May 23, 2019

Fighting for injured workers' rights

RENEWAMERICA STAFF — In Utah, unethical "insurance medical examiners" hired to deprive injured workers of guaranteed Workers Compensation medical and other benefits are protected by "state policy" from any liability for harm resulting from their fraudulent examinations.... (more)

May 23, 2019

JERRY NEWCOMBE — The goal of the new, strict Alabama abortion law is to potentially overturn Roe v. Wade. The law would penalize abortion doctors, and it contains no exception clauses, except for the life and health of the mother. In all of the brouhaha about the new Alabama law, there is a long-stilled voice that has been forgotten. That of the repentant Roe of Roe v. Wade.... (more)

May 23, 2019

NATIONAL REVIEW — A New York Times op-ed yesterday exemplified the abortion-rights movement's Orwellian effort to redefine the terms of the abortion debate and obscure the reality of what takes place in abortion procedures. "Pregnancy Kills. Abortion Saves Lives." was the headline of the piece written by Warren Hern, one of the country's most prominent practitioners of late-term abortions, including elective abortions past the point at which a fetus is able to survive outside his or her mother.... (more)

May 23, 2019

NEWSMAX — Sensing an opportunity to push for near-total abortion bans following the passage of an Alabama bill, a coalition of anti-abortion rights groups released a letter Wednesday urging Republicans to "reconsider decades-old talking points" on exceptions to such laws, NPR reports.... (more)

May 23, 2019

LIFE SITE NEWS — Distribution companies are effectively banning the film Unplanned from screening in Canadian cinemas, according to the producers of the pro-life biopic. Speaking at an Ottawa news conference on May 8, producer Lisa Wheeler said, "We have been effectively blocked from distributing the film in Canada." Chuck Konzelman, the film's writer, director, and producer, told LifeSiteNews via email that at least one of the two largest Canadian film distributors said "content" rather than a lack of consumer demand is the reason for banning the film.... (more)

May 22, 2019

MEDIAITE — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was challenged by the hosts of Fox & Friends as t0 why the leading story on the Drudge Report this morning reads, "WALL STALL: LESS THAN 2 MILES BUILT!"... (more)

May 22, 2019

CONRAD BLACK — If the Democrats are really tempted by impeachment, bring it on. Since the day after the 2016 election they have been threatening this, placing their chips on the Russian-collusion fantasy and then on the phantasmagoric charade of obstruction of justice. The attorney general accurately gave the ingredients of the offense of obstruction of justice in his four-page summary of the Mueller report: a corrupt act for corrupt purposes in contemplation of a legal proceeding.... (more)

May 22, 2019

NATIONAL REVIEW — Special Counsel Robert Mueller is resisting congressional Democrats' request that he testify publicly about details of his investigation that were not included in his final report, the Washington Post first reported Tuesday. Mueller and his representatives have reportedly reached an impasse in their negotiations with House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler, who would like him to speak publicly about a range of issues, including whether the president could be charged with obstruction of justice absent Department of Justice guidelines that prohibit the indictment of a sitting president.... (more)

May 22, 2019

NATIONAL REVIEW — You can believe that socialism is wonderful, as apparently many people do, and no one will stop you. You will get plenty of support from the media and academic elite. You can rally around their Twitter handles, podcasts, and Kindle tomes.... (more)

May 22, 2019

FOX NEWS BUSINESS — If polls are to be believed, so-called "democratic socialism" Opens a New Window. is reaching new heights of popularity with millennials--and with the election of people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Opens a New Window. , America's free market foundations are increasingly under attack. It's a problem that's been a long time coming--and the public school system bears part of the blame.... (more)

May 22, 2019

FOX NEWS BUSINESS — An adorable 8-year-old actress from California who impersonates New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Opens a New Window. has become an Internet sensation. The mini-AOC quickly rose to fame after her father and uncle noticed a resemblance between the two.... (more)

May 22, 2019

WSOC TV — The controversy over a massive American flag is now reaching a new level as the company responsible for flying the flag is rallying community support to fight the City of Statesville, which has reportedly filed a lawsuit to have the flag removed.... (more)

May 21, 2019

UPI — Mormon millennials are leaving the church at about double the rate of their parents and grandparents, according to a new book that draws on a study of four generations of current and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.... (more)

