Dayton shooter kept hit list, rape list as a juvenile

In the early hours after the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio hit the news, I began asking questions about the motives of the shooter and, perhaps most importantly, whether or not there was anything that could have been done to stop it. After more than a day of digging by law enforcement officers and the […]

 

If You Want Public Justice, Practice Private Virtue

John F. Kennedy’s famous line, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” perfectly illustrates Aristotle’s definition of justice. The Greek philosopher himself described justice as a “public virtue,” one that implies each member of a community must uphold some individual obligations to the community at […]

 

Box Office: ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Big Guns and Fast Cars Win Weekend with $60M

Universal Pictures had an expensive question mark hanging over its head on Friday when Hobbs & Shaw was preparing for its moment in the spotlight. It was wholly unknown if a pair of characters from the Fast & Furious universe of fast cars and big heists films could succeed. But the big debut put all […]

 

The definitions of “sex” and “gender identity” are heading to SCOTUS… sort of

For some time now, we’ve been waiting for a court case that could clear up some of the rather daunting questions arising from issues of transgender rights and how they intersect with traditional views on privacy and the segregation of the genders. A variety of these cases have produced a mixed bag of results in […]

 

Uh oh: Former AOC chief of staff under federal investigation?

Late on Friday, Saikat Chakrabarti suddenly resigned as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ chief of staff, just a week after the frosh representative’s tete-a-tete with Nancy Pelosi. Chakrabarti’s immediate departure appeared to be a direct result of that meeting, but developments over the weekend raise a new possibility. The New York Post reported that federal investigators have taken a […]

 

Warren: Trump Has ‘Embraced’, ‘Encouraged’ White Nationalists

During Sunday’s “Kasie DC” on MSNBC, 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reacted to the shooting in El Paso, TX, by someone who reportedly posted a manifesto railing against immigrants online. Warren said President Donald Trump has “embraced” and “encouraged” white nationalist with his rhetoric. “The president has embraced white nationalists. He has encouraged […]

 

Barr Has Far Bigger Things To Prosecute James Comey For Than Leaking Memos

John Solomon recently broke the news that former FBI director James Comey will soon face a “reckoning” for leaking memos of his conversations with the president. Solomon means Comey will be embarrassed by an imminent inspector general report containing stern language. Solomon does not mean that Comey will face any legal consequences, however, because “prosecutors […]

 

Why It’s Wrong To Blame Trump For The Mass Shootings

Two mass shootings in 24 hours. Three in the space of a week. How are we supposed to think about this? How do we make sense of it? Some commentators and politicians on the left are blaming President Trump and the GOP for these shootings, as if that’s reasonable, as if one side of our […]

 

5 Foreign Policy Questions Democrat Presidential Candidates Need To Answer

In the most recent pair of Democratic presidential primary debates, I watched to find a combined total of fewer than 15 minutes spent on foreign policy questions that would have been important in 2004. What is this, a mockery of the intelligence of voters? As Heather Souvaine Horn wrote for The New Republic, “Pity the poor optimist […]

 

Shocking Ethics Report Proves Trump Was Right To Defund UN Palestinian Refugee Agency

The latest allegations of corruption and abuse at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, also known as UNRWA, prove the Trump administration was right to stop spending taxpayer dollars on the organization. According to a confidential report by the UNRWA ethics office, its top management, including Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbuhl, allegedly […]