Bradford Richardson

Reed College to overhaul ‘Eurocentric’ Western Civilization curriculum

Oregon college students who staged sit-ins to protest a required course on Western Civilization appear to have gotten their way, as faculty at Portland-based Reed College consented to overhaul the humanities curriculum to include more regionally diverse texts.

February 6, 2018

High school cancels ‘Hunchback’ over racial casting dispute

Ithaca High School in New York has canceled its production of "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" after student activists complained about their white peer receiving the lead role of Esmeralda.

February 5, 2018

Stanford students felt ‘unsafe and hurt’ over satirical posters defending ICE agents

Students at Stanford University were reportedly brought to tears by satirical posters defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

February 5, 2018

In Washington state, Democrats OK Reproductive Parity Act

Democrats in the Washington state Senate has passed a bill requiring health insurance providers to cover abortions if they also cover maternity care.

February 1, 2018

Dr. Daniel Grossman, who claims humans can’t feel pain ‘until birth,’ has NBC fawning

Dr. Daniel Grossman, a faculty member at the University of California San Francisco, made the claim in reference to the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks that Senate Democrats blocked on Monday.

February 1, 2018

Stephen King calls fatal train crash ‘karma’ for Republicans

In a tweet on Thursday, bestselling author Stephen King said the deadly train crash in West Virginia is "karma" for the Republican lawmakers onboard.

February 1, 2018

Museum removes famous painting to ‘prompt conversations’ about female nudity in art

The Manchester Art Gallery has taken down a famous painting that features naked nymphs tempting a man to his downfall to "prompt conversations" about female nudity in art.

February 1, 2018

K is for ‘Kink’: Some gay-rights activists push to add letter to expanding LGBTQ acronym

Some members of the gay-rights community are adding the letter 'K,' for "kink," to the ever-expanding acronym of identities.

February 1, 2018

Scientists blast Bill Nye for attending State of the Union

A group of female scientists is condemning Bill Nye, "The Science Guy," for his plan to attend President Trump's first State of the Union address.

January 30, 2018

Democrats could be haunted by 20-week abortion ban’s defeat

Senate Republicans lost their bid Monday to limit abortion to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy -- but not before extracting a pound of flesh from Senate Democrats seeking re-election this year.

January 29, 2018

Meghan McCain grills Kirsten Gillibrand over sexual misconduct double standard

"The View" co-host Meghan McCain grilled Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Monday for taking so long to apply the same standard to Republicans and Democrats when it comes to allegations of sexual misconduct.

January 29, 2018

Obama’s presidential library ripped as ‘ugly waste of taxpayer resources’ by Chicagoans

Chicagoans in droves are venting their displeasure with President Barack Obama's planned library, calling it an "ugly waste of taxpayer resources" and a "dangerous precedent" for the preservation of historic public parklands.

January 29, 2018

Senate to take initial vote on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

The Senate will take an initial vote Monday on legislation that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the point at which pro-life activists say the unborn can feel pain and increasingly survive outside of the womb.

January 25, 2018

Lawsuit demands answers on Barack Obama Presidential Center’s environmental impact

President Obama always had the support of the environmental movement — until he tried to construct his lavish presidential center on sensitive parkland in Chicago's South Side.

January 24, 2018

Cecile Richards to step down as Planned Parenthood head

Cecile Richards is stepping down as president of the Planned Parenthood after more than a decade at the head of the nation's largest abortion provider.

January 24, 2018

Tony Perkins, social conservative leader, says evangelicals gave Trump ‘do-over’ on bad behavior

When asked how Christians were able to overlook President Trump's behavior to support him in the presidential race, Tony Perkins said evangelical voters essentially gave the business mogul a "do-over."

January 23, 2018

Meghan McCain, ‘View’ co-host, rips anti-Trump GOP strategist Navarro

In a heated discussion about immigration on ABC's "The View," Meghan McCain questioned Republican strategist and prominent Trump critic Ana Navarro why she still associates herself with a party so antithetical to her views.

January 23, 2018

Donald Trump addresses March for Life via satellite feed

President Trump may be an unlikely pro-life champion, but activists at the March for Life say he's given them hope that legal abortion will one day be a thing of the past.

January 21, 2018

Donald Trump trolls Women’s March, celebrates ‘lowest female unemployment in 18 years’

President Trump shot back at the Women's March in a tweet on Saturday, suggesting marchers were celebrating unprecedented economic gains made for women under his administration.

January 20, 2018

Tim Kaine, self-described pro-life Catholic, doesn’t mention abortion at pro-choice Women’s March

Sen. Tim Kaine, a practicing Catholic who personally opposes abortion, steered clear of the topic in his remarks Saturday at the pro-choice Women's March on Washington.

January 20, 2018