Bill Donohue There are extremists in both the Republican and Democrat parties, and some support violence to achieve their goals; this is true even among some self-described independents. But the enthusiasm for violence is clearly more popular among Democrats. In a large survey recently released by the Chicago Project on Security & Threats, which is affiliated [...]
Bill Donohue Sinead O’Connor is being lionized for her “bravery” in ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992. Her fans are commending her for calling attention to clergy sexual abuse. The reaction has been effusive. “She was proved right” says Harvard Law School instructor Alejandra Caraballo. Brenna Moore, [...]
Bill Donohue Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has passed way at age 56. In her better years, O’Connor sold millions of record albums, winning a Grammy for her work. She became an overnight sensation in 1992 when she appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II. Her antics, often controversial, [...]
Bill Donohue We sent the following letter to Rep. Jim Jordan today (we urge you to contact his communications director, Russell Dye: russell.dye@mail.house.gov). July 26, 2023 Hon. Jim Jordan Chairman Committee on the Judiciary 2056 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-3504 Dear Chairman Jordan: In my letter of July 24, emailed to you that day, [...]
Bill Donohue Leonard Leo, co-chairman of the Federalist Society, and the man most responsible for shepherding through President Trump’s appointments to the federal bench, including three Supreme Court Justices, is being attacked by anti-Catholic bigots in his hometown in Maine, simply because left-wing extremists object to his work. The protesters, who are doxxing Leo by showing [...]
Bill Donohue We sent the following letter to Rep. Jim Jordan today (we urge you to contact his communications director, Russell Dye: russell.dye@mail.house.gov). July 24, 2023 Hon. Jim Jordan 2056 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-3504 Dear Rep. Jordan: On July 17, in your role as House Judiciary Chairman, you said you notified FBI Director [...]
Bill Donohue For the past several years, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has published a survey on the status of free speech on college campuses. In my remarks on the 2021 study, I pointed out that three Jesuit-run institutions—Fordham University, Boston College and Marquette University—were listed among the worst in the nation. In [...]
Bill Donohue The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has published the results of a comprehensive survey of over 37,000 students at over 150 colleges and universities; the survey was taken in 2021. [The 2022-2023 survey results were subsequently released.] The subject of the survey is the extent to which freedom of speech is honored [...]
Bill Donohue The clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church has long been over and now it is practically non-existent. To be sure, there continues to be a tiny fraction of the clergy who are offenders, but it has long since been of the magnitude of a scandal. But don’t look to the media to [...]
Bill Donohue Bob Iger has been hanging around Disney seemingly forever, and every time he quits, he re-retires (he’s done so at least three times). When he left as CEO in 2021, he managed to become executive chairman, keeping an eye on his successor, Bob Chapek. Last November, Chapek was shown the door, and Iger jumped [...]
