Politics

July 14, 2023

Major League Baseball Has Turned Its Back on America’s Pastime, by Zack Smith

By Zack Smith, Heritage Foundation - While recent rule changes, such as adding a pitch clock, banning the shift, and implementing a universal designated hitter, have all been the subject of much debate, Major League Baseball has also been staking out controversial positions on more consequential topics, too—racial justice, LGBTQ+ issues, and business dealings with the Chinese Communist Party... In each instance, Major League Baseball has proven that it no longer deserves its moniker as “America’s pastime.”

July 14, 2023

Biden Authorizes Military to Call Reservists to Active Duty to Support Ukraine War, by Kristina Wong

By Kristina Wong, Breitbart - President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order authorizing the Pentagon to call reservists to active duty “for the effective conduct” of U.S. military support to Ukraine... At the same time, the Pentagon designated the U.S. military support to Ukraine since 2014 under Operation Atlantic Resolve a “contingency operation.”

July 14, 2023

Biden’s FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill With No Age Limit

By Calvin Freiburger, LifeSiteNews - The U.S.FDA announced Thursday that it has approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which starting next year will be available regardless of age... The AP reports that the FDA has approved Opill, manufactured by Irish company Perrigo, to be sold without a prescription. The pill, which is meant to be taken at the same time every day, uses progestin to block sperm from reaching the cervix, according to the manufacturer. ....

July 13, 2023

FBI Says CatholicVote is ‘Not Entitled’ to Records Detailing Spying of Catholic Churches, by Jeremiah Poff

By Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - The FBI is seeking to block the release of its records pertaining to a since-retracted memo that said that traditional Catholic communities presented an opportunity for surveillance... The political advocacy organization CatholicVote sued the FBI in April, seeking to force the agency to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request that sought records pertaining to the FBI's drafting and dissemination of a memo at the agency's Richmond, Virginia field office that said "radical traditional Catholic" communities ....