Commentary The guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all counts was correct, based on the evidence, but the theatrics leading up to that trial and after the jurors had made their decision was outrageous. Demonstrations, riots, and looting around the country since the death of George Floyd had to have influenced…
Xi Jinping’s Speech Shows Ambition but No Confidence
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The Perennial Beauty of Botticelli’s Paintings
Art of today possibly would not be what it is without the Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. Around 600 years ago, in the thriving city of Florence, Italy, young Botticelli, originally named Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, was born to a tanner of modest means. An astute boy, Botticelli received a good education but equally felt bored…
Three Confidence Votes to Determine Fate of Minority Liberal Government
OTTAWA—A pair of proposed changes to the federal budget put forward by opposition parties will determine whether the minority Liberal government will fall, which could trigger an election. The government says it has informed opposition parties that two votes in the House of Commons—on a Bloc Quebecois sub-amendment today and on a Conservative amendment Thursday—are…
Sin of Planned Parenthood Is Abortion, Not Margaret Sanger
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Trump Didn’t Form a Populist Coalition; He Was the Result of One
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Indonesian Military Says Submarine Missing With 53 on Board
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s navy is searching for a submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with 53 people on board, the military said Wednesday. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise when it missed a scheduled reporting call. The submarine is believed to have…
Whites Aren’t Hated for Slavery but for Making America and the West
Commentary In “Why the Jews?” my book on anti-Semitism, there is a chapter on anti-Americanism. My co-author, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, and I long ago understood that many of the reasons for Jew-hatred and America-hatred were the same. Among them are envy of success—material, of course, but even more importantly, success in terms of influence. Another…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (April 21)
President Joe Biden reacts to the murder verdict in George Floyd’s death. We hear from Floyd’s family members too. The attorney general for Arizona writes to his state’s senators. He’s urging them to oppose expanding the Supreme Court, calling the effort an assault on judicial independence. While Democrats and Republicans blame each other for the…
DOJ Launches Civil Investigation into Minneapolis Policing after Chauvin Conviction
April 21, 2021
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a civil investigation into Minneapolis city’s police practices, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. The investigation will determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) engages in “a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing,” Garland said during a press conference. Attorneys and other personnel from the DOJ’s…
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