The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.

For Tyler, the final straw was a dustup over a video he showed his class a few months after he collected his prize. The video was about the seventeenth-century English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. It was hosted by John Green, Continue reading The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.

Oops! Another State Is Investigating Trump’s Fake Elector Scheme

Nevada’s attorney general is investigating six Republicans, including the state Republican Party chair, who pretended to be state electors in 2020 to hand the election to Donald Trump. Democratic state Attorney General Aaron Ford had previously said he would not Continue reading Oops! Another State Is Investigating Trump’s Fake Elector Scheme

Republicans Have a New January 6 Conspiracy Theory: Deep State “Ghost Buses”

Representative Clay Higgins on Wednesday resurrected the conspiracy theory that the FBI was behind the January 6 attack, but he added a fun new twist: “ghost buses.” FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee to testify Continue reading Republicans Have a New January 6 Conspiracy Theory: Deep State “Ghost Buses”

The Battle Over Church and State Could Take Down the Charter School Movement

In spite of all the culture-war headlines these days, Americans tend to like their children’s public schools, and charters have thrived by lying low in the broad, confusing middle ground between public and private schools. They are public schools, in Continue reading The Battle Over Church and State Could Take Down the Charter School Movement

“Crimes Against Humanity”: State Department Memo Blasts Biden’s Israel Policy

An internal memo floating around the U.S. State Department is urging senior officials to rethink their approach to the Israel-Hamas war, criticizing the U.S.’s unwavering support of Israel’s counteroffensive as backing “crimes against humanity.” The five-page memo, signed by 100 Continue reading “Crimes Against Humanity”: State Department Memo Blasts Biden’s Israel Policy

Poll: Biden Is Flirting With Disaster in Key Swing State over Israel Stance

“The IRS has recovered over $100 million in unpaid taxes from the wealthy and well-connected in the last month. Yet, in the chaotic world of my Republican colleagues, they view this funding as a never-ending well to promulgate their whims Continue reading Poll: Biden Is Flirting With Disaster in Key Swing State over Israel Stance

Could Trump Be Banned From the Ballot? In One State, We’re About to Find Out

Mere hours before, Trump also attacked one of the potential witnesses in his D.C. trial, which hinges on four felony charges related to his effort to subvert the 2020 election: former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr. “I called Bill Barr Continue reading Could Trump Be Banned From the Ballot? In One State, We’re About to Find Out

Queer Arizona State University Professor Injured by Right-Wing Activists

The right-wing group Turning Point USA has found itself at the center of a hate crime investigation after two local members of the group allegedly assaulted a queer professor at Arizona State University on Wednesday. Two members identified of the Continue reading Queer Arizona State University Professor Injured by Right-Wing Activists

The State Department Doesn’t Want Diplomats to Call for “De-Escalation” or an “End to Violence” in Gaza

Gaza, a small strip of land sandwiched between Israel, Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the most densely populated areas of the world, housing more than two million people, with some 40 percent of the population under the Continue reading The State Department Doesn’t Want Diplomats to Call for “De-Escalation” or an “End to Violence” in Gaza

Former Ohio State Wrestlers Warn Jim Jordan Is Not Fit To Be Speaker

Miller’s amendment would ban any flags or pennants other than the U.S. flag, the flag of a U.S. state or territory, or the flag for prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action. His measure could therefore also affect some Continue reading Former Ohio State Wrestlers Warn Jim Jordan Is Not Fit To Be Speaker