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    Redistricting in Historic Perspective

    In assessing the current controversy over Texas Republicans’ proposed redistricting of the state’s U.S. House seats, two historic facts should be considered. One is that the principle of equal representation by population is well established in American history. In 1787, the Constitutional Convention required the members of the House of Representatives to be apportioned according…
    Michael Barone
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    Trump Is Right: Illegal Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Counted in Census

    President Donald Trump is correct in seeking to exclude illegal immigrants from being counted in the census.  Census numbers determine the apportionment of congressional seats and spending. The illegal immigrant population should not be here in the first place, so it should have zero effect on seats or spending. But Trump must go further and finally fix the census, which the Left has…
    Mike Gonzalez
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    • News

    Heritage and Cato Debate Conservatism vs. Libertarianism

    Interns from The Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute faced off in a debate on conservatism vs. libertarianism Thursday, arguing which philosophy was the better approach for governing America. Debate moderator Matthew Continetti of the American Enterprise Institute facilitated a series of rounds between the teams on the topics of immigration, international trade, and political philosophy. …
    Quinn Delamater
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    ‘Godfather of the Conservative Movement’: Outpouring of Tributes to Heritage Founder

    Leaders across the country and world honored conservative icon Ed Feulner, who died Friday at age 83. Feulner was The Heritage Foundation’s founder and longest-serving president.  Political figures praised Feulner’s decades-long influence on the conservative movement.  Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker who often collaborated with Feulner, hailed his transformational leadership of Heritage and the…
    Philip Roberts
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    • Opinion

    Making America Great Means Making Buildings Beautiful

    On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” calling for a return to neoclassical architecture in federal construction. To some, this may seem like mere aesthetic preference. But a look back at the history of American architecture reveals that there is a lot more to modern art…
    Richard Stern
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    Pennsylvania Democrats Stall Bill That Would Protect Women’s Sports

    Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have delayed the Save Women’s Sports Act, legislation that would protect girls and women from transgender-identifying males competing in female sports in the Keystone State. The legislation, Senate Bill 9, would prevent biological males from participating in girls or women’s sports at public schools or universities that are…
    Jacob Adams
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    Why the Declaration of Independence Still Matters

    “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” How many times have we heard those words? In 2007, The Washington Post published an article by Gene Weingarten called “Pearls Before Breakfast.” In it, he chronicles an experiment by the newspaper, in which world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell put on a baseball…
    Mark Guiney
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    To Teach the Founding’s Principles, We Must Tell the Founders’ Stories

    Nearly 250 years ago, an extraordinary generation of Americans swore their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to the cause of freedom. Determined to hand down the long-standing tradition of American self-government, our Founders took up arms, triumphed in a hard-fought war against the world’s strongest military power, and left us—their descendants—the greatest system of government…
    Kevin Roberts
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  • Biden Undermines Law by Invoking This to Create National Monuments

    Since 2022, President Joe Biden has used the Antiquities Act to create five national monuments, collectively spanning more than 1.5 million acres of federal land. While these proclamations are ostensibly aimed at preserving areas of historic or archaeological importance, they often come at the expense of established laws and local economies. The American Forest Resource Council has…
    Diana Furchtgott-Roth
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  • The Most Important Founding Father You May Not Remember 

    Thursday is the birthday of the most important Founding Father Americans may not even remember. He doesn’t have a musical written about him. He doesn’t have an HBO series. But he is one of the most significant Founders in the history of the United States. Thursday is the 272nd anniversary of James Madison’s birth. More…
    Rep. Mark Green
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  • Don’t Worry, BLM Founders Aren’t Corrupt. They’re Capitalists.

    If you’re a woke journalist, how would you frame allegations of financial misconduct against the main Black Lives Matter organization? You could ignore these financial questions about the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, sure. Or you could frame the allegations the way New York magazine has in a recent article: by absurdly quoting people…
    Mike Gonzalez
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  • Around Independence Day, Media Targets Patriotic Displays

    Independence Day is supposed to be a day of national unity. President Joe Biden proclaimed: “The Fourth of July is a sacred day in our country—a day of history, of hope, remembrance and resolve, of promise and possibilities.” Liberal Biden voters in the media did not concur. These are the people who refuse to wear…
    Tim Graham
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  • What NYPD Ex-Cop and 9/11 First Responder Says About Patriotism, July Fourth

    Rob O’Donnell is a former New York City Police Department detective who was involved with the response to, and rescue efforts in, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, as well as the response to 9/11. He joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about the Fourth of July, patriotism, the contempt some show for the…
    Rachel del Guidice
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  • Celebrating Founding Fathers Is ‘Structural Racism,’ National Archives Says

    Venerating and celebrating the Founding Fathers is an example of “structural racism,” apparently. That’s the conclusion of a recently released document created by a National Archives and Records Administration task force on racism. The National Archives and Records Administration is a federal agency charged with taking care of our country’s governmental and historical records, including…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • What the Music of World War II Has to Tell Us About Patriotism and Pop Culture

    Ronald Reagan once said, “Younger parents aren’t sure that an ambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children. And as for those who create the popular culture, well-grounded patriotism is no longer the style.” His concern about trends in the popular culture of the time were warranted, and we should be…
    Michael Deviney
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  • Texas’ 1836 Project Aims to Promote ‘Informed Patriotism’

    Informed patriotism, as Ronald Reagan once suggested, is what America needs. And that’s what some Texas lawmakers aim to bring to their state after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the 1836 Project into law Monday. Texas’ revolution for independence from Mexico, which put it on the path to joining the United States, concluded in 1836. Texas’…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • Less Is More: Restoring the Founders’ Original Vision for Our Constitutional Republic

    One of the main objectives of the great American experiment was to move away from a system of top-down rule by the powerful elite over the powerless. Instead, our Founders understood that power belonged to the people, and was entrusted by the people to those elected to govern. Recognizing humanity’s fallible nature, the Framers structured…
    Rep. Michael Cloud
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  • 3 Quotes From Founding Fathers Remind Us Why We Are a Constitutional Republic (Not a Democracy)

    We have all heard the common talking point from the left that conservatives are destroying democracy. The response to this claim is the same time and time again: “We’re not a democracy, we’re a constitutional republic!” This leads us to ask an important question: Are there any differences between the two, and if so, why…
    Seth Griffin
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  • San Francisco Aims to Strip the Names of Founders, Abraham Lincoln, and an Abolitionist From Public Schools

    San Francisco takes the war on history very seriously. Forget the pandemic, rising crime, economic uncertainty, and the buildup of human waste and tent cities on the streets. That can all wait. San Francisco’s real priority is changing school names to ensure that they all conform to the ever-evolving standards of the woke left. The…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project Pledges $250M for ‘Reimagining’ Statuary, Public Spaces

    One of America’s largest philanthropic organizations, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,  has announced a commitment to invest $250 million in what it calls the “reimagining” of public spaces and monuments across the country.  The Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project, it announced earlier this month, will support efforts to reshape and “recontextualize” America’s public spaces to provide…
    Nathalie Voit
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