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.

Education

Howard PortnoyApril 29, 2015
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‘American Sniper’ will be shown at U. of Maryland after all … as a ‘teachable moment’

The University of Maryland has done an about-face on the showing of the film “American Sniper.” After announcing last week that…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 29, 2015
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Baltimore City Councilman: ‘Thug’ new N-word when applied to looters (Video)

As noted here parenthetically, the president of the Baltimore City Council, Jack Young, apologized a day after calling the looters in his city “thugs,”…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 28, 2015
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New reports of looting in Baltimore, this time in broad daylight (Video)

The looting aspect of race riots, whether the venue is Los Angeles, Ferguson, or most recently Baltimore, has never made a…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyApril 28, 2015
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Afghan vet finds note on his car windshield — but not what he might have expected (Video)

The habit of thanking military veterans for their service to their country has spread among patriots in recent years, partly in…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 28, 2015
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Tweet of the Day: Never letting a race riot go to waste

Baltimore is burning, more in the figurative sense today than in the literal one, although yesterday angry rioters put the…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyApril 27, 2015
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What?? Those calls about my ‘Window’ computer are fake?

Yipes! Where was Karen Price Mueller of NJ.com before I got snookered into parting with my life’s savings by some con man…
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Email Featured

Howard PortnoyApril 27, 2015
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Baltimore mayor on riots: ‘We gave those who wished to destroy space as well’ (Video)

Rioters will be rioters. That seemed to be the message Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was sending when she said in a press…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 26, 2015
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White people, men banned from diversity rally at British university

How can you carry on a civilized conversation about diversity when you have all these “non-diverse” types around? That was…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyApril 26, 2015
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Cincinnati restaurant unveils Bruce Jenner ‘hot dog taco’: Too soon? (Video)

The ink is scarcely dry on Bruce Jenner’s interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, in which he admitted to being “transJenner,”…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 26, 2015
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MSNBC: ‘You don’t need a white person present for white supremacy to play out’ (Video)

In Baltimore last night, “peaceful” protests over the case of a black man fatally injured while in police custody moved into…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 25, 2015
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School requires children as young as 3 to sign contract promising not to use ‘transphobic language’

If I had to guess the meaning of transphobia independent of context, I would guess it means “fear of crossing.” Sample sentence: “Hiram…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyApril 25, 2015
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Tweet of the Day: Libs go ballistic over Bruce Jenner’s ‘coming out’

You read that right. During his much-anticipated interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, one-time Olympic legend Bruce Jenner officially “came out” — and prompted…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 25, 2015
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Burglar surprised by homeowner during heist uses infant son as human shield

Topping the news this Saturday is word that angry protesters intend to shut down the city of Baltimore over the death of…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 24, 2015
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Liberal dilemma: Duke must choose between Muslims and feminist assailing Islam’s abuses of women

It’s another of those unhappy moments for liberals, when they are forced to choose between the rights of competing –isms…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyApril 24, 2015
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China says please stop hiring strippers for funerals

Old habits die hard. Take, for example, having a stripper come to perform at a funeral. With a live snake,…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 24, 2015
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Senate GOP leaders cosponsor bill to extend Obamacare subsidies to 2017 in event SCOTUS strikes them down

In the midterm elections in November 2014, the American people spoke at the ballot box with unparalleled clarity. Their vote —…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 23, 2015
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Loretta Lynch confirmed as new AG with help of 10 Senate Republicans

Good news for Al Sharpton, who can now end his faux-hunger strike. Good news, too, for the nation, which can soon relegate…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyApril 23, 2015
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BREAKING: American is one of two hostages accidentally killed in U.S. drone strike on al Qaeda

Barack Obama has been adamant about keeping American boots off the ground in Iraq and other locations in the Middle East, preferring…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 23, 2015
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‘I kill crackers daily’: Black woman lunges at white customer with knife at 7-Eleven

There must be a reasonable explanation for what appears on its face to have been a racially motivated crime at a…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 22, 2015
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State Dept. names new spokesman to replace Psaki … and it’s not Marie Harf

Marie Harf’s not very good season as deputy State Department spokesmodel just got worse. According to the Associated Press, Jen Psaki’s…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyApril 22, 2015
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Video: Meet Kermit the Frog’s real-life doppleganger

It’s not easy being green … or looking like a Muppet. But biologists have uncovered a new species of frog…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 22, 2015
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‘Concerned 8-year-old’s’ viral letter to Michelle Obama

From the mouths of babes. A hand-written letter addressed to the first lady and signed by a child named Peter,…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyApril 22, 2015
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Army ROTC cadets bullied into wearing ladies pumps to raise awareness of sexual harassment

My question is did the shoes have to be red? The Washington Times reports that Army ROTC cadets at Arizona State University are…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 21, 2015
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Tweet of the Day: DNC tool posts job listing that pointlessly spells B-E-N-G-H-A-Z-I

