{"id":17080,"date":"2020-09-20T17:17:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T00:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=17080"},"modified":"2020-09-20T17:17:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T00:17:52","slug":"news20200920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2020\/09\/20\/news20200920\/","title":{"rendered":"News of the Week (September 20th, 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">News of the Week for Sept. 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-77\" href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/news-of-the-week\/image\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77\" title=\"News of the Week\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Newsboy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Newsboy.jpg 229w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Newsboy-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 200px;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Corona\">Riots &#038; Revolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Corona\">Corona Virus<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Election2020\">Election 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#2ndAmendment\">Gun Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Hide_the_Decline\">Hide the Decline<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Obamacare\">Obamacare<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#War__Terror\">War &amp; Terror<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#National\">National News<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Economy__Taxes\">Economy &amp; Taxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#International\">International News<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Opinion\">Opinion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Riots\"><\/a>Riots &#038; Revolution<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theothermccain.com\/2020\/09\/14\/lancaster-ricardo-munoz-knife-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cop Shoots Knife-Wielding Maniac, Lancaster Riots After BLM Lies<\/a><br \/>\nRiots erupted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after #BlackLivesMatter activists lied about the police shooting of a criminal. Officials released police bodycam video that shows Ricardo Miguel Munoz, 27, charging a cop with a knife. Munoz had recently been released from prison on an aggravated assault charge for a 2019 incident in which he stabbed four people. Police were called to the scene for a domestic disturbance where Munoz was reportedly threatening his mother. As soon as the first cop arrived on the scene, Munoz came charging out of the house with a large knife. The officer retreated before firing his weapon. From the time Munoz came out the door until the officer shot, only four seconds elapsed.<\/p>\n<p style\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CHBeRPxZ6KE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/tyler-o-neil\/2020\/09\/14\/jail-releases-portland-man-who-set-fire-with-molotov-cocktail-then-he-sets-six-more-n929538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jail Releases Portland Man Who Set Fire With Molotov Cocktail. Then He Sets SIX More<\/a><br \/>\nOn Sunday, police arrested a man who confessed to starting a brush fire with a Molotov cocktail in Portland. They booked him in Multnomah County Jail. Portland being Portland, the authorities released the suspect that evening. The man then went on to start six more fires before the police arrested him yet again. The cops took him to a hospital for a mental evaluation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/tyler-o-neil\/2020\/09\/14\/cop-shoots-latino-man-in-self-defense-blm-rioters-response-death-to-cops-n928635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cop Shoots Latino Man in Self-Defense. BLM Rioters&#8217; Response: &#8216;Death to Cops&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nBlack Lives Matter riots came to Lancaster, Pa., on Sunday night after a police officer shot a Latino man who was charging him with a knife, according to police. Rioters looted local businesses, built a barricade, set up a massive bonfire, smashed windows at the police station and post office, and spray-painted &#8220;Death to cops!&#8221; on a nearby wall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/black-lives-matter-activists-demand-purdue-punish-students-for-hate-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Lives Matter activists demand Purdue punish students for &#8220;hate speech&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\nPurdue hosts anti-racist, anti-capitalist to lecture students, launches equity task force<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/ed-morrissey\/2020\/09\/14\/lynwood-city-manager-ambush-deputies-simply-chickens-come-home-roost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lynwood City Manager: Ambush On Deputies Simply &#8220;Chickens Come Home To Roost&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\nStay classy, Lynwood. The city manager of this Los Angeles suburb decided to use his Instagram account to weigh in on the ambush shooting of two deputies \u2026 and to more or less endorse it. Jose Ometeotl used a Malcolm X meme to argue that the Los Angeles Sheriff&#8217;s Department and its deputies basically had it coming to them, calling the shooting &#8220;chickens come home to roost&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/crime-comes-to-the-suburbs.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crime Comes to the Suburbs <\/a><br \/>\nEdina, Minnesota, is an elite suburb that formerly had one of the most outstanding public school districts in the country. That was before Edina&#8217;s school system went &#8220;woke&#8221; and began prioritizing indoctrination over education. In recent years, Edina&#8217;s schools have slipped badly in objective test measurements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theothermccain.com\/2020\/09\/15\/sorority-sister-turned-blm-radical-kappa-delta-arrested-in-lancaster-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sorority Sister Turned BLM Radical? Kappa Delta Arrested in Lancaster Riot<\/a><br \/>\nDuring the anti-police riots Sunday in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (&#8220;Cop Shoots Knife-Wielding Maniac, Lancaster Riots After BLM Lies&#8221;), police arrested eight people, including Kathryn Patterson, 20, who was &#8220;charged with felony arson, felony vandalism, felony riot, failure to disperse and other protest-related charges.&#8221; It turns out that Patterson is a junior at Franklin and Marshall College, a private liberal arts college in Lancaster where the annual cost of attendance is $75,801, including room and board. She&#8217;s also a Kappa Delta sorority member and an &#8220;ally&#8221; (whatever that means) of the college Black Student Union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2020\/09\/new-york-teacher-hands-out-assignment-comparing-cops-to-slave-owners-kkk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Teacher Hands Out Assignment Comparing Cops to Slave Owners, KKK<\/a><br \/>\nOne parent: &#8220;We don&#8217;t need a teacher brainwashing my kids. I&#8217;ll teach my kids about what&#8217;s right and what&#8217;s wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/jazz-shaw\/2020\/09\/15\/rochester-mayor-fires-police-chief-already-resigned-alleged-blm-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rochester Mayor Fires Police Chief Who Already Resigned Over Alleged BLM Complaint<\/a><br \/>\nAs John reported last week, the Chief of Police in Rochester, New York resigned, along with his entire command staff, in the wake of riots and unrest over the death of Daniel Prude following his arrest in March. The mob taking to the streets had already injured three police officers and engaged in the usual acts of arson so many cities have experienced this year. Chief Le&#8217;Ron Singletary was scheduled to depart at the end of the month after a replacement was identified, but that apparently wasn&#8217;t good enough for Mayor Lovely Warren. She fired Singletary yesterday, effective immediately. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/jazz-shaw\/2020\/09\/15\/louisville-settles-suit-breonna-taylors-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louisville Settles Suit With Breonna Taylor&#8217;s Family<\/a><br \/>\nI suppose this was almost inevitable, but it&#8217;s likely going to have a serious impact on future developments (and potentially criminal trials) in the death of Breonna Taylor. Back in April, Taylor&#8217;s mother, Tamika Palmer, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Louisville and the officers involved in the shooting. It was announced today that the city has settled with Palmer to the tune of &#8220;millions&#8221; of dollars along with concessions on pending police reform measures. The family is declaring this as a great victory and justice for Talor, but this story is very far from being over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/jazz-shaw\/2020\/09\/15\/denver-police-officer-files-ethics-complaint-anti-cop-city-councilwoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Police Officer Files Ethics Complaint Against Anti-Cop City Councilwoman<\/a><br \/>\nRegular readers may recall the name of Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca. She&#8217;s the elected official who wrote a bill calling for the replacement of the entire Denver Police Department with a \u201cpeace force\u201d that would take the place of established law enforcement. That measure failed on its first attempt but is still on the table for future debate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/f2wul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The end of the &#8220;Great Crime Decline&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;ve gotten a sense from recent news cycles that violent crime was becoming more of an issue than we&#8217;ve become accustomed to over the past couple of decades, recent data shows that it&#8217;s not just your imagination. The Free Beacon has the 27th and latest edition of the National Crime Victimization Survey and results are not encouraging. Published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the survey tracks the number of American citizens who fall victim to a variety of categories of violent crime. After decades of steady decline, the numbers seem to have reached a plateau in the past several years and are showing disturbing signs of heading back in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theothermccain.com\/2020\/09\/16\/lancaster-riot-bail-million-dollars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberals Outraged by Million-Dollar Bail for Lancaster #BlackLivesMatter Rioters<\/a><br \/>\nActually wrote up an item for The American Spectator yesterday in which I quoted Pennsylvania&#8217;s Democratic lieutenant governor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/campusreform.org\/?ID=15692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard Public Health promotes article questioning if 2 plus 2 equals 4<\/a><br \/>\nHarvard&#8217;s T. H. Chan School of Public Health Tweeted an article where a Harvard PhD student casted doubt on the objective nature of math.