
Jarrett Stepman
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Another year, another bloody summer
The surge in violent crime that began a few years ago continues. It will abate only when Americans demand and get action from local and national leaders.
‘A drag queen in every school’ is modern left’s ‘chicken in every pot’
What we are seeing is every big institution, buttressed by the relentless ideological support of higher education, falling in line to support the left-wing gender-ideology agenda. Now, our K-12 schools are all in on it, too, dragging kids to drag and a whole lot more
Study connects jump in youth suicide with transgender treatments, lack of parental consent
It appears that this social contagion not only is spreading rapidly but, as the Heritage report finds, causing direct and permanent harm to children at an accelerated rate.
Ilya Shapiro resigns at Georgetown Law, citing ‘untenable’ status at school
What happened to Shapiro was shameful but at least it shines a light on the deep rot in modern academia, which is increasingly about ideological credentialing and little else.
Here’s how to hold woke capital accountable
Is it possible to be a Republican or anywhere on the political right in corporate America? The answer is increasingly, “no.”
In Los Angeles, a breakdown of civilization
It’s all reminiscent of failed nation states where the law is a sham and everyone becomes either a criminal or a victim.
Biden fuels soaring inflation, media does its part to gaslight us about it
The United States is suffering through its highest level of inflation in 40 years and the White House and its media allies can’t stop peddling false narratives to help the president dodge blame.
New York district attorney calls for end to prosecuting serious crimes. It’s every criminal’s lucky day in Gotham
With the departure of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and the election of Eric Adams, a Democrat who at least rhetorically voiced support for the police and law and order, some hoped that worrying crime trends in New York City would be reversed. The early signs aren’t promising.
The failing case for COVID-19 mandates
The recent COVID-19 outbreak is dealing a major blow to the justification for extreme vaccine mandates.
Will 2021’s spike in violent crime continue into 2022?
We must now hope that in 2022 more leaders will wake up, reverse course, back the blue, and show they’re serious about snuffing out the violence that now haunts our streets.