Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
University of Kansas lecturer placed on leave over call to ‘shoot’ men who oppose female president
The University of Kansas has placed on leave an instructor who told his class that men who don't believe women are smart enough to be president should be lined up and shot. Published October 9, 2024
Groundbreaking CDC survey finds 3.3% of U.S. high schoolers identify as transgender
A first-of-its-kind national survey on the youth transgender boom found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students describe themselves as transgender, while 2.2% said they are questioning their gender identity. Published October 9, 2024
Abortion-rights ballot measures seek to mow down limits in red and blue states alike
Pro-choice advocates are once again wielding ballot measures to challenge strong pro-life laws in states like Florida and Missouri, but the movement is also seeking to pick off relatively modest restrictions in states where abortion is readily accessible. Published October 9, 2024
Colorado Supreme Court dismisses transgender-cake lawsuit against Christian baker Jack Phillips
The Colorado Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit against cakeshop owner Jack Phillips on procedural grounds, handing another court victory to the oft-sued Christian baker while sidestepping the case's First Amendment and discrimination issues. Published October 8, 2024
Anti-Defamation League tracks over 10,000 antisemitic incidents in U.S. since Oct. 7 massacre
The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians unleashed a "tsunami of anti-Jewish hate," spurring more than 10,000 incidents of antisemitism in the U.S. in the 12 months that followed, the most ever recorded in a single year by the Anti-Defamation League. Published October 7, 2024
Activists accused of ‘desecrating 10/7’ with anti-Israel protests on anniversary of Hamas attack
Jewish Americans are preparing to mourn the Israeli lives lost to Hamas terrorists on Monday, the one-year anniversary of the brutal Oct. 7 massacre, but don't expect pro-Palestinian protesters to take the day off. Published October 6, 2024
Hits keep coming as 4th NCAA women’s volleyball team cancels match over transgender player
Utah State University has become the fourth school to withdraw from its match against the San Jose State University women's volleyball squad, an undefeated team at the center of a transgender-athlete uproar. Published October 3, 2024
Biden, Harris scramble to Helene-ravaged states to blunt jabs about phoning it in
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris raced to the Southeast on Wednesday to survey the storm damage from Hurricane Helene and curb criticism that they dropped the ball in responding to the storm, which has killed at least 189 people. Published October 2, 2024
Bad optics: Biden-Harris response to Helene draws comparisons to Bush’s Katrina debacle
It took five days after Hurricane Helene made landfall before President Biden toured the devastation, the same number of days that President George W. Bush waited before visiting the site of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a widely decried delay that left an indelible stain on his presidency. Published October 2, 2024
Court allows UMD anti-Israel group to hold Oct. 7 vigil as campuses brace for anniversary protests
Add the University of Maryland to the list of campuses preparing for a surge of anti-Israel events on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians. Published October 2, 2024
Wyoming becomes third school to cancel game against women’s volleyball team with transgender player
Another women's collegiate volleyball team has forfeited its game against San Jose State University, a team with a transgender athlete, putting pressure on the NCAA to bar biological males from female sports. Published October 1, 2024
Wrong place, wrong time: Hurricane Helene already one of century’s deadliest U.S. storms
Hurricane Helene struck Florida as a Category 4 storm and tore through the southeast, but saved the bulk of her devastation for an unlikely destination: the rugged mountain towns of western North Carolina. Published October 1, 2024
Republicans look for campaign edge by calling out Democrats on gender-identity issues
During the Biden administration, Democrats have embraced the gender-identity movement on multiple fronts including transgender athletes in girls' sports, puberty blockers and locker room access, and Republicans want to make sure voters know about it. Published October 1, 2024
John Amanchukwu recounts battle with school boards over ‘pornographic’ books in ‘22 Words’ film
Left-leaning school boards quake when John Amanchukwu approaches the podium, and for good reason. Published September 30, 2024
Boise State women’s volleyball forfeits game vs. San Jose State amid outcry over transgender player
An uproar over transgender athletes in college sports erupted Friday after Boise State announced that it would forfeit a women's volleyball game against the San Jose State Spartans, an undefeated team whose star player has been identified as a male-to-female transgender athlete. Published September 27, 2024
Harris tempts the Mondale curse with snub of historic Al Smith dinner
Pressure is building on Vice President Kamala Harris to attend the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York, a political tradition for presidential candidates that they shun at their peril. Published September 27, 2024
Report: Unregulated abortion pills from ‘drug cartel’ pour into all 50 states despite restrictions
Online drug vendors and volunteer traffickers are flooding the nation with black-market abortion pills, putting women's health and even lives at risk by providing the drugs without medical oversight or Food and Drug Administration approval. Published September 26, 2024
Kamala Harris roasted on social media for remarks on the Book of ‘Ecclesiastics’
Politicians often wind up in trouble when they start quoting from the Bible, and Kamala Harris is no exception. Published September 25, 2024
Georgia ad campaign blasts Harris for ‘misinformation’ after deaths of women who took abortion pills
A newly launched ad campaign accuses Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats of promoting "misinformation" about state abortion laws, saying the left's fear-mongering contributed to the deaths of two Georgia women. Published September 25, 2024
Calif. school district sued after requiring fifth-graders tutor kindergarteners on gender identity
Parents have sued a California school district for refusing to allow their children to opt out of gender-ideology content after the fifth-graders were told to tutor kindergarteners on exploring different gender identities. Published September 25, 2024
