Jan. 6 Suspects Held Without Bail More Un-American Than Capitol Incursion. I & I Editorial Board – “We know many have been denied bail, some apparently condemned to solitary confinement. Meanwhile, Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters are breezily waved through the system if they’re arrested at all. – Is this still America? – Or a tyranny where political dissenters are disappeared?â€
… “To call the events of Jan. 6 an “insurrection†is one of the most dishonest narratives in the modern media and political era. â€
… “Democrats are working hard to convince the public that it’s more than it was – overheated emotions that were manifested in trespassing, scuffling with authorities, vandalism, and theft – and are using those being detained in a cruel way to send a message: Political dissension will not be tolerated. It’s the same message tyrants have been sending for decades.â€
The McCloskeys Plead Guilty To Minor Misdemeanors In Conclusion Of St. Louis Protest Case. Jonathan Turley – “Gardner spent a huge amount of time and money on this effort in order to secure these misdemeanors. Yet, there appears to be little pushback on the over-charging of the couple and her own questionable conduct as a prosecutor in the case. … In the meantime, the case has made McCloskey popular with many in the state and he is now running for the Senate.â€
The audacity of the left. Neo – “The Soviets of my youth seemed quite obviously ruthless, but today’s US left is more subtle. Or at least it was more subtle for a while.†… “It’s profoundly disturbing and disorienting to see so many people willing to say that two and two equals five, and to pat themselves on the back for doing so and to revile anyone who doesn’t agree. And unlike Winston they don’t even have to be tortured in order to do it.â€
The Supreme Court Ducks Another Foundational Issue By Claiming Obamacare Litigants Have No Standing to Sue. Ace of Spades.
The Supreme Court’s Day of Reckoning is Coming. John Green – “The election of 2020 is going to lay bare the dereliction of the Supreme Court for all to see.†… “It ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing because nobody had been harmed — yet. Since the election hadn’t happened, nobody was damaged, and there was no case to be heard. They were thinking like a civil court, not the defenders of the Constitution they are sworn to be.â€
Bill Barr: Public Schools Are Becoming Unconstitutional ‘Secular-Progressive Madrassas’. Joy Pullmann – “’It may no longer be fair, practical, or even constitutional to provide publicly-funded education solely through the vehicle of state-operated schools,’ the two-time U.S. attorney general contends.â€
Moms Must Keep Hammering School Boards Until Critical Race Theory Is Dead. Carina Benton – “Nationwide, mothers in school districts are pushing back against Marxist-infused critical race theory curricula in order to protect their children.â€
Predatory Litigation Is A Threat To Small Business Recovery. Mario H. Lopez – “Business owners and innovators should be able to operate with the confidence that they will not be shaken down by predatory litigators without any just cause. â€
Biden’s bad run: Is he doing worse in the courts than Trump? Jonathan Turley – “President Biden repeatedly framed his campaign and his administration as defending “the rule of law†after what he and others portrayed as the lawless reign of President Trump. … What is not being as fully reported is that Biden actually has racked up a litany of notable court losses that may now exceed those of his predecessor in his first six months.â€
Joe Biden Just Did What the Democrats Impeached Donald Trump For. Bonchie – “Freezing lethal aid to Ukraine in order to thwart Russia is now good again. All it took was Donald Trump leaving office. Weird, right?â€
The IRS Is At It Again. John Hinderaker – “No sooner have the Democrats retaken the White House than the IRS again feels free to use its power to advance partisan interests. This actually happened in May, but it is just now hitting the news: the IRS denied 501(c)(3) nonprofit status to an organization called Christians Engaged. The IRS explained that Christian doctrines are Republican:â€
Following the Scientists Who Were Destroying America Just to Spite Trump. Brian C. Joondeph – “Those who question the science are at best called names, like “deniers†or “racistsâ€, and at worst, lose their jobs and reputations, and are banned from social media.†… “Scientists are supposed to follow the scientific method†… “nstead, with both climate science and COVID the process has been reversed, ignoring or jiggering the data to conform with a predetermined hypothesis†… “These scientists ignored science over the fear of somehow being associated with Trump or proving him correct. What is the state of scientific thought if following the science can be construed as racist?â€
“How many people could have avoided hospitalization and death if these inexpensive and safe drugs were made available rather than banned, threatening the medical licenses of physicians daring to prescribe them, and firing or ostracizing those promoting their use? Or deplatforming their websites, as Amazon recently did to America’s Frontline Doctors.
Was vaccine safety and efficacy reported honestly? Or is politics guiding vaccination policy too? Not to mention masks, distancing, school and business closures, lockdowns, and quarantining the healthy. Were these measures science based or simply anti-Trump measures?
Did the medical and scientific establishment wreck the American economy, and destroy millions of families and businesses simply because “it was scarier to be associated with Trump� How many Americans died or suffered medically due to virtue signaling scientists?
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Once highly trusted, scientific and medical experts have taken a big step backward, with trustworthiness now approaching cable news or Congress levels. And they are unlikely to recover from their self-inflicted wounds.
When Brains Go Woke and Brawn Goes Bust. Ed McEff – “The football program seeks and recruits the best players from the best high school programs. Recruits have been assessed for their mental toughness, speed, agility, and pure brute strength. … Medical school recruits get good grades on a myriad of academic exams and programs. … These two programs are classic meritocracies — they consciously and deliberately compete across the world to recruit and retain the elites, trying to be the best football team and the best medical school they can manage. They are consciously and openly striving for excellence, not mediocrity.â€
The Death of Rational Science. Jack Gleason – “In science, honesty is key. If you cheat in your experiment, you won’t get a useful result.†… “mistakes are valuable tools in the quest for truth. Accepting the hypotheses and experiments of others, and replicating the results, is the key to improvement in all areas of human life. … Recently the scientific method has fallen out of favor to be replaced with a quest for “fairness†and “what feels right.†… “We are two worlds living together. Those on the right see science as a tool to learn and improve, the Left sees science as something they can manipulate in order to justify their agenda.â€
Historian’s Corner: Assessing America in the Age of Woke. Jennifer Hanson – “Woke mandatory brainwashing and reeducation are spreading throughout the work force. Our major institutions such as the campus, the military, the corporate boardroom, Wall Street, and K-12 are in chaos. Would-be opportunistic and careerist Maoists come out of the woodwork to insist on using these platforms to reinvent us along the lines of the 1619 vision.â€
Anatomy of the Woke Madness. Victor Davis Hanson – “How did such collective madness infect a once pragmatic and commonsensical America?†… “wokeism has done a lot of damage to America, and will do even more if left unchecked. Here are its chief characteristics.â€