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2 weeks ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
Google has found a new way to police the speech of its users: scolding them for typing factual terms into its search bar. After a Justice Department lawsuit resulted in Texas ending in-state tuition for illegal aliens at state universities, I used Google to look up more details about the case.
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2 weeks ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
In one of his day-one executive orders, President Donald Trump ordered an end to the federal funding of “gender ideology.” So why are Smithsonian museums — which rake in more than a billion taxpayer dollars a year — hosting events promoting LGBT ideology for the month of June?
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3 weeks ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
Ahead of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in June, several Baptist leaders are once again drawing attention to failings of the convention’s policy and lobbying arm, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Last week former SBC President Jack Graham noted his support for defunding the ERLC, in response to a letter from 10 of his fellow former presidents endorsing the commission’s usefulness.
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1 month ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
The secretary of Health and Human Services took a dip in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek with his grandkids over Mother’s Day weekend. If you’re wondering why that deserved a story from all the major corporate media outlets, that’s a great question. It appears the city of D.C. takes such a prehistoric approach to waste management that none of its waterways are deemed safe for swimming, including Northwest D.C.’s Rock Creek, the site of the Kennedy family’s excursion.
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1 month ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
“Journalism” failed to win this year’s Kentucky Derby, and the corporate media are taking it personally. MSNBC, however, was lashing out at the beloved cultural institution even before the race began. “The Kentucky Derby perfectly encapsulates Trump’s vision for America,” wrote MSNBC producer Hannah Holland, and she did not mean it as a compliment.
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1 month ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
The telltale signs of May approaching have been cropping up all week: dandelions blooming, pollen-covered windshields, and grocery stores stocked with Mother’s Day cards. If you’re stumped on what to get for your mom (or the mother of your children) this year, look no further — here’s an idea for almost every kind of woman. For the mom who’s always sautéeing, roasting, baking, or stir-frying, how about an oil cruet that’s so pretty she’ll want to keep it displayed on her counter?
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1 month ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
Planned Parenthood, the largest executor of abortions in the United States, is sponsoring Politico’s Playbook newsletter this week, despite the fact that the media outlet routinely covers Planned Parenthood without a disclaimer. Politico author Jack Blanchard did not respond when asked how much Planned Parenthood had paid for the spot. But in 2016, weekly sponsorships were “expected to cost in the range of $50,000 and $60,000,” according to The Washington Post.
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1 month ago | 
lucianne.com | Elle Purnell
Original ArticlePosted By: ConservativeYankee, 4/24/2025 4:31:49 PMTrump critics often engage in what Federalist contributor Inez Stepman calls the "Hitler also ate breakfast" fallacy: pointing out some tertiary or non-evil habit of Adolf Hitler's like driving in a car or having an affinity for tariffs, and drawing a comparison to Trump, as if any mundane activity in which Hitler ever engaged is necessarily and permanently fascist-coded.
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1 month ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
Trump critics often engage in what Federalist contributor Inez Stepman calls the “Hitler also ate breakfast” fallacy: pointing out some tertiary or non-evil habit of Adolf Hitler’s like driving in a car or having an affinity for tariffs, and drawing a comparison to Trump, as if any mundane activity in which Hitler ever engaged is necessarily and permanently fascist-coded.
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1 month ago | 
thefederalist.com | Elle Purnell
Are you stumped on what to buy for the graduate whose announcement just landed in your mailbox? Wondering what kids like these days, or whether those iTunes gift cards stuffed in the back of your gifting closet are still relevant? If you know someone graduating high school or college next month, and you’d like to gift something more personal than cash, try one of these thoughtful options. Is your high school graduate headed off to a college dorm?
