Commentary One has to wonder if this was the first time this ever happened at a Calumet Township party, minus the tragic end, of course. From the Chicago Sun-Times: A Blue Island police report on the recent drowning death of a Calumet Township official reads like a college fraternity party[Read More…]
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Win or Lose in Court, You Cannot Erase the News
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Gene Policinski First Amendment Center vice president/executive director Sometimes the meaning of the 45 words of the First Amendment seems to escape even those trained in the law. In Pennsylvania last week, two judges in Centre County — home to Penn State University —[Read More…]
Treatment of Christian Campus Group Doesn’t Pass Smell Test
Commentary Inside the First Amendment By Charles C. Haynes Director, Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Christian Legal Society v. Martinez on June 28, was it a victory for nondiscrimination, as one side claims — or an example of religious discrimination, as the[Read More…]
The Greatest Science ‘Scandal’ ‘In The History Of Man’ Predictably Falls Apart
Commentary By Ben Dimiero Media Matters for America In their never-ending quest to prove that they understand the intricacies of climate science better than actual climate scientists, conservative media figures routinely promote any ridiculous "evidence" they think undermines the scientific consensus about climate change. This is a group that repeatedly[Read More…]
Conservatives Rehash Debunked Myths and Caricatures For Kagan Hearings
Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America Spoiler alert: Barring unforeseen circumstances, Elena Kagan will be confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Even Fox News admits as much. Reporter Carl Cameron called her confirmation "likely"; Fox News Sunday‘s Chris Wallace said she’ll "sail through"; Fox political analyst Charles Krauthammer[Read More…]
For Law Enforcement, Marijuana is ‘Where the Money Is’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2010. People often wonder why local law enforcement agencies will spend so many resources cracking down on marijuana. As this weekend’s superbly reported front-page piece in the Wall Street Journal explains, it really all comes down to money. IGO, Calif.—Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko, his budget under[Read More…]
Sharpton On Beck Rally: MLK ‘Exact Antithesis’ Of What These People Represent
The Rev. Al Sharpton on Glenn Beck’s planned "I Have a Scheme," rally: "Don’t protest that. Come and affirm."
New Report Shows Marijuana Arrests Unfairly Target Blacks
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2010. On the same day that the California NAACP endorsed that state’s ballot initiative to end marijuana prohibition (now officially named Proposition 19), our allies at the Drug Policy Alliance released a new study that shines a light on the systemic racial bias behind marijuana arrests taking[Read More…]
AARP Applauds Conference Committee’s Work Toward Making Financial Reform a Reality
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement in response to the conference report on financial reform legislation announced this morning: “AARP is pleased that members of Congress, on both sides of the aisle, have worked together to create more transparency and accountability for consumers[Read More…]
Geithner and Summers Pen Joint Op-ed: ‘Our Agenda for the G-20’
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2010. Excerpts of the op-ed by Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geither and National Economic Council Director Lawrence H. Summers are printed below. The op-ed, in its entirety, can be found online HERE. Our Agenda for the G-20 By TIMOTHY GEITHNER AND LAWRENCE SUMMERS “This week, President Obama[Read More…]
