Why Was Pike Spared? What the Failed Execution Reveals About State Power Republished with Permission from AbleChild The Roman Colosseum made violence a public spectacle, displaying the condemned and the power of the state. Today, the courtroom and the media arena play that role: crime, claims of mental illness, government drugging of its population, expert testimony, and punishment become spectacles for the public to watch

Credit: Charleston County Sheriff’s Office A South Carolina mother has been charged with two counts of homicide by child abuse after authorities discovered her two young daughters dead inside their home, and the horrifying case is now raising serious questions about how repeated warnings from family members apparently failed to save the children. Justine Marie May, 31, of Ladson, was arrested after deputies conducting a

Chris Rock compared “wokeness” to the Salem witch trials in a New York Times interview published Saturday, calling the line “half a joke” and arguing that once the hunt became an institution, it had to start making accusations up. Rock, 61, spoke with David Marchese on The Interview, the Times podcast, about his upcoming film Misty Green and the theme of forgiveness. The comedian described

Screenshot Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff has thrown the Cornell fraternity members accused of raping a fellow student under the bus, despite the murky circumstances surrounding the case. None of the men facing criminal charges and the alleged vicitm’s original signed statement described the encounters as consensual. In a video statement Saturday, Kotlikoff said “what happened to Jane Doe in 2024 is deeply disturbing.” “My

Parents sending children illegally to the United States often deal with cartels and human traffickers. By deporting these children, the Trump administration is discouraging other parents from endangering their own children. President Trump has been accused of tearing families apart by deporting illegal alien parents while their citizen children remain in the United States. Liberals are also unhappy when Trump reunites families by deporting illegal

An advanced Alzheimer’s patient reportedly recovered significant speech, memory, mobility, social engagement, and urinary continence following a supervised high-dose session involving psilocybin-containing mushrooms. A stunning medical case is raising new questions about what may still be possible for patients suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease. A Japanese-American woman in her 80s who had spent five years barely speaking, unable to walk on her own, and incontinent

Ivan Montiel Roa/Facebook A horrifying family tragedy unfolded in Central Florida after authorities say a father stabbed his 17-year-old twins to death before taking his own life. Ivan Montiel Roa, 63, is believed to have murdered his teenage children, Carlo Montiel Infantino and Melanie Montiel Infantino, inside the family’s Orlando-area residence before dying by suicide, according to FOX 35 Orlando. Deputies with the Orange County

Meanwhile in the Democrat hellhole of Chicago… A 7-year-old girl was repeatedly stabbed in the back on a Chicago sidewalk on Saturday morning in the city’s East Chatham neighborhood. The child was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. The suspect, an unidentified woman who was not known to the victim, was taken into custody. The attack appears to be random. Police

Disney president and chief creative officer Dana Walden declined Thursday to say whether Jimmy Kimmel will stay at ABC past his current deal, and spent the rest of her answer on how hard late night has become as a business. Speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference, Walden was asked if the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be sticking around. “I’m not going to make that

Disney president and chief creative officer Dana Walden declined Thursday to say whether Jimmy Kimmel will stay at ABC past his current deal, and spent the rest of her answer on how hard late night has become as a business. Speaking at Bloomberg’s Screentime conference, Walden was asked if the host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would be sticking around. “I’m not going to make that