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/09\/16\/minneapolis-city-council-abolish-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minneapolis City Council Complains About Crime Spike Months After Voting To Abolish Police<\/a><br \/>\nMembers of the Minneapolis city council who voted three months ago to dismantle the police department are now expressing concern over crime spikes in the city. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/blog\/minneapolis-wont-let-riot-battered-stores-install-security-shutters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minneapolis Won&#8217;t Let Riot-?Battered Stores Install Security Shutters<\/a><br \/>\nIn the destructive riots that hit Minneapolis this summer \u2014 riots I\u2019ve argued libertarians should be in the forefront of condemning \u2014 nearly 1,500 businesses were heavily damaged or destroyed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/seeing-the-minneapolis-effect.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seeing the Minneapolis Effect<\/a><br \/>\nPaul G. Cassell is the Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law and University Distinguished Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. He is also the foremost scholar of the &#8220;Minneapolis Effect&#8221; reflecting the spike in murders following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Professor Cassell describes the effect in the opening of today&#8217;s Wall Street Journal column &#8220;Homicide Stats Show &#8220;Minneapolis Effect.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/black-lives-matter-stages-protest-party-in-front-of-racist-mans-home-he-pulls-out-a-gun-and-officers-arrive-to-take-him-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Lives Matter stages &#8216;protest party&#8217; in front of &#8216;racist&#8217; man&#8217;s home. He pulls out a gun \u2014 and officers arrive to take him away. <\/a><br \/>\n&#8216;We are not intimidated by you in the window, good buddy. &#8216;Cause I don&#8217;t think you understand what&#8217;s out here, man.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theothermccain.com\/2020\/09\/16\/mandatory-struggle-sessions-in-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mandatory &#8220;Struggle Sessions&#8221; in Arizona<\/a><br \/>\nRobert Shibley, executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), calls attention to how &#8220;critical race theory&#8221; indoctrination is made mandatory at universities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/ed-morrissey\/2020\/09\/17\/minneapolis-residents-like-living-war-zone-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minneapolis Residents: Like Living In A &#8220;War Zone&#8221; After The Riots<\/a><br \/>\nYou know what might solve this problem? More police on patrol \u2014 and a city government that supports them. Unfortunately, as Minneapolis residents are learning the very hard way, demonizing police and demanding their abolition creates serious consequences for public safety. Police chief Medaria Arradondo tells WCCO that violence has skyrocketed in the city this summer, with homicides already outstripping all of 2019 and heading to their highest level in five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/inside-the-free-state-of-george-floyd.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside the Free State of George Floyd<\/a><br \/>\nThe degradation and decline of the city of Minneapolis proceed apace. 5 Eyewitness News has posted the report by Jay Kolls (video below) from inside the city&#8217;s &#8220;autonomous zone,&#8221; a\/k\/a the Free State of George Floyd. Whatever you do, you don&#8217;t want to be in need of police help in the Free State of George Floyd \u2014 Marcia Howard to the contrary notwithstanding.<\/p>\n<p style\"text-align: center;\"><iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/17\/nebraska-bar-owner-who-killed-george-floyd-protester-charged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nebraska bar owner who killed George Floyd protester hit with manslaughter charges<\/a><br \/>\nThe white Nebraska bar owner who shot dead a black George Floyd protester in May was hit with a slew of charges this week \u2014 more than a month after prosecutors deemed the killing was self-defense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/portland-protesters-return-to-streets-after-smoke-from-wildfires-clears\/ar-BB19cKJ3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland protesters return to streets after smoke from wildfires clears<\/a><br \/>\nProtesters returned to the streets of Portland, Ore., Friday night after wildfires that had effectively suspended the demonstrations cleared from the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/jazz-shaw\/2020\/09\/19\/portland-911-call-goes-unanswered-hour-half\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland Emergency 911 Call Goes Unanswered For More Than An Hour And A Half<\/a><br \/>\nEarlier today we looked at precisely how screwed the people of Minneapolis are in the wake of the riots and the Defund the Police movement. But that&#8217;s not the only city experiencing such chaos by a long shot. While you&#8217;ll rarely see this mentioned on CNN, things aren&#8217;t getting much better in Portland, Oregon either. One recent incident illustrates precisely how desperate things are getting out there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/the-systemic-racism-dodge.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The &#8220;systemic racism&#8221; dodge<\/a><br \/>\nIn a highly useful Wall Street Journal column Professor Harvey Mansfield undertakes close analysis of &#8220;The &#8216;systemic racism&#8217; dodge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/tyler-o-neil\/2020\/09\/20\/black-lives-matter-blue-lives-splatter-chant-portland-antifa-rioters-burning-thin-blue-line-flag-n946258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland Antifa Rioters Break Into Starbucks and Chipotle, Calling It a &#8216;Big Sale&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nOn Saturday night, an antifa mob of about 200 people marched in Portland, smashing windows at a Starbucks and a Chipotle, forcing a truck driver to make a black power salute, and at one point burning a &#8220;Thin Blue Line&#8221; flag, chanting &#8220;blue lives splatter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ricochet.com\/803569\/black-lives-matter-are-piagets-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antifa and BLM Are Piaget&#8217;s Children<\/a><br \/>\nPiaget was a brilliant Swiss psychologist who explained the stages of human intellectual development \u2013 that children thought differently than adults. In his stages of development, he pointed out that children pass through a phase of &#8220;egocentric thinking,&#8221; in which they lack the ability to see any argument from any perspective other than their own. This phase passes only with the introduction of deductive reasoning, ethical training, respect for others, abstract thinking, and rational thought.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Corona\"><\/a>Corona Virus<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/but-what-about-sweden-well-lets-take-a-look-over-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;But What about Sweden?&#8221; Well, Let&#8217;s Take a Look over There . . .<\/a><br \/>\nWhen you write a piece like the one I did on the home page today, you inevitably are greeted by a cavalcade of &#8220;but what about Sweden, huh?&#8221; responses. Somehow this Scandinavian nation has caught the imagination of quite a few voices on the right, with a belief that somehow Sweden cracked the code and figured out just the right approach to the pandemic. The widespread perception in some circles on the right is that Sweden enacted few restrictions on citizens&#8217; lives, kept the caseload low, minimized the damage to the nation&#8217;s economy, and achieved herd immunity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/john-s-2\/2020\/09\/15\/hong-kong-virologist-publishes-paper-claiming-covid-19-created-laboratory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hong Kong Virologist Publishes Paper Claiming COVID-19 Was Created In A Laboratory<\/a><br \/>\nIn July I wrote about a virologist named Dr. Li-Meng Yan who said she fled her home in Hong Kong in April because Chinese authorities were unhappy with her early work investigating COVID-19. Yesterday, Dr. Yan and three co-authors published a paper with two parts. In the first part the paper claims that COVID-19&#8217;s genetic sequence shows clear indications that it was manipulated in a laboratory. The second part of the paper outlines how standard genetic techniques used for gain-of-function research could have created COVID-19 from a largely similar bat coronavirus in just six months time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/animal-testing-discovers-new-antibody-component-for-fight-against-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Animal Testing Discovers New Antibody Component for Fight against COVID<\/a><br \/>\nThe animal-rights movement lies when it claims that research using animals offers no human benefit. But the propaganda is having an impact. According to Gallup, a whopping 39 percent of Americans believe that animal research is not moral, versus 56 percent who think it is. In 2019, only 51 percent found it moral. Those are alarming figures, even though support remains in the majority, because it means that tens of millions of us oppose this crucial area of scientific inquiry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/16\/twitter-suspends-virologist-who-claims-covid-19-was-made-in-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter suspends Chinese virologist who says COVID-19 was made in Wuhan lab<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter has suspended the account of a Chinese virologist who has claimed that COVID-19 was manufactured in a laboratory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/opinion\/opinion-columns\/victor-joecks\/victor-joecks-king-sisolaks-coronavirus-missteps-give-trump-a-chance-to-win-nevada-2122363\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King Sisolak&#8217;s coronavirus missteps give Trump a chance to win Nevada<\/a><br \/>\nIf President Donald Trump wins Nevada, he should send a big thank you card to King Steve Sisolak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Election2020\"><\/a>Election 2020<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2020\/09\/virginia-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-officially-enters-governor-race-a-year-after-facing-two-sexual-assault-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Officially Enters Governor Race A Year After Facing Two Sexual Assault Allegations<\/a><br \/>\nFairfax faced rape and sexual assault allegations a year ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/why-is-biden-falling-short-of-his-partys-expectations-with-latino-voters.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why is Biden falling short of his party&#8217;s expectations with Latino voters?