The mother of a Jewish Chicago Public Schools (CPS) student tried for weeks to get the CPS to address the anti-Semitic bullying being perpetrated against her eighth grader, but little was done until the parent contacted local media. The bullying
Time magazine is rushing to President Obama’s side to defend him against the charge that he negotiated with terrorists to secure the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The magazine tells readers that the maxim that America doesn’t negotiate with terrorists
MSNBC’s extreme left-wing TV host, Chris Hayes, must have been pleased with himself after his dishonest, strawman-styled taunt on Twitter Monday, where he suggested that because conservatives question Obama’s Bowe Bergdahl exchange, they don’t care if the U.S. leaves soldiers in
Washington State got a shock this week when President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent out its edict that the state cuts its carbon emissions by a whopping 72 percent by 2030, a cut that business advocates say will devastate
The richest Americans are more generous than the wealthy of other countries, a study recently found. But it isn’t just the super rich. At all levels Americans are more generous than residents of other countries. A May 31 piece at
A British comedian, dressed in the identical travel suit as England’s World Cup team, snuck in with the players in an attempt to get on the team’s flight to Miami on Sunday. Calling himself “Jason Bent,” comedian Simon Brodkin was attempting to
Once again the weekend brings death to Chicago with five dead and 14 wounded, ten of those in a less than 4-hour period. With all the violence this year, Chicago has seen a 7 percent rise in shootings over last
The Obama administration is poised to announce even more stifling regulations on America’s power plants, a move sure to send our electric bills soaring again. To satisfy the President’s alarmist global warming policies, Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon
The Washington Post is alarmed and has declared Norfolk, Virginia a “victim” of global warming because of a “faster” rising sea level. That’s right, the Post has said that the sea is rising at Norfolk “faster” than anywhere else. Reporter
Despite support by parents and students – both black and white – a Michigan middle school teacher has been placed on “administrative leave” for teaching that in the 1800s and early 1900s some white entertainers performed in blackface. History teacher Alan Barron of Monroe
The U.S. has been lucky with hurricanes for sometime. In fact it has been over three thousand days since a category 3 or higher hurricane has made landfall in the US. However, despite this, President Obama has warned of “devastating”
On April 17, the Illinois legislature floated the idea of spending $100 million in Illinois tax dollars on an Obama Presidential library, despite that the President has made no decision on where his library will be. Almost immediately the idea
Another major American newspaper finds itself succumbing to the economic forces defeating print media everywhere. Next to feel the crunch is the Toledo Blade, which has announced that is is closing down production and laying off 131 employees. The Mayor
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Chicago’s 30-year gun ban is unconstitutional, and the city must now allow gun shops to open in city limits. But this month, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced extremely prohibitive new regulations for gun shops, a
The Houston Astros will be hosting the 2014 Civil Rights Game with the team taking the field in the uniform of the Houston Eagles, the only Negro League team from Texas. The Astros will be playing the Orioles who will
Now that gay marriage seems to be a foregone conclusion in the United States, Time magazine is predicting the next “social movement” to overtake America. The magazine is promoting “The Transgender Tipping Point” on its June 9th cover. As part of
Pop singer Pharrell had a huge hit with his 2013 song Blurred Lines, but the song has also become a big target to feminists who charge that the song treats women as sex objects and, worse, promotes a “rape culture.”
During his address to graduating Air Force Academy cadets, Vice President Joe Biden urged the youngsters to go forth and create a “new world order for the 21st century.” “I believe we and mainly you have an incredible opportunity to
In another example of Manny Being Manny, former Boston Red Sox Star Manny Ramirez finally apologized in person for a 2008 incident in which he threw a much older Jack McCormick to the ground in a dispute over game tickets.
The police department of a Chicago area forest preserve district used a local woman’s social media post as a basis to send her a citation in the mail after she made a Facebook post about a county park. The woman
When many think of professional sportsmen, they often think of their flashy suits, big cars, and their large entourage of followers. But many players understand they are in a serious business. Evidence of that is the newest must hire for
Over this past Memorial Day weekend, MSNBC host Touré decided that those who were interned in Hitler’s concentration camps during the Holocaust in WWII survived because they were lucky recipients of “white privilege.” Days later, he made a sort of
A man known in Chicago as a “coffee guru” was killed last week when a brewing machine he was working on fell on him, crushing his head. Jim Karr, 48, was a well-known figure around Chicago’s high-end coffee establishments and
With a new wide-ranging survey of every lot and building in Detroit, the once burgeoning Motor City is being told that it will have to spend $850 million to dig itself out of the blight infesting the city. And that
The wife of embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has officially announced that she is selling the basketball team and is fielding bids for that purpose. In fact, Shelly Sterling has already scheduled a meeting with former Microsoft CEO
