President Donald Trump announced plans for the Pentagon to create a United States Space Force, earlier this week. Some are more enthusiastic than others about a new branch of the armed forces. Supporters chanted, “Space Force!” at a Trump rally two days ago. Astronaut and anti-gun activist Mark Kelly called Space Force a “Dumb Idea” earlier…
In the lead up to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, many sports journalists have been writing about the state of Russian sports and culture. This continues a theme from the Winter Olympics in February where Russian contestants were banned because of alleged state-funded doping. But as fans from around the world arrive in Russia…
Days before its April 29 parade, Organizers of the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade in Portland received an anonymous message. Via the Oregonian: “You have seen how much power we have downtown and that the police cannot stop us from shutting down roads so please consider your decision wisely,” the anonymous email said, telling organizers they could…
“‘Diversity and inclusion’ is the moral benchmark of our time…Every corporation, college, and government agency, along with a growing number of bowling leagues and bait-and-tackle shops, has an Office of Diversity and Inclusion.” So says William Voegeli in a recent article. And so says the University of California at Los Angeles, whose campus-wide Vice Chancellor for…
A few years ago, the ACT released a study showing that K-12 teachers and college instructors believe discerning between fact and opinion is one of the most important things students can learn. Unfortunately, less than 20 percent of first-year college students are able to tell the difference between these two items. As it turns out,…
Follow on Facebook or Twitter Facebook user Brenda Branton took to Facebook out of frustration in what would become of viral post. On June 2nd she took her son Sam Branton to see Deadpool 2 for his birthday, but they were asked to leave the Springfield, OR Cinemark 17 theater in the middle of the…
Molly Prince Unequal Technologies gifted 40 bulletproof shields as a graduation present to St. Cornelius School in Pennsylvania on Monday. During a middle school graduation ceremony, all 15 eighth grade students and 25 faculty members at the Catholic school received SafeShields, metal plates designed “to be slipped into a backpack which can then be used…
Rob Shimshock Conservative students at a California university had their anti-socialism display vandalized, according to photos and videos obtained Monday. Santa Clara University’s Turning Point USA chapter set up a table Thursday, as well as 1,000 flags representing 20th century victims of socialism and communism, according to media and comment obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation….
For generations, libraries were places where people went to borrow books, learn about the past, and kindle imaginations. Today, however, they occasionally find themselves at the forefront of the culture war. A case in point can be found in the Saint Paul Public Library (SPPL), where officials on Monday announced they would be offering a…
Rob Shimshock Nine Virginia public school teachers earned certificates Saturday after learning about microaggressions black students could face in the classroom. Teachers in Albemarle County, Va. received certificates for completing the third annual Cultural Diversity Conference, hosted at Monticello High School, reported NBC29. The program strives to decrease the achievement disparity between students of various ethnicities…