Claremont Institute Statement on Senior Fellow John Eastman  —  The Claremont Institute does not normally comment on the work of its scholars.  But a recent combined disinformation, de-platforming, and ostracism campaign requires us to make an exception.  Claremont Institute Senior Fellow John Eastman …

Dave Chappelle's Betrayal  —  Poet Saeed Jones used to consider himself a longtime fan of the comedian.  But Chappelle's new Netflix special “The Closer,” which fixates on gay and trans people, feels like a stab in the back.  —  You ever hear the one about the famous Black comedian …

'The president's decline is alarming': Biden trapped in coronavirus malaise  —  ATLANTA — In a focus group last week, Pennsylvania Democrats one after another articulated the issue vexing top White House aides, party operatives in Virginia and voters in Georgia: Why isn't President Joe Biden's diminished job rating rebounding?

Why Are Moms Like Me Being Called Domestic Terrorists?  —  Showing up to dress down school boards over their dereliction of duty isn't a crime.  It's good parenting and good citizenship.  —  I am a mother of four, a criminal defense attorney and a lifelong liberal who is deeply concerned …

Superman Comes Out, as DC Comics Ushers In a New Man of Steel  —  The new Superman, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is concerned about the environment, does not shy away from politics and will soon begin a romantic relationship with a male friend.  —  Up, up and out of the closet!

Monterey teen featured in new YouTube kids special with Vice President Kamala Harris  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.  —  Your Email Address  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  A Monterey teen actor is featured …

Loudoun County Schools Tried To Conceal Sexual Assault Against Daughter In Bathroom, Father Says  —  On June 22, Scott Smith was arrested at a Loudoun County, Virginia school board meeting, a meeting that was ultimately deemed an “unlawful assembly” after many attendees vocally opposed a policy on transgender students.

Kyrsten Sinema Is Confounding Her Own Party.  But ... Why?  —  Most Democrats in Congress are united around the Democratic agenda, but a small number of senators and representatives have so far been able to hold up its passage.  “I need 50 votes in the Senate.

How Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell Plotted to Undermine Trump's Stolen Election Claims  —  Neither senator openly contradicted the former president when he began spreading election-fraud conspiracy theories, but both privately agonized over a potential bandwagon scenario, David M. Drucker writes in his new book, In Trump's Shadow.

Bannon's subpoena snub sets up big decision for Biden DOJ  —  Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon's choice to buck a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could tee up a big decision for a Justice Department determined to strike an independent tone.

Shor is mainly wrong about racism (which is to say, about electoral politics)  —  A race-informed response to Ezra Klein's engagement with David Shor  —  What Shor gets right  —  Shor is correct that most Democratic messaging makes it harder to win elections because it either fails …

Outcry after federal agents kill eight wolf cubs adopted by Idaho school  —  US Department of Agriculture defends its agents' killing of the pups, part of a pack adopted by a high school in 2003  —  Conservationists in Idaho are speaking out against the “inhumane” killings of eight wolf pups …

Why won't Sally Rooney allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew?  —  The young Irish writer Sally Rooney is a literary prodigy.  In 2018, she was nominated for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, and the TV series adapted from her first book became a global hit.

If Polls Are Right, Dems Are Doomed.  If They're Wrong, It's Worse.  —  COMMENTARY  —  In less than three months, President Biden's approval rating has tumbled from a remarkable position in a polarized nation to the lowest of all but two presidents since 1945.

FBI raids home of Philadelphia Proud Boys' vice president to gather info about Capitol attack plans  —  The FBI raided the home of the vice president of the Proud Boys' Philadelphia chapter on Friday, seizing his computer, phone, and other electronics to gather information on the Jan. 6 attack …

KGB archives show how Chrystia Freeland drew the ire (and respect) of Soviet intelligence services  —  The Soviet Union's secret police, the infamous KGB, praised her savvy and erudition, even as she frustrated their attempts to spy on her in Cold War Ukraine.  They tagged her with the code name Frida.

Texas Boogaloo Boy Admits In Court He Traveled to Minneapolis After George Floyd Died, Fired 13 Shots In Police Precinct Building to Sow Chaos  —  African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin  —  A Texas man pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 …

Biden 2020 win ‘tainted,’ 56% say it was a cheater's paradise  —  A growing number of likely voters believe that cheating tainted President Joe Biden's 2020 win over former President Donald Trump, and even more feel that a key Democratic election reform scheme will increase fraud.

Is Durham Circling Jake Sullivan?  The Special Counsel May Not Be Done With National Security Adviser  —  Last month Washington was rocked by the indictment of Michael Sussman, former counsel for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee …

Chuck Schumer, Chutzpah, and the Crybaby Republicans  —  After threatening to break the debt ceiling, GOP senators are whining.  Boo-hoo.  —  There are no longer any Jewish Republicans in the United States Senate.  But surely the Republican conference is familiar with chutzpah …

Indian Health Service Managers Protected a Pedophile in Their Midst.  Now the Agency Is Protecting Them.  —  Senior officials failed to act on warnings that Stanley Patrick Weber was preying on Native American boys and even retaliated against whistleblowers, according to an internal report.

White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A Mess of Trump Gift Exchanges  —  Gift exchanges between U.S. and foreign leaders, a highly regulated process, devolved into sometimes risible shambles during the Trump administration.  —  The Saudi royal family showered Donald J. Trump and his entourage …

Fiona Hill, a nobody to Trump and Putin, saw into them both  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vladimir Putin paid scant attention to Fiona Hill, a preeminent U.S. expert on Russia, when she was seated next to him at dinners.  Putin's people placed her there by design, choosing a “nondescript woman,” …

The New York Times Spreads Misinformation About COVID-19  —  The purported threat of social media has emerged once again as a top concern of senators, whistleblowers, and members of the press.  They are very, very worried about Facebook fanning the flames of hate, compromising U.S. democracy, and spreading COVID misinformation.

Southwest Airlines flight woes extend to Monday with hundreds of cancellations, delays  —  The carrier is working to return flight operations to normal as it deals with a backlog of passengers from nearly 2,000 canceled flights since Friday.  —  Air passengers hoping to travel Monday …

JOHN LOTT: Concealed Carry Licenses Jump 10.5% in 2020, 8.3% of Adults Now Have Carry Permits  —  Bad guys, listen up: John Lott has released a new report outlining the state of legal concealed carry in America.  In it, he reveals a staggering 10.5% increase in carry licenses despite (because of?)

Joe Biden Is in a World of Trouble  —  Even Democrats don't like him.  —  1. Group Therapy  —  Last week I Sarah invited me onto The Focus Group.  The episode is out.  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts here or listen to it here.  —  We watched a group of nine Democratic voters …