by Bradley Vasoli | Sep 14, 2021
In the wake of the U.S. Conference of Mayors adopting a resolution backing the use of critical race theory (CRT) in public schools, Savannah, GA Mayor Van R. Johnson II (D) has affirmed his support for the measure. The mayors of Georgia’s four other largest...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
by James D. Agresti Overview In a terse essay titled “Science and Dictatorship,” Albert Einstein warned that “Science can flourish only in an atmosphere of free speech.” And on his deathbed, Einstein cautioned, “Whoever is careless with the truth in small...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
by Richard Manning Americans are tapped out. They are struggling to pay for higher prices at the pump, the grocery store, and just about everywhere else. Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics August Producer Price Indexes report showed on an unadjusted basis,...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 14, 2021
After the bureaucrats at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) slapped a warning label on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, Ohio lawmakers are ducking the issue. NARA, which organizes America’s historical documents in an online...
by Chris Butler | Sep 14, 2021
Roughly 300 Afghan refugees are headed for Nashville, but one of the organizations taking them in refused to say Monday whether someone or some entity is vetting those refugees for health or security risks. Staff at the Islamic Center of Nashville did not...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 14, 2021
After an investigation into Special Agent Richard Trask, accused of beating his wife after the pair attended swingers’ party in July, the FBI agent who once lead the investigation into the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has been fired....
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci When the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan last month, the group took possession of a U.S.-funded weapons stockpile worth tens of billions of dollars. The U.S. invested nearly $83 billion in bolstering the Afghan National Defense and...
by Cooper Moran | Sep 14, 2021
Michigan House Republicans will be taking up two bills this week introduced by Democrats that would grant state identification cards to illegal aliens. Republicans will be considering HBs 4835 and 4836, the first of which strikes a current provision in law that...
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 14, 2021
On Wednesday, Memphis City Council member JB Smiley, Jr. announced he is running for Tennessee Governor. Smiley, a Democrat, held an event at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis and posted a video on social media debuting his announcement. “I decided to run for...
by The Center Square | Sep 14, 2021
by Cole Lauterbach Students in Arizona’s public schools failed reading and math assessments at higher rates this spring than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Test results from the AzM2 and MSAA – Arizona’s two statewide assessments conducted annually – show around...
by Chris Butler | Sep 14, 2021
The mayors of Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Knoxville declined to say Monday whether they support public schools teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT). This, even though those four mayors — Jim Cooper, Jim Strickland, Tim Kelly, and Indya Kincannon...
by Chris Butler | Sep 14, 2021
According to Delta Airlines’ privacy policy, the Chinese communist government collects personal information of passengers who use the airline to travel to China. This, according to a new article in The Federalist. “Your personal data will be collected and...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
by Eric Lendrum A student senator at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri was filmed tearing out and throwing away nearly 3,000 American flags featured in a 9/11 memorial on campus, as reported by the New York Post. The student, Fadel Alkilani, was...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
– – – Photo “Gov. Gavin Newsom” by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 14, 2021
Speaking to News 5 WCYB on Saturday, Tennessee Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) criticized President Joe Biden’s newest executive order on vaccine mandates, calling it “unconstitutional.” Harshbarger said, “We’ve seen now that a lot of...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
– – – Photo “MAGA Rally” by Elvert Barnes. CC BY-SA 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
by Kate Anderson Professors from the University of Arizona and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs are arguing that “success and merit” are “barriers” to the equity agenda. “Admitting that the normative definitions of success...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
– – – Photo “Andy Biggs” by Gage Skidmore. Background Photo “Afghan Refugees Settlement I-12” by Hashoo Foundation USA. CC BY-SA 2.0. ...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
by Harry Wilmerding Health officials delayed a decision Thursday on whether e-cigarettes made by Juul and other top companies can stay on the U.S. market. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it needs longer than the Thursday deadline to determine if...
by RealClearWire | Sep 14, 2021
by Adam Carrington In a recent Atlantic article, Anne Applebaum compares our college campuses to New England Puritanism. She did so by drawing on the storyline of the novel “The Scarlet Letter,” wherein Hester Prynne suffers eternal ignominy for having sex and...
by Star News Staff | Sep 14, 2021
by Ailan Evans Facebook is spending $100 million to buy up the outstanding invoices of small businesses owned by women, racial minorities, veterans, disabled people and LGBTQ+ people, the company announced last week. The Invoice Fast Track Program allows...
