By Andrea Widburg Of course, it’s not officially illegal, but speech codes in Britain ensure that Biblical “wrongthink” opposing Islam or homosexuality will be persecuted.
On this episode of “On Balance,” Leland Vittert discusses oil shortages, the Persian Gulf and the latest developments in the war in Iran. Brent Sadler, Mike Sarraille and Representative Jason Smith (R-Mo.) weigh in. Meanwhile, multiple warnings are being raised about the potential dangers of AI. Sneha Revanur and J.B. Branch assess the risks. Later, the midterm elections could reshape America’s political landscape. Corbin Trent, Tiffany Smiley and Stephanie Hamill break down the latest developments. Plus, Chris Hahn examines Hasan Piker’s influence within the Democratic Party and the fallout surrounding his commentary. "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
Hate speech laws are sold as necessary for social cohesion, protecting minorities, and preventing violence. In this video I take every major argument used to justify them, break it down, and rank them on a tier list. We cover claims that hate speech leads to violence, causes psychological harm, creates discrimination, silences minorities, destroys unity, and more, including the classic “free speech isn’t absolute” deflection. #politics #tierlist CHAPTERS 0:00 - Introduction 1:28 - Hate Speech Leads to Violence 2:35 - Hate Speech Causes Discrimination 3:35 - Hate Speech Silences Minorities 4:20 - Free Speech Isn't Absolute 5:09 - Laws Only Limit Offensive Terms 6:15 - Laws Don't Harm Free Speech 6:56 - Hate Speech Is Psychologically…
When a semi-anonymous social media user declared that the federal government had targeted her in a bizarre entrapment scheme, the paranoid claim snowballed into a more disturbing revelation: the Pentagon appears to be breaking the law by paying conservative influencers to track, surveil, and propagandize Americans.
Who else is involved in the covert scheme? By Wyatt Reed In mid-August, a conservative activist using the digital moniker “Datarepublican” quietly admitted she was employed by the Pentagon as a “special government employee.” For months, she’d been pocketing a government paycheck while intensely lobbying for President Trump’s imperialist misadventures online and tracking their most vocal critics in a digital database. Datarepublican was identified in 2025 as Jennica Pounds, a Utah-based mother with nearly a million followers whose stated raison d’etre is “fighting communists” – a moniker she applies liberally to anyone perceptibly to the left of Barry Goldwater. And she’s not alone. Pounds has emerged as the face of a…Open
Antisemitic threats have pushed the nationwide cost of protecting Jewish synagogues, schools and community centers past $1 billion a year, new estimates reveal as congregations prepare for big crowds during the High Holy Days , which began Friday with Rosh Hashanah. Why it matters: Enhanced security has become a growing expense for Jewish communities, congregation leaders say, often taking up money that could pay for teachers, summer camps, elder care and other programs. By the numbers: Jewish communal institutions are now spending an estimated $1.02 billion annually on security, a record high, according to new data from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). - That's up 33% from the federation's previous annual estimate of…
Antisemitic threats have pushed the nationwide cost of protecting Jewish synagogues, schools and community centers past $1 billion a year, new estimates reveal as congregations prepare for big crowds during the High Holy Days , which began Friday with Rosh Hashanah. Why it matters: Enhanced security has become a growing expense for Jewish communities, congregation leaders say, often taking up money that could pay for teachers, summer camps, elder care and other programs. By the numbers: Jewish communal institutions are now spending an estimated $1.02 billion annually on security, a record high, according to new data from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). - That's up 33% from the federation's previous annual estimate of…Open
A British media group born out of a pro-Palestinian "hack for Gaza" is running a worldwide campaign to keep cinemas from screening Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming film, while insisting the effort has nothing to do with the Jewish actor's support for Israel. NewsCord, a U.K.-based outfit founded in late 2023, roughly a month after Hamas's […] The post Anti-Israel group with Irish media backing is behind campaign to block Sacha Baron Cohen's new Ali G film appeared first on American Almanac .
A British media group born out of a pro-Palestinian "hack for Gaza" is running a worldwide campaign to keep cinemas from screening Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming film, while insisting the effort has nothing to do with the Jewish actor's support for Israel. NewsCord, a U.K.-based outfit founded in late 2023, roughly a month after Hamas's October 7 attack, has been flooding theaters with what it describes as tens of thousands of emails from moviegoers demanding they refuse to show Ali G: Who Iz I?, the first Ali G film in two decades. The group frames its objection as a stand against racial stereotypes. But financial disclosures reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show that an Irish investor who also bankrolls an anti-Israel publication…Open
Organizers booked a kickboxer who served time in federal prison, after prosecutors said he pushed a “race-based civil war,” to fight a Jewish opponent.
Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed spent the weekend trying to make amends with the state's Jewish Democrats. But he showed there are limits to how far he's willing to go. - The big one: Hasan Piker. Why it matters: El-Sayed's appearance before the state party's Jewish caucus was an important early test of whether he can pivot from a primary candidate who electrified the party's progressive wing to a general-election nominee who can win over moderate voters uneasy with his politics. Catch-up quick: El-Sayed apologized for his comments after a March attack on a suburban Detroit synagogue. It was attempted by a Lebanese-born man who lost relatives in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon the week before. - El-Sayed initially condemned the…
Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed spent the weekend trying to make amends with the state's Jewish Democrats. But he showed there are limits to how far he's willing to go. - The big one: Hasan Piker. Why it matters: El-Sayed's appearance before the state party's Jewish caucus was an important early test of whether he can pivot from a primary candidate who electrified the party's progressive wing to a general-election nominee who can win over moderate voters uneasy with his politics. Catch-up quick: El-Sayed apologized for his comments after a March attack on a suburban Detroit synagogue. It was attempted by a Lebanese-born man who lost relatives in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon the week before. - El-Sayed initially condemned the…Open
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A new investigation reveals Palestinian Authority-run schools turned the Oct. 7 massacre into math lessons and assembly celebrations, even as the PA angles for a governing role in post-war Gaza. Children in West Bank classrooms multiplied Israeli death tolls for homework. Elementary students recited poems welcoming Hamas fighters as instruments of death. Teachers scrawled "May […] The post Palestinian Authority schools caught glorifying Oct. 7 massacre as West Bank government seeks role in Gaza appeared first on American Almanac .
A new investigation reveals Palestinian Authority-run schools turned the Oct. 7 massacre into math lessons and assembly celebrations, even as the PA angles for a governing role in post-war Gaza. Children in West Bank classrooms multiplied Israeli death tolls for homework. Elementary students recited poems welcoming Hamas fighters as instruments of death. Teachers scrawled "May Allah protect you! Excellent!" on worksheets that calculated how many "Jihad fighters" entered Israeli towns on Oct. 7, 2023. At least 11 Palestinian Authority-run schools held assemblies shortly after the attacks that killed more than 1,200 Israelis, featuring readings and posters celebrating the bloodshed. The findings come from a new investigation by Palestinian…Open