By: Howard Schultz – news.Starbucks.com – May 23, 2018 This afternoon Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores and begin a new chapter in our history. In 1983 I took my first trip to Italy. As I walked the streets of Milan, I saw cafés and espresso bars on every street. When I ventured inside I experienced something powerful: a...

By: Carl Horowitz – townhall.com – May 28, 2018 Never before in the history of corporate America has a company so welcomed accusations of racism as Starbucks. But that could have been expected given the worldview of Executive Chairman Howard Schultz. Several weeks ago, Schultz announced that on May 29 he would close around 8,000 of the company’s outlets to...

By: U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) – sessions.house.gov – March 15, 2018 U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX) released the following statement applauding the passage of a critical measure to protect American students and campuses across the country: “Last week I organized a meeting between our local FBI Special Agent in Charge and local law enforcement agents, elected officials and superintendents...

By: David French – nationalreview.com – May 25, 2018 After reading the FBI’s latest report on active-shooter incidents in the United States, two things are increasingly clear. First, the United States has a growing problem with actual or attempted spree killers. And second, armed and alert citizens can be part of the solution. Let’s begin with the problem. The FBI...

By: David Horowitz – conservativereview.com – May 23, 2018 The Willie Horton jailbreak agenda is back in style. Michael Dukakis was just ahead of his time. The interests are so strong and one-sided that Steve King and Bill Huizenga were the only two Republicans in the entire House willing to publicly vote against the jailbreak bill. The bill passed under...

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle and former Army Ranger Alejandro Villanueva (78) stands outside the tunnel alone during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) By: Susie Moore – redstate.com – May 23, 2018 It’s late May. If you’re a sports fan like me your focus...

By: Kerby Anderson – probe.org – October 1, 2014 Gambling used to be what a few unscrupulous people did with the aid of organized crime. But gambling fever now seems to affect nearly everyone as more and more states are legalizing various forms of it. Thirty years ago, gambling was a relatively rare phenomenon with casinos operating only in the...

By Dr. Jim Denison – denisonforum.org – May 16, 2018 This week, the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that prohibits sports gambling. The landmark decision gives states the right to legalize betting on sports. New Jersey plans to be the first state to offer legal wagering on the results of a game. Delaware, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, and...

By: Ariana Eunjung Cha, Juliet Eilperin and Josh Dawsey – washingtonpost.com – May 18, 2018 The Trump administration is expected to announce May 18 that it will pull funds from groups that perform or provide referrals for abortions. (Monica Akhtar/The Washington Post) The Trump administration is proposing to bar clinics that provide abortion services or referrals from receiving federal family-planning...

By: David Roach – bpnews.net – May 15, 2018 Legislation passed in Oklahoma and Kansas to protect the religious liberty of adoption agencies has drawn praise from Baptist leaders in those states and criticism from homosexual activist groups. In Oklahoma, Republican Gov. Mary Fallin signed Senate Bill 1140 on May 11. The measure protects private organizations from being required to...