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Feds Add ‘Inclusive’ Language to Application for Prospective Judges

The Liberal government has made a change to the questionnaire prospective judges must fill out before applying for a federal judicial appointment. Updated on Sept. 26, the “Questionnaire for Federal Judicial Appointments” now has an added section, titled, “Self-Identification Regarding Diversity (Optional).” The added section includes options for candidates to say whether they self-identify as…


Bank of America to Give Away Zero-Down-Payment Mortgages for Minority Homebuyers

Bank of America (BoA) announced a new trial program that will offer first-time minority homebuyers mortgages that will not require down payments, closing cost mortgages, or minimum credit score checks, it said in a statement on Aug. 30. Minority activist groups have called these long-standing criterions obstacles to minority homeownership. The bank has yet to disclose…


Why Are Blacks Still on Board With Biden?

Commentary New polling from Pew Research and from NY Times/Siena College, released a few days apart, cast similarly dismal pictures regarding the popularity of President Joe Biden. Overall approval for Biden from NY Times/Siena College stands at 33 percent and from Pew 37 percent. However, both polls show approval for the president much stronger than…


Inflation Hitting Minorities, Rural Families the Hardest, Research Shows

Many U.S. households are struggling to keep up with the growing cost of living as food and energy costs skyrocket. In June, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) revealed that food prices advanced 10.4 percent, with many staples rising double digits from a year ago. Bread prices rose 10.8 percent, chicken climbed 18.6 percent, eggs soared…


How Gascon’s Policies Impact Minority Community in Los Angeles | Andrew Lara

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon is facing a potential recall. My guest is Andrew Lara, city council member of Pico Rivera. He explains how Gascon’s policies, which were promoted as helping minorities, are actually hurting his predominately Latino community.   * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…


White House Asks Federal Agencies to Buy More From Small Disadvantaged Businesses

The White House announced Dec. 2 that it will order federal agencies to direct 11 percent of government spending contracts to minority and underserved small businesses next year at more than twice the current level. The 11 percent increase goes well beyond the 5 percent mandated by law. This announcement is a step toward the…


The Moral Arguments for Taiwan’s Independence Have Been Made by Xi Jinping

Commentary There are two major moral arguments for Taiwan’s independence, and surprisingly they were both recently made by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping. The first is the threat of violence against Taiwan. On the eve of the anniversary of the 1911 Xinhai revolution, which ended China’s last imperial dynasty, the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty,…


Social Justice Policies in Education Lead to Wasting Talents: President of ‘Color Us United’

Affirmative action adopted by Ivy League universities such as Harvard in their admissions programs is an attack on excellence in American culture because it denies admission to other students who scored higher on the entrance exams, said Kenny Xu, author and president of the organization “Color Us United.” Moreover, the culture that disparages minority students…


Orange County Works to Make Vaccination Process More Accessible and Diverse

Orange County health officials say they’re working to make the vaccination process easier for region’s disabled and minority communities. The Orange County Health Care Agency (HCA) said Feb. 4 that it was adding an Americans with Disabilities Act lane at Soka University to make the inoculation process easier for disabled residents. Rather than standing in line, those…


2020 and the Future of Freedom, Social Peace, and Prosperity

Commentary This is not an exercise in hindsight—discussing what we could or should have done differently in 2020—but an examination of that year’s political trends, which represent a growing threat to freedom, social peace, and economic prosperity in Canada. The trends that pose this threat were driven by leaders in the world of academia, media,…