Tag: Commentary

A University of California, Berkeley campus bulletin board calling for a protest against right-wing speaker Ben Shapiro in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Jocelyn Gecker)

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At Berkeley, Ben Shapiro proved why we must protect free speech on campuses

Emily Jashinsky · September 15, 2017 12:42 pm

Several streets around the University of California, Berkeley, were closed off Thursday with concrete and plastic barriers ahead of an evening appearance by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson)

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Watch Ben Shapiro’s remarkable point-counterpoint on the ‘moral value’ of first trimester babies with Berkeley liberal

Emily Jashinsky · September 15, 2017 12:28 pm

The Iranian nuclear program is neutered under this deal. We should keep it that way. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Conservatives should want to preserve the Iran nuclear deal

John Glaser · September 15, 2017 4:01 am

Military transgender policy change appears imminent. Those who favor reinstating transgender identity as a disqualifying condition likely harbor no more ill-will for transgender individuals than they do for those with high blood pressure. Instead, they are concerned with the ongoing military healthcare crisis, personal privacy, and safety of transgender individuals in a theater of war. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s transgender ban makes military and medical sense

Julie Pulley · September 15, 2017 4:01 am

Trump is making tons of progress while the media ignore it

Robert Ehrlich · September 15, 2017 4:01 am

Lefty professors and crybaby students fully believe that a giant spotted snorklewacker is still a giant spotted snorklewacker even if it is, like Shapiro, a courteous one. (Anda Chu/San Jose Mercury News via AP, File)

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Berkeley has gone berserk against free speech

Quin Hillyer · September 15, 2017 2:43 am

For the past eight years, Democratic influence has seen a nationwide decline. Voters have turned away from them. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

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For the GOP, Hillary Clinton is the gift that keeps on giving

Becket Adams · September 15, 2017 2:15 am

The Internet exploded with outrage, as it is wont to do. (iStock)

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Save your Bodega outrage and vote with your dollar

Liz Wolfe · September 15, 2017 2:07 am

Now Kaepernick is out of work, and King is telling people the Eagles are trying to keep it that way. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Progressive Black Lives Matter activist publicly embarrassed by NFL team for reporting error about Colin Kaepernick

Becket Adams · September 15, 2017 1:56 am

Does whitewashing mean that white actors helm characters meant for people of color, or does it mean that white actors are present at all? (@enews/Twitter)

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Surprise! The cultural-left has a messaging problem

Stephen Kent · September 14, 2017 10:03 pm

Anticipating potentially-violent protests, the university implemented extensive security measures in the hopes of maintaining peace on Thursday. (@amylutz4/Twitter)

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Berkeley protesters chalk ‘Free speech kills,’ ‘F–k the police,’ and ‘F–k Ben Shapiro’ on campus

Emily Jashinsky · September 14, 2017 9:22 pm

This is welcome news. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump is right to punish nations for failing to repatriate deported citizens

Tom Rogan · September 14, 2017 9:20 pm