Culture
FBI identifies Texas man as Bourbon Street attacker; at least 15 dead(The Center Square) – The FBI has identified the driver of a truck that plowed into a crowd of people celebrating New Year’s on Bourbon Street early Wednesday, killing… Read More
Culture
Video shows moment Cybertruck explodes into ball of flame outside Trump hotel(Daily Caller News Foundation) – One person has died after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded and burst into flames Wednesday morning at the entrance to the Trump International Hotel in… Read More
Public Education
Washington’s public schools languish despite high spending, admits left-leaning newspaperMoney can’t buy you literacy – or in the case of Washington’s public schools, a decent education in reading or math. So concludes the left-leaning Seattle Times, one… Read More
Politics
‘Embarrassingly wrong’: Corporate media’s talking heads confess their biggest blunders of 2024(Daily Caller News Foundation) – From MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to businessman and television personality Mark Cuban, a slew of media leaders divulged what they got wrong this past… Read More
Politics
That’s a wrap: The political winners and losers of 2024(The Daily Signal) – For those of us in the news business, 2024 provided a steady stream of stories to cover – and rarely a dull moment. From the… Read More
Government
Credit card defaults soar to 14-year high as Bidenomics continues to crush Americans(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Americans defaulted on their credit card loans at levels not seen since 2010, the Financial Times reported Monday. Credit card lenders wrote off… Read More
Education
Community, common sense of private schooling can solve public education crisis(The Heartlander) — America’s public schools are in a spiraling student achievement and cost crisis – but thanks to innovations in private and homeschooling, help is definitely on the… Read More
Health
CDC monitors bird flu as rare human case sparks concerns(The Center Square) − The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies are closely monitoring the spread of the HN51 avian influenza, commonly known as the… Read More
Education, Race
Minnesota school district spends $10K on White Privilege conference, allegedly excludes white teachers from professional development(The Heartlander) — Parents Defending Education (PDE) has blown the whistle on anti-white racism in a Minnesota school district. PDE filed a complaint Dec. 18 with… Read More
Housing
Colorado families with children seeing homelessness skyrocket, report says(The Center Square) – Colorado has recently seen a spike in the number of families with children experiencing homelessness. Colorado saw a 134% increase (4,878 people to 8,519… Read More
2024
The Heartlander 2024 year in review: Wins for Christian education, free speech, Trump(The Heartlander) — From education to politics, 2024 was a year for the record books.More students than ever before are receiving a Christian education in the United States,… Read More
Federal government
Federal government set new U.S. record for corruption, lying in 2024; can it ever recover Americans’ trust?As social media memes increasingly remind us, it can be a crime to lie to Congress – but not for Congress to lie to us.Maybe it’s time it… Read More
Public Education
Report: Ohio State pours millions into DEI, hosts federally-funded ‘nonbinary’ rock climbing program(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Ohio State University (OSU) spends over $13 million on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) staff and hosts a multitude of “radical left-wing” courses… Read More
Government
Homelessness spiked 18% in 2024; migrants caused record rise, says report(The Center Square) – The number of homeless people in the U.S. reached the highest level recorded in 2024, as more than 770,000 people lived without housing on a… Read More
Public Education
Teachers will no longer need to pass basic reading, writing and math test for certification in New Jersey(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A New Jersey law that removes a requirement for teachers to pass a reading, writing and mathematics test for certification will go into effect… Read More
Politics
Biden spent a quarter of his final year out of the office vacationing or working remote(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Joe Biden spent nearly a quarter of his final year in office, 24%, in Delaware, at Camp David or in vacation spots, a… Read More
Public Education
Analyst: Illinois students poor SAT showing a bad sign for future(The Center Square) – Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski is warning what falling Illinois state test scores could spell for the state moving forward. Data recently analyzed by the… Read More
Government
Despite Trump endorsement Johnson faces thin margin in House Speaker raceEven with the enthusiastic endorsement of President-elect Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a razor thin margin of error in the vote for House Speaker this week. Read More
Culture
Over 60,000 abortions in U.S. occur after 15 weeks, when pre-born babies can feel painThe year 2023 saw an estimated 1.03 million abortions performed in the U.S., according to the Guttmacher Institute, the pro-abortion research arm founded by Planned Parenthood over 50 years… Read More
Public Education
‘Complete crickets’: Colorado parents confront district over silence in chief’s criminal investigation, firingAfter a Colorado public schools chief of staff was fired as part of a criminal investigation, parents are demanding accountability from a district refusing to provide answers. “It’s… Read More