Was Wednesday’s police failure influenced by the anti-police sentiment fueled by BLM and Antifa demonstrations and destruction over last summer? Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted on Tuesday that DC “is not requesting other federal law enforcement personnel and discourages any additional deployment without immediate notification to, and consultation with” the Metropolitan Police Department. By Thursday D.C. Mayor Bowser […]
Will Double Standards Be the Norm?
Half the country is likely to use yesterday’s events to malign Trump and his supporters and to condemn the violent attack on the Capitol (as they should). Meanwhile, will they also continue to excuse the violent BLM protests and riots that happened all summer? As BRIGHT editors (The Federalist) observe, double standards are the norm. […]
Day #6 – Finally Some Good News
Yes, 2020 is over and so far 2021 has been pretty bumpy. So it’s a relief to report on an uplifting story that any American can embrace. Dave Portnoy, founder and president of Barstool Sports, reportedly has raised over $18 million. Portnoy’s goal has been to help struggling small businesses that have paid employees throughout […]
No Publicly Audited Voting Machines or Transparency?
One doesn’t have to be a Donald Trump supporter to be concerned about last November’s election. Two major alarms were the (1) lack of ability to publicly audit voting machines, and (2) lack of transparency during counting processes. Willis Krumholz, a Research Fellow at the Archbridge Institute, reports in The Federalist that Pennsylvania, Michigan, and […]
Finally, Our National Nightmare Has Ended
Lawmakers hard at work: Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress. From changes to the House rules package for the 117th Congress: (3) In clause 8(c)(3) of rule XXIII, strike ‘‘father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, […]
Serious Voting Irregularities in Georgia
There are serious irregularities with the voting in Georgia. To pretend otherwise is just willful ignorance, offers Liz Sheld in American Greatness. According to data scientists testifying before Georgia Senate Judiciary Subcommittee: “Election data indicates that more than 30,000 votes were removed from President Donald Trump and another 12,173 votes were switched to Democratic presidential […]
The 2020 Word of the Year
Many might use a bluer choice for the word of the year than the all-too-familiar COVID, but after much deliberation Ben Zimmer (WSJ) has chosen it as the overall winner of Word of the Year. It’s hard even to think back to the beginning of 2020—aka the Before Times—when those five letters carried no meaning. The […]
Just a Little Patience, Bernie
Last Sunday, Bernie Sanders appeared on ABC, where Jonathan Karl asked if Mr. Sanders if he thinks Biden’s cabinet is progressive enough. SANDERS: Well, what I have said many, many times is the progressive movement itself probably is 35 or 40 percent of the Democratic coalition. And I believe that the progressive movement deserves seats […]
Knuckleball Nation: RIP Phil Niekro
Over the weekend, Phil Niekro, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, died at age 81. Niekro, best know for his “filthy” knuckleball, won 318 games in his 24-year career, mostly with the Atlanta Braves. Not many pitchers use the knuckleball today, but take a moment to enjoy watching Niekro make, according to one reporter’s views, “professional […]
Peanuts for Americans Struck by Pandemic Shutdowns
President Donald Trump roared his displeasure at Congress’s pork-stuffed “relief” bill. What‘s not to like? Giveaways to special interests and foreign countries. Low direct payments to Americans. Bailouts to teachers’ unions Aid to gender studies in Pakistan Teachers’ unions have been instrumental in keeping many public school districts shut this fall and winter, BRIGHT editor […]
