CNN’s top media blogger, Brian Stelter, waddled shoeless on an Amtrak train leaving Washington, D.C., on Sunday after a weekend of heavy partying to celebrate the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, aka “nerd prom,” the Washington Free Beacon has learned. A series of photographic images, exclusively obtained by…
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Berklee College of Music Fires Professor Who Called Jews ‘Vile Predators’
Berklee College of Music has fired a top professor following a Washington Free Beacon probe into his anti-Semitic comments. Nicholas Payton, who has called Jews “vile predators” and falsely blamed them for slavery, revealed in an Instagram post Saturday that he was out as chair of the school’s…
FACT CHECK: Eugene Daniels Says Journalists ‘Care Deeply About Accuracy’ and ‘Are Not the Opposition’
Claim: “We journalists are a lot of things. We are competitive and pushy. We are impatient and sometimes we think we know everything. But we’re also human … We care deeply about accuracy and take seriously the heavy responsibility of being stewards of the public’s trust. What we…
Weekend Beacon 4/27/25
Apologies if this newsletter seems incoherent. Midway through writing it, I took a break, wandered out to the pool, sank into a lounge chair, and fell asleep. What could possibly go wrong? A lot, it turns out. Our Andrew Stiles reviews Chris Whipple’s Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden,…
Why Democrats Should Hate (And Republicans Should Love) Barack Obama, the Foundational MAGA Warrior
Democrats love Barack Obama, the former president best known for his malignant narcissism and historically inept athleticism. Republicans hate him. Recent reporting suggests that both parties should seriously reconsider their feelings toward the wealthy Martha’s Vineyard resident. That’s because Obama is arguably even more responsible for Donald Trump’s…
When a Democrat says it, it’s not a lie
WARNING: Obsessing over “climate change” may cause brain damage. Why you should never trust a fake Indian (or a CNN journalist). Bearded bro Buttigieg boasts of black baby bargain. Trump under fire for being mean to criminals. It’s Friday, April 25, 2025 A belated happy Earth Day (April…
Exclusive: Internal Documents Reveal Pervasive Pattern of Racial Discrimination at Harvard Law Review
Will this law review article “promote DEI values”? Does it cite scholars from “underrepresented groups”? Will it have “any foreseeable impact in enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion”? And why did one team of editors solicit “only white, male authors”? Those are some of the questions that editors at…
Columbia Radicals Ditch Reported Encampment Plans After University Threatens Arrests
Columbia University student radicals abandoned their plans to launch an anti-Israel encampment Thursday afternoon after the Ivy League school warned that participants could face disciplinary actions, including arrest. Instead, agitators pushed protesters to join unrest elsewhere in New York. During one of those protests, at City College of…
Columbia Threatens Arrests If Student Radicals Move Forward With Planned Anti-Israel Encampments
Columbia University warned student radicals that they could face disciplinary actions—and possibly arrest—if they move forward with their plans to launch anti-Israel encampments. “We have been made aware of possible plans to establish encampments on Columbia’s campuses. We want to clearly communicate that camping and encampments on Columbia’s…
Harvard University Extended a Fellowship Offer to Ousted Columbia Prof Accused of Anti-Israel ‘Indoctrination’—Then Rescinded It Without Explanation
Harvard University quietly extended a fellowship offer to a former Columbia University professor who was let go after a Wall Street Journal exposé accused him of “pro-Palestinian indoctrination”—then revoked it without explanation, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Kayum Ahmed, a former director at George Soros’s Open Society…