Category: contempt

Contempt for the USA Puts Democracy at Risk Everywhere

Commentary Contempt for America has long been part of the left’s DNA, and sometimes even the smallest example compels one to reflect on the larger dilemma. The November edition of Nova Scotia’s “The Masthead News” featured a “good news story” by a retired Canadian who had spent 10 years enjoying the unspoiled beaches and Southern hospitality…


SCOTUS Blocks Congress from Getting Trump’s Tax Returns; ‘True the Vote’ Leaders Jailed for Contempt | NTD News Today

The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 blocked Congress from obtaining former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Chief Justice John Roberts’ stay is temporary, pending further developments in the case. The founders of the election integrity group “True the Vote” are in jail after being found in contempt of court. The two leaders – Catherine Engelbrecht…


Facts Matter (Dec. 16): Judge Requires Hospital to Treat Patient With Ivermectin or Pay $10,000 Per Day Fine

A judge in Virginia ruled that a hospital was in contempt because they refused to administer Ivermectin to a dying woman—despite the fact that her family physician recommended it.  And furthermore, that judge gave the hospital two options: either administer the drug, or pay a $10,000 fine for every day that they refuse to do…


Mark Meadows Sues Pelosi, Jan. 6 Committee Members as Contempt Case Proceeds

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued the House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The lawsuit, filed in a Washington D.C. federal court, follows a move to hold him in contempt after he said he would not appear for…


Jan. 6 Committee Votes to Hold Bannon in Contempt

The Democrat-led House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach voted on Tuesday to hold conservative podcast host Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena for documents and testimony. The resolution will now move for approval by the House, where Democrats hold a slim majority and will likely approve the measure. Should…


Fashionable Contempt

Commentary Twenty-five years ago, I heard for the first time of a fact that in the last few years has become a central feature in American life. A few months before, I had left academia to work as a low-level political appointment at the National Endowment for the Arts in the Bush administration. I hadn’t…