Новости за 30.08.2020

Leftist filmmaker Michael Moore has seen this movie before – and it doesn’t end well for Democrats. The Michigan native and outspoken liberal, who predicted then-candidate Donald Trump would win the presidency in 2016, is raising the alarm for his fellow travelers again – citing polls in battleground states and noting that the Biden campaign…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.] By James Taylor Real Clear Energy Imagine an America where mountaintop ridges, coastal seashores, open plains, and most of our undeveloped lands are developed with wind turbines from coast to coast. Imagine an America where we are forced to transform two-thirds of the nation’s…

Higher taxes. No Second Amendment for individuals. Restriction of conscience rights. Mandatory health care. Elimination of the Electoral College. These are some of the positions of Kamala Harris, the California senator who is Joe Biden's running mate. Her policy stances, the Acton Institute noted in an analysis, take on greater importance than usual, because Biden…

  [Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Foster Friess Real Clear Politics Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Americans united. Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.  Americans united. Democrats and Republicans in Congress sang patriotic songs from the capitol steps. George Floyd dies beneath Derek Chauvin’s knee. Again, Americans unite in universal…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Peter J. Wallison Real Clear Politics In a speech last week, President Trump said this about mail-in ballots for the coming election: “This will be the greatest catastrophe. One of the greatest catastrophes in the history of our country, that's how serious it…

A new software is being tested that helps prevent "sexting," the trend among youth to transmit explicit sexual images on social media. The problem has been surging in recent years, leaving some minors with criminal records for the images they shared with friends. The Belfast Telegraph reports a British startup is using software that detects…

By Chuck Ross Daily Caller News Foundation John Ratcliffe, the director of national intelligence, has been coordinating with U.S. Attorney John Durham and plans to soon declassify more documents related to the Trump-Russia probe, he said Sunday. “The question now is did the FBI have a proper predicate to begin a counterintelligence investigation at all,…

Business owners in Minneapolis who have been plagued by race riots are facing yet another obstacle to reopening. It's the city's rule against metal security shutters, according to the Foundation for Economic Education, or FEE. The roll-down shutters that prevent break-ins are common in many urban centers. At least 1,500 Minneapolis businesses have been destroyed…

A Democratic congressional candidate in Florida, characterizing Republicans' view of George Floyd as "a bad guy," reasoned that it must be "open season" on Trump administration officials. Pam Keith, who is backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, is challenging U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., for Florida’s 18th district in a race that is now…

Is Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign staff even trying to get him elected anymore? It was a question worth asking even before the campaign chose an unlikable radical leftist in California Sen. Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee's running mate, and that's even more so true now, as evidenced by an ad the campaign…

A Republican congressman has decided that it is time the nation drew a hard line with rioters so that they can't hold a brick with one hand and taxpayer-funded benefits with the other. Republican Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana on Friday introduced the “Support Peaceful Protest Act,” which would ban convicted rioters from receiving enhanced…

Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler hasn't been able to get the riot situation in his city under control in the three months since the death of George Floyd sparked protests across the nation. In most cities, those protests have died down or been kept under control, usually because of some combination of effective city management…

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy should be a non-entity in almost every way possible. I mean, just look at the name. If he was Sen. John Doe, there would at least be the amusing curiosity of a senator named John Doe. Chris Murphy is what James Patterson would name an evil legislator in one of…

(THE LOCAL) Police in Berlin have called off an 18,000-strong protest against coronavirus restrictions, saying protesters had not worn masks, as required by a court. "Unfortunately, we have no other option," Berlin police wrote on Twitter. "We've approached the leader of the demonstration and informed him that his assembly will be dissolved by the police.…

(BREITBART) Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton said she was teaching her children to “erode” their “white privilege” over time during a national Women for Biden organizing call with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Thursday evening. Clinton said, “You know, 40% of Americans with disabilities report that they have real challenges voting in person. And so in…

(NEW ATLAS) An incredible, first-of-its-kind trial testing the pain-killing properties of LSD microdoses has delivered the compelling suggestion that tiny, non-psychedelic doses of this infamous drug could serve as an effective analgesic. Back in the 1960s, during the original heyday of psychedelic science, one of the more fascinating research areas for LSD was its unexpected…

Peg and David Schroeder purchased a vacation home in Wilmington, North Carolina, to use during their retirement. They needed some income from it when they were not there, so they worked with a lawyer to make sure it would qualify as a vacation rental. They went ahead and invested another $75,000 in renovations. Then the…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Susan Crabtree Real Clear Politics Democrats are worried. A centerpiece of their convention last week focused on inspiring personal stories from average working Americans of every color and creed talking about why Trump needs to go. They projected confidence that they had a…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Kirstan Hawkins Real Clear Politics Before any great sporting event begins, teams are chosen, made up of individuals who enthusiasts hope have the skills to win and the will to fight until the game is won. The same holds true in politics, even in…

A new survey by the Cultural Research Center found that 98 percent of Americans who support socialism reject the biblical worldview. Veteran researcher George Barna oversaw the survey -- titled "American Worldview Inventory 2020" -- for the center, which is located at Arizona Christian University near Phoenix. Barna noted in a news release that one…