Howard Portnoy

Howard Portnoy has written for The Blaze, HotAir, NewsBusters, Weasel Zippers, Conservative Firing Line, RedCounty, and New York’s Daily News. He has one published novel, Hot Rain, (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), and has been a guest on Radio Vice Online with Jim Vicevich, The Alana Burke Show, Smart Life with Dr. Gina, and The George Espenlaub Show.

Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 24, 2012
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52-year-old rapist-murderer tried as a juvenile

There is little to remark on about the crime Carlton Franklin committed when he was 15 save that it was…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 24, 2012
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NYPD explores algorithm for IDing ‘deranged’ gunmen online

To catch a thief, you need to think like a thief. To catch a deranged gunman, you need to think…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyDecember 24, 2012
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Why the ride over the fiscal cliff may not be as much fun as Obama thinks

At this writing on Dec. 24, the president is in Hawaii with his family, enjoying a little time away from…
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Media

Howard PortnoyDecember 23, 2012
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Next reality show, ‘Best Funeral Ever,’ to air day after Xmas

The Bare Naked Ladies were evidently wrong. It hasn’t all been done. The redoubtable Entertainment Weekly reports that The Learning…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 23, 2012
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Liberals toy with idea of profiling white males as solution to Newtown

The night of the presidential election, a perverse strain of the most virulent form of racial animus reared its ugly…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyDecember 22, 2012
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Ego has landed: President refers to himself 63 times during Inouye eulogy

There is no “i” in Inouye. Check that. There is an “i,” and President Obama used it or some variation…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 22, 2012
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Federal worker given formal reprimand for workplace flatulence

Something is rotten in the state of Maryland. It is the noxious odor emanating from the tail pipe of an…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyDecember 22, 2012
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Obama’s new plan to solve fiscal cliff crisis: ‘Drink some egg nog’

Late Friday afternoon, just before jetting off to Hawaii, where he and his family will spend the Christmas holiday, President…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 21, 2012
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In time for Christmas, German government official ‘neuters’ God

Bless me, Other, for I have sinned. That presumably is how Catholics in Germany will be starting confession if a…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 21, 2012
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Newtown 7th grader seeks to rid nation of violent video games

On the one hand, Max Goldstein is to be applauded. A seventh-grade student at a school in Newtown, Conn., Max…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyDecember 21, 2012
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NYers awaiting apocalypse seek one last sexual fling

Eat, drink, and be merry — that sort of thing. Such has been the attitude this week of “lusty New…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 20, 2012
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Newest trend to sweep Britain: Adult babies

This gives a whole new meaning to “second childhood.” It is way beyond the pale of baby talk. It is…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 20, 2012
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Scammers set up phony charity in name of 6-year-old Newtown victim

On Monday, the family of one of the tender victims of the senseless shooting in Newtown, Conn., last Friday buried…
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Education

Howard PortnoyDecember 20, 2012
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Head of teacher’s union says Teach for America ‘kills our children’

This is what it looks like when liberals devour liberals. The Daily Caller reports that on Wednesday Karen Lewis, head…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyDecember 19, 2012
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NYT op-ed: Tim Scott’s appointment to Senate just more GOP tokenism

Poor Republicans: They just can’t seem to get it right. They are accused by their brethren across the aisle of…
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National Security

Howard PortnoyDecember 18, 2012
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Florida Islamist nabbed in NYC 'Christmas' terror plot

Another one bites the dust. A Florida resident born in Pakistan is in federal custody today after the FBI intercepted…
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Education

Howard PortnoyDecember 18, 2012
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Parents arm 11-year-old with .22 ‘for protection at school’

From the what-in-the-world-were-they-thinking department comes a report out of Salt Lake City, where a sixth-grade student was given a loaded…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyDecember 18, 2012
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Liberal radio host explains that ‘inequality’ caused Sandy Hook

A sampling of the morning’s headlines suggests that members of the liberal media are largely in agreement over what action…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 18, 2012
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Gun sales soar; LAPD chief wants officers to make random school checks

Two stories reported by CBS News on Tuesday make for interesting bookends in the ongoing coverage of the Sandy Hook…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 17, 2012
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Ohio governor commutes killer’s death sentence on obesity appeal

It’s not over until the fat guy is strapped to the gurney. That was initially how it appeared to be…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyDecember 17, 2012
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Sandy Hook: Obama lacks what it takes to be an agent of change

Once again, Barack Obama is reaching “above his pay grade.” He traveled on Sunday evening to a prayer vigil in…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyDecember 16, 2012
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Anti-gun NY Dem threatens to ‘embarrass’ Obama in re guns

Democratic Congressional lawmakers from New York have “found religion” following the horrendous events that unfolded in Newtown, Conn. In the…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyDecember 16, 2012
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Father of shooting victim speaks out about daughter, has kind words for shooter's family

It is hard to imagine the kind of courage, grace, and conviction it takes be a person like Robbie Parker.…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 15, 2012
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Day after CT massacre, Brooklyn churches offer cash for guns

Would tougher gun laws have prevented the Friday massacre in a small Connecticut town that claimed 27 lives, 20 of…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 15, 2012
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Child with crippling bone disease held by TSA after testing positive for explosives

It is entirely conceivable in this age of remarkable disguises that a bloodthirsty terrorist intent on sneaking through airport security…
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Media

Howard PortnoyDecember 15, 2012
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News media report wrong Lanza as CT shooter, publish photo, FB link

The unspeakable horrors of the Sandy Hook shooting have rippled outward, touching a nerve globally. Here at home, the nation…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyDecember 14, 2012
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New Zealand dogs pass their driving tests

Move over, Toonces — meaning stick to your side of the road. If you’re not familiar with Toonces, the Driving…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 14, 2012
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U.S. Marine jailed after crossing Mexican border with gun cleared by U.S. agents

A Marine who bravely served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan is moldering in a Mexican jail on questionable charges. According…
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Media

Howard PortnoyDecember 14, 2012
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Black Redskins QB deemed ‘not one of us’ by black ESPN analyst

Robert Griffin III, more popularly known to Washington Redskins fans and football commentators as “RG3,” is a lot of things.…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 13, 2012
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Baltimore cops issue speeding ticket to driver of car that was standing still

The Baltimore police have acted stupidly. Or at least their equipment has. A camera designed to log speeds of motorists…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyDecember 13, 2012
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Celeb chefs join 13-year-old's crusade for gender-neutral EZ Bake Oven

These are the times that try men’s souls. Er … make that “persons’ souls.” And don’t forget to include “others.”…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyDecember 12, 2012
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Sen. Bob Menendez intern arrested; illegal immigrant, sex offender

The Department Homeland Security has announced that an unpaid intern working for New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is both an…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyDecember 12, 2012
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Union protesters trash iconic MI hot dog cart, call black owner N-word

Joe Newby has already adequately conveyed the mayhem and level of incivility on display by members of big labor in…
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Media

Howard PortnoyDecember 12, 2012
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Latest feminist complaint: You never see the Virgin Mary breastfeeding Jesus

What did Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Giovanni Bellini, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Peter Paul Rubens, Salvador Dalí, and Henry Moore have in common? If you…
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Unyielding

Howard PortnoyDecember 12, 2012
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A brief tour of LU's new surroundings

Welcome to the new and, it is hoped, improved LU. We have a new design, as of our design launch…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyDecember 11, 2012
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Obama has added 143K jobs since taking office, all in the federal government

The administration no longer speaks of “saving” jobs, which was a mythical and impossible-to-compute statistic in the first place, but…
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