Blinken Rejects Calls To Add Nigeria to Blacklist

This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Susan Crabtree Real Clear Wire The Biden administration has rejected recommendations from dozens of leading human rights, religious freedom, and Christian groups to reverse course and redesignate Nigeria to its blacklist of worst offenders when it comes to allowing citizens to practice the religion of their choice.

New Report Highlights Green Failure in Europe and Warns America

This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Rick Whitbeck Real Clear Wire As one digests Rupert Darwall’s latest report for the RealClear Foundation, the well-known quote from Spanish philosopher George Santayana might ring through the mind: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Anyone looking to combat the activists pushing a ‘net zero’ agenda here in the U.S.

The Definitive List of States That Want to Determine What Residents Can Say

This article originally appeared on WND.com Guest by post by Bob Unruh  23 led by Democrats insist they can control ‘misleading information’ There now is a definitive list of states where officials want to be able to censor their residents, controlling what they claim is “misleading information.” And all 23 are led by Democrats.

Biden Admin Amps Up Its War on Christian University, Goes Step Further After Unprecedented Fine

On Wednesday, the Biden administration stepped up its scrutiny against a Christian college in Arizona when the Federal Trade Commission announced a lawsuit against the school alleging “false advertising.” The FTC is targeting Grand Canyon University in Arizona, the nation’s largest Christian school, with a lawsuit against the school, its marketer Grand Canyon Education, Inc., and its president CEO Brian Mueller, alleging that they perpetrated false advertising and conducted illegal telemarketing practices, according to Fox Business Network.

Human Rights Advocates Urge Biden Administration To Blacklist Nigeria

This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Susan Crabtree Real Clear Wire More than two dozen leading human rights, religious freedom, and Christian advocacy groups are pressing Congress to take more action to persuade the Biden administration to reverse course and re-designate Nigeria to its blacklist of worst offenders when it comes to allowing citizens to practice their faith of choice.

McCaul Mulls Subpoena for State in Atheism Grant Probe

This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By Susan Crabtree Real Clear Wire House Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with what they describe as the State Department’s attempts to impede their investigation into the decision to greenlight $500,000 for a program promoting atheism overseas.

Now Defending the Homeland: Wokespeak Grants to Arts Groups

This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire By James Varney Real Clear Wire Founded in 2020 in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, the Black Legacy Project describes itself as “a musical celebration of black history to advance racial solidarity, equity and belonging.” It brings together artists of all backgrounds “to record present day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience and compose originals relevant to the pressing calls for change of our time.” A similar arts group, Nu Art Education Inc., an offshoot of the NorCal School for the Arts, says it is “following the theory of change that utilizing theater arts” can be “a tool to teach and practice conflict resolution in the classroom.” While both outfits share a mission of using the arts to inspire social change, they have something else in common: counterterrorism.

Republicans in the Senate Suddenly Take Strong Stand on the Border and Illegal Immigration in Exchange for Funding Ukraine

Days after new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) again put the Biden administration and the Senate on notice that he would only consider funding for Ukraine if strict border and immigration reforms in H.R 2 were enacted, Republicans in the Senate have suddenly taken a hardline stand on the border and immigration in negotiations with Democrats on funding for Ukraine to defend itself from the ongoing Russian invasion.

Kamala Harris Attacks Israel Over Hamas War: “Too Many Innocent Palestinians Have Been Killed”

Kamala Harris attacked Israel over its conduct of the war with Hamas in Gaza in remarks made Saturday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, saying, “too many innocent Palestinians have been killed.” The criticism comes as the Biden administration is facing enormous political pressure by the Hamas wing of the Democratic Party with reports of Arab Muslims and progressives in swing states including Michigan saying they will not vote for Biden-Harris in the 2024 election because of the administration’s support for Israel.