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When a ‘difficult conversation’ threatens free speech

WHEN A ‘DIFFICULT CONVERSATION’ THREATENS FREE SPEECH. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is perhaps the leading Trump inquisitor in the House of Representatives. He led one impeachment, played a key role in another, and helped produce the anti-Trump reality series that was the Jan. 6 committee. So when Raskin proposes to give a speech titled Democracy, […]

RFK Jr. campaign says it has qualified for ballot in North Carolina

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign has added North Carolina to the expanding list of battleground states in which it has qualified for the ballot in November. The Independent candidate’s campaign says it now has enough signatures to list Kennedy as a White House contender through the “We The People” party, gathering 23,000 pledges of support...

United offering time off to pilots, pointing to delays in Boeing deliveries

United Airlines is offering its pilots time off for the month of May, pointing to "recent delays in Boeing deliveries." “We can confirm that due to the recent delays in Boeing deliveries, our forecasted block hours for 2024 have been reduced and we are offering our pilots voluntary programs for the month of May to...

How misinformation is making us fear our food

People are drawn to influencers who have amassed millions of followers by telling us what to eat and not eat based on pseudoscientific conjecture.

Family out fishing captures video of barge hitting Oklahoma bridge

A family out fishing in the Arkansas River in Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon caught the moment a massive barge crashed into a busy highway bridge, shutting it down for hours.

HHS tells hospitals to get patient consent before invasive exams

Hospitals must obtain informed consent from patients before allowing physicians to conduct sensitive and invasive examinations, such as pelvic and prostate, particularly if the patients are under anesthesia, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday.  In new guidance and in a letter sent to teaching hospitals, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and other...

More than 1 in 3 February home purchases were made with cash: Report

More than one-third of homes were purchased with cash in February as mortgage rates remain high, according to a new report from the real estate company Redfin. The rate of all-cash purchases — defined as home purchases where the deed does not include mortgage loan information — is within striking distance of the record high...

LGBTQ-U and the myth of the woke university

Those of us who teach at public institutions know conservatives are flourishing mightily here. 

People in red states report more COVID vaccine side effects: Study

A new study found that states with a higher percentage of Republican voters are seeing more reports of adverse side effects from COVID-19 vaccines. The study published in the JAMA medical journal looked at 620,456 vaccine adverse events reported to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) from adults 18 and older. Researchers separately...

Trump’s attacks on judges and their families threaten us all

This is not a left/right issue. Threatening judges and their families, and exposing them to violence, crosses a red line in any civilized society.

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