Salena Zito, DETROIT — John James emerges with confidence from a charter high school in the northwest side of the city that used to be an elementary school. It is a stride any parents would hope to see in their son or daughter when they graduate from this school, founded by Jalen Rose, former NBA
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Biden balks, Kirsten walks but 2020 Democratic field taking shape
Auditions for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates appear to be in full swing not four months into the Trump administration — with the typical cast of governors and senators positioning themselves while party elders appear to step back. Among them, former Vice President Joe Biden has denied plans to run after giving mixed signals.
A Question for Leftists and Progressives: Is This What You Mean by ‘Equality’?
Michael Brown, I did not intend to write about this story, but when I saw a picture of the teenager in question, I had to. He is 15-years-old, clearly a biological male. Look at his picture for yourself, mustache and all. As Joy Pullman notes on The Federalist, he has “not taken drugs nor undergone
The Palm Sunday Bombings are Part of Islam’s Religious War
Daniel Greenfield, Islamic terrorists have a history of targeting Christians on religious occasions. The Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt are part of a pattern. Here’s Boko Haram in Nigeria in ’11. Nigeria’s Christmas from hell began around 7:30 a.m. at St. Theresa’s Church in Madalla, a suburb of the capital Abuja, just as worshippers spilled
What Is Huma Up To—And Why Should We Care?
Ed Klein, The gossip sphere was atwitter recently when Huma Abedin, the estranged wife of scandal-scarred Anthony Weiner and Hillary Clinton’s longtime confidante, met for lunch with Vogue editor Anna Wintour. The two women were spotted enjoying a private tete-a-tete at Il Cantinori, a favorite celebrity hangout in Greenwich Village. They’re good friends—Wintour held fundraisers
Munger’s Well-Intentioned But Stupid Plan That Handed Over California to the Democrats
Bruce Bialosky, Back in the early part of the last decade, people often asked me about running for public office. Other than I could not afford it because I was putting two kids through private school, I told them I could not run for any office except a statewide position because as a Republican it
Senate confirms Trump pick Perry as energy secretary
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Energy, former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has promised to renew America’s nuclear weapons arsenal. Perry’s rise to America’s top energy official came against opposition from Democrats worried about his ties to oil companies, his doubts about the
The Democrats are a Party of Anti-Semitic Cowards
Daniel Greenfield, In the end there will be only two types of Democrats: anti-Semites and cowards. The Democrats care about anti-Semitism. They care so much that they had a presidential candidate and convention speaker who led an anti-Semitic riot through a Jewish neighborhood. “If the Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin
Will There Be a Trump vs. Oprah 2020 Presidential Race?
Adan Salazar | Infowars, Matt Drudge, the proprietor of the hugely influential DrudgeReport.com news aggregator, looks forward to a 2020 race between US President Donald Trump and daytime talk show host Oprah Winfrey. In a tweet sent Wednesday morning, the reclusive journalist who broke the Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal said such a race would be one
Wal-Mart launches new front in U.S. price war, targets Aldi in grocery aisle
Daytona 500: The ‘Great American Race’ gets new wrinkle: stages
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The Daytona 500 turns 59 on Sunday, just one year shy of a solid, round milestone number. But the otherwise ordinary anniversary has a momentous wrinkle thrown in.For the first time in its history, the “Great American Race” will be run in three stages — 60, 60 and 80 laps — with
Isn’t Multiculturalism Grand, Look at How It Works in Paris
S. Noble, Paris has been the scene of riots since February 2nd when a 22-year old youth worker named Theo was allegedly beaten up and raped with a truncheon by police. The immigrants are going to burn the place down in retaliation. Last week, riots occurred across numerous north-eastern Paris suburbs associated with social deprivation and