Новости за 16.08.2020

During the Soviet era, “samizdat” referred to the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state. Since official news sources were little more than communist government propaganda, samizdat was often the only source of truthful reporting. In “Unmasking Obama: The Fight to Tell the True Story of Failed Presidency,” Jack Cashill tells the…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Scott Centorino Real Clear Politics Tell a joke about lawyers and, if anyone within shouting distance has ever taken a bar exam, you’ll hear a reminder that everybody needs a good lawyer at some point. Thanks to legislation passed by Congress in March…

  Amid a public backlash, New Jersey's Stockton University has dropped five of its six charges against a doctoral student who used an image of President Trump in his background during a virtual class on Zoom. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education confronted university officials on behalf of the student, Robert Dailyda, citing his…

  The publisher of a law review has given editorial control of articles concerning transgenderism to activists, resulting in censorship of an article about a free-speech lawsuit. The British charity Christian Concern warns that free speech in the nation that birthed the Magna Carta is "on life support." The dispute is over an article by…

The death of President Donald Trump's younger brother was fashioned into a weapon against him by social media voices eager to launch conspiracy theories. Robert Trump, 71, died Saturday Saturday night at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. The Times, citing a family friend it did not name, reported that…

  America's top leaders from a wide range of interests across the country have joined to create and sign the "Philadelphia Statement," an expression of concern over the move to eliminate free speech. And they are inviting others to sign it too. So far, nearly 7,000 people have, including Robert George of the James Madison…

  Students at Syracuse University who see or hear those situations from which arise claims of "bias-motivated" speech, or worse, are being told they could be punished if they don't get involved. The situation was profiled by Jonathan Turley, the famed Georgetown University law professor whose positions often align with progressive interests. He noted that…

Things soon could get worse for the United States internationally, with a warning that China could initiate military action in line with its practice of attacking in "self-defense." The suggestion comes from Lawrence Franklin, the onetime Iran desk officer for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, in a column at the Gatestone Institute. Franklin noted Chinese…

  A grade school in a wealthy Pennsylvania school district is requiring children to study a book called "Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness," which claims "white people who relate to police officers or decline to watch the news are complicit in racism." The Washington Free Beacon reported Gladwyne Elementary in Lower Merion School…

(CAMPUS REFORM) Binghamton University announced in June that they are reallocating a portion of the campus police department's budget to other campus services such as "mental health." Just two months later, students are now petitioning the university to provide them with car rides home at night to make them "feel safe." Specifically, students at Binghamton…

(DAILYWIRE) Chicago taxpayers spent $66 million renovating a convention center into an emergency coronavirus hospital that ended up only treating 38 patients. Further, the contract to renovate the facility went to a politically connected company instead of one that said it would waive fees or donate such money to coronavirus relief organizations. The Chicago Sun-Times…

(ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA) A 56-year-old man has died in Darwin after being struck in his chest by a fish while on a fishing boat. Northern Territory Police say the man had been fishing with family and friends on Darwin Harbour on Friday when he was "struck in his chest by a large fish which launched…

A California law that requires gig workers to be classified as employees could put the brakes on Uber and Lyft providing rideshare services if they lose a lawsuit, according to company executives. The case is a test of a state law, Assembly Bill 5, that requires companies to provide benefits and unemployment insurance to gig…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Bill Whalen Real Clear Politics Back when California was a swing state, it was commonplace to have a Golden Stater on the national ticket. Not that it made all that much difference. Dwight Eisenhower would have won twice regardless of his running mate,…

Small businesses have had a rough go of it lately. With people quarantining and limiting their shopping to the essentials, even once-booming shops are closing their doors. But one man has refused to let the inhospitable climate grind him down. After 23 years in the jewelry business, instead of simply shutting down, Johnny Perri of…

President Trump on Friday scoffed at Joe Biden's claim for some of the credit for a Middle East peace agreement. The White House on Thursday announced Israel and the United Arab Emirates had reached agreement on a peace deal, a stunning development in the always turbulent issue of Middle East relationships. It was a reporter…

(NEW SCIENTIST) Mindfulness and other types of meditation are usually seen as simple stress-relievers – but they can sometimes leave people worse off. About one in 12 people who try meditation experience an unwanted negative effect, usually a worsening in depression or anxiety, or even the onset of these conditions for the first time, according…

(BREITBART) Michigan clerks rejected 10,694 mailed ballots during the August 4 primary. Of those, 846 ballots were not accepted “because the voter was dead,” the Detroit News reported. Further, 2,225 ballots were denied because there was no voter signature on the envelope, and 1,111 votes were discarded because the voter moved to a new address…

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights the emotional toll that the coronavirus pandemic is taking on Americans. According to the results of a survey conducted between June 24 and June 30 and released Friday, more than one out of ten respondents reported they had "seriously considered suicide in past…