By: Brad Polumbo – washingtonexaminer.com – May 05, 2020 First, we ran out of toilet paper, and now, we’re running out of… hamburgers? As the coronavirus crisis and ensuing societal lockdown hit roughly the two-month mark, we’re starting to have serious problems with the meat supply chain due to meatpacking plant shutdowns and preexisting regulatory dysfunction. Now, the New York Times reports that...

By: Gary Bauer – ouramericanvalues.org – April 28, 2020 As many of you know, I am proud to be one of three people appointed by President Trump to serve on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. One of the Commission’s responsibilities every year is to examine the condition of religious liberty around the world and to report on countries that are engaged...

By: Brett Samuels – thehill.com – May 4, 2020 The Trump administration is projecting that the United States could see up to 3,000 deaths per day from the coronavirus by June 1, a person familiar with internal documents confirmed to The Hill on Monday. Data and modeling from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the federal...

By: Michael Brendan Dougherty – nationalreview.com – May 1, 2020 From the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, it has been obvious that the fates of public health and the economy were tied together. Weeks before formalized “lockdown” policies began appearing, as news about the danger of the coronavirus spread, economic activity dramatically slowed. And it obviously won’t speed up again until the...

By: Alex Parker – redstate.com – April 30, 2020 When Bernie burst onto the scene (again) for the 2020 presidential race, fans in favor of socialism were stoked. Bern was gonna get in there and change things up. Who needs to be able to own their own business? Let the Nazis’ favorite economic system take hold! But alas, it was not...

By Louis Casiano – foxnews.com – April 30, 2020 Dozens of protesters, some of whom were armed, gathered Thursday inside Michigan‘s Capitol building to voice their opposition to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer‘s stay-at-home order, with tensions high as lawmakers were poised to debate an extension of an emergency and disaster declaration. Holding American flags and handmade signs, the demonstrators in Lansing first congregated shoulder-to-shoulder outside before demanding...

By: First Liberty Staff – firstliberty.org– April 29, 2020 First Liberty Institute Blasts New York City Bill de Blasio for Remarks Targeting the Jewish Community New York, NY—First Liberty Institute’s President, CEO, and Chief Counsel Kelly Shackelford condemned remarks made by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s statement targeting the Jewish community in New York.  The following statement may be...

By: First Liberty Staff – firstliberty.org– April 29, 2020 Religious Liberty Law Firm Seeks Restraining Order Against Washington Governor’s Criminalization of Bible StudyGovernor’s policy banning religious gatherings of any size is inconsistent with CDC Guidelines and violates the Constitution Seattle, WA—First Liberty Institute and a network attorney with The North Creek Law Firm today sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) on...

By Margot Cleveland – thefederalist.com – April 27, 2020 The criminal case against Michael Flynn imploded Friday. First, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia provided Flynn’s legal team with documents discovered by an outside review of the Flynn prosecution — documents withheld for years. Then, Sidney Powell, the attorney who took over Flynn’s defense nearly a year ago, filed...

By: Kate Brumback & Russ Bynum –  apnews.com – April 27, 2020 With staff wearing masks, checking customers’ temperatures and using disposable paper place mats, some of the nation’s restaurants reopened for dine-in service Monday as states loosened more coronavirus restrictions. But many eateries remained closed amid safety concerns and community backlash. Restaurants in Georgia and Tennessee and Anchorage, Alaska, welcomed...