The Huffington Post reports that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) had announced a “huge Common Core shift” by stating that he would no longer be “bullied by the federal government.” On Wednesday Jindal issued a series of executive orders calling
Canada’s government has approved the creation of a new pipeline which could move tar sands oil to Asian markets. The pipeline, if built, could replace a significant portion of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline’s capacity in case it is not
Saying they cannot find the cows they want in domestically, Chipotle is importing beef from Australia. That doesn’t sit well with Texas’ Commissioner of Agriculture, who says the company is being “irresponsible.” Writing in the Huffington Post last month, Chipotle
In the days before the last cabinet reshuffle, there were a number Conservative Party MPs absolutely convinced that they were in line for a promotion. “Have you heard anything?” one texted me hopefully, chancing that someone in his phonebook would
U.S. Border Patrol will put in place new policies to restrict the use of force by agents. The new rules come amid the revelation that illegal immigrants are entering the U.S. at record rates and overwhelming federal resources. Under the new restrictions, Border Patrol agents will
Tuesday, President Obama’s verified Twitter account tweeted an image that read “It’s not 1963 anymore” superimposed over an image of Buzz Aldrin saluting the American flag on the moon.The “Equal Pay Act” was signed in 1963, and the image was
On June 10, South Carolina Solicitor General Robert D. Cook said the Confederate flag “displayed at the Citadel military college” can continue to fly and is protected by the 2000 “Heritage Act.” The flag is located at the college’s Summerall
In what will only be seen as an in-your-face response to religious conservatives, the Nabisco company has released another pro-LGBT ad, this time in Twitter form. The Huffington Post was all atwitter that Nabisco released the ad just in time
Over the weekend in Austin, Texas, state senator and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis suggested that Republicans are intolerant of “those who don’t look like them.” The Huffington Post reported that at a Human Rights Campaign PAC, Davis said, “They’re talking about whether they
Writing for the Huffington Post, Reese Schonfeld, a co-founcer and former CEO of CNN, suggests that current CNN chief Jeff Zucker’s head “may already be on the chopping block.” Schonfeld is basing this on Zucker’s failure to turn the cable
Rabbi Rachel Gartner, the Director of Jewish Chaplaincy at Georgetown University, has published a ridiculous broadside at The Huffington Post titled “An Antidote for Islamophobia,” denouncing what she calls my “odious” and “heinous anti-Muslim messages” – referring to my American Freedom
President Barack Obama’s Defense Department will reportedly allow some illegal immigrants to enlist in the military, where they will potentially be put on an expedited path to citizenship. According to a Friday report in the Huffington Post, “Pentagon officials have
Pentagon officials have decided to allow certain illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children to enlist in the military and be put on a pathway to citizenship, according to a Huffington Post report. The new, unannounced policy,
Shane Battier of the Miami Heat reportedly turned down offers from Michigan Democrats to run for U.S. Senate this year. According to a Grantland report on Tuesday, “the Michigan Democratic Party recently called him to see if he might consider running
White envelopes containing sums of $100 bills are being left all over San Francisco by an anonymous real estate magnate who is sending out tweets to alert treasure hunters where they can find the hidden cash. Concerns over San Francisco’s
The Huffington Post, in its zeal to slam GOP candidates for any faux pas that it can find, has taken GOP House candidate Tony Strickland to task because his campaign sent a robocall extolling his support of Second Amendment rights
In January 2008, George W. Bush signed an NRA-supported bill into law to improve and increase incentives for states to share mental health data with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The money for the improvements was spread
In the wake of Chipotle’s request that law-abiding citizens not carry guns in their stores, Chili’s is reviewing its policy on carrying guns as well. On May 20 Breitbart News reported that Chipotle “respectfully” asked that no one other than
The notion of paying female employees to stay home and recover from their monthly menstrual cycles got a celebrity supporter this week. Singer Macy Gray, best known for her hit I Try, got approached by a TMZ reporter who asked
HuffPost Live held a discussion about a current topic in employment: whether women deserve paid “menstrual leave.” Slate had already tackled the issue, with writer Katy Waldman dismissing it by saying, “… don’t offer us paid period leave. We’ll just
On Thursday 19-year-old Jacob Lavoro made his first court appearance for allegedly making and selling pot brownies, reports KHON 2. Lavoro is being charged with a first degree felony, which in Texas is a, “Crime which results in severe body harm to a victim and
The concussion crusaders who have attacked American football now set their sights on European football. When does the ban come on “duck, duck, goose” head patting? Association football, a phrase that degenerated into “soccer,” shares a name, eleven players to
A plurality of Americans believe that it was “inappropriate” for ESPN to broadcast Michael Sam’s gay kiss on national television after he became the first openly gay player to be drafted in the NFL last Saturday. The Huffington Post/YouGov poll,
The Michael Sam “be careful what you wish for” train wreck may be amusing to watch. That is, the untitled reality television show starring Michael Sam on Oprah’s OWN network. But Sam’s prospects on the NFL’s Sunday afternoon reality show
TheEducation Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) hascreated quite a stir in Houston ISD. It’sa teacher and principal job performance metric that the district has used previously to award bonuses. However, inthe 2012-13 school year, Houston ISD started using another one of the EVAAScomponents — “value
