Weekend Beacon 3/23/25
Sun 6:36am By Victorino MatusHaving spent the last week poring over the JFK files, I can tell you the biggest question remains unanswered: Oswald's coworker Bonnie Ray Williams says right before the assassination he was having a fried chicken sandwich. But Williams also says the chicken…The Talented Mr. Malaparte
Sun 5:01am By Dominic GreenCurzio Malaparte was the Ernst Jünger of the Italians. They were born three years apart, Jünger in 1895 and Malaparte in 1898, and the outlines of their biographies are oddly similar. The son of a bourgeois businessman becomes the soldier who fights with…Capitalism, Baseball, Community, and Loss
Sun 5:00am By Timothy P. CarneyHomestand is a book about baseball, and the author is a Mets fan. Thus, Homestand is a book about loss. It’s not only about loss, of course, and the Mets are only in the background. The 2022 Batavia Muckdogs, the centerpiece of Homestand, win most of their…University of Pennsylvania Lays Off Anti-Semitic Cartoonist After Trump Slashes Hundreds of Millions…
Sat 1:30pm By Jessica CostescuThe University of Pennsylvania has laid off its communications lecturer—who published a slew of anti-Semitic cartoons—just a year after standing by him, citing the school’s "bedrock commitment to open expression." The dismissal coincided with the Trump…Columbia Submits to Trump, ICE Eyes Cornell Protest Leader, and Schumer’s Book Gets Dismal Reviews
Sat 7:00am By Washington Free Beacon EditorsA white flag over Morningside Heights: Columbia University is still a long way away from restoring its financial relationship with the federal government. But it agreed to a series of demands on Friday that the Trump administration set forward as…Israel Resumes War in Gaza With Plan To Conquer Strip
Sat 5:00am By Andrew TobinJERUSALEM—When Israel’s defense minister on Friday threatened to take the Gaza Strip from Hamas piece by piece, he was not just sabre-rattling. …Trump and Bibi Issue an Ultimatum. Iran and Hamas Should Heed It.
Sat 5:00am By Mike WatsonAfter more than two weeks of fruitless negotiations for further hostage releases, Israel’s patience ran out. On Tuesday, the Israeli military bombarded Hamas leaders and positions in Gaza, and ground forces soon reentered the Hamas-ruled enclave.…Love Is Blind, but Not to the Ballot Box
Sat 4:59am By Lexi BoccuzziFor those outside the Beltway, one might assume dating is a less political enterprise. Rather than meeting potential spouses at think tank happy hours, debate societies, or on the campaign trail—couples most commonly meet at school or work. The latest season…'I Am Upset': Priest Says Dems Misled Him About Town Hall Held at His Church
Fri 6:50pm By Chuck RossA Pennsylvania priest admonished an audience of Democratic Party leaders at a town hall at his church on Thursday, saying he was misled about an event billed as a discussion about Medicaid that turned into a Democratic "stump speech."…Columbia Caves to Trump in First Stage of $430 Million Funding Fight
Fri 6:40pm By Jessica CostescuColumbia University ceded to the Trump administration’s demands in the opening stages of its efforts to restore more than $430 million in federal funds, the Ivy League institution announced Friday afternoon.…The People, United: Everyone Hates Chuck Schumer's New Book About Anti-Semitism, Even His Former…
Fri 5:50pm By Andrew StilesSen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is not having a very good month. The Senate minority leader was supposed to be on tour promoting his new book, Anti-Semitism in America: A Warning, but the tour was postponed due to security concerns after Schumer's refusal to…Federal Judge Could Force IRS To Release Internal Records in Alleged Political 'Weaponization' Case
Fri 4:00pm By Alana GoodmanA federal judge could soon rule on whether the Internal Revenue Service falsified records to target companies for tax penalties, according to new court filings on Friday. Three companies filed a motion on Friday asking the U.S. District Court for the District…Trump EPA Cancels Funding for Nancy Pelosi’s and Ilhan Omar’s Pet Climate Projects
Fri 3:28pm By Thomas CatenacciThe EPA canceled two multimillion-dollar environmental justice grants that Democratic Reps. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Ilhan Omar (Minn.) helped to secure just weeks before President Donald Trump took office, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.…Watch Out, Medicare: The Bidens Plot Their Comeback
Fri 2:00pm By Andrew StilesJoe Biden, the 82-year-old former president who was forced to step aside due to incompetence after bragging about beating Medicare on a debate stage, is eager to return to politics. NBC News reports that "Sleepy Joe" and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, have been…Trump Admin Chooses Boeing To Construct the 'Most Lethal Aircraft Ever Built'
Fri 1:45pm By Matthew XiaoThe Pentagon has awarded Boeing a billion-dollar contract to build the Air Force's most advanced fighter jet, President Donald Trump announced Friday. The post Trump Admin Chooses Boeing To Construct the 'Most Lethal Aircraft Ever Built' appeared first on .Trump Admin Yanks Visa From Cornell Protest Leader Who Said He Takes His 'Cue From the Armed…
Fri 1:45pm By Alana GoodmanThe Trump administration has revoked the visa of Momodou Taal, a Cornell University graduate student who has called for the destruction of the United States, celebrated Hamas's October 7 attacks, claimed to take his "cue from the armed resistance in…'Revolt': Dem Voters Turning on Their Leaders in Record Numbers, Polls Find
Fri 12:30pm By Matthew XiaoDemocratic voters are "on the verge of a Tea Party-style, intra-party revolt" against their party's leaders in Congress, Politico reported Friday based on recent polls.…Four more years (it's only fair)
Fri 8:00am By Andrew StilesSteve Bannon, the former White House strategist and federal inmate, made a startling prediction this week during an interview with Chris Cuomo, the former CNN host best known for giggling with his big brother, former New York governor and sex pest Andrew…Trump Weighs Sanctions on Foreign Funders of Domestic Protests
Fri 7:00am By Washington Free Beacon EditorsTick tock: The Trump administration granted Columbia a one-day extension to implement a series of policy changes in order to enter into talks with administration officials about restoring hundreds of millions in lost grant money, our Jessica Costescu and…The Deep State Strikes Back
Fri 5:00am By Andrew StilesIf you have a Netflix account, you've likely been prodded to check out Zero Day, a "political thriller" starring the grumpy liberal activist Robert De Niro in his first television role. If you're on the fence, there are two things you should consider before…
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