Northwestern University on Tuesday announced that former president Henry S. Bienen, who led the university from 1995 to 2009, will replace outgoing president Michael Schill. Northwestern’s satellite campus in Qatar marred Schill’s tenure, particularly in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks that drew attention to the…
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Nobel Worthy: Hamas Statesmen Martyred in Pursuit of Peace
Several senior members of Hamas, the populist Palestinian political party, perished Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike while attempting to secure a lasting peace in the region. In other words, they died doing what they loved. The strike occurred in Doha, Qatar, where many Hamas leaders have been residing…
Journalists Pounce on Republicans for Noticing Crime
Republicans have done the unthinkable once again by noticing the senseless murder of an attractive young woman in Charlotte, N.C., and using it as an example to counter the Democratic view that crime is good and criminals are the real victims. On Monday, Axios lamented that…
Democratic Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner Compared Terrorists to ‘Freedom Fighters’ in Post 9/11 Op-Ed
Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, defended terrorist groups in a post-9/11 newspaper op-ed, arguing “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” and lamenting that “every terrorist is portrayed as evil.” Platner, a Marine veteran running against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, was in high school…
Northwestern’s Contract With Qatar Forbids School From Criticizing Regime
Northwestern University’s contract with Hamas-allied Qatar, where the school operates a satellite campus, includes a clause that effectively forbids students and faculty from criticizing the Qatari regime, a House Committee on Education and Workforce interview with soon-to-be-former Northwestern University president Michael Schill revealed. The interview, which includes an…
Company Owned by Ilhan Omar’s Multimillionaire Husband Owes IRS Over $200,000 in Unpaid Taxes
A company owned by Tim Mynett, the multimillionaire husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), failed to pay its fair share of taxes in 2021, according to a tax lien obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Mynett’s company, EStreetCo, accumulated nearly $206,000 in unpaid income, Social Security, and…
Harvard Tells Students Calling Someone A ‘Terrorist Sympathizer’ Can Violate School Policy
Harvard University, where 33 student groups signed a statement blaming Israel for Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks, now says that calling someone a “terrorist sympathizer” can violate the school’s anti-discrimination policies, according to a mandatory training for all Harvard students obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. “Accusing an individual…
Inside the ‘Leading Scholars’ Association’ That Declared a Genocide in Gaza. It Includes Human Rights Activists, Psychologists, Museum Professionals, and Lots of Iraqis.
When the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) passed a resolution declaring that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, mainstream media outlets from the New York Times to the Washington Post to Reuters described the association as a “leading” academic voice on the topic. “On Monday,” the Times wrote, “the International Association of Genocide Scholars, a leading…
‘Sick Game’: Democratic Megadonor David Geffen, 82, Faces Sordid Grooming Lawsuit from Porn Star Husband, 32, as Top Cultural Centers Take His Millions and Toast Him on Both Coasts
Democratic megadonor David Geffen, known for hosting the Obamas and celebrities like Oprah Winfrey on his $450 million superyacht, is accused of plying his ex-porn star husband—50 years his junior—with drugs and trotting him around the globe as a “paid sex worker” to show off to his famous…
Left-Wing Group Featured on Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Site Releases ‘WANTED’ Posters Targeting NYC Business Leaders, Many of Them Jewish
A left-wing activist group with extensive ties to Zohran Mamdani is behind a series of “WANTED” posters targeting New York City business leaders, many of whom are Jewish or supporters of Israel. New York Communities for Change (NYCC) launched an initiative last week called the Department of Class…