Academia, Politics

“Create a Crisis”: American Association of University Professors Sponsors Anti-ICE Campaign
“Create a crisis.” That call is made in a new campaign sponsored by the American Association of University Professors to force “colleges to drop their contracts with ICE’s key corporate enablers.” Despite years of criticism over the purging of faculty ranks of conservatives and libertarians, university professors continue to double down on far-left ideology that is now an orthodoxy in higher education. Continue reading ““Create a Crisis”: American Association of University Professors Sponsors Anti-ICE Campaign” →
Politics, Supreme Court

Contempt of Court: Justice Sotomayor Suggests Justice Kavanaugh is an Uninformed Elitist

Justice Brett Kavanaugh is accustomed to unrelenting personal attacks from the left that began with his nomination to the Court. This week, however, the ad hominem insults came not from cable programs but a colleague.  Justice Sonia Sotomayor used an appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law to level a personal dig at Kavanaugh as an out-of-touch elitist. Continue reading “Contempt of Court: Justice Sotomayor Suggests Justice Kavanaugh is an Uninformed Elitist” →

Academia, Constitutional Law

USC Bans Men from Gym Areas to Avoid Triggering Women and Non-Binary Students
According to the New York Post, the University of Southern California has adopted a policy banning men from certain workout areas. The plan, pushed by an LGBTQ+ group, is designed to prevent the presence of males from triggering women or non-binary students. It may, however, trigger a major legal challenge.

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Constitutional Law, Politics

The Maine Event: Shenna Bellows Runs for Governor on Unconstitutional Effort to Bar Trump from Ballot

Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is actually running for governor on her willingness to take flagrantly unconstitutional action. Bellows is touting her removal of Trump from the ballot, an effort that led to a unanimous Supreme Court swatting down Colorado and Maine. Bellows is virtually giddy recounting her efforts to stymie democracy and prevent voters from casting their ballots for the man who ultimately won the election. Continue reading “The Maine Event: Shenna Bellows Runs for Governor on Unconstitutional Effort to Bar Trump from Ballot” →

Columns, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Politics, Supreme Court

“It’s Our Nature”: Colorado Doubles Down on New Assaults on the First Amendment

Colorado’s tourism slogan, “it’s our nature,” has a menacing meaning for free speech advocates. Colorado is now arguably the most anti-free speech state in the union, pushing an array of measures attacking those with opposing social and political views. The irony is that the state has proved a bonanza for free speech with spectacular legal failures that reaffirmed rather than restricted the First Amendment. Now, the Democratic legislature and governor are back with new unconstitutional measures, including a requirement that lawyers not share information with federal immigration officials as a condition for filing with state courts. Continue reading ““It’s Our Nature”: Colorado Doubles Down on New Assaults on the First Amendment” →

Congress, Politics

“Evictions are an Act of Policy Violence”: Pressley and Democrats Introduce Eviction Reform Legislation

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.) joined fellow Democrats last week in calling for the passage of the Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program (HELP) Act to “crack down” on some evictions while barring the use of evictions on credit reports. Pressley declared that “evictions are an act of policy violence.”

 

Columns, Constitutional Law

The 28th Amendment: Is it Time for a New Amendment on the Meaning of Citizenship?

Below is my column in the Hill on the expected reaffirmation of birthright citizenship by the Supreme Court after the oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara. The question raised in the column is whether such a decision should be the final word on the subject or whether we should have a national debate on a possible new citizenship amendment. Some countries among the minority recognizing birthright citizenship had such debates and decided to reject it. Polls indicate that most Americans support birthright citizenship. If so, an amendment would obviously fail. However, it may be time to have such a national debate.

Here is the column: Continue reading “The 28th Amendment: Is it Time for a New Amendment on the Meaning of Citizenship?” →

Bizarre, Free Speech, Politics, Society

“What Cheer, Netop”: Providence Destroys Mural to Murder Victim as too “Divisive” and Triggering

John Adams once wrote: “America … the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant.”

Unfortunately, this week, the “grand scene and design in Providence [R.I.]” “illuminated” rather than eliminated the ignorance of our times. Liberals in that city, including the mayor Brett Smiley, demanded the removal of a mural in the memory of Iryna Zarutska, a young woman murdered on a train. Unlike memorials to figures like George Floyd or others, a memorial to the young white woman was deemed triggering and “divisive.” Continue reading ““What Cheer, Netop”: Providence Destroys Mural to Murder Victim as too “Divisive” and Triggering” →

Columns, Courts, Politics, Supreme Court

“We Must Be Clear Eyed”: Harris Calls to Oppose New Court Nominees “Before They Happen”
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is rallying Democratic donors to oppose  “additional justices” that might be nominated by President Donald Trump “before they happen.” Harris is heralding the fundraising by Josh Orton, president of the dark-money group “Demand Justice” (made infamous for its campaign to get Justice Stephen Breyer to resign). Demand Justice has pushed a radical agenda, including court packing.

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Columns, Justice, Politics

Help Wanted: Trump Offers Cabinet Position With Perks, Power, and Zero Job Security

Below is my column on Fox.com on the removal of Attorney General Pam Bondi and the start of one of Washington’s favorite sports lines: the cabinet sweepstakes. The city is in a frenzy over who will replace Bondi in a job that has everything but job security.

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Columns, Free Speech, Politics, Society

Poison Ivey: Chicago Bulls Release Forward After He Speaks Out Against Pride Month

Below is my column in the New York Post on the termination of Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey after his posting of religious views on social media. The controversy should allow for a broader debate on the endorsement of political and social causes by sports teams while gagging players and coaches with opposing views.

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Academia, Bizarre, International, Politics

House of Cards: How Equity Cards Collapsed at Canadian NDP Convention
The recent convention of the Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) became a microcosm of the inanity of identity politics found in forums ranging from politics to higher education. Participants were given familiar “equity cards” as literal card-carrying members of groups demanding preferred treatment. The problem is when one identity group demands preference over another. The result, as seen in Winnipeg, was calamity and quickly became comedy.

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Columns, Courts, Free Speech, Supreme Court

“No One Knows What Will Happen Now”: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Against Unbridled Free Speech 

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is again warning of a growing threat to the nation. In her lone dissent in Chiles v. Salazar, Jackson observed that “to be completely frank, no one knows what will happen now.” The ominous tone stemmed from the fact that free speech had prevailed over state-imposed orthodoxy in a Colorado case. Eight justices, including her two liberal colleagues, ruled that Colorado could not prevent licensed counselors from “any practice or treatment” that “attempts or purports to change” a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Continue reading ““No One Knows What Will Happen Now”: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Warns Against Unbridled Free Speech “ →

Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Politics, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Asked to Hear “Let’s Go Brandon” Case

I have previously written about D.A. v. Tri-County Area Schools, one of the worst free speech decisions to come out of the appellate courts in years.  In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a school ban on high school students wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts. Sixth Circuit Judge John Nalbandian was joined by Judge Karen Nelson Moore in a deeply flawed holding that, under the “vulgarity exception,” the action was constitutional. The Supreme Court needs to grant review in this case and reverse this obnoxious decision. Continue reading “Supreme Court Asked to Hear “Let’s Go Brandon” Case” →