<\/a><br \/>\nToday&#8217;s Washington Post includes a front page story the essence of which is that Democrat operatives are frustrated that President Trump is making inroads with Latino voters. The Post attributes Trump\u2019s inroads to (1) lack of direct outreach by the Biden campaign to Latinos and (2) lingering resentment over deportations that occurred during the Obama administration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/matt-margolis\/2020\/09\/13\/street-artist-sabos-latest-stealth-hits-will-have-you-roaring-with-laughter-n926012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Street Artist Sabo&#8217;s Latest Stealth Hits Will Have You Roaring With Laughter<\/a><br \/>\nConservative street artist Sabo has struck again and has mocked Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/trump-and-mcsally-trail-democrats-in-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump and McSally Trail Democrats in Arizona<\/a><br \/>\nIn a new poll of registered voters in Arizona, both President Donald Trump and Republican senator Martha McSally trail their Democratic challengers by several points.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/are-the-pollsters-wrong-about-trump-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are the Pollsters Wrong about Trump Again?<\/a><br \/>\nIf the presidential election were held today and the polls were precisely correct, Joe Biden would win handily. The RealClearPolitics map has Biden up in enough states to win the Electoral College 352\u2013186<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/the-harris-administration.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The *Harris* Administration??<\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a running joke by now that if Biden wins he&#8217;ll be replaced in short order by Vice President Kamala Harris. But did Harris let the mask slip today when she said, in a scripted broadcast targeted at hispanic voters in Arizona, that &#8220;a Harris administration together with Joe Biden. . .&#8221; That is how you might talk about someone understood to be a pure figurehead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/politics\/post-it\/2020\/09\/democratic-suburbs-republican-california-swing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suburban blues: Where Democrats have gained most in California<\/a><br \/>\nRepublicans are in rough shape in California, still trailing in third place behind not just Democrats but also those with no party. The GOP gained a bit on independents this summer, but primarily because more independents were re-registering as Dems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/columns\/stephen-kruiser\/2020\/09\/15\/the-morning-briefing-kamala-harris-accidentally-reveals-her-dagger-for-bidens-back-n930808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kamala Harris Accidentally Reveals Her Dagger for Biden&#8217;s Back<\/a><br \/>\nThis most awkward and bizarre of presidential election years finds many of us questioning our sobriety and\/or sanity several times throughout each day, and more frequently as we get closer to November. Sure, in the beginning of quarantine there was precious little sobriety to be questioned \u2014 at least in my house \u2014 but we did get around to it again. Then the universe kept turning up the &#8220;Weird&#8221; knob every day.<\/p>\n<p style\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">Vote early and often with your mail-in ballots and turn this dream into reality: \u201cthe Harris administration.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6GYxD0dDUe\">pic.twitter.com\/6GYxD0dDUe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fiery but peaceful Mike (@Doranimated) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doranimated\/status\/1305772585318338561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">Biden says \u201cHarris-Biden administration.\u201d Wow. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/klqlsb21yr\">pic.twitter.com\/klqlsb21yr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Olson ???? (@kyleolson4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kyleolson4\/status\/1305933800313155584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/scientific-american-wades-into-the-presidential-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scientific American Wades into the Presidential Election<\/a><br \/>\nIf you thought 2020 couldn&#8217;t get any stupider, you should know that a nearly 200-year-old scientific publication has decided it needs to make its first endorsement of a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/science-they-say.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science!\u2014They Say<\/a><br \/>\nNews item: Scientific American magazine has made its first ever endorsement for president. You&#8217;ll never guess who they have endorsed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/republican-campaign-aide-murdered-in-minneapolis.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republican Campaign Aide Murdered In Minneapolis<\/a><br \/>\nLacy Johnson is the Republican who is challenging Ilhan Omar in Minnesota&#8217;s 5th District. Lacy is an excellent candidate fighting an uphill battle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/election\/rick-moran\/2020\/09\/16\/voters-who-live-in-riot-zones-back-trump-2-1-n935619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Voters Who Live in &#8216;Riot Zones&#8217; Back Trump 2-1<\/a><br \/>\nDemocrats and the media who&#8217;ve confidently predicted that Donald Trump&#8217;s pivot to a law and order campaign wouldn&#8217;t work should take notice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article245759840.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republicans investigate California mail-vote contract that went to &#8220;Team Biden&#8221; firm<\/a><br \/>\nCongressional Republicans say they are launching an investigation into a $35 million contract that the California Secretary of State&#8217;s Office awarded to a firm with ties to Joe Biden&#8217;s presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/jazz-shaw\/2020\/09\/17\/will-senate-gop-call-quits-early\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will The Senate GOP Call It Quits Early?<\/a><br \/>\nThe current session of Congress hasn&#8217;t produced much in the way of meaningful legislation being passed, though I\u2019m sure that will come as a shock to many of you. (Not.) But they still have some important items on their to-do list to check off before heading home. One of the biggest is the usual stopgap spending bill to keep the government in operation until next year. There have been rumors swirling of a deal being in the works to make that happen for several weeks now, so we might at least avoid a shutdown on the eve of the election. But will they manage to do anything else? Reports from The Hill indicate that hopes are fading and some of the Senate Republicans are itching to get back home and out on the campaign trail. Would Cocaine Mitch really just send everyone home without pushing any other pending legislation over the finish line?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/pennsylvania-supreme-court-extends-deadline-for-mail-in-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toomey: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decides &#8220;Laws Have No Meaning&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\nPennsylvania state law requires mail-in ballots to be received by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, but the state&#8217;s supreme court ruled today that mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received by the following Friday at 5:00 p.m. must be counted. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/pennsylvania-supreme-court-extends-deadline-for-mail-in-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toomey: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decides &#8220;Laws Have No Meaning&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\nPennsylvania state law requires mail-in ballots to be received by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, but the state&#8217;s supreme court ruled today that mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received by the following Friday at 5:00 p.m. must be counted. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/matt-margolis\/2020\/09\/17\/kamala-harris-promoted-a-bail-fund-promoted-that-helped-child-rapist-get-out-of-jail-n937524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kamala Harris Promoted a Bail Fund That Helped a Child Rapist Get Out of Jail<\/a><br \/>\nIn July, the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) paid the bail of a man accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl, allowing him to get out of jail, according to court records obtained the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/allahpundit\/2020\/09\/18\/bad-omen-another-poll-shows-susan-collins-trailing-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bad Omen: Another Poll Shows Susan Collins Trailing In Maine<\/a><br \/>\nIt probably shouldn&#8217;t be considered an omen that Collins is trailing. She&#8217;s a Republican who represents a blue state, and not just any blue state. Maine is a state thats well-matched to Biden&#8217;s strengths this year, as the population is old and exceedingly white. Four years ago those groups were Trump constituencies but Sleepy Joe has been running stronger among them than Hillary did. Go figure that a Republican running on the other side of the ballot from him would be having trouble.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/517179-renewed-focus-on-trumps-supreme-court-list-after-ginsburgs-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Renewed focus on Trump&#8217;s Supreme Court list after Ginsburg&#8217;s death<\/a><br \/>\nPresident Trump&#8217;s list of potential Supreme Court nominees, released earlier this month, is being reassessed after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday left a vacancy that Trump and Senate Republicans could attempt to fill with a conservative replacement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/how-does-ginsburgs-death-affect-the-race.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Does Ginsburg&#8217;s Death Affect the Race?<\/a><br \/>\nAs Steve has noted, Ruth Ginsburg died today. Steve said that we would be back tomorrow with more thoughts, so I am jumping the gun. Here are some preliminary observations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/election\/rick-moran\/2020\/09\/19\/michigan-will-be-counting-absentee-ballots-for-days-after-the-election-n945569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan Will Be Counting Absentee Ballots for Days After the Election<\/a><br \/>\nA federal judge in Michigan has ruled that as long as an absentee ballot is postmarked before the November 3 election, it will be counted even if it doesn&#8217;t arrive until days later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/election\/rick-moran\/2020\/09\/19\/michigan-will-be-counting-absentee-ballots-for-days-after-the-election-n945569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan Will Be Counting Absentee Ballots for Days After the Election<\/a><br \/>\nA federal judge in Michigan has ruled that as long as an absentee ballot is postmarked before the November 3 election, it will be counted even if it doesn&#8217;t arrive until days later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/rick-moran\/2020\/09\/19\/liberals-will-look-to-expand-the-supreme-court-if-biden-wins-n945636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberals Will Look to Expand the Supreme Court if Biden Wins<\/a><br \/>\nAs if there wasn&#8217;t already a lot at stake in this election, the integrity of the Supreme Court and the future of the United States just got thrown into the mix. