NASHVILLE — The only thing that makes a charter school different from a traditional school district is the level of autonomy, and that is something the Nashville Classical Charter School puts to good use.
Read the full storyDay: October 26, 2019
U.S. Senate Candidate Hagerty Supports Sen Graham’s Condemnation of the House Democrats’ ‘Kangaroo Court’
U.S. Senate hopeful Bill Hagerty released a statement Friday supporting Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) resolution condemning the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry.
Read the full storyCommentary: Senate GOP Needs a Spine Transplant
Our friends at the Daily Caller contacted all 53 Republican Senate offices Monday and Tuesday to ask if senators would rule out voting to remove Trump from office, and astonishingly only seven senators explicitly rejected impeachment in their statement to the DC.
Read the full storyGov. Lee Has Not Made Decision on Whether to Refuse Refugees
Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday he hasn’t decided if he’ll accept President Donald Trump’s offer to let states refuse to accept refugees, U.S. News reported. The governor added he has not spoken to his team about how he will respond to this executive order.
Read the full storyImmigration Watchdog Files Brief to Defend Immigration Policy in Lawsuit From Illegal Alien Who Demands Maid Service
The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case Friday that seeks to dismantle the federal government’s detention of illegal aliens, in a case started by an illegal immigrant who didn’t want to clean her own space, a requirement she called slavery.
Read the full storyCommentary: Woke Math Aims to Teach Seattle Kids That ‘Western’ Math Is Racist
The culture war is coming for you, whether you like it or not.
Read the full storyMichael Flynn Attorney Demands Charges Be Dismissed ‘For Outrageous Government Misconduct’
Former national security advisor Michael Flynn’s attorney said in a court filing Thursday that the case against her client should be dismissed “for outrageous government misconduct” and that the court should “issue an order to show cause why the prosecutors should not be held in contempt.”
Read the full storyCNN President Jeff Zucker Calls Fox News ‘State-Run TV’
CNN President Jeff Zucker bashed Fox News at the “Citizen by CNN Forum” Thursday, telling host Brian Stelter that the network is “akin to state-run TV” that’s “morphed into conspiracy TV.”
Read the full storyProfessor Tiffany Jones Miller: John Dewey and the Philosophical Refounding of America
In an exclusive interview Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – host Michael Patrick Leahy spoke with University of Dallas Professor of political science, Tiffany Jones Miller about her article entitled John Dewey and the Philosophical Refounding of America and the inspiration behind it.
Read the full storyFederal Judge Holds Secretary DeVos in Contempt of Court, Imposes Fine of $100,000
A federal judge held Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in contempt of court Thursday.
Read the full storyProfessor Says Grading, Good Grammar Are Examples of White Supremacy
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University recently hosted a presentation to “engage with the question of how English language practices in college classrooms contribute to white supremacy.”
Read the full storyTennessee High School Aviation Teacher Wins Second Place in 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence
An aviation maintenance teacher from Nashville won second place in the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, earning his high school skilled trades program $35,000 as part of $1 million awarded nationally.
Read the full storyJudge Orders DOJ to Give Mueller Grand Jury Material to House Democrats
A federal judge Friday ordered the Justice Department to provide grand jury materials from the special counsel’s investigation to the House Judiciary Committee, in what will be hailed as a major legal win for congressional Democrats.
Read the full storyRep. Mark Green Provides Inside Look at GOP House Members ‘Storming’ of Democrats’ Impeachment Star Chamber
On Friday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Micheal Patrick Leahy spoke to U.S. Rep. Mark Green, a Republican congressman representing Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District, regarding the recent Republican political theatre at the nation’s capitol.
Read the full storyTulsi Gabbard Won’t Run for Congress in 2020, Wants to Focus on Presidential Bid
Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard announced Thursday that she will not run for re-election for her seat in Congress in 2020 because she wants to focus on winning the Democratic presidential nomination.
Read the full storyA Black and White Film, a Cop Movie and Deadly App Are on This Weekend’s Movies to Watch
This film follows the story of two lighthouse keepers (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) in the 1890s who try to not go crazy while living on a secluded and mysterious New England Island. However, these two lonely gentlemen start to lose their minds and become affected by their worst nightmares.
Read the full storyHodges Launch New Foundation Dedicated to Pursuit of Philosophy for Common Man
A broad spectrum of people from students and professionals to intellectuals gathered at The Parthenon Friday night for the launch of a new foundation dedicated to the pursuit of philosophy.
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