Feb 13, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where Democrat and Republican lawmakers hope they’ve got a budget deal—including more barriers at the border—that convinces President Trump to avoid another government shutdown. Fred Lucas reports, and Hans von Spakovsky analyzes on the podcast. Who’s the Minnesota liberal criticized by both major parties? Rachel del Guidice fills in some blanks. It’s time to stop late-term abortions, Sen. Joni Ernst writes. Plus: Emilie Kao on Big Tech’s partisan mission to defy biology, Amy Swearer on reducing mass murders by rethinking how we treat the mentally ill, and Walter Williams on America going to pot.
How Tech Giants Are Banning True Speech About Biological Sex
Canadian writer Meghan Murphy is suing Twitter, claiming she was banned after tweeting sentiments like, “How are transwomen not men? What is the difference between a man and a transwoman?”
6 Things to Know About Rep. Ilhan Omar
In 2012, Omar tweeted that “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.” Trump is now calling on her to resign.
Sen. Ernst: We Must End the Killing of Late-Term Babies
“There should be no disagreement when it comes to protecting the life of an unborn child that can feel pain and … survive outside the womb. It is time we listen to the scientific evidence,” writes Sen. Ernst.
Podcast: What's Good, Bad in the Proposed Border Deal
Is 55 miles of border wall or fencing enough? Did liberals get too many concessions? The Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky joins us to discuss.
How Mass Deinstitutionalization Harmed the Mentally Ill
As a result of social, medical, and legal changes, the number of available public psychiatric beds in the U.S. dropped by 95 percent between 1955 and 2016.
Trump ‘Not Happy’ With Border Agreement, Hedges on Another Shutdown
The president says the agreement reached by a bipartisan team of House and Senate appropriations committee members represents progress, putting $1.37 billion toward construction of 55 miles of a physical barrier along the southern border.
California’s High-Speed Rail Failure Shows the Insanity of Green New Deal
The Green New Deal hinges on, among other things, the U.S. becoming crisscrossed with high-speed railroads. But even California is admitting it can’t afford high-speed rail.
The Real Risks of Marijuana Use
A 2017 National Academy of Medicine study found that "cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychoses; the higher the use, the greater the risk.”
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