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has only added fuel to the partisan fires raging across America and could very well ignite the kind of street violence not seen in America since the Civil War.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/YytOz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago mail carriers: We&#8217;d rather you not get your mail than get shot<\/a><br \/>\nYou know the standard United States Postal Service motto, right? Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. But that assurance can still be made null and void in some cases, as you&#8217;ll note that they didn&#8217;t say anything about gunfire. That may be the case shortly in the Windy City, where postal carriers are indicating that delivering the mail in a hailstorm is something they&#8217;re totally willing to do, but not in a hail of bullets. And in some parts of Chicago, particularly on the South Side, the worst-case scenario has already played out, with one carrier having been shot while simply making her deliveries for the day. As far as the rest of the team is concerned, enough is quickly becoming enough. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/allahpundit\/2020\/09\/20\/experts-worry-two-cases-rare-spinal-illness-found-among-participants-oxford-vaccines-uk-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experts Worry After Two Cases Of Rare Spinal Illness Found Among Participants In Oxford Vaccine&#8217;s UK Trial<\/a><br \/>\nI wrote a little bit about this a few weeks ago, when AstraZeneca paused its UK trial of the Oxford vaccine after one subject developed a neurological issue. Sources told the media at the time that the issue in question was transverse myelitis, a disease of the spine. That was the second time AstraZeneca had paused its trial; the first pause, it turned out, was also due to the emergence of a neurological problem in a participant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"2ndAmendment\"><\/a>Gun Rights<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/you-loot-we-shoot-oregon-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;You loot, we shoot&#8217;: Armed property owners in Oregon threaten would-be lawbreakers amid wildfires<\/a><br \/>\nOther signs read, &#8216;Looters and arsonists will be shot&#8217; and &#8216;Your body will never be found. Bang bang!&#8217; <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/articles\/2020\/9\/15\/post-election-gun-sales-not-expected-to-decline-sharply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Post-Election Gun Sales Not Expected to Decline Sharply<\/a><br \/>\nSmith &#038; Wesson doesn&#8217;t anticipate gun sales will plummet in post-2016-election fashion this November, according to comments made by company President and CEO Mark Smith to investors during a Sept. 3 earnings call that followed the company&#8217;s record-setting quarterly report. His answers to questions about the challenges the company faced as it continued and even increased production during the pandemic also provide insight into the dedication of those who manufacture firearms.  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Hide_the_Decline\"><\/a>Hide the Decline<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Environment &amp;<br \/>\n&#8220;Green Energy&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/threadreaderapp.com\/thread\/1307022510966427649.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scientists believe the Mayan civilization collapsed as a result of drought ca. 800-1000CE. <\/a><br \/>\nThe article I read then compared this to effects from climate change brought on by warming.  800-1000CE was the tail end of the (colder) Dark Ages that *preceded* the Medieval Warm Period. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2020\/09\/19\/british-ft-admits-china-is-using-calls-for-climate-justice-to-advance-their-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British FT Admits China is Using Calls for Climate Justice to Advance Their Economy<\/a><br \/>\nThe British Financial Times has admitted there is a grain of truth behind the idea that China is using climate ideology to exploit the West.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Obamacare\"><\/a>Obamacare<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Government in Healthcare<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/supreme-court\/obamacare-may-be-doomed-if-eight-member-supreme-court-presses-n1240538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Obamacare may be doomed if 8-member Supreme Court presses ahead with fall cases<\/a><br \/>\nThe high court now stands at 5-3 ideologically with conservatives having the majority.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/09\/19\/what-happens-to-obamacare-ginsburg-418406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ginsburg&#8217;s death leaves Obamacare in greater danger than ever<\/a><br \/>\nIt will take two conservative justices to save Obamacare when the Supreme Court considers the law&#8217;s fate this fall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align:center;\"><a name=\"War__Terror\"><\/a>War &amp; Terror<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realcleardefense.com\/articles\/2020\/09\/14\/f-35_stealth_fighter_now_costs_less_than_boeings_f-15ex_577300.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F-35 Stealth Fighter Now Costs Less Than Boeing&#8217;s F-15EX<\/a><br \/>\nMoreover, the aircraft&#8217;s maker, Lockheed Martin, has also done its part to bring the sustainability cost per flying hour down by some 40 percent\u2014meaning that the F-35 costs less to fly per hour, which is notable as the hours flown each year are set to increase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/israel-uae-jets-peace\/2020\/09\/14\/ae0950a6-f682-11ea-85f7-5941188a98cd_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peace deal or arms race? Proposed sale of F-35 jets to UAE prompts fears in Israel.<\/a><br \/>\nThe proposed sale of advanced U.S. fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates is raising concerns among some security experts in Israel that the Middle East could be on the verge of an arms race even as those two countries sign a peace deal Tuesday at the White House.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/09\/13\/iran-south-africa-ambassador-assassination-plot-413831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Officials: Iran weighing plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa<\/a><br \/>\nThe Islamic Republic is still looking to avenge the death of Qassem Soleimani, officials said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realcleardefense.com\/articles\/2020\/09\/14\/china_as_a_faltering_contender_577273.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China as a Faltering Contender<\/a><br \/>\nThe conventional wisdom has long been that, if there is to be a major war involving China and the U.S., it will be the result of either of a rising China initiating war to displace the failing U.S. hegemon, or a declining U.S. initiating a war to stymie a rising China.  But this ignores the possibility that systemic or hegemonic war between China and the U.S. may not have anything to do with a rising power. It ignores the possibility that such a war might be initiated by what I will call a faltering contender, a once-rising power whose ascent is running out of steam and whose leaders believe that it must decisively reshape the global order now while it still can. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/report-college-board-became-key-partner-with-chinese-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report: College Board Became &#8220;Key Partner&#8221; With Chinese Regime<\/a><br \/>\nAcademic behemoth behind AP, SAT helped advance Chinese infiltration in K-12 schools<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/sep\/18\/clues-to-scale-of-xinjiang-labour-operation-emerge-as-china-defends-camps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clues to scale of Xinjiang labour operation emerge as China defends camps<\/a><br \/>\nBeijing white paper says an average of 1.29 million workers a year have gone through &#8220;vocational training&#8221; between 2014 and 2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/vodkapundit\/2020\/09\/17\/new-stealth-fighter-6th-gen-prototype-flies-in-record-time-invisible-deadly-n937899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Stealth Fighter 6th-Gen Prototype Flies in Record Time, Invisible and Deadly<\/a><br \/>\nA new stealth fighter prototype has taken to the skies, Air Force acquisition chief William Roper casually let it be known on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/us-to-declare-snapback-of-un-sanctions-on-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US to declare &#8220;snapback&#8221; of UN sanctions on Iran<\/a><br \/>\nThe United States said on Wednesday it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a U.N. arms embargo on Iran, which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal \u2014 under which Tehran limited its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-taiwan-arms-exclusive\/exclusive-u-s-pushes-arms-sales-surge-to-fortress-taiwan-needling-china-sources-idUSKBN2671M4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exclusive: U.S. pushes arms sales surge to Taiwan, needling China &#8211; sources<\/a><br \/>\nThe United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems, including mines, cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan, four people familiar with the discussions said, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2020\/09\/russian-drives-vehicle-through-us-ambassadors-home-security-perimeter-in-moscow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russian drives vehicle through US Ambassador&#8217;s home security perimeter in Moscow<\/a><br \/>\nOn Friday, a Russian national in a vehicle breached the home of U.S. Ambassador to Russia John J. Sullivan&#8217;s Moscow home before being stopped by embassy personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/package-containing-ricin-said-to-have-been-intercepted-in-white-house-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Package Containing Ricin Said to Have Been Intercepted in White House Mail<\/a><br \/>\nAn envelope containing ricin and addressed to President Trump was intercepted in White House mail earlier this week, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/feature\/avoiding-armageddon-checkmating-china-169198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Avoiding Armageddon By Checkmating China<\/a><br \/>\nAmbassador Middendorf delivers a seminal book for understanding military competition in an era of great-power competition. No one who is serious about the future security, prosperity and freedom of America should neglect this essential read.