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2 Polls in Va. Governor’s Race Paint Very Different Pictures. Why Is Media Only Showing Democrat-Friendly One?
The “unofficial” start to summer 2025 has arrived, and with it, Virginia’s campaign season with its national implications—it’s touted as a barometer for how the electorate feels about the party in power in Washington. The state never has an “off year”—what pundits call election years without a federal or statewide elections. Every year in Virginia…Joe Thomas -
Minneapolis’ Rogue Prosecutor Orders Assistants to Discriminate Based on Race
Minneapolis’ disgraced-public-defender-turned-prosecutor, Mary Moriarty, put out a memo innocuously entitled “Negotiations Policy for Cases Involving Adult Defendants.” But the policies she puts forward in it are far from innocuous. In fact, they’re illegal. Beginning on Monday, April 28, she has ordered prosecutors in her office to begin treating people differently based on their race. Of…Zack Smith -
The House’s Harness Race of the Horrible
When I was little, I lived down the street from Rosecroft Raceway, a harness racing track just outside the Washington Beltway. Occasionally, we’d go watch the races at night or simply hear the race calls and roar of the crowd echo through the neighborhood. When the wind was right you could smell the manure from…Al Perrotta -
The Left’s Continued Obsession With Race and Voting—and Why Courts Keep Feeding It
Left-wing activists sued Louisiana for not having enough black-majority populated congressional districts. But after creating an additional black-majority district, the state was then sued by voters for creating the district on the basis of race, which is illegal. Also on the legal front, activist judges are imposing nationwide injunctions to try to stop President Donald…Tony Kinnett -
South Africa Denies Elon Musk’s Accusations of Racial Genocide
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday denied Elon Musk’s claim that white people are being persecuted in that country, calling it a “completely false narrative.” Musk, a native of South Africa, drew attention to a political rally last Friday at which black leaders of a far-left opposition party sang a song that includes the lyrics “Kill…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
When a Judge Incorrectly Rules Race as Legit in Naval Academy Admissions (Part 3 of 3)
Can the U.S. Naval Academy continue to use race and ethnicity in admissions decisions, even though the Supreme Court last year expressly forbade the use of race in college admissions in two related cases, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC? The answer is "yes," according to U.S. District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett,…Cully Stimson -
US Naval Academy on Trial for Unconstitutional Use of Race in Admissions (Part 2 of 3): The Witnesses
Can the U.S. Naval Academy continue to use race and ethnicity in admissions decisions, even though the U.S. Supreme Court expressly forbade the use of race in college admissions last year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC? I believe the clear answer is “no,” as I have argued in this article in the…Cully Stimson -
U.S. Naval Academy on Trial for Unconstitutional Use of Race in Admissions (The Legal Arguments: Part 1 of 3)
Can the United States Naval Academy (USNA) continue to use race in admissions decisions, even though the U.S. Supreme Court expressly forbade the use of race in college admissions last year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC? I believe the clear answer is no, as I have…Cully Stimson -
WATCH: Presidential Race Heats Up During ‘Brat Summer’ as Harris Finally Agrees to Interview
Americans over the age of 25 have been thoroughly confused since singer Charli XCX wrote on X “Kamala IS brat” the day President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for president and endorsed his vice president to be his successor. No, Charli XCX was not calling Harris a brat, but was saying she “is…Virginia Allen -
Asset Managers Leveraged Red State Pension Funds to Back ‘Racial Equity,’ Climate Agenda, Report Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Several asset managers leveraged Idahoans’ pension funds to support a racial and climate agenda in 2022 and 2023, according to a report from a conservative watchdog group, the American Accountability Foundation. The Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho used six asset managers—Adelante Capital Management, AllianceBernstein, Brandes Investment Partners, Fiera Capital, Longview Partners,…Jason Cohen -
Critical Race Theory Organizers Plot Their Return to the Classroom
The top practitioners of critical race theory just held a weeklong “summer school” in Nashville, Tennessee, to strategize, assess the movement, and debate how best to proselytize the next generation. It was an instructive six days of revolutionary agitprop. Two things immediately stood out. The first is that, yes, despite its protestations to the contrary, the architects…Mike Gonzalez -
Appeals Court Deals Blow to Racial Discrimination by Big Money Corporate Interests
A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has thrown a wrench into the blatantly discriminatory practices of big-money corporate interests. In American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Management, over a bizarre dissent by a third judge, Judges Kevin Newsom and Robert Luck upheld an injunction against a venture capital fund…GianCarlo Canaparo -
Is Stanford Still Discriminating on Basis of Race?
In Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the Supreme Court last June banned schools from discriminating on the basis of race in admissions. In response to that decision, many left-wing administrators launched what in an earlier era was called “massive resistance.” For example, University of California-Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and University of Michigan…GianCarlo Canaparo -
Challenging ‘Racial Profiteers’
The national tragedy of more drug overdose deaths, suicides, and homicides won’t be solved “if we have to look at each other through the prism of race,” activist Bob Woodson says. “There are people who are profiting from the grievance of our society, and we must challenge these racial profiteers,” says Woodson, an author and…Virginia Allen -
Navy’s STEM ‘Equity’ Program Prioritized Candidates, Internships Based on Race, Documents Show
The U.S. Navy approved more than $750,000 for a project that, while purporting to “equitably” increase the number of students interested in serving in the Navy’s STEM fields, prioritized recruiting underrepresented minority students, documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation show. The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) proposed a way to encourage students to pursue…Micaela Burrow -
Judge NFL Coaches on Their Record, Not Their Race
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stormed out of Monday’s post-game news conference when a reporter began to ask about his soon-to-expire contract. Tomlin’s team had just lost to the Buffalo Bills, marking another early exit from the NFL playoffs. The episode elicited plenty of commentary from pundits, including Sports Illustrated’s Michael Rosenberg, who urged readers…Rob Bluey -
Latinx Engineers and ‘Systemic Racism’: Government Grants Inject Race Into Science, Tech
The federal government is pouring large sums of taxpayer dollars into pushing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives—known as DEI—on academic science, technology, engineering, and math programs, or STEM. The National Science Foundation, a government agency, is funding a slate of programs aimed at addressing alleged racism in environmental and civil engineering, making the field of…Robert Schmad -
SPLC Steps in to Protect ‘Patently Unlawful Racial Discrimination’ at Progressive
The Southern Poverty Law Center is stepping in to defend a grant program for black-owned small businesses after a white business owner sued Progressive Insurance, alleging racial discrimination. Left-wing groups, including the SPLC, filed an amicus brief supporting Hello Alice, a platform delivering grants to black entrepreneurs, and Progressive. Progressive and Hello Alice jointly awarded…Tyler O’Neil -
Shocking Poll Reveals Extent of Critical Race Theory Brainwashing
A new survey has exposed the extent of the moral rot that America’s universities and K-12 schools have wrought on society. According to a recent Harvard-Harris poll, a large majority of young Americans think that white people and Jews are “oppressors” and that the mass killing and kidnapping of civilians can be politically justified. When…Jason Bedrick -
‘REVOLUTION AGAINST AMERICA’: Skillet’s John Cooper Explains Why Critical Race Theory Must Be Taken Seriously
The lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter for a top Christian rock band is sounding the alarm about the “woke” ideology of critical race theory and transgender identity, insisting that Christians cannot afford to sit on the sidelines as this competing worldview takes over the culture. Skillet’s John Cooper will release a new book this month…Tyler O’Neil