Commentary| Why Cities Burn
Editorial By Mike Smith Says Ben Shapiro in The Bigotry of No Expectations: “Everyone has a right to expect that the police will treat them in accordance with the law. American citizens also have the right to expect that when things go wrong, their cities won’t burn.” Ben Shapiro is half right. Expecting to be […]
Strategika #71: China and the Pandemic
Victor Davis Hanson, Private Papers Domestic Disorder and International Credibility Please read a new essay by my colleague, Mark Moyar in Strategika. George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020 at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer triggered allegations that his fate exposed a much broader problem of racism in American law enforcement […]
LA County’s Latest Lockdown Order Exempts Protests, Religious Services
JAKE DIMA CONTRIBUTOR Los Angeles County’s Friday coronavirus order exempts protests and religious services as cases rise in the densely populated area. The temporary order, which is set to last three weeks, bars all public and private gatherings with individuals outside of one’s own household, but allows the “constitutionally protected rights” to protest and attend religious […]
10:01 PM tonight – Protest against Curfew, we assume mostly peaceful – At the Huntington Pier and other areas
By Debra Tash With many sheriffs across the golden state, the term golden could be questionable lately, there has been a call to come out after the witching hour of 10pm tonight and protest the governor’s newest twist on his forever stay at home order. Once again the irony of the state’s chief […]
The P’s of 2020 dominate – Pandemic, Politics, Protests, Polls and Prognosticators, Presidential Election
By Mel Mann I am an individual with a lot of opinions, I know this to be true because I get told it so many times I have almost become deaf to the comment. I used to think that being opinionated was a privilege of being old, but clearly in our current society […]
Public Schools Across Country Promote Black Lives Matter, Organize Protests
PETER HASSON Editor Public schools across America have endorsed the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter has been linked to 91% of riots across America over three months, one study found. Buffalo Public Schools incorporated Black Lives Matter into its elementary school curriculum. Some public schools organized their own Black Lives Matter protests and […]
Evildoers on the Loose
By John Jay . There are many things I would like to say about all of the mass hysteria and rioting, and some other things, but I have only a limited amount of space to do so, so here goes: . With all of the street terrorism going on around the country, via Antifa and other […]
People Only See A ‘Snippet’ Of What’s Happening At Protests, Portland Police Sergeant Says
KAYLEE GREENLEE Reporter A Portland Police Bureau sergeant said it was time for someone with “firsthand knowledge” of what happened at the protests and riots to “speak up,” local outlet KGW8 reported. Sgt. Brent Maxey said in an interview that he disagrees with Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek’s claims that police contributed to violence […]
‘Feds Go Home’: Protest Leaders Say ‘War Zone’ Demonstrations Haven’t Taken Away From Their Message
Kaylee Greenlee The number of people participating in Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon increased after federal agents were deployed, the Associated Press reported, but protesters claim it has not affected their movement’s goals. Protesters say the new focus on opposition to federal intervention combined with increased chaotic activity has not diverted from their […]
Trump Says He’s Helping Portland After Crackdown on Unrest
BY JACK PHILLIPS President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Sunday that he is trying to assist Portland after months of protests and riots by sending in federal law enforcement, which triggered a backlash from the city’s mayor and Oregon’s governor. “We are trying to help Portland, not hurt it,” the president wrote. “Their leadership has, for months, lost control of the anarchists […]
