September 27, 2017 On tense Berkeley campus, conservative scholar Steven Hayward thrives Hayward, who is in his second year of a three year stint as a resident scholar at the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, has had a front row seat to the ongoing ideological battle playing out this year on the leafy college campus between a large far left contingent and a smaller, but growingly vocal hard right.
September 27, 2017 Antifa leader, teacher Yvonne Felarca arrested at 'empathy tent' Berkeley brawl A middle school teacher-turned-Antifa leader was among the four people arrested after opposing political groups clashed Tuesday inside a so-called “empathy tent” at the University of California, Berkeley.
September 25, 2017 Berkeley conservatives speak out against Antifa following violent protests Multiple people were arrested in Berkeley, California during the weekend following political protests that turned violent.
September 25, 2017 Pelosi condemns Antifa violence in Berkeley after criticism House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., condemned attacks by members of Antifa against conservative demonstrators over the weekend in Berkeley, Calif., calling the violence a "sad event."
September 25, 2017 Why should anyone condemn white nationalists if the left won't condemn Antifa? White nationalists and Antifa are pretty much the same, working at opposite ends of the political spectrum.
September 25, 2017 Antifa violence leaves leftists to question whether movement hurts or helps Short for Anti-fascist, Antifa members have over the last year increasingly made their violent presence known at progressive demonstrations and counter-protests to alt-right groups and speakers across the country – leaving many to question Antifa’s role in the leftist protest movement and to ask if the group is causing more harm than good.
September 22, 2017 Berkeley 'Free Speech Week' set to begin amid threats of Antifa protests, speaker uncertainty The four-day long event -- organized by a student group called Berkeley Patriot in conjunction with right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos’ MILO Inc. -- has become a major concern for officials at UC-Berkeley worried about seeing more violent counter-protests, like the ones that have plagued the school this year during speeches by conservative and alt-right speakers.
September 20, 2017 Petitions calling for firing prof for provocative 'dead cop' tweet gain steam Two separate online petitions calling for the firing of a New York professor who tweeted that it is a privilege to have “future dead cops” as students have gathered a total of more than 1,000 signatures so far.
September 20, 2017 Marc Thiessen: In Berkeley, Shapiro spoke but Antifa won Last week, when conservative commentator Ben Shapiro delivered a terrific speech at the University of California-Berkeley, it seemed like a victory for free speech on college campuses.
September 19, 2017 FBI, DHS warned of increasingly violent Antifa clashes in 2016, documents show Well before the deadly Aug. 12 rally in Charlottesville and the ongoing violent clashes with white supremacists and other groups, federal authorities warned local officials the actions of left-wing extremists were becoming increasingly confrontational and dangerous.