April 29, 2021 - The Michigan Star

Hunter Biden to Lecture About ‘Fake News’ at Tulane University

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

Hunter Biden will be a guest lecturer at Tulane University for a course titled “Media Polarization and Public Policy Impacts” that focuses, in part, on “fake news.”

The son of President Joe Biden is one of nine guest speakers for the class, which focuses on “the current state of the media landscape in the United States and how media polarization, fake news, and the economics of the new business impact public policymaking in Washington, D.C.,” said Fox News, which first reported the story.

Commentary: Cowardice and Critical Race Theory at the State House

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

There are a whole lot of things wrong in America, so many that it can often feel like fixing them is akin, as the old saying goes, to eating an elephant.

And, as the old saying goes, the way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.

Former Trump Aide Stephen Miller Sues Biden Administration for Discriminating Against White Farmers

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

Stephen Miller, the former senior adviser to President Donald Trump, filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Biden Administration over its reparations to non-White farmers, pointing out that this constitutes discrimination against White farmers, as reported by The Hill.

The class-action suit was filed by the legal group founded by Miller, America First Legal (AFL), on behalf of the Agricultural Commissioner of Texas Sid Miller, and other plaintiffs. The suit targets a particular provision of Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill which is set to distribute funds to “socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers,” ostensibly to make up for “systemic racism” and past oppression.

Commentary: Conserving Conservatism Is Conserving Defeat

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

The first thing we have to accept about the culture war is that the Republican Party and the conservative movement have lost. As it is for a battered alcoholic with bottles clinking about his heels, the first step toward recovery is admitting we have a problem. Nowhere is this more evident than in the battle of the biological sexes, lost without a shot fired.

Catholic Bishops May Call on Biden to Stop Receiving Communion

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

Catholic bishops may ask President Joe Biden to stop receiving communion if he continues to support and expand access to abortion in the United States, according to a leading bishop.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will hold a national meeting in June where the bishops will decide whether to tell the president, and other high profile Catholic politicians, not to receive Communion at mass if they continue to publicly advocate for abortion, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Survey: ‘Troubling’ Freedom of Association, Speech Concerns on U.S. College Campuses

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 The Center Square

A newly released survey of students at over 500 colleges and universities who belong to Greek-letter fraternities and sororities found that the majority of students don’t feel comfortable publicly disagreeing with their professors on a controversial topic.

“Students who aren’t able to freely express ideas among professors or peers are unlikely to realize the full measure of what higher education has to offer,” Nathan Harden, editor of RealClearEducation, said. “Students are equally underserved by campuses where they don’t feel that their student organizations are treated equally or welcomed on campus. Fostering an environment where students are free to explore a diversity of ideas is one of the chief goals of the university – and this includes the right to form voluntary associations based on shared interests or beliefs.”

Target CEO Made Nearly $20 Million, 805 Times More Than Median Employee in 2020 Amid Pandemic

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

Target CEO Brian Cornell received a pay raise amid the pandemic last year, boosting his total compensation to 805 times the salary of a median Target employee, Axios reported.

Target paid Cornell $19.75 million in 2020, an increase of nearly $800,000 from the year before, regulatory filings showed, Axios reported. The average Target employee’s salary, meanwhile, was $24,535.

Newt Gingrich Commentary: President Joe Biden’s First 100 Days

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris

With the exception of the breakout of the Civil War at the onset of Lincoln’s presidency, the Biden administration’s first 100 days have been the most radical in American history.

The elite media would have Americans believe that President Biden is doing really well with a slight majority approval rating of 52 percent, according to a poll by ABC News and the Washington Post. But compare President Biden and his 52 percent with President Kennedy, who received 83 percent approval at this stage, or President Obama’s 69 percent approval.

Biden’s Pick to Lead ICE Didn’t Like Reporting Illegal Immigrants to Feds

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Michigan Star Staff

The Texas sheriff picked to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement pushed back on the agency’s request to screen inmates through their database and detain them for possible deportation, Courthouse News reported.

President Joe Biden nominated Texas Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tuesday. Gonzalez opposed training deputies to use ICE’s database to screen inmates for their immigration status in February 2017, Courthouse News reported.

Music Spotlight: Presley and Taylor

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 Bethany Bowman

NASHVILLE, Tennessee- Even though they are only 23 and 22, the sister duo known as Presley and Taylor have been a part of the music business for over eight years. And even with the pair being reared in the town of Middlefield, Connecticut, they grew up in a household where Tammy Wynette, Alan Jackson, and Randy Travis played on a constant loop, and weekend trips to their grandparents meant family singalongs of Loretta Lynn standards.

Ford to Build $185-Million Battery Center in Southeast Michigan

April 29, 2021April 28, 2021 The Center Square

Ford Motor Company announced a $185 million investment to develop a new 200,000 square-foot global battery center to expand battery research and development for vehicles.

The new center will be called Ford Ion Park in a to-be-announced location.