Written by David Harsanyi
I’ve been writing about Denver-area baker Jack Phillips for over a decade now. It’s clear to me he’s going to be badgered into the grave by authoritarians intent on punishing him for thought crimes. From the first time his name appeared in the news until this day, the media have misled the public about him, about the case and about the law.
The latest chapter in Phillips’ Kafkaesque saga involves a transgender lawyer named Autumn Scardina, who demanded Phillips create a pink cake with blue frosting to help celebrate a gender transition.… Continue Reading
Tags: A. Bruce Jones, Autumn Scardina, Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Colorado Supreme Court, David Harsanyi, First Amendment, Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop, religious liberty, Rights of Conscience, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
LGBTQ Agenda, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | 
October 13, 2023 7:00 AM | 
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Written by David Harsanyi
If recklessly lying to voters were a crime, most everyone in D.C. would be serving life in solitary confinement at Supermax. But in a liberal democracy, as frustrating as it often is, political misconduct is settled by voters and elections, not partisan prosecutors or rioters.
Feel free to campaign and vote against Donald Trump if you like. I’m certainly no fan. If Trump wins in 2024, Congress can impeach and remove him if they choose.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Schiff, Al Gore, Barbara Lee, Bennie Thompson, Black Lives Matter, Bob McDonnell, David Harsanyi, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Ed Markey, First Amendment, Hillary Clinton, Jack Smith, James Clyburn, January 6th Riots, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Mar-a-Lago, Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Raul Grijalva, Ron Klain, SCOTUS, Stacey Abrams, U.S. Supreme Court
Executive Branch, Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | August 7, 2023 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 Indictments Are an Attack on Political Speech
Written by David Harsanyi
As with ProPublica’s recent smear of Clarence Thomas, there’s a lot of excitement across the left-wing Twittersphere over a Politico hit on Neil Gorsuch. But even as a transparent piece of partisan propaganda, it is poorly conceived.
Politico kicks off the piece, “Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property,” with a purposefully deceptive claim: “For nearly two years beginning in 2015, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sought a buyer for a 40-acre tract of property he co-owned in rural Granby, Colo.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Brian Duffy, Chuck Schumer, Clarence Thomas, David Harsanyi, Dick Durbin, Elena Kagan, Greenberg Traurig, Harlan Crow, Heidi Przybyla, Hillary Clinton, LLC, Neil Gorsuch, New York Times, Obamacare, Philip Anschutz, Politico, ProPublica, Raphael Warnock, U.S. Supreme Court, Walden Group
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch, Media Watch | David E. Smith | April 29, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Media’s Hits Continues To Delegitimize SCOTUS
