Jun 13, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where everywhere you turn someone is pontificating on the Trump-Kim summit. We’ve got expert analysis from Bruce Klingner, who has tracked Korea and the Kim dynasty for decades. Our White House correspondent, Fred Lucas, rounds up concerns of other observers. That Supreme Court wedding cake decision? Not “narrow,” Emilie Kao argues. Plus: Sen. Pat Toomey on promoting children’s health, Kevin Mooney on right-to-work advances, Walter Williams on how identity politics is tainting science, and Dennis Prager on the wrongheaded remaking of Miss America.
Identity Warriors Have Infiltrated the Sciences. Here's the Damage They're Doing.
The effort to get a “pleasing mix” of diverse types is doing great damage to how science is taught and evaluated, threatening innovation and American competitiveness.
US-North Korea Summit a Disappointing Start to Negotiations
It’s “a step forward, but we’re going to need to put a lot of improvements into this agreement,” says The Heritage Foundation’s Bruce Klingner.
Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling for a Christian Baker Was Not ‘Narrow’
Mainstream media outlets like The New York Times, NBC News, and CNN called the lopsided decision “narrow.” That’s another way of saying “we lost small.”
Trump’s Plan to Roll Back Spending Would Not Hurt Children’s Health Insurance
The key point to know is this: The rescission would not cut spending on children’s health insurance or reduce coverage in any way, writes Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
Court Challenges Loom as Right to Work Gathers Steam in New Mexico
Organized labor is pushing back against county ordinances prohibiting forced unionization.
Trump-Kim Summit Stirs Concerns on War Games, Human Rights
“The suspension of the large joint exercises for an extended period of time … could be expected to erode the readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces to successfully work together to defend South Korea,” says The Heritage Foundation's Thomas Spoehr, a retired three-star Army general.
Miss America: The Latest Institution Destroyed by the Left
Feminists hate the fact that “society” places greater importance on female beauty than on male beauty. They blame this on “sexism,” “misogyny,” and “patriarchy.”
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