Tag: Spurs

Montpelier’s Emphasis on Marx over Madison Spurs Consternation

James Madison is the Father of our Constitution, and the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at Madison’s Montpelier provides educational programming for teachers, law enforcement officers, and others. That seems appropriate. After all, not only did Madison—our country’s fourth president—help draft the Constitution, but he also served as a key delegate at the […]

Blacks-only George Floyd Scholarship spurs federal civil rights complaint: ‘Wrong and unlawful’

The “George Floyd Memorial Scholarship” has been taken to court over charges of racism. A conservative watchdog group filed a federal legal complaint against North Central University in Minnesota this week over the scholarship’s rule that only Black students need apply. North Central University’s George Floyd scholarship violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act […]

Maine’s deadliest shooting spurs additional gun control proposals

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Democrats in the Maine Legislature unveiled sweeping gun violence measures on Wednesday including a 72-hour waiting period for most gun purchases, adding to firearm bills and mental health spending already proposed by the governor after the deadliest shooting in the state history. Senate President Troy Jackson said lawmakers are not interested […]

Criticism Spurs Pa. Lawmaker to Cancel Speech at Islamic Dinner

A Democratic congresswoman from Pennsylvania has canceled her scheduled Saturday address to an Islamic organization, some of whose leaders celebrated Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 rape and slaughter of more than 1,200 Israelis, after she received harsh, bipartisan criticism. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., announced her change of heart Tuesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming […]

Genetics Study Spurs Cries of Racism – HotAir

An interesting article popped up in the journal Nature last week and I wanted to bring it to your attention despite the fact that some of the science involved goes well over my head. It deals with an ongoing study in the field of human genetics and the title should give you a good indication […]