Blake Neff on October 20, 2015 Yet another elementary school, this time in New Jersey, is cancelling Halloween because it is offensive to the school’s diverse student body. Seth Boyden Elementary School in Maplewood held annual Halloween activities including a student parade, but now the pressures of diversity mean these activities are no longer appropriate,…
Andrew Follett on October 20, 2015 Justin Trudeau is Canada’s new prime minister after leading the Liberal Party to a majority government win — which bodes ill for the Keystone XL pipeline. Trudeau’s victory ends the decade-long rule of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper who supports Keystone XL. If approved by the Obama administration, Keystone will send oil sands from Alberta…
Blake Neff on October 20, 2015 Justin Trudeau’s victory in the Canadian election Monday night means that Americans will have to understand a new leader north of the border for the first time in almost ten years. The victory also means that the electorate of yet another U.S. ally has tilted to the political left. Since the…
Casey Harper A new poll shows that while presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has slid in popularity, Donald Trump and Ben Carson tower over the rest of the competition. The CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday shows that Fiorina has lost 8 points in the last month, and after a brief moment in the spotlight, has fallen to being…
Michael Bastasch The White House has created a new Twitter account to publicize President Barack Obama’s global warming policies ahead of the next United Nations climate summit in Paris. Already the account, @FactsOnClimate, has sent a stream of tweets warning about the dangers of global warming and the policies Obama has implemented to counter it,…
Michael Bastasch Solar energy sites across California are harming animal habitats, wildlife and farms, according to a new study by the Carnegie Institution of Science. Researchers found that 85 percent of solar sites are built on undeveloped natural landscapes and not already developed land. The Carnegie study claims more than 28 percent of solar plants are built on pastures or cropland. The…
Rachel Stoltzfoos A federal judge dealt House Republicans another win in their lawsuit against the Obama administration Monday, denying the White House a chance to appeal her ruling that the House has grounds to sue over Obamacare. Federal Judge Rosemary Collyer rejected the administration’s request for a quick appeal of her ruling, reinforcing her earlier decision and clearing the path for the suit…
Steve Birr The Keystone XL oil pipeline remains a key issue in the presidential primaries, but cheap crude oil, shifting politics in Canada and global warming fears may kill the project. Oil prices are stuck below $50 a barrel and production has dropped across Canada, including in the province of Alberta where support is crucial for Keystone XL, reports The Los Angeles…
Steve Ambrose The hits just keep on coming from the Silk Road case. The Department of Justice released a statement Oct. 19 announcing that Carl Force, a former agent for the DEA, will be sentenced to 78 months in prison after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice, money laundering, and extortion. The sentence stems from Force’s…
While the old nursery rhyme “sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never harm me” draws a useful and true distinction, it misses the reality that sticks and stones along with missiles and drones are wielded in the midst of the sound and fury of our language, i.e., aggression always occurs in…