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/ny-train-derails-after-unhinged-straphanger-throws-object-onto-tracks-20200920-gdtnd5ngkfcuhoeq566csuxx3i-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manhattan subway train derails after laughing saboteur throws metal clamps on tracks: police sources<\/a><br \/>\nA Manhattan subway train derailed Sunday morning after a maniacal, laughing vandal tossed metal clamps onto the tracks, police sources said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"National\"><\/a>National<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/campusreform.org\/?ID=15670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UVA instructor wants to ban the term \u2018student-athlete\u2019 for its &#8216;arguably racial&#8217; undertone<\/a><br \/>\nA Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia is suggesting that the term &#8216;student-athlete&#8217; is a racial and oppressive phrase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/jazz-shaw\/2020\/09\/14\/just-find-life-venus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Did We Just Find Life On Venus?<\/a><br \/>\nThere was quite a bit of buzz on the interwebs yesterday after some news leaked out from the British Royal Astronomical Society. (Not a source for leaks you normally see here.) The results of a study of the upper atmosphere of the planet Venus have produced some startling findings that the scientists involved in the project plan to announce later today. The long and the short of it is that they\u2019ve discovered significant amounts of phosphine in the Venusian upper atmosphere. This basic chemical compound composed of one phosphorus atom and three hydrogen atoms shouldn\u2019t be found in large amounts in the atmosphere of Venus for one simple reason. It\u2019s most commonly (though not uniquely) produced as a result of the breakdown of organic matter. In other words\u2026 life. Could something actually be alive in the atmosphere of Venus? A brief explanation from astrobiology.com follows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/california-burning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Burning<\/a><br \/>\nOn the menu today: a deep dive into how policy decisions have exacerbated the wildfires in the West, a farewell to Washington&#8217;s most sober-minded columnist, and apparently Peter Strzok has discovered how to travel forward in time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/californiaglobe.com\/section-2\/lawlessness-in-san-francisco-blamed-on-district-attorney-chesa-boudin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lawlessness in San Francisco Blamed on District Attorney Chesa Boudin<\/a><br \/>\nMeth-addicted burglar released by Boudin traumatizes young girl<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/space\/solar-system\/a19672527\/scientists-propose-craft-to-search-clouds-of-venus-for-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Evidence Suggests Possible Life on Venus<\/a><br \/>\nDark spots in the clouds of Venus could, just maybe, be signs of life floating in the atmosphere. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/11\/science\/astronomy-planet-nine-black-hole.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is There a Black Hole in Our Backyard?<\/a><br \/>\nAstrophysicists have recently begun hatching plans to find out just how weird Planet Nine might be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/michigan-college-inanely-fights-racism-by-encouraging-segregation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan college inanely fights racism by encouraging segregation<\/a><br \/>\nThe University of Michigan, Dearborn, last week showcased two concurrent events that encapsulate almost everything wrong with the Left&#8217;s approach to issues of race and higher (supposedly) education. It also shows again how pitiful are the tender sensitivities of too many of today&#8217;s college students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepublicdiscourse.com\/2020\/09\/71461\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Racism Is Real. But Is &#8220;&#8221;Systemic Racism&#8221;? That Time I Was Published by Newsweek\u2014For Two Hours<\/a><br \/>\nThe opinion editor of Newsweek should be commended for striving to publish a diversity of views at the site, but its editor-in-chief committed journalistic malpractice by taking down an essay already published in order to reschedule it when it could be &#8220;balanced&#8221; by a view less challenging to the site&#8217;s readers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/mandatory-diversity-statements-are-incompatible-with-viewpoint-diversity-higher-ed-blueprint-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mandatory diversity statements are incompatible with viewpoint diversity, higher ed &#8220;blueprint&#8221;\u2019 says<\/a><br \/>\nExpect resistance to reforms from &#8220;a very vocal minority of the academic community&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/u-of-oklahoma-cuts-senior-capstone-experience-to-make-room-for-mandatory-diversity-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Oklahoma cuts Senior Capstone Experience to make room for mandatory diversity class<\/a><br \/>\nOn September 2, University of Oklahoma Vice Provost for Faculty Jill Irvine sent an email to her colleagues announcing a change in curriculum: the campus would be adding a mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion course for all students beginning in fall 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/karen-townsend\/2020\/09\/15\/federal-court-rules-trump-administration-can-end-tps-status-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Court Rules Trump Administration Can End TPS Status Of Immigrants<\/a><br \/>\nThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday against a judgment made in 2018 that blocked the Trump administration\u2019s move to terminate immigration protections of nationals from four countries. The original injunction essentially was made due to remarks President Trump made in the past that became an excuse for the judge to allow continued Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to them. The latest ruling corrects that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/ed-morrissey\/2020\/09\/15\/lets-face-hollywood-sold-china-says-judd-apatow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let&#8217;s Face It, Hollywood Has Sold Out To China, Says \u2026 Judd Apatow<\/a><br \/>\nThis would be a big surprise coming from an A-lister, except for the fact that popular Hollywood producer Judd Apatow has been ringing this bell recently on social media. Mediaite picks up on Apatow\u2019s Twitter feed, where he has blasted Disney for its sell-out over the concentration camps. MSNBC doesn&#8217;t include the question from Ari Melber in this preview of the Apatow interview, but it sounds as though Melber framed this as a question about government intervention in speech. Wrong government, it seems<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.argusleader.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2020\/09\/14\/south-dakota-attorney-general-jason-ravnsborg-fatal-crash-statement\/5800770002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Attorney general says he discovered body next day after returning to crash scene<\/a><br \/>\nSouth Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in a statement released late Monday night said he thought he hit a deer when he struck and killed a man on Saturday night and that he discovered the body when he returned to the scene the next day. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/when-the-united-states-stands-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When the United States Stands Alone<\/a><br \/>\nThere&#8217;s going to be a lot of talk about the U.N. over the next couple of weeks. The 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly will kick off with speeches by President Trump and other world leaders next week. And the U.N. Human Rights Council is currently meeting in Geneva, as China works to bring international human-rights mechanisms under its control, and as it and other authoritarian powers seek election to the body (if history is any guide, they&#8217;ll be successful).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/woke-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woke History<\/a><br \/>\nAfter seeing the absurdity of some professional historians on Twitter, I&#8217;ve wondered how long it would take for woke-y content to begin seeping into their work. I don&#8217;t mean books adopting 1619\u2013style fabulism or tomes that theorize about the past, but rather straightforward academic histories. Well, I&#8217;m reading a new one on the Vikings, titled Children of Ash and Elm, by Neil Price \u2014 a book I assumed would be the kind of dense history I prefer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-54175359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uber&#8217;s self-driving operator charged over fatal crash<\/a><br \/>\nThe back-up driver of an Uber self-driving car that killed a pedestrian has been charged with negligent homicide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2020\/09\/ucla-reinstates-prof-suspended-for-refusing-to-change-exam-or-grades-for-black-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCLA Reinstates Prof Suspended for Refusing to Change Exam or Grades for Black Students<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;We&#8217;re happy to confirm that Gordon Klein is teaching once again, and hope that in the future UCLA will consider its constitutional obligations before throwing educators out of the classroom&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/aerospace\/space-flight\/nasa-study-proposes-airships-cloud-cities-for-venus-exploration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA Study Proposes Airships, Cloud Cities for Venus Exploration<\/a><br \/>\nShould crewed exploration of Venus come before we try to go to Mars?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2020\/09\/the-revolution-comes-for-oliver-stone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Revolution Comes for Oliver Stone<\/a><br \/>\nIn a recent interview, director Oliver Stone complained about Hollywood: &#8220;The Academy changes its mind every five, 10, two months about what it&#8217;s trying to keep up with. It&#8217;s politically correct [expletive], and it&#8217;s not a world I&#8217;m anxious to run out into. I\u2019ve never seen it quite mad like this. It&#8217;s like an &#8216;Alice in Wonderland&#8217; tea party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/ice-hysterectomies-allegations-what-is-the-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is ICE Running Human Experiments Resulting in Mass Hysterectomies?<\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s the hot, election-season, too-good-to-check claim of the day: that ICE is sending women detained for immigration violations for &#8220;mass hysterectomies.&#8221; The Intercept, a left-wing gadfly publication, has pushed the story into the media. Gizmodo Australia, not going much further than a lot of other outlets, headlined the story, &#8220;U.S. Concentration Camp Sent Undocumented Women to Be Sterilised According to Whistleblower.