acquires a lightning-quick fastball after undergoing arm […]
There is a tendency among those who wage war for a just cause to relish the destruction and bloodshed that accompanies the waging of that war. I recently observed a handful of prominent conservative commentators making comments that could well be described as bloodthirsty and inhumane. These commentators posted videos of Israel launching missile strikes […]
South Carolina’s legislature voted to outlaw abortions for babies who have a heartbeat. Planned Parenthood is challenging that law, and in particular, the abortion giant is challenging its application to babies at 6 to 8 weeks of gestation. Part of Planned Parenthood’s argument is that babies at six weeks do not have a heartbeat. There […]
At a time when “polyamory” is a buzzword, spawning numerous features in prominent news outlets, it makes sense that onlookers would assume Challengers joins the discourse. One minute into the film’s trailer you see Gen Z’s favorite actress, Zendaya, sitting on a bed between two men as they kiss her. So it’s no surprise to […]
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A Western New York judge on Tuesday invalidated a ballot measure known as the Equal Rights Amendment that would have codified reproductive rights and protections against other discrimination into the state constitution. State Supreme Court Justice Daniel Doyle, a Rochester-area Republican, ruled that the state Legislature did not follow correct procedure when it passed the measure...
Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents case, punting some court dates into late July while declining to set a trial date. The Tuesday order — issued less than two weeks before Trump’s trial was still on the books to kick off on May 20 — leaves unclear when Trump’s case...
The House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at making it more difficult for the Energy Department to enact energy efficiency rules for household appliances — the latest in Republicans’ efforts related to such appliances. The vote was 212-195, with seven Democrats voting with Republicans in favor of the measure. The bill would both add hurdles...