Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Republicans accuse Biden of ‘antisemitic boycott of Israel’ by pulling research aid to West Bank
Senate Republicans accused the Biden administration of undertaking an "antisemitic boycott" and called for the State Department to reverse its cutoff of scientific and technological cooperation with institutions in certain Israeli territories. Published July 12, 2023
CNN apologizes for using wrong pronoun in segment that referred to trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney
CNN has issued an apology for using male pronouns to refer to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney after a backlash from the left. Published July 12, 2023
West Virginia argues transgender athlete is harming girls with track-and-field success
Allowing 13-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson to compete in girls' sports "harms no one," according to the family's lawyers, but some of the 100 girls beaten by the transgender teen might disagree. Published July 12, 2023
Olympic medalist: Transgender women in women’s sports ‘10 times worse’ than East German doping
Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies competed against steroid-juiced East German women at the height of the Cold War doping era, but she says the current influx of biological males in women's sports is even more unfair. Published July 11, 2023
Beyond cash: California reparations task force’s report stuffed with leftist goodies
Paying cash to descendants of enslaved people is just the beginning of the California Reparations Task Force's ambitious progressive vision. Published July 11, 2023
Riley Gaines blasts Megan Rapinoe for ‘virtue-signaling’ on male-born athletes in women’s sports
Megan Rapinoe insists that she would welcome male-born transgender players in women's soccer, but Riley Gaines is having none of it. Published July 10, 2023
Social contagion? Nearly 40% of Brown University students identify as LGBTQ+
Straight students may soon be able to claim minority status at Brown University if the trend continues. Published July 10, 2023
Study points to worse mental health outcomes for women who have abortions versus giving birth
Most blue states have laws allowing post-viability abortions to protect the woman's mental health, but a newly released report suggests that such procedures are making things worse, not better. Published July 10, 2023
CDC accused of ignoring science with ‘chestfeeding’ advice for transgender parents
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's reputation for impartial, science-based health advice took another hit with the release of tips on how male-to-female transgender parents can "chestfeed" their babies. Published July 7, 2023
Levin says Target has reversed course, agreed to carry latest book after backlash
Conservative radio host Mark Levin said Target has agreed to carry his next book after its release, a change of heart he attributed to a backlash from his outraged supporters. Published July 6, 2023
Bookmakers peg Hunter Biden as favorite in White House cocaine whodunit
Oddsmakers have identified Hunter Biden as the favorite in the White House cocaine mystery, but Travis Kelce and the Jonas Brothers aren't out of the running. Published July 5, 2023
Override vote looms after North Carolina governor vetoes three transgender-related bills
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Wednesday three Republican-sponsored bills related to transgender issues, but his vetoes may be of short duration. Published July 5, 2023
Judge’s order blocking Biden-Big Tech censorship spurs free-speech debate
A federal judge's momentous Fourth of July order barring the federal government from colluding with Big Tech to suppress speech triggered an object lesson in how one person's free expression is another person's misinformation. Published July 5, 2023
‘Squad’ Democrats Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman blast America on Fourth of July
A pair of congressional Democrats marked Independence Day by slamming instead of celebrating the nation's founding. Published July 4, 2023
Bud Light struggles to recover from Dylan Mulvaney fiasco with ad of Travis Kelce grunting
Anheuser-Busch InBev unveiled an ad over the Fourth of July weekend featuring the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and other big guys noisily sitting down to relax with a beer, part of the company's latest rebranding effort as it seeks to recover from the Dylan Mulvaney debacle. Published July 4, 2023
Critics snort as MSNBC’s Joy Reid credits affirmative action for getting her into Harvard
MSNBC host Joy Reid took a ribbing on social media after declaring that affirmative action was the only reason she was admitted to Harvard. Published July 3, 2023
Pro disc golf roiled as top transgender player fights tougher eligibility rules
The latest front in the battle over transgender athletes is playing out in pro disc golf, where top player Natalie Ryan is fighting revised transgender-eligibility rules that threaten to knock male-born athletes out of elite women's tournaments. Published July 3, 2023
California reparations task force sends ambitious plan to Newsom
The California Reparations Task Force wrapped up its two-year mission by sending its landmark report to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state legislature, leaving it to elected officials to decide whether taxpayers should pay hundreds of billions in benefits to the Black descendants of slavery. Published June 29, 2023
Rep. Wesley Hunt seeks to follow ‘Pride Month’ with ‘American Pride Month’
With LGBTQ Pride Month 2023 coming to an end, Rep. Wesley Hunt wants to dedicate July to recognizing a different kind of pride. Published June 28, 2023
Republicans probe whether White House collaborated with SPLC to target parents’ groups
Florida Republicans called for the Biden administration to provide answers on whether it worked with the Southern Poverty Law Center to label Moms for Liberty and other parents' organizations "extremist groups" on its latest "hate map." Published June 28, 2023