&#8221; Elle headlined its story, &#8220;ICE Whistleblower Says A &#8216;Uterus Collector&#8217; Is Reportedly Performing Hysterectomies On Immigrant Women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/exclusive-dhs-to-investigate-allegation-of-mandatory-hysterectomies-performed-on-detained-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DHS to Investigate Allegation of Mandatory Hysterectomies Performed on Detained Women<\/a><br \/>\nAs Dan McLaughlin outlined yesterday evening, a whistleblowing nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia has alleged that women detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the center were sent to a doctor outside the facility who performed involuntary hysterectomies on them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/blog-briefing-room\/news\/516657-pregnant-black-pacific-islander-women-in-san-francisco-to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pregnant Black, Pacific Islander women in San Francisco to receive $1,000 monthly supplement<\/a><br \/>\nApproximately 150 pregnant Black and Pacific Islander women in San Francisco will receive a $1,000 monthly supplement during their pregnancies and for the first six months of their babies&#8217; lives, the city&#8217;s mayor announced. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/news.php?feature=7746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA Missions Spy First Possible Planet Hugging a Stellar Cinder<\/a><br \/>\nAn international team of astronomers using NASA&#8217;s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope has reported what may be the first intact planet found closely orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star, only 40% larger than Earth.<\/p>\n<p style\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fDhG0ppvQ2g\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newdiscourses.com\/tftw-queer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Queer<\/a><br \/>\nSocial Justice Usage<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2020\/09\/17\/california-wants-me-to-vote-even-though-i-havent-lived-there-for-over-8-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Wants Me to Vote, Even Though I Haven&#8217;t Lived There for Over 8 Years<\/a><br \/>\nStates across the country are experimenting with a mass switch to mail-in elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/nOsL9#selection-397.0-414.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New California bill would allow many serious criminals to skip jail time<\/a><br \/>\nIf Ben Shapiro and other like-minded people are looking for yet another excuse to leave California, a new bill making its way through the Golden State legislature may do the trick. The legislators in Sacramento have been on a bit of a run lately, passing one bad bill after another, making the state a less-affordable place to live and compromising the safety of its citizens. Assembly Bill 3234 appears to fall into the latter category. If passed into law, it would allow people convicted of a wide range of fairly serious crimes to avoid jail time altogether and have their offenses wiped from their record if the judge in their case offers them a chance to complete a &#8220;diversionary program&#8221; aimed at rehabilitating them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/coyoteblog.com\/coyote_blog\/2020\/09\/an-update-on-the-failing-at-fairness-gender-myth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Update on the &#8220;Failing at Fairness&#8221; Gender Myth<\/a><br \/>\nA couple of years ago I wrote about the 1994 Myra Sadker book &#8220;Failing at Fairness,&#8221;  a book that tried to make the case that girls were getting hosed (as compared to boys) by the US educational system.  Leaving aside my general sense that all kids of all races and genders are getting hosed by the current public school system, the idea that girls were doing worse in education was already wrong in 1994 and is demonstrably ridiculous today.  I showed these charts at the time. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/rick-moran\/2020\/09\/16\/devos-publishes-final-rule-on-protecting-speech-and-religious-freedom-on-campus-n936256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeVos Publishes Final Rule on Protecting Speech and Religious Freedom on Campus<\/a><br \/>\nEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos announced that a final rule &#8220;Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and Universities&#8221; will go into effect immediately. Any institution that fails to uphold the First Amendment will not receive any grants from the federal government. The rule will also protect student religious groups from discrimination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/vj9eo#selection-917.0-1069.146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is &#8216;Snowflake&#8217; a Racist Term?<\/a><br \/>\nOn Monday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the third episode of its podcast &#8220;Sounds Like Hate.&#8221; That episode told the story behind Randolph Union High School in Randolph, Vt., deciding to renounce its mascot, which was reminiscent of a mounted Ku Klux Klan figure. The SPLC framed the issue around the school rejecting the KKK-style mascot and flying a Black Lives Matter flag \u2014 as though the Black Lives Matter message did not also evoke the official Marxist Black Lives Matter movement. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/campusreform.org\/?ID=15711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What do students know about the Constitution?<\/a><br \/>\nAhead of Constitution Day, Campus Reform traveled to the University of Georgia. There, students&#8217; knowledge of the nation&#8217;s governing document was put to the test.<\/p>\n<p style\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4a27lATL8fk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jk-rowling-books-burned-tiktok-transgender-issues-1532330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.K. Rowling Book Burning Videos Are Spreading Like Wildfire Across TikTok<\/a><br \/>\nA new TikTok trend has emerged this week as former &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; fans protest author J.K. Rowling&#8217;s widely criticized views on trans people by burning copies of her books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/exclusive-education-department-opens-investigation-into-princeton-university-after-president-deems-racism-embedded-in-the-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Education Department opens investigation into Princeton University after president deems racism &#8217;embedded&#8217; in the school<\/a><br \/>\nThe Department of Education has informed Princeton University that it is under investigation following the school president&#8217;s declaration that racism was &#8220;embedded&#8221; in the institution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2020\/09\/elon-musk-boring-company-tunnel-las-vegas-near-completion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elon Musk&#8217;s Tunnel Under Las Vegas for Self-Driving Cars Is Almost Complete<\/a><br \/>\nFor most of 2020, Elon Musk has dominated news headlines for SpaceX rocket launches and Tesla&#8217;s wild stock movements, so much so that it&#8217;s easy to forget that another Musk-owned transportation venture, The Boring Company, has also been making rapid progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/portland-murder-michael-reinoehl-pointed-handgun-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portland murder suspect &#8216;pointed the handgun&#8217; at police during fatal shooting, officials say<\/a><br \/>\nPolice continue to investigate death of Michael Forest Reinoehl<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2020\/09\/survey-finds-nearly-20-of-millennials-and-gen-z-in-ny-believe-jews-caused-the-holocaust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Survey Finds Nearly 20% of Millennials and Gen Z in NY Believe Jews Caused the Holocaust<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;If people can\u2019t name Auschwitz \u2026 that&#8217;s something that&#8217;s deeply concerning. I don&#8217;t think there is any greater symbol of man&#8217;s depravity in recent history than Auschwitz&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/brown-universitys-gift-to-the-assad-regime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brown University&#8217;s Gift to the Assad Regime<\/a><br \/>\nIs Brown University&#8217;s Costs of War Project laundering Syrian government talking points, or is the Assad regime taking advantage of Brown&#8217;s research?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/princeton-falls-victim-to-the-lefts-catch-22-on-racial-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Princeton Falls Victim to the Left&#8217;s Catch-22 on Racial Justice<\/a><br \/>\nNews broke yesterday evening that the Department of Education has opened an investigation into Princeton University, a couple of weeks after university president Christopher L. Eisgruber asserted in an open letter that &#8220;racist assumptions from the past also remain embedded in structures of the University itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/californias-prop-16-could-soon-give-racial-preferences-to-a-majority-of-the-states-population\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California&#8217;s Prop 16 Could Soon Give Racial Preferences to a Majority of the State&#8217;s Population<\/a><br \/>\nLast year, Washington State voters rejected a deceitful effort by the state legislature to reintroduce racial preferences in public employment, education, and contracting. The legislature had claimed that preferences would be implemented &#8220;without the use of quotas or preferential treatment (as defined),&#8221; but voters who consulted the fine print learned that preferential treatment had been &#8220;defined&#8221; in a way that made the assurance meaningless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mountainstatespotlight.org\/2020\/09\/17\/kids-missing-from-states-foster-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scores of kids are unaccounted for in West Virginia\u2019s troubled foster care system<\/a><br \/>\nAn ongoing suit against state officials has uncovered a &#8220;disassembled jigsaw puzzle&#8221; of records in the program meant to protect our state&#8217;s vulnerable children<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrillist.com\/news\/nation\/hubble-image-jupiter-europa-great-red-spot-september-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NASA Shared Gorgeous New Images of Jupiter &#038; Europa From the Hubble Telescope<\/a><br \/>\nThe image shows a moon and three big storms. