Even in the deepest of deep blue progressive states, it appears racial preferences are unpopular once voters go into the voting booth. On Tuesday, Californians rejected Proposition 16, a ballot measure that would have essentially ended California’s decadeslong ban on racial preferences for government and public institutions. This ban was enacted by Proposition 209, which
READ MORE“We are at risk of losing a war today because too few of us know that we are engaged with an enemy, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), that means to destroy us.” With these words Brian T. Kennedy kicked off a speech he gave at a Hillsdale College National Leadership
READ MOREElections are a nasty business, but sometimes they can be clarifying. We don’t yet know who won the U.S. presidential election, and we may not for days or weeks to come. This stems largely from the ineptitude Americans witnessed on Election Tuesday. It wasn’t just the fact that pollsters once again failed disastrously, or that
READ MOREGive the devil enough rope and he’ll hang himself. Give him enough power and he’ll hang us first. These might not seem very reassuring words as many of us find ourselves facing pre-election stress syndrome. So much seems to be riding on this particular election that it’s easy to lose our peace of mind in
READ MOREThe Era of Good Feelings. Not exactly the best descriptor for our own times is it? Spanning from the mid-1810s through the end of President James Monroe’s second term in 1824, the Era of Good Feelings was a time in which the Democratic-Republican Party enjoyed practically unopposed control of the United States following the Federalist Party’s
READ MORECharlemagne CEO Devin Foley offers news and insights on the suppression of Intellectual Takeout by Facebook in the days surrounding the 2020 election. Save this article to favorites
READ MOREFor the first time in years, Americans will wake up Wednesday morning after the presidential election uncertain of who their president will be on Jan. 20. President Donald Trump, a Republican, overperformed expectations in winning Florida. His Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, flipped longtime Republican stronghold Arizona. But the key battleground states of
READ MOREFlorida voters had more than just a presidential election on their hands when they went to the polls on Tuesday. A controversial ballot initiative, Florida Amendment 2, offered voters the chance to hike the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026. However, due to Florida rules for citizen-driven ballot initiatives, it required 60 percent of
READ MORESareena Sharma recently explained to the London Telegraph that she is freezing her eggs at age 27 because she has a cyst on her right ovary that hampers its ability to produce eggs. Doctors have told her this might lead to an early menopause in her late 30s. She also had a severe experience of
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