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he Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a Washington school district violated the First Amendment rights of a high school football coach when he lost his job for praying on the field after games.

New York Times economics columnist Paul Krugman made another damning admission this past week about his sordid record analyzing economics as inflation continues to bite chunks out of Americans’ wallets. Krugman conceded in a June 23 op-ed that “[i]n 2021, U.S. policymakers, like many economists, myself included, badly underestimated inflation risks.” But Krugman attempted to shield his loss by wokescolding analysts who predicted economic calamity arising from President Joe Biden’s leftist stimulus policies. “Sado-monetarism is having a moment,” Krugman wrote. “[S]uch people have just had a good year: the inflation they’ve always warned about finally materialized.” Krugman defined his arbitrary...

(Translation) Hours after a legislative bill that sought to amend Law 146-2012 of the Penal Code to establish that abortion be punished by a fixed 99-year prison sentence was withdrawn, the [Puerto Rico] Department of Justice made it clear that it will not prosecute women or healthcare professionals for such a procedure on the island. So far this four-year term, at least 15 bills have been introduced to intervene to a lower or higher degree with the right to abortion in Puerto Rico, the last one of these from Project Dignity Representative Lisie Burgos which was introduced on Saturday –...

Republican Allan Fung leads each of his potential Democratic rivals in the race for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District, a new Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll found, giving the GOP its best chance to flip a seat that has been held by Democrats since 1991. The survey of 423 likely general election voters in the race to succeed retiring US Representative James Langevin shows Fung’s lead over each of the six potential Democrats nominees – state Treasurer Seth Magaziner, Sarah Morgenthau, David Segal, Joy Fox, Omar Bah, and Cameron Moquin – is fueled by strong support from voters who identify as...

A university has suspended its English literature course, after a Government crackdown on perceived "low value" degrees. Sheffield Hallam University said that the core humanities subject is among the courses that will be suspended for the 2023/24 academic year, but did not clarify the reason behind the decision or say how long the suspension would last. Dr Mary Peace, an English literature lecturer at the university, told The Telegraph that staff were informed of the decision five minutes before a departmental away day. She said that she believes the rationale behind the decision was “largely economic”, and suggested that the...

Like some ghoul in a late-night horror movie that repeatedly sits up in its grave and shuffles abroad, after being repeatedly killed and buried, Lemon stalks our Establishment Clause jurisprudence once again, frightening the little children and school attorneys of Center Moriches Union Free School District. Its most recent burial, only last Term, was, to be sure, not fully six feet under: Our decision in Lee v. Weisman conspicuously avoided using the supposed test but also declined the invitation to repudiate it. Over the years, however, no fewer than five of the currently sitting Justices have, in their own opinions,...

whether I should dive into social media just to watch the leftist meltdown. I had originally planned to but then opted for diving into the pool, not paying attention to much of anything, and getting a sunburn instead.Hey, I enjoy hours upon hours of schadenfreude as much as the next guy or gal, but I enjoy not paying attention to the concurrent nervous breakdowns of randos even more. I highly recommend it.I finally did take a peek at some of the action on Saturday, and even more on Sunday. As we are all well aware, it’s not pretty.The reactions ran...

What could possibly go wrong? Border Report reported Monday that “a shelter for Muslim migrants opened over the weekend in Tijuana, the first of its kind in all of Mexico.” This is no small-time effort: “The Latino Muslim Foundation, based in San Diego and Tijuana, raised half a million dollars to make the facility a reality.” Meanwhile, fifty people on the terror watch list have been apprehended at the Southern border so far this year, and there is no telling how many got across without being caught. Welcome to Old Joe Biden’s America. The shelter is, of course, a humanitarian...

“I suggest a sex strike. It is no longer safe to have sex in America, so therefore you withhold it. Sleep with women. Let’s go for it. Let’s advocate for some false lesbianism,” TikTok user EmilyScott1990 proposed.As recent history has shown us, when modern-day “feminists” don’t get their way, absolute foolishness inevitably ensues. And that’s exactly what happened in the aftermath of the decision announced Friday in which a majority of Justices on the Supreme Court agreed that Roe v. Wade must be struck down.The ruling caused the Usual Suspects on the left including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Maxine...