Eric Reif, an employee of the Democratic National Committee, apparently has too much time on his hands or too little…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyApril 21, 2015
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‘Isis’ stricken from potential ‘i’ names for hurricanes

Let’s see: So we go from Hurricane Edith to Hurricane Frank (remember, male and female names are now alternated to…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyApril 21, 2015
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Dems’ man in Havana, Andrew Cuomo, salutes Raul Castro as ‘courageous leader’

Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared to be very warm and friendly with comments directed at Cuban dictator Raul Castro during his…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 21, 2015
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Parents angry: K-3 classes read story about transgender child without their permission

“The whole culture at Mitchell School is about teaching tolerance and respect.” So said Superintendent of Kittery (Maine) Schools Allyn Hutton last…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyApril 20, 2015
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Conservatives need to stop helping the culture warriors by staging inane stunts

Earlier this month, a former pastor named Joshua Feuerstein went into Cut the Cake, a bake shop in Longwood, Fla., and…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 20, 2015
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Vet who asks arguing men to move away from small children is savagely beaten (Video)

Seth Shope’s wife, Rachel, admits she was apprehensive each of the times her husband shipped out to Iraq or Afghanistan. But she insists…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 20, 2015
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College faculty warned not only of multiplicity of genders but that a person’s gender may change over time

If you are a member of the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh and have not received the latest “Gender-Inclusive/Non-Sexist…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 19, 2015
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DEVELOPING: Three people shot at fraternity-sorority cookout at Delaware State U. (Video)

The Delaware State University Police Department and Dover Police are looking for the perpetrators of a shooting last night at a school-sanctioned…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 19, 2015
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Mother’s fears about missing 9-year-old heightened when she learns he was arrested (Video)

“Do you know where your children are?” a popular TV PSA used to ask every night at 10 p.m. If Detroit mom Stephanie…
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Religion

Howard PortnoyApril 19, 2015
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On Earth Day, Obama will waste energy to spread the gospel of climate change

Another Earth Day approaches, and the legions of the devout, egged on by their spiritual leader, Barack Obama, will be out in…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyApril 18, 2015
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Get your ‘I’d Bottom for Hillary’ shirts (provided you’re down with bottoming)

Via BuzzFeed, a San Francisco dude (I’m trying to set the mood here) has started up an online store that sells…
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Email Featured

Howard PortnoyApril 18, 2015
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Another NBC reporter revises phony war story, this time in re his kidnapping

First it was NBC News anchor Brian Williams who came forward and admitted he had embellished his story of having been in a Chinook…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 17, 2015
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Picture of the Day: Michelle O’s school lunch not fit for a prison inmate

The compartmentalized plastic tray is mostly empty, a sobering reality mocked by its cheery yellow hue. In one compartment is a scrawny…
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Howard Portnoy

‘American Sniper’ will be shown at U. of Maryland after all … as a ‘teachable moment’

White people, men banned from diversity rally at British university

Cincinnati restaurant unveils Bruce Jenner ‘hot dog taco’: Too soon? (Video)

MSNBC: ‘You don’t need a white person present for white supremacy to play out’ (Video)

School requires children as young as 3 to sign contract promising not to use ‘transphobic language’

Liberal dilemma: Duke must choose between Muslims and feminist assailing Islam’s abuses of women

China says please stop hiring strippers for funerals

Senate GOP leaders cosponsor bill to extend Obamacare subsidies to 2017 in event SCOTUS strikes them down

Loretta Lynch confirmed as new AG with help of 10 Senate Republicans

BREAKING: American is one of two hostages accidentally killed in U.S. drone strike on al Qaeda

‘I kill crackers daily’: Black woman lunges at white customer with knife at 7-Eleven

State Dept. names new spokesman to replace Psaki … and it’s not Marie Harf

Video: Meet Kermit the Frog’s real-life doppleganger

‘Concerned 8-year-old’s’ viral letter to Michelle Obama

Tweet of the Day: DNC tool posts job listing that pointlessly spells B-E-N-G-H-A-Z-I

‘Isis’ stricken from potential ‘i’ names for hurricanes

Dems’ man in Havana, Andrew Cuomo, salutes Raul Castro as ‘courageous leader’

Parents angry: K-3 classes read story about transgender child without their permission

Conservatives need to stop helping the culture warriors by staging inane stunts

College faculty warned not only of multiplicity of genders but that a person’s gender may change over time

DEVELOPING: Three people shot at fraternity-sorority cookout at Delaware State U. (Video)

On Earth Day, Obama will waste energy to spread the gospel of climate change

Another NBC reporter revises phony war story, this time in re his kidnapping

Picture of the Day: Michelle O’s school lunch not fit for a prison inmate

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