Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Law school allows return of Charlie Kirk posters after free-speech complaint
A law student whose anti-violence posters featuring Charlie Kirk were removed from campus will be permitted to restore them -- and won't face discipline -- in what free-speech advocates cheered as a defeat for viewpoint discrimination. Published March 25, 2026
San Jose State threatened with loss of federal funding over transgender volleyball player
The Trump administration threatened Tuesday to pull federal funding from San Jose State University, raising the stakes over the university's refusal to make amends for allowing a biological male to play on the women's volleyball team. Published March 24, 2026
Kirk Cameron, Ben Carson, Riley Gaines release patriotic children’s books cheering America at 250
The nation's 250th birthday is just around the corner, which means it may be time to stop disparaging and start celebrating America, as far as Kirk Cameron is concerned. Published March 24, 2026
Blue states prepare for November ballot fight as girls’ sports issue goes before voters
Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly rebuffed calls to ban transgender athletes from girls' sports, but for the first time, blue-state voters will have an opportunity to decide for themselves in November. Published March 24, 2026
Turning Point’s Kolvet says he gave Charlie Kirk’s private texts to Joe Kent before they were leaked
A Turning Point USA official has an idea about how anti-Israel podcaster Candace Owens obtained text messages sent by slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk in the days before his death. Published March 23, 2026
Georgia woman charged with murder for misusing abortion pills, giving birth to live baby that died
A Georgia woman who sought to terminate her pregnancy using pills obtained online is facing a murder rap after her baby was born alive - and then died about an hour later. Published March 20, 2026
‘Hard reset’: Education department shrinks with handoff of student-loan management to Treasury
The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to transfer responsibility of the massive federal student-loan portfolio to the U.S. Treasury Department, the latest step in the strategy to dissolve the Department of Education and return education policy to the states. Published March 19, 2026
UC Berkeley agrees to $1 million settlement over lawsuit accusing campus of ‘Jewish-free zones’
The University of California, Berkeley, will pay $1 million in attorneys' fees to resolve an antisemitism lawsuit over campus organizations accused of creating "Jewish-free zones" by boycotting supporters of Israel. Published March 19, 2026
Left turns on Cesar Chavez after horrific allegations of rape, sexual abuse
Governors in Texas and Arizona said Wednesday they are canceling their state celebrations of Cesar Chavez Day, and communities across the west were looking to follow suit after stunning new allegations that the late Hispanic civil rights hero groomed and raped women -- including young girls -- who volunteered for his movement. Published March 18, 2026
United Farm Workers nixes Cesar Chavez Day celebrations over ‘troubling’ sex-abuse allegations
United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez, an iconic figure on the left, has suddenly become radioactive following rumblings of sexual misconduct involving underage girls, prompting supporters to ditch their annual observations of his March 31 birthday. Published March 17, 2026
‘Illusion of balance’: Media watchdog dings MSN for freezing out conservative news
Microsoft's news aggregator included articles last month from 70 online publications - but only two of those lean to the right. Published March 11, 2026
Sen. Cruz calls Tucker Carlson ‘most dangerous demagogue’ as right seeks to uproot antisemitism
Calls on the right are growing to stop the antisemitism that has pervaded the Democratic Party from infiltrating the GOP - and that means banishing anti-Israel provocateurs like Tucker Carlson. Published March 10, 2026
Apple News goes from 0% to 2% content from right-leaning outlets after FTC pushback
Only 2% of the articles on Apple News were aggregated from right-leaning news outlets in February -- but in Apple's defense, that's more than zero. Published March 9, 2026
Free speech group blasts N.C. law school for removing student’s flyers showing Charlie Kirk
A free speech advocacy group is accusing a North Carolina law school of political bias for banning anti-violence posters from certain areas of campus depicting slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Published March 5, 2026
Rep. Nancy Mace stumps Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz again by asking: ‘What is a woman?’
No congressional hearing would be complete without a GOP lawmaker quizzing a Democratic witness on the definition of "woman." Published March 5, 2026
‘MAGA is Trump’: President bashes blowback over Iranian strikes from Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson
As far as President Trump is concerned, he decides what it means to put America first, not the pundits on the isolationist right. Published March 3, 2026
Columbia University pressed to fire faculty, dismiss students over ‘Death to America’ post
The activist group that organized mass anti-Israel protests at Columbia University apparently isn't a fan of the United States, either. Published March 2, 2026
PAC calls on trans Kansans to flee after law voids opposite-sex driver’s license markers
An LGBTQ group is encouraging transgender residents to leave Kansas "for their safety" as the state implements its first-in-the-nation law invalidating driver's licenses with sex markers that indicate gender identity instead of biological sex. Published February 27, 2026
California becomes first state sued over ‘unchecked antisemitism’ in K-12 schools
A Los Angeles boy transferred schools after being beaten unconscious during gym class by students shouting, "Let's get the Jew," but he was still unable to escape the antisemitic climate permeating the California public school system. Published February 26, 2026
Recent transgender shooters fuel calls on right to tackle violence issue
Calls for addressing the nexus between gender identity and violence are on the rise -- but only on one side of the political divide. Published February 23, 2026
