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Kremlin reminds us it fears Alexei Navalny

Another day, yet another trial targeting Russian political opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny faces trumped-up charges related to his supposed support for extremist movements.

Randi Weingarten’s woke union will focus on anything but education

Randi Weingarten’s American Federation of Teachers will do just about anything to avoid discussing, or putting effort toward improving, educational outcomes. This sad fact was on display yet again last week when the AFT announced it will be participating in a 15-city rolling bus protest in Florida over the next few days.

Liberals demand that men who rape and murder women be put in women’s prisons

The public debate on transgenderism can’t be left at “live and let live” because Democrats always take their arguments to extremes. This includes the demand that the criminal justice system bends over backward for transgender murderers and rapists.

How Blinken’s visit to China risks fueling Xi’s appetite for escalation

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has concluded his visit to China. Renewed high-level dialogue between Washington and Beijing is positive. Xi Jinping's regime is particularly paranoid in its view of U.S. foreign policy. Miscommunication risks war, so even tense communication has value.

The ACLU’s morally perverse masterclass on how not to campaign against the death penalty

The American Civil Liberties Union was formerly known for its principled stance on civil liberties. But today, it has become a group dominated by progressive ideologues. Illustrations of this shift are numerous, but a recent tweet about the death penalty is likely among the best. Not only does it show just how out-of-touch the ACLU is with the rest of the country, but it is also a masterclass in how not to campaign against the death penalty.

Transgender people’s feelings trump free speech at school, federal judge rules

Middleborough Public Schools in Massachusetts sent 12-year-old Liam Morrison home from school one day in March for wearing a T-shirt that supposedly violated the dress code. Staff had pulled him aside, told him it was making other students feel unsafe, and asked him to remove it, but he refused.

Is housing about to get more affordable after paused Fed rate hikes?

Homebuyers could see little relief in mortgage rates in the short term, even after the Federal Reserve paused its series of interest rate hikes that drove up mortgage pricing following a period of historic lows. Instead, buyers’ new normal for 2023 could be mortgage rates fluctuating consistently yet holding between 6 and 7 percent should inflation remain...

Biden breaks with precedent by giving up some authority 

In a little noticed action, the Biden Administration ceded some decision-making authority to the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.

UN adopts first treaty governing the high seas

The United Nation adopted its first legally binding treaty to protect marine life in international waters on Monday. The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty, commonly referred to as the High Seas Treaty, was approved unanimously, with delegates from all 193 member nations in favor. The Associated Press reported that delegates erupted in applause when the...

Judge orders stretch of pipeline that crosses tribal land shut down in three years

A federal judge has ordered a Canadian oil firm to shut down a section of its pipeline in Wisconsin that crosses tribal land, a partial victory for indigenous groups that have long opposed the project. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin, an Obama appointee, sided with members...

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