When the Washington Free Beacon published documents showing how the Harvard Law Review selects articles based on race, the law review insisted those documents had been taken out of context. The journal claimed the Free Beacon had quoted “selectively” from “five internal memos going back more than three years,” adding that the Harvard…
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Time for Change in Iran: Supreme Leader’s Befuddled Outbursts Raise Questions About His Fitness To Serve
Editor’s note: Unlike Tucker Carlson, the author of this piece has been to Iran and is qualified to weigh in on all matters pertaining to the country’s future. Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s behavior in response to Israeli strikes that have decimated his country’s military has grown increasingly…
The Founders Are Weeping: Every Democrat Must Disavow the ‘No Kings’ Insurrectionists Who Defiled Democracy
Democrats and journalists trembled with rage in 2024 when the New York Times unearthed a photo (taken three years earlier) of an upside-down American flag flying outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who said the flag was briefly inverted by his wife in response to…
Iran’s Red Flag of Revenge Taken Out by Israel’s Rainbow-Colored Ballistic Missile of Restorative Justice
Iran’s red flag of revenge, hoisted above the Jamkaran Mosque in Qom last week after Israeli forces started bombing the rogue nation, has been eliminated by a rainbow-colored ballistic missile of restorative justice, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Only the flag was destroyed in the precision strike,…
Weekend Beacon 6/15/25
As the U.S. Army celebrates its 250th birthday, we honor those who bravely go in harm’s way, often far from home and rarely at a time of their choosing (unless you’re the IDF). Speaking of war planning, Tim Bouverie is out with his latest book, Allies at War: How the…
Travel Alert: Visitors Dismayed After Iranian Nuclear Facility ‘Temporarily Closed’ Without Warning
Visitors hoping to spend a fun day exploring the Natanz Nuclear Facility in Isfahan province were left fuming Friday after learning the site was “temporarily closed.” Several disgruntled voyagers saw their plans go up in smoke without warning and vented their displeasure on Google Reviews. Google Reviews The…
Full Threat, No Sweat: On Eve of Israeli Strike Against Iran, US SecDef Pete Hegseth Watched GOP Humiliate Dems at Baseball
Pete Hegseth was cool, calm, and collected Wednesday evening, roughly 24 hours before Israel (with non-military assistance from the United States) launched a massive preemptive strike on Iran. The secretary of defense was spotted enjoying a Diet Coke, the non-alcoholic beverage adored by Donald Trump and many others,…
World’s Saddest Man: Ben Rhodes Mourns Loss of Iranian Comrades in Israeli Airstrikes
Anti-Semites and other terrorist sympathizers were heartbroken Thursday evening after Israel launched a massive preemptive strike to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities and eliminate much of the regime’s military leadership. Few, if any, individuals on Earth were more distraught than Ben Rhodes, the failed novelist and former Obama adviser…
Trump to Tehran: I Tried To Warn You, but You Didn’t Listen
Donald Trump sent a message to Iran following Israel’s successful strikes on the Islamic Republic’s military chiefs and main nuclear facility: I tried to warn you, but you didn’t listen. In a Friday morning Truth Social post, Trump said he “gave Iran chance after chance to make a…
The ugly face of liberal smugness
Democrats postpone “Sister Souljah” moment to defend L.A. riots. CNN “extremism” expert goes dark amid outburst of left-wing violence. Martha’s Vineyard residents struggle to cope without illegal immigrants. Greta Thunberg endures the unimaginable. It’s Friday, June 13, 2025 So much for that. Remember when mainstream journalists, who promised…
Left-Wing Activists Suggest Bribing Rioters With Cookies To Stay Peaceful at Upcoming Protests
The left-wing dark money groups behind nationwide anti-Trump protests scheduled for this Saturday are urging their activists to do whatever they can to maintain peace on the ground, including by giving would-be rioters cookies or declaring, “Hey, there’s Beyonce!” to distract them. Led by Indivisible, the group behind…
After Uncritically Citing Hamas To Pin Aid Site Shooting on Israel, WaPo Says Israeli-Backed Aid Org ‘Did Not Offer Evidence’ To Support Claims of Hamas Attack on Its Workers
When Hamas officials alleged, without evidence, that Israel killed “over 30” Gazans near an aid site, the Washington Post cited the claims uncritically. Less than two weeks later, when an American- and Israeli-backed aid organization accused Hamas of killing eight of its workers, the Post dinged the group…
WHERE’S DONIE? CNN’s Emmy-Nominated ‘Extremism’ Reporter Goes Missing Amid Outburst of Left-Wing Violence
Donie O’Sullivan is a senior correspondent for CNN who purports to be an expert on political “extremism” in America. The esteemed journalist earned an Emmy nomination for his three-part series, MisinfoNation: Extreme America, in which he traveled “around the country meeting far-right extremists with a long history of…
HELL ON EARTH: A Haunting Dispatch From Martha’s Vineyard After the ICE Raids
EDGARTOWN, Mass.—A saline wind rattles the shutters of the Harborside Inn overlooking Chappaquiddick Island, the last known resting place of Ted Kennedy’s American dream. A low fog settles, concealing the quiet devastation here in Martha’s Vineyard, where federal immigration officers rounded up dozens of undocumented workers last month…
Boston Consulting Group, Adviser to Qatar and China, Says US-Israeli Gaza Aid Project Violated Firm’s ‘Values’
