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He was a generation younger than Joan Didion and her cohort of critics who got their start at National Review. With his death, their strain of criticism seems not only rare but perhaps extinct. January 20, 2022 The critic and dramatist Terry Teachout had many friends, so news of his death at age 65 on…Continue Reading

In 2020, Keisha Dobie, a lifelong educator and a native of Elizabeth City, the predominantly African American county seat of Pasquotank County, N.C., embarked on a journey that has transformed her into a fierce advocate for fair redistricting. She resides in the state’s semirural northeast, which includes Census tracts of high poverty rates as well…Continue Reading

While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids. January 20, 2022 Kesi Hatten’s daughter received her first suspension in sixth grade. She was being bullied, and the bullying escalated into a fight, Hatten said. Over the years, the girl,…Continue Reading

Anti-choice organizations claim they’ll provide help to pregnant women in a post-Roe world. Where have they been? January 20, 2022 Around 25 years ago, a young friend of mine had an accidental pregnancy. What should she do? This was New York City, so abortion, with state Medicaid funding, was readily available. Adoption, private or through…Continue Reading

Thursday marked one year since President Biden took office, and Jen Psaki spent most of the day doing media hits trying to put a positive spin on things her boss said yesterday during his press conference. As for Biden, his Twitter account marked the first year in office with a tweet that dials the gaslighting…Continue Reading

In his press release, Congressman Mondaire Jones of New York calls himself “a leading voice in the fight to protect the right to vote and save American democracy,” but we’ve never heard of him. He did take to the floor of the House, though, to give a speech in which he claimed it was white…Continue Reading

It’s a little thing, really. NPR’s Nina Totenberg reported that Chief Justice John Roberts had asked the other justices to mask up, and Justice Neil Gorsuch did not, even though Justice Sonia Sotomayor was allegedly attending sessions virtually because of his refusal. It was “news” to NPR because it made Gorsuch, a conservative appointed by…Continue Reading

As Twitchy reported last week, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser reminded citizens that they need three things “before heading out”: a mask, a photo ID, and proof of vaccination. We’d been assured that photo ID was racist and shouldn’t be required to vote, but if you want to eat at a restaurant in D.C., you…Continue Reading