Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
NFL won’t discipline kneelers as anthem protests make preseason return
Football is back and so are the take-a-knee protests, but the NFL isn't planning on disciplining players who refuse to stand during the national anthem--at least for now. Published August 11, 2018
Jeff Sessions: Southern Poverty Law Center uses ‘hate’ designation as ‘weapon’ against conservatives
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday the Justice Department would not partner with groups that discriminate against or defame others, singling out the Southern Poverty Law Center for its "hate group" campaign. Published August 8, 2018
Elizabeth Warren snubbed in ‘first Native American congresswoman’ media coverage
Two Democratic candidates are each poised to become the first Native American woman elected to Congress, according to the media consensus, which has prompted the question: What about Sen. Elizabeth Warren? Published August 8, 2018
Facebook lifts block on California Republican Elizabeth Heng’s campaign ad
A Facebook spokesperson said Tuesday that the company has lifted its block on California Republican Elizabeth Heng's campaign ad showing photos of the Cambodian genocide. Published August 7, 2018
Jacky Rosen’s boast about post-shooting role heats up Nevada Senate race
Democratic Rep. Jacky Rosen's boast about being out "in front" after the 2017 Las Vegas massacre has added fuel to an already red-hot Nevada Senate race. Published August 7, 2018
Elizabeth Heng campaign ad blocked by Facebook over Cambodian genocide images
There's nothing profane, obscene or derogatory in the biographical campaign ad run by GOP House candidate Elizabeth Heng, but Facebook blocked it anyway over scenes of the Cambodian genocide, which her parents survived. Published August 6, 2018
Elizabeth Warren under fire for jab at ‘racist’ justice system
Republican Senate hopeful Beth Lindstrom called Monday on Sen. Elizabeth Warren to apologize for denouncing the U.S. criminal-justice system as "racist ... front to back." Published August 6, 2018
Sarah Jeong, New York Times’ embattled opinion writer: Donald Trump is ‘basically Hitler’
The New York Times said it vetted her social-media history before Sarah Jeong was hired last week, which means the newspaper was presumably aware of her "Trump is Hitler" tweets. Published August 6, 2018
NYT’s Sarah Jeong slammed police officers, men on Twitter as well as whites
In addition to maligning white people on Twitter, newly hired New York Times op-ed writer Sarah Jeong also ripped police, men, and even the newspaper's own columnists. Published August 4, 2018
SEC drops Exxon climate-change probe in latest blow to #ExxonKnew campaign
The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its probe into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about climate change, the latest blow to the environmental movement's bid to pin global warming on the oil-and-gas industry. Published August 3, 2018
Trump Putin portrait prank compels Republicans to raises funds
There were plenty of chuckles on the left after a prankster placed a portrait last week of Vladimir Putin near the blank space reserved for President Trump in the Colorado State Capitol, but Kevin Grantham wasn't laughing. Published August 2, 2018
New York Times defends opinion writer Sarah Jeong after anti-white tweets surface
Apparently it's tougher than it looks to find editorial writers without a history of racially charged tweets, judging from the recent experience of The New York Times. Published August 2, 2018
Knife Rights fights U.S. restrictions on blade ownership
The issue of knife control may sound like small potatoes to Americans wrestling with mass shootings and gun restrictions, but Europe provides a case study on how limiting weapons can lead to crackdowns on pocketknives and switchblades, also known as automatic knives. Published August 1, 2018
Climate activists furious after NYT debunks #ExxonKnew narrative
ExxonMobil received a helping hand Wednesday in its battle to debunk the climate-change movement's #ExxonKnew narrative from an unexpected source: the New York Times. Published August 1, 2018
Endangered Sri Lanka tarantulas listing may reduces species
The decision to list five Sri Lanka tarantulas as endangered drew cheers from wildlife advocates even as U.S. collectors worried that the regulatory web will actually reduce the number of captive-bred spiders by discouraging breeding. Published July 31, 2018
Dead heat: Nevada Senate race still knotted as Heller, Rosen fight for separation
The Nevada Senate contest was deadlocked in April, and after three months of intense campaigning, it's still too close to call. Published July 31, 2018
Climate change not seen increasing wildfires, study shows
Scenes of Californians fleeing their homes and Greeks swimming out to sea have fueled alarm about climate change fueling deadly wildfires, but recent studies show that such destructive blazes are on the decline worldwide. Published July 30, 2018
FBI, Southern Poverty Law Center partnership alarms conservatives
Jerry Boykin wasn't thrilled to see the Southern Poverty Law Center working with Amazon or Twitter, but he's far more alarmed about the left-leaning group's partnership with the FBI. Published July 30, 2018
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes fuels outcry by describing climate change as ‘ratings killer’
MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes' admission that climate change is a "ratings killer" has infuriated environmentalists who accused the liberal network of being more concerned about its bottom line than with fighting global warming. Published July 26, 2018
Nia Wilson BART stabbing death blamed on white supremacy by activists
An ex-con was charged Wednesday in the brutal murder in Oakland of a black teenage girl, one of three deaths occurring in the last week on Bay Area Rapid Transit, but the only one that has stoked widespread outrage over crime. Published July 25, 2018
