Ellie Gardey

1 week ago | spectator.org | Ellie Gardey

A Do No Harm analysis into the Southern Illinois School of Medicine admissions revealed that black and Hispanic students with lower average GPA and MCAT scores than white and Asian students are being accepted. These findings spark concern into the school’s admissions process, as the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in higher education two years ago.

2 weeks ago | spectator.org | Ellie Gardey

For a several-year span, when a celebrity announced that her child had transitioned to the opposite sex, she was showered with praise and attention. In fact, nothing compared to a transgender child in demonstrating how progressive, open-minded, and compassionate an actress was. She was oh-so-supportive and affirming when her son, at three, announced that he was really a girl. Divorce or a rotating cast of long-term “partners” would be old news in Hollywood.

2 weeks ago | spectator.org | Ellie Gardey

A strange new tactic is taking on a central role in the pro-abortion world. Abortion, says this newly prevailing strategy, is not just a choice someone should be free to make so as to live out their chosen lifestyle. No, abortion is a moral good, an act of the highest love and selflessness. This approach takes the pro-life rallying cry to love both the mother and child and says, Yes, we are in total agreement. Love the mother and love the child — but love the child by killing the child. Yes, really.

2 weeks ago | spectator.org | Ellie Gardey

Last year, California, to great fanfare, became the first state to fund free health care for all its illegal immigrants — which totals about 1.8 million people. California Gov. Gavin Newsom framed the policy as a great moral achievement. “Through this expansion,” he said, “we’re making sure families and communities across California are healthier, stronger, and able to get the care they need when they need it.”There was just one problem.

2 weeks ago | spectator.org | Ellie Gardey

Serbian soccer player Nemanja Matić is facing a possible ban after he covered a rainbow patch on his uniform with white tape. Matić, who is a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church, isn’t the first to do so; other soccer players have also refused to support LGBTQ messaging due to their religious beliefs — and faced bans as a result. The Spectator P.M. Podcast hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo discuss the incident and praise Matić for his actions despite the impending consequences.