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News about former Providence principal Michael Redmond, and the fact that for a period of time he was working full time (during the same hours) for both the school district of Providence and the Washington, D.C., school district (remotely), has been broadly reported in Rhode Island. Unfortunately, the public debate falls quickly into the lines that divide…
HillFaith has compiled a baker’s dozen of facts pertaining to unborn children at 15 weeks of gestation (via Mark Tapscott on Instapundit), such as these: The baby’s body responds to both touch and pain. The baby responds to light touches over most of the body. If something touches the palm of the baby’s hand, the baby will…
When I worked with the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity, we would periodically get tips from people about problems or corruption in our state, but the tipsters would very rarely volunteer to step forward. They feared, with good reason, audits, safety reviews, property inspections, and other forms of government harassment. Silence and toleration has…
We can probably expect outcomes like that described by Hank Berrien in the Daily Wire to become more and more common: In November, a University of Pennsylvania swimmer who swam for the men’s team for the previous three years swam for the women’s team, dominating the competition. Lia Thomas formerly used the name Will Thomas.…
That’s the finding of a study by criminologists at several universities: “Although the total reduction in homicide is roughly equal across Black and white victims, the decline in homicide is twice as large for Black victims in per capita terms,” the team said. Researchers on the project include Professor Benjamin Hansen of the University of…
Writing for Uplift Legal Funding, Leesa Davis took data produced by the Biden administration as part of its infrastructure presentation and compared it with total miles of roadway in each state, creating a rank by the percentage of roads in “acceptable condition. Take a bow, government of Rhode Island: once again, you’re number 1 for…
ecoRI news celebrates activist Brian Wilder for spending his time harassing Chase Bank. Apparently, by treating energy companies as, you know, real businesses, the bank is “funding mass extinction and the climate crisis.” Who knew? The fossil fuel industry may not give climate advocates a second thought, but it is harder for banks to shake off…
According to a chart published as part of WPRI’s report on the increase in victims of shootings in Providence, the city has regressed nearly to its 2015 level after steadily falling until 2020. The number hit a low of 35 in 2019 and then more than doubled in 2020 and has increased from that point…
Fining the contractor for Providence’s Small Business Saturday street closure seems like a cover-up.
This is just a little too neat and tidy a resolution to the story of government incompetence in Providence mentioned in this space yesterday: The construction company responsible for the closure of a Providence street lined with small businesses during one of the busiest shopping days of the year has been fined for working without…
John DePetro caught a curious tweet from Rhode Island’s radical Congressman, Democrat David Cicilline: These smash and grab retail crimes are outrageous! Retailers & small biz have suffered enough from pandemic. Shoppers shouldn’t be terrorized by these criminals. Thx. to police for all they’re doing! John notes the contrast with Cicilline’s usual rhetoric and speculates:…
