Новости за 29.11.2020

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Science.] By Joseph Annotti Real Clear Science As the dust settles from this historic election, it is important we take a moment to look forward to how the outcome may alter the role of science in the next administration. Joe Biden pledged throughout his campaign…

(DAILY WIRE) – Anybody who has issues with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) instituting new diversity quotas in order to qualify for Best Picture can "f*** off," according to "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Andy Samberg. Speaking with Variety's Awards Circuit podcast about his new film "Palm Springs," Samberg said that Academy's diversity…

(NATIONAL FILE) – A popular black separatist Instagram page called "Independent Black Businesses" became embroiled in controversy this week after black followers learned that the account – which has routinely solicited PayPal and Patreon donations – is actually not managed by a black person, but a middle-aged white female from Brighton and Hove, U.K. "Independent…

(FOX NEWS) – Retail giant Macy's is under fire after calling the Zeta Phi Beta Centennial Steppers a "diverse dance group" in a Thanksgiving Day tweet. Zeta Phi Beta, founded at Howard University in 1920, was one of the many performing groups at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. "What's that sound, you ask?…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear World.] By Marco Rubio Real Clear World Last month, the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party announced the renewal of a two-year agreement on the appointment of bishops in China. Under the deal in 2018, the Catholic Church lifted the excommunication of bishops hand-picked by…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Scott Centorino Real Clear Politics Say what you will about 2020, but it’s undoubtedly a time of reinvention. As an election collides with a pandemic, protests, and riots, it would be easy to summarize it all as chaos. But any keen observer --…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Education.] By Samuel J. Abrams Real Clear Education When it comes to making news about protests and action for liberal causes, schools in New England seem to dominate the news. We’ve seen violence and protests surrounding visits from Charles Murray and Ryszard Legutko at Middlebury…

Michigan's Supreme Court has been asked to secure "all evidence of irregularities in the 2020 election and declare the election results invalid on the basis of unlawful conduct by state and local officials." The lawsuit was filed by the Amistad Project of the Thomas More Society, which also is challenging the election results in Georgia,…

(BREITBART) – A University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) student was kicked out of her sorority over a pro-Trump TikTok post featuring a sign reading "All Lives Matter." Sorority leadership at the school told the student that language suggesting "all lives matter" is "extremely hurtful" and "unsisterly." UTSA student Jaycie Barton, a member of the Zeta…

(COLLEGE FIX) – So-called land acknowledgments are a popular form of virtue signaling for woke students and faculty. Right in time for Thanksgiving, the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy has decreed that faculty must participate in corporate confessions of sin to the previous inhabitants of the taxpayer-funded institution's geography. UCLA Law Prof. Eugene…