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Ho and Branch: Law Schools have Become laboratories of Divisiveness, not Leadership

March 15, 2023

Federal judges James C. Ho and Elizabeth L. Branch writing in National Review Online (NRO) discuss the recent silencing of discourse on various campuses of invited speakers including Federal judges by not only students but University leadership as well, making the point that « Administrators who promote intolerance don’t belong in legal education. And students who practice intolerance don’t belong in the legal profession. »
Australian Business School Forces « Woke » Privilege Exercise on Students

March 15, 2023

Monash University Business School in Australia is making news this week for forcing students to evaluate their « privilege » with a graph that divides « privilege » and « oppression » based on human traits including ethnicity and economic status.
Federal Judge Taunted by DEI Dean and Students at Federalist Society Campus Event

March 15, 2023

A recent Federalist Society Campus event at Stanford University, featuring invited speaker Federal Judge Kyle Duncan, was interrupted by student protestors and the associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) who took the stage and accused the Judge of causing harm and suggested the school reconsider its policies on free speech.
China Increases its Military Spending by 7.2%

March 08, 2023

China has announced a 7.2% increase in its defense budget for the coming year, making it the world’s second-largest military budget behind the United States.
Dorminey: “Social Credit Scores” Coming For Federal Employees and Contractors?

March 08, 2023

Elizabeth K. Dorminey writing for the Federalist Society, investigates the recent Federal Register notice where the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has proposed an ongoing program of “suitability and fitness” vetting to establish “requirements and standards for agencies to properly vet individuals to assess risk to the integrity and efficiency of the service”, setting federal employees and contractors up for something similar to the Chinese social credit system.
Mulligan: Risks of Biden’s ‘Green Recovery’ Plan

March 08, 2023

According to Casey B. Mulligan writing in the National Review Online, President Biden’s ‘Green Recovery’ plans, which aim to shift energy use toward renewable sources will not only impose significant costs on consumers but would reduce national incomes by 2–3 percent.
U.S. House Committee Investigates U.S. State Dept.’s Silencing of Free Expression

March 01, 2023

The U.S. House Oversight Committee is questioning the State Department along with multinational companies, and progressive NGOs weaponize ESG social policies to thwart the free expression of conservative and traditional values in Europe and the U.S.?
JPMorgan Chase Abetted Sex Trafficker Epstein But Closed Conservative Accounts

February 28, 2023

The National Legal and Policy Center and the Free Enterprise Project have called out JPMorgan Chase & Co. for allowing sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein use his bank accounts to fund his illicit activities but cancelling the accounts of conservative political activists, calling upon the bank to disclose its policies about whom it does and doesn’t provide services to.
NRO: Indoctrination in Public Schools is Working

February 28, 2023

A new report from the Manhattan Institute’s Zach Goldberg and Eric Kaufmann highlights how America’s children are being transformed by public education which they argue, has become taxpayer funded activism for progressive ideology including Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Critical Social Justice, shifting children to the political left, despite their background.
JNS: Breakdown of Supreme Court Debate in Israel

February 28, 2023

Jerome M. Marcus writing in the Jewish News Syndicate breaks down the current Supreme Court Debate in Israel, highlighting the differences between the U.S. and Israeli judicial systems.