May 20, 2019

Alan Keyes targets 'Deathocrats' for lulling Americans into support

ALAN KEYES — As a black American, I cannot pretend to be surprised that many people who profess the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ nonetheless support the Deathocratic Party. Many black Americans, including members of my own family, have done so throughout my adult life. Like other so-called Democrats, black Americans pretend to see a valid trade-off between the murder of millions of innocent, helpless human beings and the good supposedly done by government programs assisting low-income families.... (more)

May 20, 2019

BRYAN FISCHER — America is beginning to run out of Americans. We are breeding ourselves out of existence. Our fertility rate has plunged to 1.7 births per woman, the lowest it has ever been. Since the replacement rate is 2.1, this generation isn't even making enough babies to replace itself.... (more)

May 20, 2019

POLITICAL — Sen. Mitt Romney on Sunday said he doesn't support a recently enacted law prohibiting nearly all abortions at any point during pregnancy in Alabama. "I don't support the Alabama law," the Utah Republican and 2012 GOP nominee for president told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union." "I believe that there ought to be exceptions. I'm pro-life, but there ought to be exceptions for rape and incest and where the life of the mother is at risk."... (more)

May 20, 2019

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. claimed Friday that Republicans do not care about babies because they refuse to sign onto her signature climate change legislation. "The GOP doesn't care about babies at all - especially brown, black, or poor ones. If they did, they'd: cosponsor the Green New Deal or at LEAST have a real climate plan - guarantee healthcare so ALL can get prenatal care - not stand for the death+caging of babies on our border," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.... (more)

May 20, 2019

Physician says threat of world ending in 12 years no 'joke'

WORLDNETDAILY — Public officials making threats about the end of the world is no "joke," according to a health expert who says socialist U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., stepped out of line. The freshman lawmaker warned the earth would end in 12 years unless extreme action, such as her "Green New Deal," is undertaken. Cortez later claimed she was joking.... (more)

May 20, 2019

BYRON YORK — From now on, the Trump-Russia affair, the investigation that dominated the first years of Donald Trump's presidency, will be divided into two parts: before and after the release of the Mueller report. Before the special counsel's findings were made public last month, the president's adversaries were on the offensive. Now, they are playing defense.... (more)

May 20, 2019

ANDREW MCCARTHY — Here's what you need to know: In rushing out their assessment of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, Obama-administration officials chose not to include the risible Steele-dossier allegations that they had put in their "VERIFIED APPLICATION" for warrants from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) because . . . wait for it . . . the allegations weren't verified.... (more)

May 19, 2019

NEWSMAX — Ecuador will hand over to U.S. prosecutors on Monday the belongings of Julian Assange that remain in the country's London embassy, WikiLeaks told The Guardian on Sunday. Ecuadorian officials are travelling to London to permit the Americans to "help themselves" to the possessions, which include two of Assange's manuscripts, other legal papers, medical records and electronic equipment, so that they can expand their extradition case before the British deadline on June 14, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson told The Guardian.... (more)

May 19, 2019

David Limbaugh looks forward to 'glorious day' when SCOTUS overrules Roe v. Wade

DAVID LIMBAUGH — Alabama's mostly Republican lawmakers and governor passed a strong abortion ban this week, and liberals are fit to be tied. "Today, I signed into law the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, a bill that was approved by overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the legislature," said Gov. Kay Ivey. "To the bill's many supporters, this legislation stands as a powerful testament to Alabamians' deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God."... (more)

May 19, 2019

DAILIY SIGNAL — The pro-life movie "Unplanned" surpassed all expectations in theaters, and is now leading abortion workers to leave the industry. In this episode, Rachel del Guidice talks to Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood worker, about the stunning trend. Plus: Alabama is set for a legal showdown after passing a law that bans abortion. Thomas Jipping joins us to unpack what could come next and analyzes the prospects of overturning Roe v. Wade.... (more)

May 19, 2019

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Some of the migrant families arrested at the southern border weren't actually families. In a pilot program, approximately 30% of rapid DNA tests of immigrant adults who were suspected of arriving at the southern border with children who weren't theirs revealed the adults were not related to the children, an official involved in the system's temporary rollout who asked to be anonymous in order to speak freely told the Washington Examiner Friday.... (more)

May 19, 2019

NATIONAL REVIEW — The snakiest of snake-oil pitches goes like this: Give us some of your freedom and we'll take care of you. Socialists have been making similar claims back as far as Plato. The end result doesn't have to be Venezuela. It can just be . . . Europe.... (more)