As President Trump focuses on jobs, Barack Obama’s oddness as a President is thrown into relief. How little we heard about jobs during Obama’s two terms — not even jobs in the inner city.
Category: UC Berkeley
Darrin Bell’s ‘Candorville’ a Comics-Page Commentary on Trump Policies
President Trump says he has a “running war with the media,” and that might as well include the funny pages. Comic strip artists have authored some of the sharpest political commentary directed against the President and his policies.
Bigger Deal Than It May First Appear to Be
IF HE’S GUILTY HE NEEDS TO BE SEVERELY PUNISHED: UC Berkeley probes staffer after post-protest Web campaign. Translation: “Ultra-conservative, fringe websites” looked at Twitter postings and decided this was the guy who was bragging about beating up pro-Trump people.
Leftists Go Nuts at the Thought of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
The intolerance of the “tolerant” left has never been more evident than during the many cabinet hearings this year. The democrat vitriol has been on full display in virtual every hearing, but possibly none more contentious than that of nominee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos.
Higher Education Bubble Update: Could Trump Cut Off Funding from Uc…
The violent protests at UC Berkeley that ran Milo Yiannopoulos off campus were probably the best public relations gift the young administration has received to date. They also gave the President an opportunity to do what he does best: Exploit a political disconnect between elites and the median voter and then make an outrageous suggestion via a spontaneous tweet designed to send his opponents into fits of hysteria that would discredit them further.
Berkeley campus chaos spurs questions at free-speech bastion
The chaos at the University of California, Berkeley, was shocking: Protesters set fires, smashed windows, hurled explosives at police and ultimately achieved their goal of cancelling an appearance by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. The scene gained worldwide attention not just because of the mayhem but because of where it took place.
UC Berkeley cancels Milo Yiannopoulos event amid violent protest
After a protest at UC Berkeley turned violent Wednesday night, campus officials announced that a scheduled speech by right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled. The Breitbart News editor was set to deliver a speech inside a UC Berkeley campus building but hundreds of protesters began throwing fireworks and pulling down the metal barricades police set up to keep people from rushing into the building.
Loyal opposition versus resistance to Trump
Perhaps nothing has made modern progressivism look sillier than the often hysterical reaction to the election of Donald Trump. This has spanned everything from street protests, claims of Russian electoral manipulation and even reports of sudden weight gain and loss of sexual interest.