Chicago has seen a rise in murders and shootings since the death of George Floyd earlier this year.
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Let Them Boycott!
No one is saying athletes should not have social consciences or forums to express their political views. But the game
At Converse College, One Professor Asserts His Conscience against Political Correctness
Refusing to be a party to Converse’s indictment of America as systemically racist, Jeff Poelvoorde dared it to do him
France’s Failed Color-Blind Experiment
For centuries, France has been a bastion of universalism. But the country is witnessing the gradual fracture of its Enlightenment
NYPD Department Chief, Officers Injured at George Floyd Protest
Chief of Department Terence Monahan was admitted to a local hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.”
Seattle Autonomous Zone Begins to Disband as Protesters Leave the Area
The “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” (CHOP) moved towards disintegration on Thursday as protesters began leaving the area.
Seattle Mayor Says City Will Move to Dismantle Protest ‘Autonomous Zone’ after Back-to-Back Shootings
Seattle police will peacefully return to the East Precinct building soon, the mayor said, a message echoed by Police Chief
Evaluating the GOP’s JUSTICE Act
The Republican bill is generally more modest but is still a significant effort aimed at addressing more clearly defined problems.
Charles Barkley Says ‘Defund the Police’ Would Hurt Black Communities: ‘Who the Black People Gonna Call, Ghostbusters?’
Speaking Monday on ESPN’s morning show, Get Up, Barkley argued that “we just need police reform, because we need police.”
Our Counterfeit President
Reading Time: 7 minutes OPINION This is a tale of two boys who grew up with promise. Both had outsized
The Party of Science (When They Feel Like It)
Lockdowns are subjectively enforced by Democratic politicians whose devotion to science is predicated on circumstance.
Senate Republicans’ Police Reform Bill Will Restrict Use of Choke Holds
The legislation, which was spearheaded by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the Senate’s only black Republican, is set to
Cuomo Says New York’s Christopher Columbus Statue Represents ‘The Italian-American Legacy,’ Supports Keeping It
Statues of Columbus in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Minnesota were targeted on Tuesday night as protests continue against racism and police brutality.
Milley Apologizes for Attending Trump’s Church Photo-Op: ‘I Should Not Have Been There’
“My presence in that moment, and in that environment, created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics,” the
Homicides in Los Angeles Increase 250 Percent from Previous Week
Compared to the previous week, “homicides went up 250% and victims shot went up 56%” from May 31 to June
The New Iconoclasts
In the Church of Grievance-Driven Collective Identity, there is original sin, but no mechanism for atonement.
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy Says He ‘Can’t Imagine’ Enforcing Social Distancing Rules on Protesters
The governor attended protests in Hillside and Westfield, two of the more than 130 protests across New Jersey over the
A Preview?
The protests may have been triggered by one death, but they are also the latest in a series of skirmishes
Why the Market Is Rallying
Some sectors have fared better than others. The general market thrust was greatly assisted by the trillions of dollars of
The Protest Loophole
Apparently, the social-distancing guidelines that were a matter of life and death yesterday can be disregarded today — for the
Prominent Reporters Falsely Accuse Trump of Suggesting George Floyd Would Be Happy about Jobs Numbers
Some reporters immediately cast the president’s recent reference to Floyd as part of his celebration of the positive economic outlook.
Social Media Explodes With Ways to Help #BLM Movement
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, protests of police brutality against African Americans have erupted
L.A. to Slash Police Budget up to $150 Million in Order to ‘Invest’ in Communities of Color
The mayor said cuts would be made “to every department, including the Police Department, because we all have to be
North Korea Uses George Floyd Protests to Paint U.S. as Racist, Touts China’s Rise
“Demonstrators enraged by the extreme racists throng even to the White House,” read a statement in North Korean state newspaper
Former Defense Secretary Mattis Breaks Silence to Slam Trump: ‘Three Years Without Mature Leadership’
Mattis added that Trump is “the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people.”
SUV Barrels Over NYPD Officer in the Bronx in Apparent Hit-and-Run
Video footage of the incident posted on social media shows a vehicle moving rapidly towards an intersection and driving straight
‘Mayhem’: Four St. Louis Cops Shot, Police Chief Questions Goal of Riots
St. Louis P.D. chief John Hayden said that the four officers had been hospitalized but had sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Obama Condemns George Floyd Riots: ‘Let’s Not Excuse Violence’
Obama decried the looting in response to the death of George Floyd, saying it was “compounding the destruction” of inner-city