Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Kim Jong-un dubbed ‘Rocket Man’ in Trump twitter
President Trump took a jab Sunday at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, dubbing him "Rocket Man" after the rogue nation fired a missile over Japanese airspace Friday, the second such launch in the last month. Published September 17, 2017
Milo Yiannopoulos event misses Berkeley deadlines
A major free-speech forum featuring by Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California Berkeley appeared to be in trouble after the school said Saturday that student organizers have missed a series of critical deadlines. Published September 17, 2017
Nine arrested at Ben Shapiro speech as Berkeley officials express ‘relief’ that protest wasn’t worse
The number of activists arrested during Ben Shapiro's speech Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley climbed to nine as campus officials declared that the event went off with "barely a hitch" despite the large protest crowd. Published September 15, 2017
Ben Shapiro Berkeley speech goes ahead despite antifa protests, arrests
Police made nine arrests, a large crowd of protesters rallied, and a nearby building was occupied, but otherwise Ben Shapiro's speech Thursday night at the University of California Berkeley went off without the mayhem that has plagued recent conservative events. Published September 15, 2017
Antifa protest of Ben Shapiro looms at Berkeley
Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro is likely to escape unscathed from antifa protesters planning to wreak havoc during his speech Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley, but the left may not be so lucky. Published September 13, 2017
Ryan Zinke clear trees to fight wildfires, breaks with hands-off forestry policy
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke moved Tuesday to combat the spread of catastrophic wildfires by clearing more trees, a policy switch that represents a dramatic departure from nearly three decades of hands-off management in the federal forests. Published September 12, 2017
Climate change activists want punishment for skeptics
Calls to punish global warming skepticism as a criminal offense have surged in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but it hasn't discouraged climate scientists like Judith Curry. Published September 11, 2017
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey rank seventh, 18th after making landfall
Harvey and Irma were both powerful Category 4 hurricanes that wrought devastation after hitting the U.S. coast, but they weren't unprecedented, ranking seventh and 18th in terms of landfall air pressure. Published September 11, 2017
Portland police makes arrests antifa violence at Patriot Prayer rally
Police made seven arrests Sunday as antifa radicals threw rocks and smoke bombs at officers in Portland, Oregon, creating chaos even after a scheduled Patriot Prayer rally was moved to Washington in an effort to avoid the violence. Published September 10, 2017
Southern Poverty Law Center seeks Fox News apology over report of hiding revenues overseas
Whenever the Southern Poverty Law Center is cited in the media of late, demands for retractions and apologies often follow. Published September 10, 2017
Southern Poverty Law Center demands correction from Fox News over ‘defamatory’ comments
Whenever the Southern Poverty Law Center is cited in the media of late, demands for retractions and apologies often follow. Published September 10, 2017
Wildfires in the West revive push to thin federal forests
Westerners are sick of it: the smoke, the evacuations, the moon turned burnt orange by soot, all driven by catastrophic wildfires by now so predictable that they practically have their own season. Published September 7, 2017
Betsy DeVos to overhaul ‘shameful’ Obama-era campus sexual-assault regulations
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday an initiative to overhaul the Obama administration's campus sexual assault guidelines, accusing the "shameful" system of failing the accused and the accuser by creating "kangaroo courts." Published September 7, 2017
Conservatives urge media to stop citing ‘discredited’ Southern Poverty Law ‘hate map’
Leading conservative organizations had a request Wednesday for journalists: Stop relying on the Southern Poverty Law Center and its "hate map" as a credible source on political extremism. Published September 6, 2017
Southern Poverty Law ‘hate map’ listing costly to Ruth Institute
Being classified as a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center has been costly for the Ruth Institute, a Catholic nonprofit dedicated to combating the breakdown of the family. Published September 5, 2017
Patriot Prayer, free speech group, urges supporters to let antifa beat them up in Portland, OR
Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson wants to defeat the so-called antifa movement so badly that he is willing to take a punch or even a beating, and he wants others on the right to do the same. Published September 3, 2017
Southern Poverty Law Center transferred millions to offshore tax havens: Report
The Southern Poverty Law Center has come under fire in the aftermath of a report showing the liberal nonprofit has transferred millions to offshore entities, including the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. Published September 1, 2017
David Daleiden, attorneys fined for contempt in release of undercover videos
A federal judge on Thursday fined pro-life investigator David Daleiden and two of his attorneys nearly $200,000 after finding them in contempt of court for the release of undercover videos. Published August 31, 2017
Red Cross donations discouraged by left-wing activists
Activists are discouraging Hurricane Harvey donors from giving to the American Red Cross and urging them instead to contribute to left-wing causes, some of which are advocacy groups engaged in little if any emergency relief work. Published August 31, 2017
David Daleiden, attorneys fined for Planned Parenthood videos
A federal judge on Thursday fined pro-life investigator David Daleiden and two of his attorneys nearly $200,000 after finding them in contempt of court for the release of undercover videos. Published August 31, 2017