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Jake Angeli in the Capitol on Jan 6

So much has been made of this batch of Capitol “stormers” that new footage deserves attention.

By Justin Katz | May 25, 2021 |

It’s actually quite peculiar.  On and shortly after January 6, one was apt to see comments on social media and elsewhere from mainstreamers promoting the motley crew who, at least, had the best insurrection costumes.  I even remember hyperventilation about how the buffalo guy had left a threatening note for the vice president.  But it…

The Declaration of Independence

Conservatives have to give some deep thought to how to save the country.

By Justin Katz | May 25, 2021 |

And in this case, by “conservatives,” I just mean anybody who thinks our country is worth saving.  In particular, I have in mind a couple of tweets from conservative pundit Jesse Kelly that Glenn Reynolds posted on Instapundit a few weeks ago (but that are not available on Twitter anymore): REMINDER: You cannot laissez-faire your way…

Police arrest a young man at the beach

The early beach incidents are not a good sign, although what’s rotten isn’t clear.

By Justin Katz | May 25, 2021 |

John DePetro’s been posting about various incidents at Narragansett beach over the weekend.  First there were gang fights at Narragansett Pier: A massive gang beach brawl broke out on Narragansett town beach known as the pier on Sunday.  A woman from Cranston was threatened when she asked gang members to lower their music ( as they were…

WalletHub map of states' employment recovery

Rhode Island’s lag in employment recovery shows leaders have to stop crushing our economy.

By Justin Katz | May 25, 2021 |

With Rhode Island’s elected officials’ piling on the burden of mandatory increases in the cost of labor for the next few years just when Rhode Island businesses most need flexibility, we should pay careful attention to findings like Adam McCann’s on WalletHub.  McCann compared all states’ unemployment claim recovery and found Rhode Island to be second-worst…

Infectious bronchitis virus

The coronavirus vaccine may have us on the path to a cure for the common cold.

By Justin Katz | May 24, 2021 |

HealthDay reporter Dennis Thompson writes about a trend (via Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit) that is certainly worth keeping an eye on: An experimental COVID-19 vaccine could potentially provide universal protection against future COVID-19 variants as well as other coronaviruses — maybe even the ones responsible for the common cold. And it’s dirt cheap — less…

Children in tug of war

Weingarten gave the game away with her call for elected school boards.

By Justin Katz | May 24, 2021 |

Not a lot of time is required to understand how collective bargaining is supposed to work.  In the private sector, management has incentive to increase profits and squeeze savings out of workers, so employees coordinate their efforts so they have leverage as a group to protect their own interests.  Given that they are bound together…

Decapitated Jesus statue

Anti-Catholic vandalism seems to be increasing across the country.

By Justin Katz | May 24, 2021 |

For the growing file of vandalized statues at Christian, especially Catholic, churches, here’s one in Brooklyn: The Diocese of Brooklyn is requesting increased police presence after two incidents of vandalism in three days at church properties. Over the weekend, a statue depicting the Blessed Mother holding the infant Jesus was discovered vandalized outside the diocesan…

Man holds shoe at Uyghur protest

How long until we start hearing the protest chant that “Green Is Slavery”?

By Justin Katz | May 23, 2021 |

What makes this moment in history strange (well, one thing, anyway) is that at the same time we’re hearing of the need to purge and punish every American brand or institution that was at all associated with slavery — like the state name Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, which had nothing to do with Southern…

A shadowy man on the phone

The media’s trick is to make the persecution of the opposition seem ordinary.

By Justin Katz | May 23, 2021 |

Even as evidence of Biden corruption is ignored as if it’s non-news, we’re seeing stories like this, by Solange Reynder for Newsmax: Rudy Giuliani says half of the documents the ”unethical, corrupt” Justice Department seized Thursday in a federal raid of his Manhattan home and office involve his representation of former President Donald Trump. ”When I…

Joe Biden's smile.

It sure does seem like this kind of thing would be a bigger deal if Biden were Republican.

By Justin Katz | May 23, 2021 |

Hank Berrien reports for The Daily Wire: In an investigative piece published Thursday, the Daily Mail‘s Josh Boswell reports that former FBI Director Louis Freeh donated $100,000 to a private trust for Joe Biden’s grandchildren in 2016, when Biden still served as vice president, but during that same year he was soliciting Biden’s son Hunter and…