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mcconnell-supreme-court-nominee-vote-floor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McConnell: Trump&#8217;s Supreme Court nominee &#8216;will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nGinsburg, 87, died Friday from complications surrounding metastatic pancreas cancer<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/news\/nation-and-world\/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-at-87-2124470\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87<\/a><br \/>\nSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women&#8217;s rights champion who became the court&#8217;s second female justice, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2020\/09\/video-woman-meltsdown-upon-hearing-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woman Meltsdown Upon Hearing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Died<\/a><br \/>\nToo good not to share<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/matt-margolis\/2020\/09\/19\/flashback-liberals-celebrated-the-death-of-conservative-justice-antonin-scalia-n944817\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liberals Celebrated the Death of Conservative Justice Antonin Scalia<\/a><br \/>\nTo say the Left has responded very emotionally to the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg would be an understatement. Some have even suggested it is disrespectful to her memory to talk about her replacement so soon after her death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2020\/09\/18\/short-circuit-a-roundup-of-recent-federal-court-decisions-72\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions<\/a><br \/>\nDistractionary strikes, unreliable databases, and groping ordinary folks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2020\/09\/19\/narrowing-down-the-44-person-not-so-short-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Narrowing Down the 44-Person Not-So-Short List<\/a><br \/>\nAbove all else, the nominee must be willing to walk into the slaughter, knowing they may get slaughtered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2020\/09\/18\/five-ways-justice-ginsburgs-death-will-affect-the-supreme-court-before-her-successor-is-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Ways Justice Ginsburg&#8217;s Death Will Affect the Supreme Court Before Her Successor Is Confirmed<\/a><br \/>\nThe short-handed Court will have to deal with difficult cases in a difficult time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/what-it-all-comes-down-to.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What it all comes down to<\/a><br \/>\nIn the coming weeks, as the struggle to confirm a Supreme Court nominee fires up, we will be inundated with facts about past confirmation timetables and other &#8220;precedents.&#8221; Advocates will try to elevate past practices to matters of principle, and maybe even to matters of morality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/tyler-o-neil\/2020\/09\/19\/rumors-swirl-trump-will-name-a-ginsburg-replacement-next-week-n945826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump Will Name One of These 12 People to the Supreme Court Next Week<\/a><br \/>\nOn Saturday evening at a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., President Donald Trump announced that he would be naming a successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/matt-margolis\/2020\/09\/20\/pelosi-doesnt-rule-out-using-impeachment-to-block-trumps-scotus-nomination-n946200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pelosi Doesn&#8217;t Rule Out Using Impeachment to Block Trump&#8217;s SCOTUS Nomination<\/a><br \/>\nOn Sunday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to rule out an effort to impeach President Donald Trump again or even impeaching Attorney General Bill Barr in order to tie up the Senate to thwart the confirmation of a Trump nominee to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg when asked by ABC News&#8217; George Stephanopolous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/tyler-o-neil\/2020\/09\/19\/its-on-undercover-journalist-behind-baby-body-parts-scandal-sues-planned-parenthood-for-defamation-n945758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Undercover Journalist Behind Baby Body Parts Scandal Sues Planned Parenthood for Defamation<\/a><br \/>\nOn Thursday, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) and its founder, David Daleiden, sued Planned Parenthood for defamation in federal court. Daleiden and CMP released a string of sting videos exposing Planned Parenthood employees\u2019 shameful and illegal trafficking in aborted baby body parts in 2015. Even though the videos were accurate, Planned Parenthood claimed that they were doctored and false. Government officials even targeted Daleiden for prosecution. Yet some of Planned Parenthood\u2019s business partners confessed to illegally selling body parts and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the undercover footage was accurate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/jazz-shaw\/2020\/09\/20\/russia-claims-venus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russia Claims Venus As Its Own<\/a><br \/>\nWe hear a lot of talk about colonialism from the progressives of the woke generation and it&#8217;s uniformly critical. It&#8217;s always some technologically superior group invading the lands of Indigenous People of one sort or another and messing everything up. Well, if that upsets them, we may have finally found a good reason for them to be upset with the Russians. Russia isn&#8217;t invading another country or taking over control of some remote islands. They&#8217;re laying claim to the planet Venus\u2026 sort of. And the crazy part about all of this is that they might actually have a fairly decent claim to make.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2020-09-worlds-alien-life-solar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The four most promising worlds for alien life in the solar system<\/a><br \/>\nThe Earth&#8217;s biosphere contains all the known ingredients necessary for life as we know it. Broadly speaking these are: liquid water, at least one source of energy, and an inventory of biologically useful elements and molecules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2018\/11\/05\/9-years-common-core-test-scores-indoctrination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">9 Years Into Common Core, Test Scores Are Down, Indoctrination Up<\/a><br \/>\nCommon Core sucked all the energy, money, and motivation right out of desperately needed potential reforms to U.S. public schools for a decade, and for nothing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truepundit.com\/self-censorship-soars-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self-Censorship Soars In The US<\/a><br \/>\nA recent survey of 2,000 Americans by Cato Institute\/YouGov found that 62% of Americans say &#8220;the political climate these days prevents them from saying things they believe because others might find them offensive&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-government-files-suit-kroger-allegedly-fires-2-women-refused-wear-lgbt-linked-symbol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Government Files Suit After Kroger Allegedly Fires 2 Women Who Refused To Wear LGBT-Linked Symbol<\/a><br \/>\nThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of two former Kroger grocery store employees who say they were fired after refusing to wear rainbow emblems they believed to be associated with the LGBT movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/517320-mcconnell-locks-down-key-gop-votes-on-supreme-court-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight<\/a><br \/>\nRepublican senators are coalescing behind Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell&#8217;s (R-Ky.) vow to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Economy__Taxes\"><\/a>Economy &#038; Taxes<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2020\/09\/13\/the-right-to-vote-on-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Supreme Court puts taxpayers at big risk<\/a><br \/>\nOn Wednesday of last week, the California Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving the validity of a local special tax initiative that failed to secure two-thirds voter approval.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ricochet.com\/802375\/postwar-economic-golden-age-wasnt-as-golden-as-we-remember\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Postwar Economic &#8220;Golden Age&#8221; Wasn&#8217;t as Golden as We Remember<\/a><br \/>\nA currently unfashionable notion: A corporation should be run primarily for the benefit of its shareholder owners by maximizing its value. The most provocative distillation of the idea is Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman&#8217;s famous 1970 essay in the Sunday magazine of The New York Times, &#8220;A Friedman doctrine\u2013 The Social Responsibility Of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/09\/a-timely-defense-of-free-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Timely Defense of Free Trade<\/a><br \/>\nEdward Goldberg&#8217;s Why Globalization Works for America offers a well-argued, timely defense of globalization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2020\/09\/another-860000-filed-unemployment-claims-last-week-continuing-claims-down-fell-by-916000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another 860,000 Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week, Continuing Claims Fell by 916,000<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;The four-week moving average for continuing claims dropped by 532,750 to 13.5 million.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiatimesfinancial.com\/ccp-announces-plan-to-take-control-of-chinas-private-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CCP announces plan to take control of China&#8217;s private sector<\/a><br \/>\nPresident issues &#8216;important instructions&#8217; to all regions to boost party control over private enterprise and rejuvenate the nation; all firms will need employees from the party to boost law abidance and moral standards<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"International\"><\/a>International<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/university-of-edinburgh-renames-david-hume-tower-after-george-floyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University Of Edinburgh Renames David Hume Tower After George Floyd<\/a><br \/>\nThe historic University of Edinburgh in Scotland decided to rename a building dubbed for philosopher David Hume after George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backendnews.net\/expert-cybersex-trafficking-is-a-family-based-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Expert: Cybersex trafficking is a &#8220;family-based crime&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8220;I like to run around the yard with my friends, I like to color, I like to make jewelry and I like reading.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/panampost.com\/jose-gregorio-martinez\/2020\/09\/14\/guaidos-new-pact-venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guaid\u00f3&#8217;s New Pact: Solution for Venezuela or for Interim Government?