Source: Bloomberg Politics
April 29, 2016
Protests Break Out as Trump Speaks in Southern California
Raucous crowds of protesters took to the streets in California as Donald Trump brought his Republican presidential campaign to conservative Orange County after sweeping the Northeast GOP primaries.
Fights follow Donald Trump's rally in Southern California; about 20 arrested
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump took to the streets in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County after sweeping the Northeast GOP primaries.
Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful Thursday as Trump ...
Can tech teach kids to teach themselves? XPRIZE, Google, and the UN team up to find out
Hundreds of millions of kids around the world lack access to, among other things, basic education — much less organized school systems with adequate teaching resources. XPRIZE is hoping that tech can help where humanitarian efforts have yet to make a dent — and putting $15 million on the line to that end, with the help of Google and the United Nations. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
'Keanu' Review
You can never go wrong by adding a cute animal to an adult-oriented feature.
The post 'Keanu' Review appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Trump, Cruz face early test at California GOP conclave
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's Republican Party convention will be an early test for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich in a state whose June election could hold the decisive delegates in the fight for the party's presidential nomination.
Trump, who has seized front-runner status as a political outsider, ...
Fatal flaws remain in revised leniency legislation for drug offenders
(Paul Mirengoff) Team Leniency for Drug Felons, the bipartisan group of Senators that wants, among other things, to let thousands of federal drug felons out of jail, held a press conference today to announce its revised leniency legislation. The changes to the Senate bill that stalled late last year do little to improve it. As Senator David Perdue, one of the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who stood tall against
Source: Power Line
Giant Chinese zodiac sculptures are turning heads in Boston
BOSTON (AP) - A dozen giant bronze animal heads representing the signs of the Chinese zodiac in downtown Boston are stopping people in their tracks and sparking conversations.
And that's exactly what they are intended to do.
The project by contemporary Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei (eye ...
5 Things Trump's 5 Biographers Reveal About Him
Some are pretty, pretty shocking
Via: The Daily Caller
Joe Biden Looks for Pope's Help on Cancer After Son's Death
The Vatican helped President Barack Obama seal a climate deal and restore diplomatic relations with Cuba. On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden will seek a lift from Pope Francis for the White House's "moonshot" effort to cure cancer.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Ex-Montana Sen. Conrad Burns dies; influenced energy policy
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns, a former cattle auctioneer whose folksy demeanor and political acumen earned him three terms and the bitter disdain of his opponents, died Thursday. He was 81.
Burns died of natural causes at his home in Billings, Montana Republican Party Executive Director ...
April 28, 2016
Looking Back at Boulder
(Steven Hayward) The Chronicle of Higher Education has a story out today about the experiment I began at the University of Colorado at Boulder two years ago, now that the smoke (what kind of smoke you ask?) has cleared. The story is behind a subscriber paywall, but here's the lede and a few fun parts plus some additional commentary from me: After 3 Years, U. of Colorado Deems Its Conservative-Scholars Program a
Source: Power Line
Campus rape bill draws doubts over accountability
The Campus Accountability and Safety Act, being billed as a bipartisan response to rape on college campuses, is drawing doubts over the matter of "accountability and safety" — for whom.
At a press conference this week, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of 12 Republican co-sponsors, said the bill ...
CA Lawmakers Rule No 'John Wayne Day' After Reading Past Statements On Race
California lawmakers have decided not recognize the day the actor was born as John Wayne Day after reviewing a past statement opponents say was "racist". On Thursday, legislators reviewed a 1971 Playboy magazine interview with the famous actor, in which he talked about white supremacy, according to reports. "We can't all of a sudden get […]
Via: The Daily Caller
EPA accused of collusion after staffer admits he aided foes fighting Pebble Mine
Phil North was no fan of the proposed Pebble Mine, so when he was asked in 2010 to offer feedback on a draft petition urging the Environmental Protection Agency to kill the project, he pitched in with suggested language and edits.
Given that Mr. North was then a staff scientist ...
Inside the Beltway: Trump and Clinton: It's a tie at last
Trying to follow the match between presidential front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is a lot like putting together a mosaic: lots of little pieces.
But patterns emerge. Mr. Trump appears to be closing in on his rival, as a new Rasmussen Reports of likely voters from both parties reveals ...
Epic Foundation's new app helps donors understand where their money is going
Epic Foundation is a nonprofit aiming to improve charitable giving — an approach that encompasses the way people select, monitor and "experience" their donations. Founded by serial entrepreneur Alexandre Mars (among other roles, he was CEO at Phonevalley, a mobile marketing agency acquired by Publicis Groupe, where Mars became head of mobile), Epic is trying to bring a more… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
With All Due Respect (04/28/16)
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann are joined by Republican strategist Steve Schmidt, National Review's Eliana Johnson, the Washington Post's Phil Rucker, MSNBC's Katy Tur and Kasie Hunt on "With All Due Respect."
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Gutless in Indiana
(Paul Mirengoff) A reader-activist offers the following thought on the GOP primary in Indiana: Where the hell are Daniels and Pence!? They want Trump???? Bunch of COWARDS. They should be leading and instead they are under the bed. People like that will leave us with Trump as the candidate! I agree. Trump's big loss in Wisconsin was due in significant part to the vigorous opposition of Scott Walker and other Republican leaders
Source: Power Line
Illegal immigrant criminals released into U.S. despite thousands of vacant detention beds
Homeland Security is leaving thousands of detention beds empty even as it voluntarily releases thousands of murderers, kidnappers and other criminals, the chief of deportations admitted to Congress Thursday, as she faced families of those killed by released illegal immigrant convicts.
"We strive for perfect but we are human and ...
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