As the Hunter Biden blackout continues on the liberal networks, liberals have argued that you could never trust any Hunter scandal scoops because they came from pro-Trump sources like Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani. But The New York Times ruined that spin by admitting the emails on Hunter Biden’s laptop left in a repair shop
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Few things will split the mood of the United States of America right down the political middle like Supreme Court justice confirmation hearings. Those who remember recent American history know that we have one Joseph Robinette Biden to blame for that. Back before he was an addled guy who burped up streams of incoherence while
This is a version of an article published in the Out of Frame Weekly, an email newsletter about the intersection of art, culture, and ideas. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. The thing about defending universal moral principles is that it means you have to defend fair treatment, even for
An Intel computer chip logo at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Calif., June 11, 2019. (Mike Blake/Reuters) It isn’t difficult to see why capitalism gets a bad name when many big companies have the receipt of government subsidies as part of their business plan. See the Wall Street Journal here: Intel Corp. INTC said it
Moments after President Biden’s left-wing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson concluded her opening statement during Monday afternoon’s Senate confirmation hearing, the broadcast networks went to work hailing her performance and preemptively declaring her immune from any Republican criticism. The swooning coverage marveled over Jackson and advised the GOP “this is not the hill maybe
On Monday, Stuart Varney interviewed Donald Trump on Fox Business. During the interview, Trump made some interesting comments about the upcoming elections. As usual, Trump pointed out how the 2020 election was “rigged” and how any discussion on it is censored. “Well, they don’t like the truth,” he said. “So look at all the hundreds of
Warren Buffet announced a massive $11 billion acquisition Monday, the largest deal in roughly five years. Berkshire Hathaway said Monday it agreed to an all-cash purchase of insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion, or $848.02 per share. Alleghany will continue to operate independently of Berkshire Hathaway until the sale is completed. The acquisition, which is
Robert Fripp in In the Court of the Crimson King. (Toby Amies/Platform Media Group) Robert Fripp does not appear to be a particularly pleasant individual to know, but, after watching the new documentary about the band he rules with a calloused hand, I begin to understand how he occupies this rarefied position in rock and
Political commentator Steven Crowder tore former Daily Show host and multimillionaire Jon Stewart apart for preaching environmental progress but downplaying the cost — the livelihoods of working people. Crowder recently blasted an episode from The Problem with Jon Stewart on the March 16 edition of his show Louder with Crowder. In a roundtable conversation, Stewart’s
“Learn to hold it,” says Maura Healey, Massachusetts Democrat candidate for governor, to little girls who feel uncomfortable sharing the ladies’ room with men. I’m just old enough to remember when certain mothers used to tell their teenage daughters to keep their knees crossed rather than indulge in premarital sex. While that advice was often
At their March meeting, the Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates a meager 0.25 percent. That hike will do little to head off the upcoming double-digit price increases that will begin before summer starts. The Fed’s shockingly irresponsible behavior will do little to reduce inflation. And because of their weak position, when they finally
Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia in 2018. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters) Yesterday, the Iranian terrorist proxies, the Houthi, attacked a Saudi Aramco petroleum-distribution plant at Jeddah, setting a storage facility on fire. The Saudis subsequently publicly signaled they will not be responsible for decreased oil supply due to the damage.
William Safire, the famed New York Times columnist who thought suicidal nationalism was a great idea for the Ukrainians back in 1991, used to write columns in which he peered into the souls of various leaders to see how the world looked from their point of view. Safire’s oeuvre of columns was a great illustration
As Ukrainians fight to preserve their democracy, PBS’s Christiane Amanpour declared it necessary on her Friday show to likewise preserve democracy at home against those would rather seek to install some sort of autocracy. Speaking with political scientist Francis Fukuyama, Amanpour warned, “your own country, the United States, has seen — and certainly some European
We had all kinds of newsy stuff planned for this episode when we recorded it the other day but we ended up wandering off into the Random Content Zone. via GIPHY We did end up talking about comedy, as well as attractive female police officers (Why should Megan have all the hot cop fun here
Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing on Monday then host a call with EU leaders. Later, Biden will join a roundtable with business leaders to push climate crap and blame Putin for the terrible economy Biden made possible. Please check back with CDN often as the White House frequently updates the president’s schedule
Abraham Lincoln in 1865 (Alexander Gardner via Library of Congress) This day in 1854, what became the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin. The process that led from the collapse of the Whig Party between 1850-54 and the rise of the Republicans as their replacement between 1854-60 was a complicated one, and there were
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 02: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets with President Joe Bidens Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in Washington, DC. Judge Jackson will meet with members of the Senate Leadership ahead of her confirmation hearings. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times
Twitter locked The Babylon Bee’s account Sunday evening. The platform locked the account after the satire site posted that Rachel Levine was the site’s “Man of the Year.” Levine is a transgender woman. The Bee’s CEO Seth Dillon tweeted about the suspension Sunday evening. “I just received this notice that we’ve been locked out of
I still believe we’ll eventually return to normal after this pandemic. Yes, there will be people who will continue to wear masks in public or continue to get their COVID-19 boosters on the government-recommended schedule. Still, given how many people have ditched their masks in the wake of the lifted mask mandates, I think most
Corporations, including Citigroup, Apple and Match, are helping their employees undergo abortions in light of new, state-level restrictions. Citigroup announced a policy of covering travel costs for U.S.-based employees seeking abortions “in response to changes in reproductive healthcare laws in certain states” in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. The policy will cover airfare
Ketanji Brown Jackson is seated to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on pending judicial nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via Reuters) As I’ve separately contended, some of the arguments being made against President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson are unworthy. Nevertheless, though it seems
On Saturday Morning’s The Cross Connection on MSNBC, during a segment about the upcoming confirmation hearings for Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, justice correspondent for The Nation, Elie Mystal claimed Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is trying to get Jackson killed by bringing up her record of being soft on child porn offenders. Host Tiffany Cross
Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine with the confident expectation of a quick and nearly bloodless victory. But Putin underestimated the Ukrainians’ ability to resist and overestimated the capabilities of his military. It’s a ready combination that has already cost more Russian lives than they lost in the 2008 Georgian War, the takeover of Crimea,
Most shoppers don’t fully appreciate what goes on behind the scenes at their grocers. Yes, nowadays, with empty shelves all too often staring them in the face, they no longer take full shelves for granted. But there are lots of other things going on that may have slipped them by. The floors have to be
Lia Thomas prepares for the 200 free at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters) Atlanta, Ga. — Lia Thomas, the transgender-identifying male swimmer competing in the NCAA women’s swim championships, tied fifth on Friday with Riley Gaines of the University of Kentucky in
On her Saturday morning MSNBC show Cross Connection, host Tiffany Cross equated police in the United States to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s military inflicting mass chaos and death on the Ukrainian people in an unprovoked war. Her reason? Well, she deemed it ”hypocritical” for the U.S. to condemn the potential use of chemical weapons by Russia given that
You may have thought that Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg telling Americans to buy electric cars to avoid higher gas prices was ridiculous. The cost of a base model of the only electric car that seems to hold its charge when it gets cold, a Tesla, averages nearly $55,000. That is
Summary: President Joe Biden will return to the White House from his family’s beach house in Delaware on Sunday. Please check back with CDN often as the White House frequently updates the president’s schedule and live streams come online later in the day. Live stream links will activate as streams become available ALL TIMES EST 1:55
UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas walks out before the 200 free at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., March 2022. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters) Atlanta — UPenn swimmer and biological male Lia Thomas finished eighth at the women’s NCAA 100-yard freestyle final tonight, with a time of