<\/a><br \/>\nAntonio Ledezma says the only route is the cessation of usurpation; political scientist Alfredo Ortega warns that Guaid\u00f3 is only wants to maintain power<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/europe\/article\/3101696\/hm-cuts-ties-chinese-supplier-over-xinjiang-forced-labour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">H&#038;M cuts ties with Chinese supplier over Xinjiang forced labour accusations<\/a><br \/>\nSwedish clothing giant ends relationship with yarn producer Huafu Fashion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/panampost.com\/jose-gregorio-martinez\/2020\/09\/15\/venezuela-gasoline-shortage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ticking Time Bomb in Venezuela: Gasoline Shortage Worsens and Pandemic Spikes<\/a><br \/>\nIvan Freites, general secretary of the Union of Oil and Gas Workers of the state of Falcon, told El Nacional that the production instability and the failure to operate the plants persists<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/sep\/17\/chinese-fishing-armada-plundered-waters-around-galapagos-data-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese fishing armada plundered waters around Gal\u00e1pagos, data shows<\/a><br \/>\nHundreds of vessels caught logging 73,000 hours of fishing in just one month in new analysis<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/oxford-museum-removes-shrunken-heads-human-remains-racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford museum removes shrunken heads, human remains from display over racism concerns<\/a><br \/>\nThe Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford made the change in July<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/rick-moran\/2020\/09\/17\/un-investigators-say-venezuela-committed-crimes-against-humanity-n938568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UN Investigators Say Venezuela Committed &#8216;Crimes Against Humanity&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nSomeone should call Sean Penn and tell him his Venezuelan heroes have feet of clay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2020\/09\/patient-dies-after-ransomware-attack-reroutes-her-to-remote-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patient dies after ransomware attack reroutes her to remote hospital<\/a><br \/>\nOutage caused an hour delay in treatment for woman with life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/coronavirus-restrictions-scottish-government-undermines-freedom-of-assembly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Authoritarian Scotland<\/a><br \/>\nWhen it&#8217;s not coming up with ways to erode freedom of speech, the Scottish government is introducing policies to undermine freedom of assembly. Not only are Scots \u2014 like their English counterparts \u2014 no longer allowed to assemble in their homes in groups larger than six, they are now being encouraged by the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, to report their neighbors to the police, should they suspect them of breaking this sacred social-distancing rule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8751573\/Parliamentary-staff-told-write-poems-privilege-wake-Black-Lives-Matter-protests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parliamentary staff told to write poems about privilege on a &#8216;digital wall&#8217; made after Black Lives Matter protests \u2013 with one woke worker insisting they can no longer watch police comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine over its &#8216;cosy lies&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\nParliamentary staff have been urged to admit their &#8216;privilege&#8217; on a digital wall<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"Opinion\"><\/a>Opinion<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/good-college-debt-and-bad-college-debt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good College Debt and Bad College Debt<\/a><br \/>\nPeople sometimes regret their decisions to borrow for goods and services and higher education is no exception. Going into debt for a college education can make sense, but it can also be a terrible mistake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/one-party-campuses-are-not-intellectually-healthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One-Party Campuses Are Not Intellectually Healthy<\/a><br \/>\nThe ugliest trend in higher education is for campuses to become ideological monocultures where only &#8220;progressive&#8221; thinkers are tolerated. This year, we have seen innumerable instances where students or faculty members who are accused of harboring &#8220;wrong&#8221; ideas (usually denounced as &#8220;racist&#8221; and &#8220;unsafe&#8221;) have been hounded by mobs of social-justice warriors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2020\/09\/11\/there-is-no-defense-for-looting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">There Is No Defense for Looting<\/a><br \/>\nIt is one thing to peacefully march against injustice, and quite another to burn down what others built up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/politics-has-gotten-so-commercialized-with-all-the-merchandising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politics Has Gotten So Commercialized with All the Merchandising<\/a><br \/>\nDid you notice that just about every major political figure ends up with a wide variety of merchandise bearing their name and their likeness?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2020\/09\/slavery-or-freedom-the-conception-of-america.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slavery or freedom: The conception of America<\/a><br \/>\nThe National Association of Scholars is hosting an online conference responding to the odious Pulitzer Prize-winning 1619 Project promulgated by the New York Times. The conference began yesterday and runs through Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/15\/opinion\/united-states-huawei.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America Is Going to Decapitate Huawei<\/a><br \/>\nThe United States&#8217; technological dominance gives it an immense power. But how long will that last?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/federal-student-aid-was-a-bad-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Student Aid Was a Bad Idea<\/a><br \/>\nSo argues economics professor Richard Vedder in today&#8217;s Martin Center article.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/columns\/stephen-kruiser\/2020\/09\/17\/the-morning-briefing-first-amendment-champion-devos-is-the-mvp-of-trumps-cabinet-n936279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Amendment Champion DeVos Is the MVP of Trump&#8217;s Cabinet<\/a><br \/>\nDeVos, For the First Amendment Win<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/happy-constitution-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy Constitution Day<\/a><br \/>\nOn this date 233 years ago\u2014September 17, 1787\u2014the Constitution was signed by its authors, and began its challenging journey toward ratification. We are very fortunate that it succeeded on that journey. Our country has not only benefited from the wisdom underlying that document but has also been shaped by its forms and contours. We Americans identify ourselves with the structure of our government to a very unusual degree, and for that reason many of our most profound debates and disagreements take the form of constitutional arguments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/us-constitution-importance-of-writing-rules-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Constitution and the Importance of Writing It Down<\/a><br \/>\nAs Yuval Levin notes (here and here), today marks the 233d anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, concluding the secret sessions of the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia and commencing the process of convincing the American electorate of the day to ratify it in place of the Articles of Confederation (which themselves had only been ratified five and a half years earlier). One might reasonably argue that it is more proper to celebrate June 21, when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, making it effective; until then, the opening line was merely aspirational. The Constitution begins by promising: &#8220;We the People of the United States . . . do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.&#8221; But at Philadelphia, the people had not yet agreed to that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theothermccain.com\/2020\/09\/19\/andrew-cuomos-lynching-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s Lynching Law<\/a><br \/>\nBefore he became infamous for killing Grandma, the Democratic governor of New York signed into law an &#8220;affirmative consent&#8221; policy (a\/k\/a &#8220;Yes Means Yes&#8221;) that applies only to university campuses. Anyone familiar with human nature could predict that this law would produce disastrous consequences, because (a) college girls get drunk, (b) drunk girls do embarrassing things, and (b) the next morning they regret the stuff they did when they were drunk. This scenario accounts for perhaps 90% of all campus &#8220;sexual assault&#8221; accusations and, even if we can\u2019t hold guys blameless in such incidents, the difficulty is determining guilt in a &#8220;he-said\/she-said&#8221; situation where both participants are usually drunker than the proverbial skunk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/the-constitutional-rule-on-filling-supreme-court-vacancies-in-an-election-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Constitutional Rule on Filling Supreme Court Vacancies in an Election Year<\/a><br \/>\nJoe Biden and Lindsey Graham have both flip-flopped on the appropriateness of confirming a new Supreme Court justice during a presidential election year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewerickson.substack.com\/p\/an-inescapable-fight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Inescapable Fight<\/a><br \/>\nEvery time Americans turn inward against each other, it is because of the Supreme Court. From Dred Scott to Roe v. Wade and a variety of points in between, the flaw of our constitutional republic is letting an oligarchy of five black-robed masters impose the morality of Harvard Yard on 350 million of their fellow citizens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spectator.us\/defense-electoral-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In defense of the Electoral College<\/a><br \/>\nWhy should California decide the presidency?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/09\/systemic-racism-criminal-justice-system-make-critics-prove-charge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Systemic Racism? Make Them Prove It.<\/a><br \/>\nProgressives say racism is everywhere in the criminal-justice system, but they don\u2019t provide many specifics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/supreme-court-nomnation-hypocrisy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hypocrisy Hypocrisy<\/a><br \/>\nIt is the case that during the Merrick Garland fight, a bunch of Republicans said we shouldn&#8217;t confirm a new Supreme Court justice before an election \u2014 and now say something else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/the-systemic-racism-dodge-11600454532\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The &#8220;Systemic Racism&#8221; Dodge<\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s meant to invoke guilt but absolves everyone, white and black, of responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"News of the Week\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Here is the 'News of the Week' compilation of the News for Sept. 20th, 2020.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Newsboy.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; News of the Week for Sept. 20th, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-17080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-of-the-week","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17080"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17081,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17080\/revisions\/17081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}