For Left, Political Ends Justify Violent Means

Plus: Republicans Rally to Senator’s Defense for Holding Pentagon Promotions Over Abortion Policy April 1 2023 Happy April Fool’s Day from Washington, where colleagues back a GOP senator as he fights the Pentagon’s new abortion policy. Our Rob Bluey reports. The head of a center that studies extremism pulls no punches over the massacre at a Christian school in Nashville, Tyler O’Neil writes, while Victor Davis Hanson argues that the left-wing attack machine is papering over that shooting. Plus: the nation’s homeland security chief subverts his duty; two new state AGs take on trial lawyers; critics of China are the victims of a cruel hoax; and trans activists team with Antifa to spoil a pro-life event. On this date in 1970, President Richard Nixon, himself known for liking a pipe, signs legislation banning cigarette ads on television and radio. Enjoy the weekend. COMMENTARY [For Left, Political Ends Justify Violent Means]() [For Left, Political Ends Justify Violent Means]() By Victor Davis Hanson Actress Jane Fonda boasted that women weren’t going to retreat on abortion rights. And if their marching and protesting weren’t enough, Fonda smirked, “Well, I’ve thought of murder.” [More]() NEWS [Republicans Rally to Senator’s Defense for Holding Pentagon Promotions Over Abortion Policy]() [Republicans Rally to Senator’s Defense for Holding Pentagon Promotions Over Abortion Policy]() By Rob Bluey Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., plays hardball with the Biden administration over the Defense Department’s expansive new abortion policy. [More]() NEWS [Extremism Watchdog Speaks the Truth About Nashville Shooting as Too Many Lefty Groups Ignore It]() [Extremism Watchdog Speaks the Truth About Nashville Shooting as Too Many Lefty Groups Ignore It]() By Tyler O'Neil Brian Levin, president of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, refers to the Nashville school shooting as “an apparent terror attack targeting Christians.” [More]() COMMENTARY [Mayorkas’ Testimony to House, Senate Reveals Big Lie of Biden’s Border Debacle]() [Mayorkas’ Testimony to House, Senate Reveals Big Lie of Biden’s Border Debacle]() By Simon Hankinson Testifying in two hearings, Mayorkas reveals the utter empty shell that is Biden’s stated plan for border security, while unwittingly laying out the real six-pillar plan. [More]() COMMENTARY [2 New GOP State Attorneys General Stand Up to Trial Lawyers]() [2 New GOP State Attorneys General Stand Up to Trial Lawyers]() By John G. Malcolm Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach both terminate state contracts with Morgan & Morgan, a megafirm with more than 800 trial lawyers. [More]() NEWS [China Critics Target of Bomb-Threat Hoax, Investigation Finds]() [China Critics Target of Bomb-Threat Hoax, Investigation Finds]() By Samantha Aschieris Three critics of China are at the center of a bomb-threat hoax thought to be the work of the Chinese government. [More]() NEWS [Violent Transgender Activists and Antifa Agitators Shut Down Pro-Life Event at Virginia Commonwealth University]() [Violent Transgender Activists and Antifa Agitators Shut Down Pro-Life Event at Virginia Commonwealth University]() By Michael Ippolito “Antifa came for a fight,” says Students for Life’s Tina Whittington. “The protesters had three chants they kept recycling: ‘Fascists Go Home,’ ‘Nazis Go Home,’ and ‘F— Pro-lifers.’” [More]() NEWS [DOJ, EPA Sue Norfolk Southern Railroad Over East Palestine Train Derailment]() [DOJ, EPA Sue Norfolk Southern Railroad Over East Palestine Train Derailment]() By Fred Lucas The Justice Department’s complaint in a federal court in Ohio, filed on behalf of the EPA, seeks penalties for what it calls the unlawful discharge of pollutants, oil, and hazardous substances. [More]() NEWS [Liberal Media Pivots School Shooting Response to Defend, Advocate for LGBTQ Community]() [Liberal Media Pivots School Shooting Response to Defend, Advocate for LGBTQ Community]() By Mary Margaret Olohan NBC News publishes a story describing how “fear pervades Tennessee’s trans community amid focus on [the] Nashville shooter’s gender identity.” [More]() ANALYSIS [ICYMI: What We Know About Trump Indictment and What’s Next. Legal Expert Explains.]() [ICYMI: What We Know About Trump Indictment and What’s Next. Legal Expert Explains.]() By Virginia Allen “It takes a lot of chutzpah to indict somebody for essentially a scrivener or bookkeeping error for an alleged incident that occurred almost a decade ago,” Heritage Foundation scholar Cully Stimson says. 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