Wait until Michael Moore learns that Beto O’Rourke is an Irish-American guy with a Hispanic-sounding nickname. Would Moore mind if Beto got a COVID-19 vaccination? That is a question now because he doesn’t think that white Texans should be getting the vaccine. Apparently, Michael Moore is under the impression that all Texans are of one

This is a big deal if he means it, but it’s unclear if he means it. Watch the clip below, noting that Chuck Todd asks him specifically about using reconciliation to pass “election-only bills like H.R. 1.” That’s the “For the People Act,” Democrats’ massive voting-rights reform bill, their absolute top legislative priority before the

Greyhound’s President and CEO David Leach wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He told the secretary that when the Department of Homeland Security goes to put an illegal migrant on a Greyhound bus, he expects the agency to have proof of a COVID-19 negative test result. The letter was a request for assistance from

Last June, in the wake of the nationwide protests and riots over the death of George Floyd, Portland’s Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty pushed a plan that cut $7 million from the Portland Police Budget and got rid of a group of officers called the Gun Violence Reduction Team. Hardesty, who had

When the Senate confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland to be Joe Biden’s pick for Attorney General kicked off, we quickly learned that there were a number of public policy topics that he’s “never given much thought to,” and didn’t have any opinions to share. Those included issues of illegal immigration and whether or not transgender

This is music to my ears: Erik Ortiz, a 41-year-old hip-hop music producer in Florida, grew up poor in the South Bronx, and spent much of his time as a young adult trying to establish himself financially. Now he considers himself rich. And he believes shaking off the politics of his youth had something to

On Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo finally reappeared at a press conference after a week long absence. After 20 minutes of talking about COVID, Cuomo made a statement about the sexual harassment allegations against him. He was asked later during a Q&A to whom he was apologizing. Cuomo replied he was directing his comments to the “young

I’m surprised. Raising the minimum wage polls well. And because any amendment would require 60 votes to pass, there was no risk for centrist Dems that Sanders’s proposal would end up in the final COVID relief bill. Joe Manchin was a guaranteed no, as he’s already said that he won’t go higher than $11 per

The last time I saw a poll this depressing was last July. Which also had to do with Andrew Cuomo, not coincidentally. His approval rating has fallen a long way since. Quinnipiac doesn’t have him as low as 38 percent, as Emerson did a few days ago, but they do have him slightly underwater at

Who had this grift on their 2021 bingo card? The father of Michael Brown is seeking $20M from Black Lives Matter, along with other activists in Ferguson, Missouri. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation released an impact report to the Associated Press last week which shows a whopping $90M raised last year. Brown would

Which policy is more Neanderthal in pandemic control — allowing Texans to make up their own minds about masking up, or releasing COVID-positive illegal immigrants into the state? There might arguably be a bit of glass-house stone-throwing in both directions here, but Greg Abbott didn’t start the Neanderthal showdown, either (via Townhall): [embedded content] “Two

I saw this tweet a few hours ago and did a double take, thinking it must be incorrect. Thirty-three of the top 50 books on Amazon are Dr. Seuss right now. I’d be surprised if anything like this has ever happened before. — Eric Nelson (@literaryeric) March 3, 2021 When I checked Amazon’s bestseller list

The story of the college admissions scandal that produced more than fifty indictments against some very wealthy parents, and some famous parents, too, has been turned into a documentary by Netflix. Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal premieres on the streaming service on March 17 – green beer in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day

Today Jonathan Chait puts a name to something we’ve all observed over the last few months. Teachers unions around the country have been fighting a return to classrooms and largely ignoring statements from the CDC and other experts that reopening can be done safely even without vaccinating teachers first. The impact of distance learning on

I missed this Vox piece about Dolly Parton when it was published last week but a friend suggested I have a look. And yeah, there’s something very weird about it in a way that’s hard to put your finger on. To really get the sense of it you probably need to read the whole thing

Is Katrina Pierson ready to enter the Texas Republican primary for the Congressional seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Ron Wright? Rep. Wright died in office, serving the 6th Congressional District of Texas. He is the first sitting member of Congress to die with the virus while fighting a prolonged battle with cancer.

First they came for the Lorax, and I said nothing… There’s no proof yet that the White House omitted any reference to Dr. Seuss deliberately from today’s announcement. It could be an oversight; no doubt Jen Psaki will be asked this afternoon. But presidential proclamations marking the day do typically mention him since it’s his

Read Jazz’s post this morning for the background on this — although, in a pinch, this tweet sums up the “controversy,” such as it is. The #CPAC stage is designed to be a rune used by the Nazis. Curious if @Hyatt is okay with Nazi symbols being used on their properties like this? pic.twitter.com/D0332vKKoN —

Prince Charles is desperate for a face-to-face meeting with Joe Biden. The heir to the throne is convinced of the urgency for the two men to meet because of one important matter at hand – climate change. The two men are set to meet during a Buckingham Palace reception ahead of June’s G7 summit in

We’re being told on a daily basis that CO2 emissions need to drop in order to avoid a future climate disaster. We’re also being told that we’re not doing nearly enough. In fact, globally we’re not seeing any reduction in CO2 emissions. If you look at the decade leading up to 2018 those emissions went

The end of this year’s CPAC was the highlight that most of the attendees were clearly waiting for. The keynote speaker was former President Donald J. Trump, who had been laying low since Joe Biden’s inauguration. If anyone was expecting Trump to be apologetic or talk about “unity” with the Democrats for the next four

China’s totalitarian hold on Hong Kong is getting even tighter after prosecutors charged almost 50 democracy advocates with subversion. The 47 ‘criminals’ include famed Demosisto co-founder Joshua Wong and fired University of Hong Kong Associate Law Professor Benny Tai. Ousted HK Legislative Council members Claudia Mo and Jeremy Tam are also among the group as

This morning’s Gospel reading is Mark 9:2–10: Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were

Last September, Vox published The Great Rebuild Issue of The Highlight. The Highlight is Vox’s space for explainers that aren’t necessarily tied to the news cycle. The Great Rebuild Issue covered a number of very broad issues including “How to build a better American economy” and a piece titled “We can end America’s unemployment nightmare.” That

A female passenger on a Delta Airlines flight is being penalized for her actions during a flight last October. Friday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a proposed fine of $27,500 for a passenger who punched a flight attendant. The flight was from Miami to Atlanta on October 19. The passenger is not named in

President Biden is reopening detention centers to accommodate the surge of illegal migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Biden pledged to undo the immigration policies of the Trump administration but what he is doing sure looks a whole lot like the actions of the previous administration. Reality is biting Joe Biden hard. When Joe Biden promised

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and others in the Biden administration are panicking about the coming surge of migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border. A crisis situation is quickly developing and in order to get out in front of it, Mayorkas is reversing a policy of the Trump administration. Instead of purchasing airline tickets to

Authorities are getting closer to maybe answering how Officer Sicknick died. Today the NY Times reports the FBI has pinpointed a specific individuals but hasn’t identified him yet. In a significant breakthrough in the case, investigators have now pinpointed a person seen on video of the riot who attacked several officers with bear spray, including

Alternate headline: Biden administration recruiting heavily in Colorado and Washington. As Joe Biden’s team accelerates its hiring process to fill hundreds of positions in the administration, they have come across a new and growing problem. State-level legalizations of marijuana have made it difficult to hire people into positions requiring top-secret security clearances. For now, the White

We already know the kind of prosecutors LA County District Attorney George Gascon doesn’t like, the ones who are eager to put the worst of the worst offenders in prison for a long time. Now we also know the kind of person Gascon would like to see as top prosecutors. He just hired a former