How blue can you get? US pending home sales declined -12% YoY in May as The Fed cranked up mortgage rates. That was 11 out of the last 12 months had declining pending home sales. How about something a little more upbeat … like Gary US Bonds and New Orleans? The original!

At a quarter after one o’clock on the night before Oslo’s pride parade is scheduled to take place, a 42-year-old Iranian-born man shouts “Allahu akbar!” and starts shooting wildly and randomly at people in and around London Pub, the city’s largest gay bar. In all, he kills two people and wounds twenty-one. And within a few hours the police have a theory as to why he committed these latest barbaric acts: he has psychiatric problems. Yes, “psychiatric problems” - the euphemism of choice for Islamic terrorism. They tried to get away with this in the case of another soldier of...

Americans are fed up.With President Joe Biden’s approval rating hitting new lows, consumer confidence is plummeting along with it. Optimism is as scarce as cheap gas.According to the Rasmussen Reports economic index, U.S. economic confidence hovers around 88 points, the lowest mark in eight years. Under former President Donald Trump and before the coronavirus pandemic (in January 2020), the same index clocked in at nearly 148 points. In other words, Americans were nearly twice as optimistic about the Trump economy as they are today.It’s no secret: America’s endless problems — especially inflation — suggest Republicans will make historic gains in...

Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), the bank-check company planning to merger with former President Donald Trump's nascent media company, said Monday that its directors have been subpoenaed by a Federal Grand Jury. DWAC, which is also being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to its plans to merge with the former President's Trump Media & Technology Group, said the subpoenas were related to the SEC probe and issued by a panel sitting in the Southern District of New York. Digital World said late last year that it is co-operating with the investigation, which also included the...

A detailed list of the destroyed and captured vehicles and equipment of both sides can be seen below. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available

Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. "The Court holds that both the free exercise and free speech clauses protect Kennedy's right to pray at midfield following high school football games." https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-418_i425.pdf

Former President Donald Trump issued a severe smackdown to his Republican haters in a statement on Sunday, characterizing them as talentless fools.Calling out George Will, Rich Lowry, Jonah Goldberg, and others by name, the former president said that nobody should listen to such “foolish (stupid!) people”:I listen to all of these foolish (stupid!) people, often living in a bygone era, like the weak and frail RINO, Peggy Noonan, who did much less for Ronald Reagan than she claims, and who actually said bad things about him and his ability to speak, or Rich Lowry, who has destroyed the once wonderful...

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing backlash from liberals after posting a “tone deaf” photo of her vowing to fight for abortion rights — as she watched coverage of the nationwide Roe v. Wade protests unfold from Air Force 2. Harris posted the photo on her official Twitter page Friday night as activists took to the streets after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark abortion ruling. “I know there are women out there who are afraid. To those of you who feel alone and scared: I want you to know the President and I are fighting for you and your...

The developed world has advanced mightily over 60 years, increasing its lifespan and per capita income. But such growth has been a double-edged sword: using cheap fossil fuels has enabled the good fortune, but it has also created an environmental hazard that could lead to irreversible damage. Now is the time to address this inequity. Indeed, there’s been a cost to fossil fuel development that oil, gas, and coal companies have not borne. In other words, CO2 and other greenhouse gases have not generally been taxed — a cost that the greater society has picked up. Enter carbon credits, which...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said the military alliance is poised to increase the number of its high-readiness forces to well over 300,000 as part of what he described as “the biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War.” His comments come as NATO leaders prepare to convene in Madrid, Spain this week to decide on the so-called Strategic Concept, the 30-member alliance’s most important document. The text, which is updated roughly every decade, will reaffirm NATO’s values, provide a collective assessment of the security challenges and act as a guide to the group’s future political...

June 25 -- Evening. Gen. HOOKER, at 9 o'clock this morning, advanced his Division with the view of occupying a new position. The result was that his troops met with a most determined resistance from the enemy, which lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon, but the rebels were forced to give way before the invincible courage of our men. During the day everything indicated a general engagement, but the enemy, for some reason or other, The troops all fought as gallantly as ever. The loss on our side will be about two hundred killed and wounded. The following are...