Current Events Quiz

Controversy Surrounding Death of Homeless Man on New York City Subway

• Jordan Neely, a homeless man with a history of threatening behavior, died after being restrained in a chokehold by a Marine veteran on a New York City subway train.

• Neely had been arrested previously for assaulting a 67-year-old woman and had hurt others on the subway before.

• AOC and others on the left are calling for the Marine to be charged with murder or lynching, despite there being no evidence of intent to kill.

• Manhattan prosecutors are conducting an investigation into the death, which has been ruled a homicide.

• The left is using Neely's death to try to make him into the next George Floyd and to push for involuntary commitment for people like him.

• The city has failed Neely in every way, and local officials are dismissing concerns about subway violence and refusing to take action.

• The Democrat-run cities have created an atmosphere that incentivizes lawlessness and has led to a trickle-down effect in smaller cities.

• Big chain stores are closing down in these cities due to the cost of operating in a lawless environment.

• The broken windows theory, which advocates for addressing even minor crimes to prevent more serious ones, has been abandoned in these cities.

• Neely's Michael Jackson impersonation, which has been highlighted in the media, is not the salient point of the story.

• Neely's threatening behavior on the subway, which led to his death, has been downplayed by those on the left who are using his death for political gain.

• The reality is that in these Democrat-run cities, people are on their own and have to make split-second decisions about whether someone is harmless or a threat, and they are being second-guessed by those in power.Mark Steyn on the New York Subway Attack and the Failure of City Leadership

• Mark Steyn criticizes American media as the worst in the English-speaking world for biased reporting.

• The media is quick to victimize someone in a story and ignore facts that do not fit their narrative.

• The recent attack on the New York subway highlights the failure of city leadership to enforce societal standards on public transportation.

• The attack was captured on video, showing a man threatening a couple with a two-year-old child with racial slurs and obscenities.

• The Marine who intervened and restrained the attacker is now being investigated for involuntary manslaughter and murder.

• The city failed to protect its citizens by defunding the police, not providing involuntary commitment, and passing the attacker from psychiatric hospital to hospital.

• The city has decriminalized certain acts and unleashed a wave of crimes, leading to the de-civilization of New York City.

• Politicians, like Ayanna Pressley and New York state senators, are blaming the attack on racism and mental health rather than addressing the root cause of the problem.

• The video shows that the passengers were scared, and no one tried to stop the Marine from restraining the attacker.

• The politicization of the case will lead to a biased trial, and the Marine will become a hate figure.

• Mark Steyn argues that there is an obligation to stand up and face that kind of thing down because it should not be happening in a functioning society.

• The failure of city leadership is a sign of civilizational decadence that no political party should incentivize.Fox News ratings drop after Tucker Carlson's firing, amidst leaked footage controversy

• A website called covetaxrelief.org is offering tax relief to businesses that took PPP loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tucker Carlson is being targeted by Fox News and Media Matters, a left-leaning media watchdog group.

• A leaked video of Tucker Carlson joking with his makeup artist about nose powdering has been released by Media Matters.

• Tucker Carlson's audience has not turned on him despite the leaked footage controversy.

• Fox News' ratings have dropped since Tucker Carlson's firing, with MSNBC beating them in the demo during the 9 PM slot.

• Fox News is trying to save its ratings with guest hosts like Kayleigh McEnany.

• Fox News is struggling to explain why they fired Tucker Carlson, as his ratings were better than anyone else's.

• Fox News' head of comms, Irina Briganti, is being blamed for leaking the footage of Tucker Carlson.

• Fox News is threatening legal action against Media Matters for publishing the leaked footage, claiming it is their intellectual property.

• The leaked footage is not damaging to Tucker Carlson, but rather makes him seem endearing.

• Tucker Carlson's executive producer and team are unlikely sources for the leaks, as they are on his side.

• Fox News cannot afford a lawsuit with Tucker Carlson, as it could result in the release of damaging emails and records.Mark Steyn on Rochelle Walensky's resignation, China's food hoarding, and Prince Charles' coronation

• Mark Steyn suggests that even if Tucker Carlson loses his job, he will make up the money easily in the private market.

• China is hoarding a massive amount of food, including over two-thirds of the world's corn reserves, over half of its rice, and over half of its wheat.

• China misleads about its food hoarding, and its actions suggest that it cannot afford to mess up its food supply.

• Mark Steyn recommends stocking up on survival food kits from Four Patriots, which have received five-star reviews for their flavor and taste.

• Rochelle Walensky, the head of the CDC, is stepping down in June, and Mark Steyn criticizes her for being hysterical about COVID-19 and not acknowledging her mistakes.

• Mark Steyn believes that rule by experts has been a catastrophe for sound government, and the CDC has destroyed its brand during the pandemic.

• Mark Steyn criticizes Joy Reid, who he says is a dishonest figure and an exemplar of the bad faith in media discourse in the US.

• Mark Steyn argues that people on the left are less aware of what it's like to live in a right-wing culture than vice versa, and Joy Reid demonizes 150 million Americans.

• Prince Charles will be officially crowned as King of England in an anointing ceremony that emphasizes the compact between the king and God.

• Prince Charles is undermining the coronation ceremony by filling the congregation with TV stars and using a mixture of olive oil, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, orange blossom, and sesame instead of traditional holy oil.

• Prince Charles is banning the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the coronation due to its controversial provenance, and he will represent different faiths at the ceremony to reflect the ethnic diversity of modern Britain.

• Mark Steyn believes that Prince Charles has put a real question mark over the monarchy around the world by playing it badly and being weak about what a king is meant to be.