The powers that be in Chicago have determined that the city is far too cluttered with statues, monuments, plaques, and even gravestones. So they formed a commission — the Chicago Monuments Project — that will determine which historical figures are worthy of being honored and which should be consigned to the dustbin of history. There […]

In what most of the media is characterizing as “a routine” event, Joe Biden has asked 56 U.S. attorneys appointed by Donald Trump to resign. Indeed, it used to be a routine announcement. It’s part of the transition and shouldn’t draw any scrutiny. In with the new, out with the old, farewell, and good luck. […]

As early as last December, Joe Biden was promising to reopen schools his first 100 days in office. This was a very popular idea among parents who were nearly desperate to keep their children from falling further behind. But that promise was made before the teachers’ union moved the goalposts — again — and decided […]

How do you make an illegal alien into an American citizen? You pretend there’s no difference between the two. Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff believes there’s no difference between an illegal alien and an American citizen and that federal authorities need to protect illegals from “exploitation.” Ossoff made the comments to an audience member […]

The Arctic Ocean is estimated to contain 22 percent of the Earth’s oil and natural gas, along with huge quantities of other minerals. Getting at it is a problem, of course, but with technology improving all the time, how long will it be before it becomes profitable? That’s an answer that Russia appears to want […]

A World Health Organization (WHO) official reportedly removed an important study on Italy’s early response to the coronavirus pandemic. Ranieri Guerra, the Italian WHO official who removed the study, previously served as director-general for preventive health at the Italian health ministry from 2014-17. The report — extremely critical of Italy’s haphazard early response to the […]

Illegal alien crossings into the United States are surging and seizures of illegal drugs are also rising. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Gordon says that one reason for the surge is worsening economic conditions south of the border. But he also said that anticipation of more relaxed border policies under a Biden administration […]

Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) is asking citizens to call the police on neighbors who violate her new lockdown restrictions. “This is no different than what happens if there’s a party down the street and it’s keeping everyone awake,” Brown said in an interview Friday. “What do neighbors do [in that case]? They call law […]

A federal judge has ruled that since acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was unlawfully appointed, the rules he published in July governing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) were not valid. The decision is the second legal blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to limit or do away with DACA. The Supreme Court ruled […]

The giant retailer Walmart made a controversial decision on Thursday to pull all guns and ammo from store shelves, ostensibly to curb “civil unrest,” some of which may be connected with the election next week. But by Friday, Walmart decided to put the guns and ammo back, saying violent incidents were “isolated” and there was […]