Trans athletes, the New York Times and the Ivy League

How individuals and institutions react to Lia Thomas, the biological male who is allowed to compete in women’s college swim competitions, is a good indicator of people’s values and level of rationality.

Why the masked and unmasked have disdain for each other

Among the many divides between Americans is a completely antithetical view of mask wearing. On one side are those who wear masks almost everywhere outside their homes and who demand that others do so, including young children in class and on outdoor playgrounds, and 2-year-olds on airplanes.

Debt up $2 trillion in one year

When President Joe Biden was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021, the federal government’s debt stood at $27,751,896,236,414.77. When his first year in office ended on Jan. 20, 2022, it stood at $29,867,021,509,573.92.

Biden, TSA give illegals freedom to fly

Last week the Transportation Security Administration confirmed it has allowed illegal immigrants to use their arrest warrants as a valid proof of ID to board flights in the United States for more than a year.

Breyer beware: Biden looks for woke justices

When Chief Justice John Roberts was asked what he’ll miss most about his retiring colleague, Justice Stephen Breyer, Roberts said Breyer is a dear friend with a “surprisingly comprehensive collection of riddles and knock-knock jokes.” Now, the real riddle is his replacement.

King of the bungle

The kinder reviews said it “didn’t go quite as planned.” But for anyone else tuning in to the longest presidential news conference in history, it was a disaster of epic proportions. The White House had been shielding Joe Biden from the press for months. And now we all understand why.

China wins the gold for tyranny

When Ohio State played Utah at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, 87,842 people packed into that stadium to watch the game. On New Year’s Eve, 66,839 attended the Orange Bowl to watch Georgia take on Michigan, and 76,313 attended the Cotton Bowl to watch Alabama take on Cincinnati.

Best path forward for Omicron: Let it rip

The recent arrival of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has, for far too many, reset the clock of our timeline for a return to societal normalcy. Public health authorities in many countries reimposed loosened travel restrictions that had lapsed. Washington, D.C.

Liberal justices’ ignorance on display

The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices made a series of head-shaking comments during last week’s oral arguments over two of President Joe Biden’s vax mandates which were so embarrassing even the corporate media fact-checker called them out.

America still a beacon of liberty

Under the pretext of public health, the soul of what is known as the Free West has left most Western countries. Looking at the government overreach and abuses of power in virtually every other Western nation, one can only conclude that America truly is the last free man standing.