Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Cornell grad student Momodou Taal faces deportation for role in anti-Israel protest
Fed-up Republicans have urged universities to get tough on international students who run roughshod over campus rules with unauthorized pro-Palestinian protests, and now it appears that Cornell University has done so. Published September 24, 2024
School district bans 2 fathers who wore pink ‘XX’ wristbands to girls’ soccer game
A New Hampshire school district banned two dads from attending their daughters' varsity soccer games after they donned pink "XX" wristbands during a match-up against a high school with a male-to-female transgender athlete. Published September 24, 2024
Top U.S. pediatricians group warned that ‘deceptive’ transgender policy may violate state laws
Republican attorneys general called on the American Academy of Pediatrics to withdraw its statement that gender-transition drugs for minors are "reversible," warning that the policy may run afoul of state consumer-protection laws by misleading patients. Published September 24, 2024
Deaths of two pregnant women in Georgia reopens debate about safety of abortion pills
Pro-life advocates are again accusing the Food and Drug Administration of going too far in easing abortion pill restrictions following an explosive report about two Georgia women who died after they took abortion drugs in 2022. Published September 24, 2024
Walmart-backed mentorship program for Arkansas minority students hit with discrimination complaint
Universities began backtracking on their race-conscious initiatives following the Supreme Court's ruling last year in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, but apparently word of the decision has yet to reach Fayetteville, Arkansas. Published September 23, 2024
Senate Democrat insists male-born athletes competing against girls is no big deal
Connecticut parents upset about their daughters competing in high school sports against biological males shouldn't expect any sympathy from Sen. Chris Murphy. Published September 19, 2024
Families sue Newsom over California law hiding students’ gender transitions from parents
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a lawsuit over the state's newly signed law barring school districts from passing policies that require parents to be notified when their children adopt opposite-sex identities in class. Published September 19, 2024
DEI advocates go on defense as corporations backtrack on diversity initiatives
Corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs are folding like lawn chairs under the threat of conservative-led boycotts and increased legal scrutiny, but DEI supporters aren't taking the defections sitting down. Published September 19, 2024
Hillary Clinton triggers irony alert in calling for arrest of those spreading election ‘propaganda’
Hillary Clinton's call to throw the book at Americans promoting election disinformation was panned as both antithetical to free speech -- and shockingly oblivious. Published September 18, 2024
Students for Justice in Palestine sues to hold Oct. 7 ‘vigil’ at University of Maryland
Pro-Palestinian students have filed a free-speech lawsuit against the University of Maryland for nixing their plans to hold a vigil honoring "the lives lost during Israel's ongoing genocide" on Oct. 7, the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israeli civilians. Published September 17, 2024
Harris blames ‘Trump Abortion Bans’ for abortion-related death of Georgia woman
Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted a news story Tuesday about a Georgia woman who died after taking abortion pills, blaming former President Donald Trump for delays in her medical treatment that reportedly contributed to her death. Published September 17, 2024
Ads target Harris over 236 taxpayer-funded breast removals for transgender teens
Vice President Kamala Harris was taken to task over the administration's support for "gender-affirming care" for minors in a newly launched ad campaign saying that 236 underage girls in four swing states have had their breasts removed on the taxpayer dime. Published September 16, 2024
Attack on Jewish student at University of Michigan investigated as hate crime
Police are investigating an attack on a Jewish student at the University of Michigan as a hate crime after he was beaten up by assailants who first asked if he were Jewish. Published September 16, 2024
Anti-Israel protesters shut down University of Washington board meeting by disrupting speakers
Jewish groups called on the University of Washington Board of Regents to stop tolerating aggressive, disruptive protests after activists forced the panel to cancel its meeting by shouting down speakers opposed to a divestment proposal. Published September 15, 2024
Singer John Legend from his Beverly Hills mansion tells Springfield to embrace Haitian migrants
Entertainer John Legend was hit with a social-media backlash after advising the residents of Springfield, Ohio, to embrace the thousands of newly arrived Haitian immigrants-- from his mansion in Beverly Hills. Published September 13, 2024
Three abortion activists sentenced to prison for attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers
Three abortion-rights activists were sentenced to prison Thursday for vandalizing pro-life pregnancy centers in Florida, the first pro-choice culprits to receive jail time after more than 90 attacks on anti-abortion facilities since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Published September 12, 2024
Jewish voters stick with Democrat Harris despite left’s growing hostility toward Israel: Poll
Jewish Americans have long represented a faithful Democratic voting bloc, and the progressive wing's unabashed antagonism toward Israel hasn't changed that. Published September 12, 2024
Career colleges targeted by ‘biased’ Biden bureaucracy with loss of student aid
The Biden administration has taken action to cut off federal aid to 35 postsecondary schools in the last three years, but don't expect to see Harvard or Columbia on that list. Published September 11, 2024
Missouri Supreme Court puts pro-choice Amendment 3 back on November ballot
The Missouri Supreme Court held Tuesday that a sweeping pro-choice initiative may go before the voters in November, overruling a lower-court decision days earlier that had found the petition violated state law. Published September 10, 2024
Girls’ high school field hockey team forfeits game against school with male player
A Massachusetts girls' field hockey team has forfeited a game against a team with a teenage boy, making the call less than a year after a female player was badly hurt when a ball shot by a male player hit her in the face. Published September 10, 2024
