Why Did Google Freak Out and Fire an Employee for Spurring 'Honest Discussion'?

Aug. 9, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where policymakers weigh President Trump's vow to unleash "fire and fury" on North Korea if the communist regime moves forward with a nuclear warhead. Fred Lucas reports. Google fires an employee for interpreting data on differences between men and women. Genevieve Wood has video commentary, Rachel del Guidice has reaction from female policy leaders. Plus: Kelsey Harkness on a school's surprising gender policy, Bob Moffit on state-level relief from Obamacare, and Mike Gonzalez on a key European defender of "America First." Gentle on our minds: National treasure Glen Campbell dies at 81.
Commentary Why Did Google Freak Out and Fire an Employee for Spurring 'Honest Discussion'? The tolerance police at Google strike another blow against diversity in Silicon Valley by firing an employee who wrote a memo critiquing the tech giant's politically correct culture. Watch the Video
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Commentary How States Can Get Exemptions From Obamacare's Rules The nation's governors and state legislators should use every legal means available to them to reform their health insurance markets and reduce their citizens' health insurance costs. Read More
News NYT's 'Leaked' Bombshell Climate Report Actually Public for Months The New York Times, which obtained a draft copy of a climate assessment, quotes unnamed scientists it says fear the Trump administration "could change or suppress the report." But it has been online since January. Read More
News K-12 School Agrees to Gender Inclusion Policy With No Notice or 'Opt Out' for Parents The agreement ends a 16-month legal battle between a Minnesota charter school and David and Hannah Edwards, parents of a first-grader who was born male but presents as a girl. Read More
News Female Leaders Say Google 'Intolerant' in Firing Engineer for Memo on Gender Differences "Google's intolerance for scientific research bodes poorly for America's long-term competitiveness," the Manhattan Institute's Heather Mac Donald tells The Daily Signal. Read More
News Hillary Pressured Bangladesh Officials to Help Clinton Foundation Donor, Documents Show As secretary of state, Clinton warned the tiny nation's prime minister that the World Bank could revoke a $1.2 billion loan to build a much-needed bridge over a river. Read More
Commentary Why This European Leader Embraces Trump Presidency Hungary's foreign minister welcomes the idea that governments should put their own people first. Read More
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