You Know What’s Offensive?

Canada’s Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu calls a proposal proposal by a Conservative Party politician to legalize pepper spray so that women can better defend themselves “offensive to women.” She says the proposal “places the onus on women to defend themselves rather than focusing on addressing and preventing gender-based violence.”

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President Obama creates two controversial national monuments in Utah and Nevada

It’s good to be king.  And this is why there’s a big movement out west to take back our land.  President Barack Obama created the Bears Ears National Monument today, protecting 1.35 million acres of land in southwest Utah. The region is rich in culturally significant sites for Native tribes that have lived there for generations.

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Congress Moving to Cut U.S. Funding to U.N. in Wake of Anti-Israel Vote

Cruz says that Obama is plotting further actions against Israel before he leaves office. Congress is already setting the stage to cut off U.S. funding to the United Nations in the wake of a contested vote last week in which the Obama administration permitted an anti-Israel resolution to win overwhelming approval, according to congressional leaders,

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Kerry harshly condemns Israeli settler activity as an obstacle to peace

At a speech at the State Department, John Kerry defended the U.S. abstaining from a vote on a United Nations resolution condeming Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, saying the settlements posed a threat to peace. Benjamin Netanyahu responded by saying Israel did not “need to be lectured.” Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday harshly criticized Israeli settlements

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Sanctions against Russia over election hacking forthcoming: report

The White House is reportedly preparing to announce sanctions against Russia over its alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election. The Obama administration is reportedly finalizing a package of sanctions and diplomatic censure to punish Russia for its attempts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. election. U.S. officials told The Washington Post that the response is expected

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Trump accuses Obama of putting up ‘roadblocks’ to a smooth transition

Donald Trump is complaining that Barack Obama is putting up “roadblocks” to a smooth transition. I think Trump has a point. After having repeatedly praised President Obama’s efforts to ensure a smooth transition, President-elect Donald Trump reversed course on Wednesday, accusing the current occupant of the Oval Office of putting “roadblocks” in his way. Trump

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Professor Palermo: Ban Trump From Twitter Because Of His Climate Skepticism

Professor Joseph A. Palermo, writing for the Huffington Post, thinks anyone who doesn’t agree with climate alarmism shouldn’t be allowed to use any of the products of science. You have to love the way that progressives like to censure the speech of people they disagree with.  Republicans, Climate Change, And The New Reality Joseph A. PalermoProfessor,

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University of Oregon Suspended a Professor Who Had No Idea Her Halloween Costume Was Offensive

Free speech is gravely threatened at the University of Oregon. That’s the inescapable conclusion of a report outlining the university’s rationale for suspending a female law professor who dressed up as a black man during a Halloween party she hosted. The professor, Nancy Shurtz, committed an act of race-based discriminatory harassment, according to the university’s investigation—even

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Alexa. Please Don’t Answer Police Questions Without a Warrant

Remember: these devices are always listening.  The police in Bentonville, Arkansas have asked Amazon to give them access to any voice recordings that its Echo digital assistant may have made at the time that an alleged murder was committed, reports The Information. According to court documents James Andrew Bates is charged with killing Victor Collins on

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TSA responds after a CNN personality filmed a pat-down she thought went too far

  The TSA issued the following statement Thursday: The Transportation Security Administration takes reports of alleged impropriety very seriously. TSA looked into the specific details related to the screening process and concluded that our security protocols were followed. It is worth noting that just seven years ago on December 25, 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab flew from Amsterdam

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