The international consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has spent years training Hamas-friendly Qatar’s government workers, including after Oct. 7. It agreed to endorse Chinese Communist Party principles in 2023 in order to secure a six-figure contract advising city officials in Beijing on artificial intelligence. Now, it’s apologizing—after…
WATCH: Fed-Up LA Business Owners Rip Into Rioters After Looting Rampage
Los Angeles business owners railed against looters who raided their stores as anti-ICE riots continued to rage through the city. “This is so ridiculous. This doesn’t look like they’re protesting for ICE or anything. They are doing [it] just for the looting of the stores. I saw they’re…
Genocide at 40,000 Feet: Israel Tortures Autistic Child With Sandwiches, Flight on Gas-Guzzling Jet
WARNING: Graphic images and descriptions of child torture may not be suitable for all readers. Please proceed accordingly. The Jewish state of Israel has committed yet another genocidal war crime against humanity by sadistically torturing an autistic 22-year-old child aboard an El Al deportation flight on Tuesday. Greta…
Hamas Plans Attacks on US Aid Sites In Gaza, Telegram Messages Show
Hamas and its terror affiliates in the Gaza Strip plan to attack American aid distribution centers, Telegram messages confirmed by a senior U.S. official show, threatening to draw the United States into direct conflict with Palestinian militant factions. “Resistance security is authorized to firmly confront anyone who cooperates…
That Was Quick: Democrats Postpone ‘Sista Soulja Moment’ To Defend Illegal Immigrants and Rioters Waving Mexicans Flags on Burning Cars
Most Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants and crack down on the violent protests that erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend in response to immigration raids. Doing what comes naturally, elected Democrats rallied in opposition to Trump’s popular agenda as hooligans threw…
WATCH: Media Shrug Off LA Rioters as ‘Peaceful People’
Liberal pundits and politicians spent the weekend insisting that the anti-ICE riots across Los Angeles were peaceful, even as split-screen footage showed cars engulfed in flames. “At this point, this has been very peaceful. It has been tense at some points, but we haven’t seen any violence happening here,”…
Barnard Library Now Features Propaganda From Group That Stormed It. Plus, ‘Fiery But Mostly Peaceful’ Makes a Comeback.
Alternative education: Columbia University Apartheid Divest is the anti-Semitic student group behind last spring’s encampments and last month’s library storming. Now, a number of anti-Israel pamphlets they created line the shelves of the same library they occupied. That’s according to our Jessica Schwalb, who obtained photos of the…
Colorado’s Jewish Community Rallies One Week After Firebombing
Anti-Israel Pamphlets From Group Behind Columbia Encampments Line Barnard Library Shelves
Barnard College’s library shelves are stocked with anti-Israel pamphlets, including some from Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), the anti-Semitic student group behind last spring’s encampments. Others direct readers to content praising assassinated Hamas leaders like Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh and justifying the Oct. 7 attack, the Washington…
As Rioters Burn Cars and Clash With Cops, CNN Cites ‘Lawful Protests’ and Broadcasts Broadway Play
As anti-ICE rioters torched cars and clashed with police in Los Angeles on Saturday, CNN described the chaos as “lawful protests” with “some unrest.” The comments came after the network cut away from its broadcast coverage of the violent protests to air George Clooney’s journalism-themed Broadway…
Weekend Beacon 6/8/2025
According to a recent study, young people are less able to read books from cover to cover than ever before. Rest assured, the Weekend Beacon stands athwart history yelling Stop, please sign your children up for this newsletter. Speaking of standing athwart history, James Piereson reviews the highly anticipated biography Buckley: The Life…
Iggy Pop: The Last Emperor of Rock
LONDON—Iggy Pop hobbles to the side of the stage at the Alexandra Palace, rocks back and forth on his shorter right leg like a high jumper who left his pole in the changing room, and bounds toward the microphone as the band kicks into “TV Eye.” Shedding the…
Meet the ‘Radical’ Abortion Activist and ‘Defund the Police’ Advocate Behind the Democratic Party’s $20 Million Campaign to ‘Understand Men’
The Democratic Party’s widely ridiculed campaign to spend $20 million on a “strategic plan” to “study young men” was spearheaded by the former president of a left-wing activist group that supported efforts to “defund the police,” denounced the Supreme Court nomination of “frat boy” Brett Kavanaugh, and attacked…
HISTORIC: Karine Jean-Pierre Becomes First Known Democrat To Leave the Party Because They Were Mean to Joe Biden
Karine Jean-Pierre, the former White House press secretary who repeatedly praised Joe Biden’s mental acuity, said in March that she doesn’t want to “rehash the past.” Like many of the things she said from the White House podium, that wasn’t true. Jean-Pierre is more than happy to get…
Jim Acosta Throws Lamest Party Ever (Even By DC Standards)
WASHINGTON—”There are some tickets left,” Jim Acosta told his Substack followers a few hours before taking the stage at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., to host a live town hall version of the online chat show he started after his “voluntary” exit from CNN earlier this year….
Trump Admin Eyes Using Loan Office Biden Revived for Green Energy Projects To Back $44 Billion Gas Pipeline
DEADHORSE, Alaska—The Trump administration is considering leveraging the federal loan office the Biden administration used to fund dozens of green energy projects to kickstart a behemoth $44 billion pipeline project that would transport natural gas across Alaska. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Monday that his agency may issue a…