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    Right Side of History: The Founders Had an Answer to the ‘Fake News’ Problem

    “The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events of America’s past. On this week’s episode, hosts Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal, and Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal’s White House correspondent, discuss the fake news phenomenon, the history…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    The Difference Between How Conservatives, Liberals Define Patriotism

    A new poll by the American Culture & Faith Institute uncovered some interesting—and perhaps worrisome—trends when it comes to how Americans think they can properly support their country. The study found that Americans think patriotism is generally in decline, but we can’t even agree on how to define it, let alone settle on whether it’s…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    In the Pronoun Wars, Be Thankful for the Founding Fathers

    It is sometimes astounding the kind of foresight the Founding Fathers had in protecting future generations from tyranny. The current international push to criminalize free speech in the name of various social movements should make us thankful that we have the First Amendment. Most other nations, even in the Western world, don’t have nearly the…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    White House Chief of Staff Speaks Out Against Civil War Monuments Removal

    White House chief of staff John Kelly condemned the removal of Civil War monuments as “dangerous” and referred to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as an “honorable man” on the Monday night debut of “The Ingraham Angle.” Chief of Staff John Kelly praises Robert E Lee as "honorable man," says "lack of an ability to…
    Jack Crowe
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    What the Left Hopes to Achieve by Attacking the Founders

    Our nation’s leftist progressives have long sought to undermine the American values expressed in our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Though typical Democrats and Republicans do not have this leftist hate for our nation, they have been willing accomplices in undermining the most basic value the Founding Fathers sought to promote—limited government. Leftists have had…
    Walter E. Williams
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    Must-See Moments: Shooting Victim Displays Ultimate Act of Patriotism

    The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week, many of which often go underreported by the mainstream media. This week, a Las Vegas shooting victim, who had been shot in the leg, demonstrated the ultimate act of patriotism when he stood up to shake President Donald Trump’s…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Here Are 8 Monuments That Have Been Attacked Since Charlottesville

    Since the awful riot that took place at the base of a Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month, activists and vandals have responded throughout the country by looking for 100-year-old monuments to destroy. While it may be bad enough to strip down history, the process should rightly remain in the…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    The Founders Anticipated ‘Fake News.’ Here’s What They Did About It.

    Following the presidential election, numerous stories surfaced about how “fake news” influenced the results. This prompted a reaction from the media and a concerted effort by the social media giant Facebook to crack down on the phenomenon—announcing that it would in part by using liberal fact-checkers to distinguish the “real” from the “fake” news. The…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Obama Celebrates His Newest Monuments by Tweeting out Pictures of the Wrong National Park

    The White House took to Twitter Wednesday to promote President Barack Obama’s latest monument designations in the Western U.S., but its tweet had a picture of a completely different national park. Obama created the Bears Ears and Gold Butte national monuments, but it’s Wednesday tweet included a picture of the Three Gossips at Arches National…
    Michael Bastasch
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    Fearing Late Action by Obama, Republicans Consider Curbing Presidential Power to Declare National Monuments

    President Barack Obama is using his executive power to issue a broad swath of environmental protections during his last weeks in office, guarding himself against a successor who has vowed to roll back parts of that agenda. As part of this effort, Obama has made historic use of a 110-year-old law signed by Theodore Roosevelt…
    Josh Siegel
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    Here’s What the Founders Thought About Term Limits

    With the sudden dominance of Republicans in Congress, state legislatures, and, of course, the White House, conservatives have an incredible opportunity to restore constitutional principles to government. Several lawmakers have brought back the old idea of congressional term limits to “drain the swamp” on Capitol Hill. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla.,…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    What the Founders Thought About the Value of a ‘Classical’ Education

    The generation that produced the U.S. Constitution lived at a time when liberal education was being rethought, redefined, stretched, and challenged. The Founders lined up on different sides of that debate. They argued over whether or not a liberal education worthy of the name had to be a classical education based on instruction in the…
    Richard Gamble
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    How This Man Pushed Courts to Respect the Founders’ Constitution

    Three decades ago, then-Attorney General Edwin Meese III initiated a spirited national debate about the proper application of our most important governing document—the U.S. Constitution. His goal was to persuade judges, even Supreme Court judges, to agree they should respect the text of the Constitution and the intent of the Founders who wrote it. Meese,…
    Lee Edwards
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    What a School Letting Students Opt Out of Pledge of Allegiance Says About Our Patriotism

    Can America thrive as a post-patriotic society? A Florida elementary school recently caused a stir on social media when a man posted an image of his niece’s waiver from reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The waiver form asked parents if they would like to opt their child out from “standing and placing his/her right hand…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Moved by Patriotic Professional Sporting Events? Your Tax Dollars Funded Them.

    The Pentagon and professional sports teams seem to have teamed up. The Department of Defense (DOD) has been exposed for paying pro teams to honor American soldiers at sporting events, a government oversight report finds. U.S. Senators Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and John McCain, R-Ariz., authored the report. “Dear Taxpayer,” Flake and McCain write. “In 2013,…
    Leah Jessen
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    Candidate Obama Said $11.3-Trillion Debt Limit Was ‘Unpatriotic.’ Now the National Debt Is $18.1 Trillion.

    In October 2008, Congress raised the debt limit to $11.3 trillion. Then-presidential candidate Barack Obama denounced the action as “irresponsible” and “unpatriotic.” But those were the good ol’ days, when Congress actually put a statutory limit on the debt. Seven years later, Congress has become only more fiscally irresponsible. Today the national debt has climbed…
    Paul Winfree
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    Are Americans Still Patriotic? What Polls Reveal

    American Enterprise Institute published a public opinion report evaluating Americans’ sense of patriotism. The report compiled information from various studies, including those done by Pew Research Center, The New York Times and National Opinion Research Center. Here are some key findings: 1. Most Americans consider themselves patriotic. According to a Pew Research study from February…
    Diana Stancy
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    Meet 7 of the Most Interesting Founding Fathers You’ve Never Heard Of

    When reading the Declaration of Independence over the holiday weekend, it’s easy to skip over the names of the signers and focus instead on the sweeping language of the second paragraph. This overlooks the fact that the signers pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor in order to found a country upon self-evident truths rooted…
    Mike Sabo
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    The Founders’ Model of Welfare Actually Reduced Poverty

    Which approach to welfare policy is better for the poor: that of the Founders or that of today’s welfare state? The more we spend on the poor, the harder it seems for them to attain decent, productive lives in loving families. The federal government has spent $22 trillion on anti-poverty programs since the beginning of…
    Thomas West
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    From Founding Father to Broadway Star

    Alexander Hamilton is often credited with being the most far-sighted of the founders, since he, more than anyone else, saw America’s potential to become a manufacturing and commercial powerhouse among the nations. Not even a man of Hamilton’s vision, however, could have foreseen that he would one day be the subject of a hit stage…
    Carson Holloway
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