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Justice Amy Coney Barrett is a Rock-Ribbed Conservative

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is a Rock-Ribbed Conservative


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The junior member of the Supreme Court, Justice Amy Coney Barrett got the task of reviewing a petition by eight Indiana University students seeking to block the institution’s vaccine requirement for attendance. She, acting alone, refused the petition, and the other Justices remained silent. Meanwhile, on Twitter, self-described “conservatives” described her with disdain, using air quotes around …

An Unpopular Idea: Stop All Suppression | Steve Berman

An Unpopular Idea: Stop All Suppression | Steve Berman


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Georgia is stuck at under 40 percent vaccinated, despite hospitals filled to capacity. COVID-19 is surging back in a new, more virulent variant, that is thankfully not killing the largely vaccinated older generation, but it hitting the unvaccinated younger people very hard. It’s also causing the number of “breakthrough” cases of vaccinated people getting COVID-19 …

Feds Want Companies to Force Vaccines, Then Punish Them For It | Steve Berman

Feds Want Companies to Force Vaccines, Then Punish Them For It | Steve Berman


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United Airlines has ordered all its 67,000 employees to be vaccinated no later than October 25, or potentially face termination. Following the lead of the U.S. government, New York City, and California, many other big U.S. corporations are joining the vaccine mandate bandwagon. Walmart, Tyson Foods, United, Facebook, and Google have required vaccination for certain employees, including …

Is Holding Back Black Kids Who Failed Racist? | Steve Berman

Is Holding Back Black Kids Who Failed Racist? | Steve Berman


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The Biden administration is committed to introducing outcome-based “equity” to education at all levels. In June, the Department of Education announced a series of summits and actions designed to “encourage schools more broadly to reimagine their education systems and practices and infuse equity into all of their work, so that every student has access to rigorous, culturally responsive, …