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Gavin's Old Girlfriend
Gavin Newsom is a case study of why not to run for president. For starters, his wife is the target of a Justice Department investigation, which he claims, with reason, is entirely political. And now his personal life is coming under the microscope.
The latest has to do with an affair he had 20 years ago that was a colossal exercise in bad ...Read more
Ending the Backlash
"Ending the Backlash on LGBTQI+ Issues" is the title of the report out this week from the respected liberal think tank The Center for American Progress. As you might expect, the Center report urges Democrats to stand firm in supporting transgender soldiers and gender-transition care. But when it comes to girls' sports, it's not what you think....Read more
Pete Hegseth's War
So far, the number is $37.5 billion. That's how much we've spent so far on the war against Iran.
What have we got to show for it, other than lost American lives?
What could we do with that money at home?
I'm not even up to those questions yet, because $37.5 is just the start of the story. The administration has also requested up to $90 ...Read more
The Limits of Merit
The New York City Public School system is 62% Black and Hispanic. At its eight most prestigious competitive high schools, 80% of the students are Asian or White. Wait -- what's considered the most selective of the city's schools, Stuyvesant High, 777 students were offered slots. Of those, how many (or should I say how few) went to Blacks? Take...Read more
Scary Stuff
Representative Ro Khanna was touring the West Bank in Israel when, he says, a group of armed Israeli settlers detained his group. A terrifying incident, it would seem. A publicity stunt, Khanna's critics were quick to point out. IDF forces said they arrived at the scene and disbanded the settlers. Khanna said, "The IDF is lying," and that four...Read more




















