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 PortnoyMay 6, 2014
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Muslim school superintendent defends Common Core-linked assignment questioning Holocaust *UPDATE*

“All right, class. Today, we are going to test your ability to think critically. I want you write a paper…
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Economy

Howard PortnoyMay 6, 2014
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How the select committee on Benghazi could hurt Republicans in November

When political prognosticator par excellence Nate Silver predicted in late March that the GOP has a slight edge in the race to…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyMay 5, 2014
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GOP’s ‘demented obsession’ with Benghazi vs. Dems’ demented obsession with protecting Obama

Forgive me here, but for brevity’s sake I am conflating two articles by liberal writers that make essentially the same…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyMay 3, 2014
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Charges dropped against Muslim woman nabbed shoplifting at Macy’s

If you were caught red-handed shoplifting from a major national retail chain, you might expect to be detained by security…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyMay 3, 2014
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Old WH response to Benghazi: Phony scandal. New response: Dude, like we don’t remember!

By now, you have doubtless seen the clip of former National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor answering Bret Baier’s questions…
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Politics

Howard PortnoyMay 2, 2014
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OH parents begin hormone therapy on 9-year-old ‘transgender’ son

“It just comes down to love. I mean, if you love your child then you should do anything in the…
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Media

Howard PortnoyMay 1, 2014
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Will the NBA turn its sights next on opponents of gay marriage?

In his initial reaction to the Donald Sterling tape kerfuffle, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, expressed concern that…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyMay 1, 2014
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LU makes list of 100 most popular conservative websites

Each year, John Hawkins of Right Wing News and Townhall, embarks on the unenviable task of identifying the one hundred…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 30, 2014
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Grieving father sues cemetery in hopes of retaining shrine to his late son

The man’s grief for his lost son is as boundless as all outdoors. So say other mourners at Standing Rock…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 30, 2014
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Eric Holder announces plan to protect ‘his people’ from ‘the bad people’

The name of the new Justice Department initiative — the National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice — sounds…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 29, 2014
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NBA nonallegedly bans Donald Sterling for life, fines him $2.5 million

Justice was allegedly served. Shortly before noon today, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver held a news conference in which he announced the league’s determination…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 29, 2014
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Black celebs publicly mock online photo of Michigan man with disfiguring disease

Photos of V. Stiviano in the company of Magic Johnson are not the only “outrageous” pictures of former NBA stars…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 28, 2014
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Stop the presses: Donald Sterling is a registered Republican

“Does it really matter whether racist LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling is a registered Democrat? Or a Republican?” ask Asawin Suebsaeng and Patrick Caldwell, writing…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyApril 28, 2014
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Café in Japan lets solo diners eat with stuffed animals

It strikes me as slightly creepy that adults dining alone are offered the “companionship” of a stuffy, but that is…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 28, 2014
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For crying out loud: The thought police have come to arrest Donald Sterling

“Honi soit qui mal y pense.” That Anglo-Norman phrase, which appears as a motto on the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom,…
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National Security

Howard PortnoyApril 27, 2014
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Obama attacks America’s human rights record while In Malaysia

Barack Obama has gained a fair amount of gray hair in his five years in the Oval Office. But has…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 27, 2014
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The ‘knockout game’ now depraved ‘fun’ for losers of all ages

If there have been any common threads running through the unspeakable rash of physical assaults that fall within the “knockout…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 27, 2014
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Cliven Bundy, Donald Sterling, and the left’s elusive quest for ‘purity’

Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the…
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Foreign Affairs

Howard PortnoyApril 26, 2014
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Press in Asia asks Obama some tough questions

Your heart has to go out to Barack Obama. Here he is in Asia to rebalance someone’s tires (or something), and…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 26, 2014
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Woman captured on video stealing toy from baby’s grave

According to legend, Ernest Hemingway accepted a challenge to write a novel using only six words. He rose to the…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 25, 2014
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From Cliven Bundy to racism to trashing all conservatives in one facile jump

Watching the liberal mind at work can be a source of mild fascination. Take the kneejerk reaction to the case…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyApril 25, 2014
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Video: Kids get high by smearing lip balm on eyelids

If the next generation is as resourceful about finding solutions to the world’s problems as it is to finding ways…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 25, 2014
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School bus driver orders eighth-grader having seizure off bus

How much training is required for a job driving a school bus? Judging from an incident that occurred in Broward…
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Media

Howard PortnoyApril 24, 2014
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‘Cliven Bundy just ruined his cause’? Really?

The portion of the above headline in quotes is picked up verbatim from Brian Resnick, who has a column with that…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 24, 2014
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Second-grader says teacher took away her Bible during reading time

The question of what is appropriate reading for school and what is not is in the news again. At issue is not Common…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 23, 2014
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Family of defendants who nearly beat driver to death laugh in court

Did you hear the one about the black mob that nearly beat a white driver to death after his vehicle accidentally…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 23, 2014
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Who’s your daddy? Homework questions ask students to ID father of illegitimate child

You can at least take comfort from the fact that the questions are part of an assignment designated for students…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyApril 22, 2014
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You say ‘Columbia,’ I say ‘Colombia’

Paris Hilton got an earful (or at least an eyeful) last year when her plane touched down in Bogotá and she tweeted, “Just landed…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 22, 2014
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Disabled man literally forced to crawl off airplane sues airline, wins big

File this story under “W” for “What in the world were they thinking?” The they in this case is Delta Airlines, which…
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Social Issues

Howard PortnoyApril 22, 2014
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NYC high school’s decision to honor sex offender Peter Yarrow offends parents, students

“Is it even legal for him to be in a school?” That very good question was raised by one of…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 21, 2014
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Age before beauty: Is Hillary Clinton too old to run for president?

In early 2008, the consensus in the media was that that if Hillary Clinton lost the Democratic nomination and Barack…
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Quick Takes

Howard PortnoyApril 21, 2014
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Video: Planned Parenthood founder calls for ban on childbirth

From the horse’s mouth: A video blast from the past features an interview with none other than Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger,…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 20, 2014
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Store manager fired after bravely confronting, disarming shoplifter

Let this be a lesson to good Samaritans everywhere. Attempt to help out your employer by chasing a shoplifter into…
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Law and Government

Howard PortnoyApril 20, 2014
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Some Obamacare patients condemned to ‘medical homelessness’

The analogy sounds sort of extreme until you read about the plight of patients who signed up for Obamacare via…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 19, 2014
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When is a door not a door? A Common Core math riddle

A frustrated parent posts a photocopy of a page from a math workbook at the Facebook page Common Crud, along with…
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Education

Howard PortnoyApril 19, 2014
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University president asks, ‘How do we make sure campus is less white in future’

Here’s an “upbeat story” for anyone vexed by the report by LU staff of a racist teacher who was fired because he…
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