The Raucous History of the Speakership
The current messy, rancorous fight to pick a speaker of the House is far from unprecedented.
Colbert Uses Speaker Battle To Suggest Reagan Is In Hell
When it comes to the election to be Speaker of the House, nobody is safe from the late night liberals. If you support Kevin McCarthy they relish in your failure, if you oppose Kevin McCarthy they will denounce you as an extremist, and if you’re Ronald Reagan and have been dead for nearly 20 years, […]
NPR Gushes Over Non-Binary Author of Explicit Comic-Book Memoir ‘Gender Queer’
On Wednesday, NPR returned to the ongoing media party for Maia Kobabe, author of the comic-book memoir Gender Queer, celebrated throughout Liberal Land for having the “Most Challenged” book of 2021. Not only was there a seven-minute interview on Morning Edition with anchor Rachel Martin. There was also a Kobabe essay on NPR.org. claiming “Struggling […]
PBS’s Cold Goodbye to Benedict XVI, ‘Whose Controversial Reign Ended With His Resignation’
When PBS marked the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on its Saturday evening news program, the obituary was dominated by a fierce anti-Benedict voice railing against the former pope’s alleged neglect of sex abuse cases among Catholic clergy. Anchor John Yang opened the show with a brute, unfriendly summing up of Benedict’s tenure: Catholics […]
Kevin McCarthy and His Enemies
This is an embarrassing spectacle, although one that is unlikely to do lasting damage if it is resolved soon.
What Chip Roy Wants from Kevin McCarthy
Seats on the Rules Committee is a key demand for McCarthy’s detractors, but resolving that dispute wouldn’t necessarily secure the votes for the speakership.
Walgreens, CVS Plan to Provide Abortion Pills following FDA Rule Change
Some states have restricted access to abortion pills, which pharmacies will have to comply with.
A Little Rebellion in House Speaker’s Race Is Good Thing
Democracy is messy. Who knew? The race to become speaker of the House, as of this writing, is in the sixth round of voting, making it one of the most contentious speaker’s races in decades. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, and many assumed that Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., would win […]
How the left rejected genetics
If you’re looking for an interesting long-read this week that speaks to the roots of many divisions in America between the right and the left or conservatives and liberals, you might want to check out this piece from the New Yorker about Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden. It was published more than a year ago, but […]
US World Cup Soccer Player’s Mom and Dad Set New Standard for Helicopter Parenting
Here at the sports desk located somewhere below the decks of the Good Pirate Ship RedState, we freely admit that soccer isn’t our greatest priority. When your team of choice is the San José Earthquakes, the less time spent dwelling on the sport, the better. I already have a lengthy list of losing teams over […]