1) “Without Decisive Action Against The ‘Kill Pill,’ The Hard-Won Victory Of Dobbs Will Be Rendered Meaningless” (Tony Perkins, Harbinger’s Daily)
From the article — According to the Guttmacher Institute, formerly the research arm of Planned Parenthood, abortions have increased by 12% since 2020, climbing from 930,000 to over one million in each of the past two years. What’s driving this surge? The kill pill.
Today, chemical abortions make up more than 63% of all abortions in the United States. That number continues to rise thanks to a Biden-era policy that remains in effect, which is basically nullifying pro-life laws of many states.
Related article: “Hands That Shed Innocent Blood: The Abortion Pill Inventor’s Deadly And Corrupt Legacy” Ken Ham, Harbinger’s Daily)
2) “The Roots of Leftist Rage” (Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness)
From the article — As in the months-long rioting of 2020, leftist politicos assume their street bandits will cause so much mayhem, violence, and chaos that Trump will either be forced to call out the troops (and thus “prove” he’s Hitler) or be too scared to—only to be blamed for the unrest, which could cost him the midterms. But who or what drives the insane rages of these various armies of the left?
One is an obvious bleeding Democrat Party. Despite gushing about its new DEI, illegal alien, trans, and Middle Eastern constituents, it has no political power. Its issues are mostly 30-70 losers. It has little power in the House or Senate beyond fake-filibusters, performative outrage, or profanity-laced rants. It lost the White House. The Supreme Court eventually nullified the illegality of left-wing district judges. It does not trust the people, so plebiscites and ballot measures are mostly out.
Two, unlike his first term, Donald Trump is addressing the causes, not just the symptoms, of the progressive project, whether on the border, crime, cultural issues, or foreign policy. This time around, there are no John Boltons, no Rex Tillersons, no Alexander Vindmans, and no Anonymouses from the inside to thwart the Trump agenda. The administration is loyalist and committed to addressing the root causes of the left-wing influence, not just its manifestations. So, Trump has focused on leftist sacred cows like NPR, PBS, the elite campuses, USAID, and the administrative state—all the inculcators and laboratories of leftist ideology.
Finally, the left is outraged that so far, the Trump counterrevolution is working.
3) “Did SCOTUS Just Transform America’s Schools?” (Stanley Kurtz, National Review)
From the article — Last month, on the final dramatic day of its term, the Supreme Court in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor affirmed the right of parents in Montgomery County, Md., to opt their children out of public school classes reading “LGBTQ+-inclusive” texts, on grounds that preventing such opt-outs unconstitutionally burdens parents’ religious freedom. Although religious liberty has been around since the Founding, its exercise in schools via opt-outs has become newly urgent with the spread of woke curricula.
Potentially, however, the implications of Mahmoud go well beyond opt outs for “LGBTQ+-inclusive” texts. That’s because the right to opt out on religious grounds necessarily includes the right to receive advance notice of classroom learning materials and activities. This means Mahmoud just might break the political logjam that has been holding up a critically important reform — the creation of a thorough and efficient web-based approach to letting parents know exactly what their children are learning in school.
The fact that parents don’t already know what their children are being taught is a scandal. While most school districts do have some mechanism for letting parents know the curriculum, that mechanism is usually poorly updated, extremely limited, and/or accessible only in hard copy during working hours. That is more than most parents can manage to access.
4) “Largest teachers’ union labels Trump ‘fascist,’ urges resisting ICE in shocking revelations” (John Ransom, Heartlander)
From the article — A well-regarded education watchdog has published a raft of alarming resolutions adopted by the National Education Association at its latest national assembly. They include a measure that encourages resistance of federal immigration enforcement and another that mandates labeling President Donald Trump a fascist in all union materials.
Senior Fellow at the American Culture Project Corey DeAngelis obtained a copy of the NEA’s recently passed resolutions and posted them to X. “I just received a copy of the National Education Association’s resolutions that they passed at their annual convention,” said DeAngelis. “They kept them private this year.” It’s not the first time in recent years a teachers’ union has attempted to hide controversial resolutions passed by members.
Other key articles regarding the NEA: “The National Education Association just voted to cut all ties to the Anti-Defamation League” ( Emmaia Gelman, Mondoweiss) —– “Unions Double Down on Inserting Critical Race Theory Into Education” (Lindsey M. Burke, Heritage Foundation) —– “Teachers union reveals true colors behind closed doors at annual convention” (Corey DeAngelis, Fox News)
5) “The Judge-Emperor: The Global Coup of the Courts” (Drieu Godefridi, Gatestone Institute)
From the article — From Israel to the United States, via Europe, the judicial coup d’état has become permanent. In the West, it is not the executive that threatens the separation of powers. It is faceless judges lacking democratic legitimacy who legislate on the pretext of judging. Here are four salient examples of this judicial imperialism — which have become a judicial tyranny — and a proposed American solution.
This weekend’s bonus picks?
* “IRS: Pastors and Politicians Don’t Lose First Amendment Rights in Pulpit” (Paul Batura, Daily Citizen)
* “Exposing The Lies Tucker Carlson Failed To Address With Iran’s President” (Daniel Cohen, Harbinger’s Daily)
* “To tame Washington, we need a DOGE 2.0…but done right this time” (Daniel Huff, New York Post)
* “When Sleeper Cells Meet the Resistance” (Ben Johnson, Washington Stand)
* “Democrats Collude With Judges To Keep Allowing Noncitizens To Vote In U.S. Elections” (Garland Favorito, Federalist)