Monthly Archive: July 2020

Democrats Vote Against Tim Scott’s Police Reform Bill

Part 3 in a three-part series.

Shortly after president Trump signed a new executive order aimed at initiating police reform at the federal level, both parties in the House and Senate drafted their reform bills, proposing new laws and amendments.

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina led the Senate Republican Bill, which was quickly and harshly shut down by Senate  Democrats. The vote against the legislation is tragedy, as it eliminates any possibility of passing police reform this year. Continue reading . . .

And the Truth Shall Get You Fired

The witch-hunt atmosphere in American academia continues to get worse. Hans Bader has this post at Liberty Unyielding noting the recent ouster of Stephen Hsu as vice president for research at Michigan State University. Hsu’s crime was publicizing research done at his university, which is exactly what you would expect a VP of research to do. But the particular piece of research reached a Forbidden Conclusion.

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Rose Garden Remarks

Part 2 of a three part series.

On Tuesday, June 16, President Trump signed an executive order, establishing preliminary measures taken by the federal government to begin police reform.

Trump’s speech started strong, as he revealed in his Rose Garden remarks that he’d had met with nine families who had lost members as a result of police brutality or racially motivated killings. As he unveiled the details of the new order, he addressed his private meetings with the families of Ahmaud Arbery, Botham Jean, Antwon Rose, Atatiana Jefferson, Jemel Roberson, Michael Dean, Darius Tarver, Cameron lamb, and Everett Palmer.  Continue reading . . .