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  • Restoring Civics and Patriotism to American Life

    This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric admittedly can be ambiguous at times and thus lead…
    Mike Gonzalez
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  • Cancel Culture Comes for America’s National Monuments

    The nation’s monuments are under fire from the progressive left. A new report commissioned by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recommends that the federal government “remove, relocate, or contextualize” the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, and six other statues and monuments. Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal and author of “The War on History:…
    Virginia Allen
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  • The Mayor, the Monuments, and the Mayhem

    When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser earlier this year created an advisory group to scrutinize the city’s monuments, memorials, and facilities for their “disqualifying histories,” the outcome of its feverish deliberations was utterly predictable: It would launch an assault on the most cherished and unifying symbols of American democracy. Like the militant Jacobins of revolutionary France,…
    Joseph Loconte
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  • Founders’ Lives, Fortunes, and Sacred Honor Still Our Foundation

    In recent weeks, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of America to declare that the lives, fortunes, and sacred honor of the Founding Fathers no longer should be considered the true foundation of the United States of America. The death of George Floyd in police custody May 25 sparked a wave of already-simmering…
    Sarah Williams
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  • Monuments Are Only the Start of Radical Left’s War on Western Values

    The radical left has hijacked debate over America’s monuments to wage a cultural war. Their goal: to deny the moral legitimacy of our democratic republic. Violent attacks on statues and memorials aren’t mere vandalism. They are an assault on the United States itself and the values upon which this great nation stands. We should all stand united as Americans in the defense of our heritage,…
    Nile Gardiner
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  • In Ukraine the ‘Great Patriotic War’ Is History

    KYIV, Ukraine—What a difference a day makes. Along with Europe and the United States, Ukraine on Friday marked the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany —a day earlier than in Russia, where “Victory Day” is celebrated on May 9, according to Soviet tradition. Nazi Germany initially surrendered to the Allies in the French…
    Nolan Peterson
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  • Why MLK Is America’s Last Founding Father

    “These are the hard, brutal facts of the case,” wrote Martin Luther King Jr. from a Jefferson County jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 16, 1963.  Birmingham saw more “unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches” than any other American city. Racist posters decorated the storefronts of its businesses. State officials worked overtime to…
    Dion Pierre
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  • What the Founders Actually Thought About Slavery

    One of the ironies of the current American “elite” is that, rather than actually being elite, they have the smug self-assurance of knowing much that isn’t so. Recently, a video surfaced of South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a Harvard University graduate and Rhodes scholar, explaining to a group of high school students why the…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • These ‘Founders’ Aim to Improve How Schools Teach History and the Constitution

    Many students and educators agree that the history of America’s founding is sorely lacking in high school curriculums across the country. The philosophy behind the founding and the United States Constitution often gets the boot when competing with STEM-focused subjects in today’s classroom. But one Florida organization is hoping to change that with an after-school…
    Aaron Credeur
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  • What the Founders Had to Say About National Debt

    The Founders of the United States of America warned against massive federal debt, but, to our detriment, their political descendants are not paying attention. The Founders speak to us from their graves to condemn and warn of the consequences now that President Trump and Congress have come to an agreement about lifting the meaningless “debt…
    Cal Thomas
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  • Mary Millben Is Singing the National Anthem at Trump’s Rally. She Loves Performing America’s Patriotic Music (Just Listen).

    Recording artist Mary Millben will perform the national anthem for President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Millben headlined The Heritage Foundation’s Annual Leadership Conference in April and spoke to The Daily Signal about her love of America’s patriotic music and what it’s like to perform for three U.S….
    Rob Bluey
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  • Singer Mary Millben Is Passionate for Patriotic Music. Find Out Why (and Listen to Her Perform).

    Today we are featuring an interview with singer and actress Mary Millben, who has performed for three U.S. presidents and whose music is featured in the new film “The Meanest Man in Texas.” Also on the show: • In honor of Memorial Day, we remember those who gave their lives in service to this nation….
    Rob Bluey
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  • Pompeo: ‘America First’ Foreign Policy Is What the Founders Envisioned

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo put forward a compelling case for an “America First” foreign policy last weekend, speaking as the featured guest at the Claremont Institute’s 40th Anniversary Gala in Beverly Hills, California. The nation’s top diplomat argued that, rather than deviating from American norms, the Trump administration’s foreign policy is exactly the kind…
    Daniel Davis
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  • CNN Smears Electoral College, Lies About the Founders

    Many on the left are calling for the nation to get rid of the Electoral College. And it appears that many in the media support this notion. Unfortunately, progressives and their media allies at CNN and elsewhere have waged a disinformation campaign to bury the intentions of the Founders, or distort the Founders’ views on…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • Rep. Gowdy: Paul Ryan a Modern-Day Founding Father

    Shortly after Rep. Trey Gowdy’s new lawmaker orientation as an elected member of the House of Representatives in 2011, he went to his hero Paul Ryan’s office and asked for his autograph. Ryan, who was slightly embarrassed, according to Gowdy, decided to take the opportunity to have a quick chat with his new colleague from…
    Ginny Montalbano
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  • Principal Replaced After Telling Student to Take Off Trump Jersey at ‘Patriotic’ Football Game

    Administrators replaced a North Carolina high school principal after she told a student to take off his Trump jersey at a patriotic-themed football game. Cindy Gordon, who was principal at Harnett Central High School, asked Matthew Collins, 18, to remove the jersey because it was political, WRAL reported Friday. The front of the jersey read “USA”…
    Neetu Chandak
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  • The Dangerous Consequences of Calling Sovereignty and Patriotism ‘Dog Whistles’

    “Patriotism” and “sovereignty” are now dirty words. That’s what one Washington Post editor said in response to President Donald Trump’s United Nations speech on Tuesday. “America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism, and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism,” Trump said during the speech. Trump also said: “We will never surrender…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • America Has Strayed From Founders’ Vision for Economic Freedom and Limited Government, Walter Williams Says

    An author and economics professor warns that America must return to the Founders’ vision of limited government to preserve the economic future of the country. “I think we can safely say that we have made a significant departure from the constitutional principles of individual liberty and limited government that made us a rich nation in…
    Rachel del Guidice
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  • Nike Boycott Over Kaepernick Ads Demonstrates Yearning for Patriotism

    The National Football League just can’t escape the ugly politics of 2018. One of the world’s largest sports apparel companies is now embracing the man who started it all, and fans aren’t happy about it. Nike is jumping in to champion Colin Kaepernick, the man who launched the now-frequent national anthem protests, and is making…
    Jarrett Stepman
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  • College Student Calls Out Women’s March Founders for Not Allowing Unscreened Questions

    A conservative college student is making waves over a requirement for prescreened questions at an event featuring leaders of the left-leaning Women’s March. Kassy Dillon, a senior at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, says she is irked that the march activists didn’t call on students and let them ask whatever they wanted. Dillon, president of…
    Chrissy Clark
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