Hoax And Change

Kathy Griffin, who probably owes more of her recognition than she would like to admit to President Trump, took exception to the president’s comments about Saturday Night Live. You tried with me, went through all the paces to try to violate my 1st amendment rights, and…EPIC FAIL. I had my most successful world wide comedy tour, gave a speech at

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is under fire for an op-ed she wrote in the Times of London saying trans women are “cheating” when they are allowed to compete in women’s sports: Fascinating article in @thesundaytimes – @Martina promised to go away and research trans competitors after previous comments- her conclusion is that the evidence of the advantage they have is

Anthony Weiner is out of prison: Former Democratic congressman Anthony Weiner has been released from federal prison https://t.co/xVb2nk47bY pic.twitter.com/519E0l9atg — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 17, 2019 If you recall, he was in prison for sexting with an underage girl but he got out early because of his good behavior while behind bars: After spending time in prison for "sexting" an

As Chicago Police continue to investigate the alleged attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, we thought we’d put together this handy list of tweets from journos, celebrities and Dem political candidates from the day the story broke. ENJOY! Sen. Kamala Harris: [email protected] is one of the kindest, most gentle human beings I know. I’m praying for his quick recovery. This

Jeryl Bier asked the Chicago Police Department if they still consider Jussie Smollet a victim. Their answer? “We have some information that needs to be corroborated and verified with the Empire cast member before I can answer this question”: I asked CPD directly just now if Jussie Smollett was "no longer considered a victim." They replied with the same answer

The media’s initial reaction is to … pounce on conservatives and right-wingers. Then, they usually have to clean up their mess. The Covington Kids and Jussie Smollett stories are the same. The media chose to believe the narrative that was most damaging to Trump supporters, even in the absence of facts or logic. This is why there is animus towards

If you missed Sen. Ted Cruz’s suggestion, he says the federal government should pay for a border wall between the U.S. in Mexico with the assets that will be seized from El Chapo Guzman, who was convicted Tuesday of running an illegal drug smuggling operation. Sen. Ted Cruz wants to build the wall and he’s going to make El Chapo

Saturday Night Live’s skit on the Jussie Smollett story was … non-existent. So how was the #SNL Jussie Smollett skit? Anyone see it?#JussieSmollettHoax — Louche Libertine (@WitStream1) February 17, 2019 When is the Smollett skit? https://t.co/EXRbIhG1Nr — Dan 🇺🇸 (@danieltobin) February 17, 2019 Seems as if the Smollett saga would be something that could easily be converted to comedy. Can’t

Shall We Defend Our Common History? imprimis.hillsdale.edu/shall-defend-common-history/ Roger Kimball Editor and Publisher, The New Criterion Roger Kimball is editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. He earned his B.A. from Bennington College and his M.A. and M.Phil. in philosophy from Yale University. He has written for numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Book Review, and is