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By: Ben Shapiro – dailysignal.com – October 10, 2019 In recent years, the NBA has become famously political. During the heyday of the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA permitted players to wear slogan-printed T-shirts in support, and stars like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Paul spoke out loudly on the issue. The Sacramento Kings actually announced a partnership with the…

By: Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – October 8, 2019 It looks like the decade-old U.S. shale oil boom may keep us out of war. Recall that when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait in August 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush led a coalition of countries against Iraq — though it was mostly a U.S. effort. The aerial attack began in January…

By: Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – October 8, 2019 It looks like the decade-old U.S. shale oil boom may keep us out of war. Recall that when Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait in August 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush led a coalition of countries against Iraq — though it was mostly a U.S. effort. The aerial attack began in January…

By: Merrill Matthews – thehill.com – October 9, 2019 Not long ago, the U.S. entered the never-ending presidential election campaign, in which the next campaign begins the morning after Election Day. Americans have been groaning about the non-stop election cycle ever since. Well, it appears we’ve entered the never-ending presidential impeachment campaign, as well. President Trump’s alleged quid-pro-quo offer to the Ukrainian president…

By: Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – October 9, 2019 President Donald Trump issued a “Proclamation” on Oct. 4 requiring many immigrants seeking a U.S. visa to prove they will have health insurance coverage within 30 days of entering the country. While we are skeptical that such a requirement will save taxpayers a lot of money, it’s still the right thing to do. The Proclamation…

By: Zach Despart – houstonchronicle.com – October 8, 2019 Two Harris County Commissioners Court members skipped Tuesday’s meeting, preventing the Democratic majority from voting on a property tax hike that would increase county revenue by 8 percent. The no-shows by Republican commissioners Steve Radack and Jack Cagle mean the county will revert to the effective tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, which will…

By: Maria Caspani & Jill Serjeant – reuters.com – October 3, 2019 Police in major U.S. cities were on alert on Thursday as “Joker” opened in movie theaters after weeks of publicity surrounding its disturbing portrait of a bullied loner raised fears it might spark violence. “Joker,” an origin story about Batman’s comic-book arch nemesis, stars Joaquin Phoenix in what movie reviewers…

By: Mary Margaret Olohan – dailycaller.com – September 24, 2019 Planned Parenthood advised Hollywood on more than 150 productions since 2014 as part of an effort to influence the abortion dialogue, a director at the nonprofit said. The nation’s largest abortion provider is losing the abortion battle in Washington but is upping its game through Hollywood, freelance journalist Nora Caplan-Bricker wrote Monday…

by Jeffrey Cimmino – washingtonexaminer.com – September 11, 2019 Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said Christians are possibly facing the worst period of persecution in history and accused Western countries of failing to protect Christians because of a sense of guilt. “There is more persecution of Christians now, arguably, than any time in the history of world, and the Christian…

By: Tzvi Joffre – jpost.com – October 8, 2019 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights denied a report by Syrian state news agency SANA earlier on Monday evening claiming that Turkey had conducted airstrikes in Syria against the Syrian Democratic Forces. According to the SOHR, the airstrikes hit targets in Iraq.A White House official stated later on Monday night that…

By: Arthur C. Brooks – washingtonpost.com – October 7, 2019 In political news — or is it entertainment news? — actress Scarlett Johansson has endorsed Elizabeth Warren for president in 2020. Meanwhile, Tom Hanks has lined up behind Joe Biden, and Miley Cyrus is publicly supporting Bernie Sanders. Wait, did you just say, “Who cares?” Actually, I predicted that you would have no interest…