[See ADDENDA below.] [NOTE: This post is a companion piece to my previous one today on the subject of the dropped charges against Jussie Smollett.] Now the prosecutor in the Smollett case has come forth and given these statements on … Continue reading →
The Jussie Smollett hate crime case, and then hoax hate crime case, has been one of those highly-publicized stories that captured the attention of the American public. It had everything: Maga-hatted haters, a gay black actor alleging a beating with … Continue reading →
Another illustration of some of the points I was making just a moment ago: Saira was one of Justice Democrats' 2018 candidates pic.twitter.com/vlTuFUCQFd — Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) March 6, 2019 That’s your intersectionality, hard at work. I don’t feel … Continue reading →
You think I exaggerate? I do not. As soon as I read Woman’s March activist Linda Sarsour’s comment about Nancy Pelosi, I thought, “Obama and his grandma!” In case you haven’t seen Sarsour’s statement yet, it goes like this: Nancy … Continue reading →
Some changes might be happening concerning the attitude of Hispanic voters towards Trump, a development that surprises the left: …Trump is making an aggressive play for Hispanic-American votes in Florida and beyond. Meanwhile, polls suggest Marist might have been onto … Continue reading →
Yesterday I read this article about how requirements of diversity and inclusion are now utterly and completely dominant in classics departments at the university level. This is, of course, not a surprise, because the takeover has been increasing at a … Continue reading →
When it finally came it was a move that should surprise no one who’s been following the news at all: “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett faces a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report claiming two men … Continue reading →
In all the verbiage about Justin Smollet and other race hoaxers, there’s been talk of motive. Attention and fame—fifteen minutes or longer—are potent ones. And of course, there’s also the desire to stir up political conflict over race to the … Continue reading →
No, this is not the Onion. Al Sharpton, race hoaxer extraordinaire, who was successfully sued for defamation by the lawyer Sharpton coaxed Tawana Brawley to defame and name as a perp, has said the following regarding the Jussie Smollett case: … Continue reading →
The story of the attack on Jussie Smollett was a suspicious one from the start. I say that for two reasons. The first is that so many of these recent reports of racially motivated attacks, physical or symbolic, have turned … Continue reading →
The Democratic AG Mark Herring of Virginia, who is third in line for the governorship (first the embattled governor Northam, then the accused lieutenant governor Fairfax, and next AG Herring), admits he wore blackface at a college party in 1980. … Continue reading →
Truth is the first casualty in the war the press is waging against the right (and against Trump, and against MAGA hats, and against white males, and against Republicans…). So here’s a video put out by Nicholas Sandmann’s defamation lawyer … Continue reading →