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Bernie Sanders Needs to Face Truth About Socialism, Rep. Liz Cheney Says
Socialism works in opposition to and destroys free societies. That was the message Thursday as conservatives gathered near Washington for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said America faces a wide array of threats with one commonality: They oppose American freedom. “We know that socialism extinguishes freedom, we know… -
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The Inability to Speak English Shouldn’t Qualify as ‘Disability’ for Social Security
The Social Security Disability Insurance system was established as a social safety net program for workers who lose the physical or mental ability to work at a sustainable gainful activity level. It has become so much more than that. But a new rule from the Social Security Administration will improve the integrity and purpose of… -
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Out of Africa Not for US
Defense Secretary Mark Esper drew fire from Congress and elsewhere when it was reported that the Pentagon was downsizing its commitments to Africa. It would indeed be wrong-headed for the U.S. to walk away from the continent. But Esper’s actions reflect a sad reality: The U.S. footprint in Africa isn’t right. The problem is, Esper… -
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Union Boss’ Quid Pro Quo Threat to Lawmakers Reveals a Cause of Unions’ Decline
Before the House approved a sweeping union-boss wish list that attempts to send workers back into the 20th century, AFL-CIO union leader Richard Trumka warned lawmakers that “Those who would oppose, delay, or derail this legislation, do not ask us—do not ask the labor movement—for a dollar or a door knock. We won’t be coming.”… -
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How the 1960s and the ‘Great Society’ Are Still Shaping America Today
“When you compare the two progressive impulses of our past, the 1930s New Deal, 1960s Great Society, which costs us more? … People think New Deal was so socialist, but Great Society costs us more,” says Amity Shlaes, author of the new book, “Great Society: A New History.” “Why does it matter? Because even a… -
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3 Big Takeaways From Trump’s Trip to India
It may look as if President Donald Trump’s trip to India boiled down to little more than media optics and Taj Mahal photo shoots. But there is much more significance to it than that. Over 100,000 people packed a cricket stadium to hear Trump and India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, reprise the “Howdy, Modi” event in Houston, Texas,… -
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The Left Is Thwarting Trump’s Efforts to Secure Border
Tremendous progress has been made in slowing the number of illegal border crossers, but there is still a long way to go to fully secure our border. The Trump administration is successfully building a wall on the border, negotiating with international partners who are helping slow the flow of illegal border crossings, and putting resources… -
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LGBT Activists Promote ‘Trans Reading Day’ in Public Schools
It started as just one rogue Wisconsin school, showing its LGBT pride. Now, five years later, it’s a national movement in public schools—and most parents have no idea it’s happening. Do you want your child to be psychologically manipulated at school Thursday? Most moms and dads would say no. But on Thursday, the Human Rights… -
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My Family Came From Cuba. Sanders Should Educate Himself on Cuban Suffering.
In a “60 Minutes” segment that aired Feb. 23, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., once again praised the supposed achievements of the Castro family’s communist rule over Cuba since 1959. His remarks were ill-informed, as I can attest. “We’re very opposed to the authoritarian nature of Cuba but you know, it’s unfair to simply say everything is bad. You… -
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Virtue Signaling Replaces Recycling in Baltimore
Virtue signaling is the modern, politically correct way to demonstrate your “goodness” to others, usually with little actual sacrifice or effort. It’s a kind of surface-level, and typically meaningless, moralizing that Americans get force-fed from Hollywood types seeking accolades on social media. Now, if you live in one Maryland county, you too can participate and… -
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Disney Thinks Kids Need an Animated LGBT Character
It looks like Disney-Pixar, the folks behind an array of wonderful animated films such as “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo,” and my personal favorite, the marvelous but underrated “Ratatouille,” has decided to dive headfirst into the LGBT universe. Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios have announced that “Onward,” their next animated movie, will feature—for the… -
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Trump Wishes Christians and Catholics a ‘Peaceful and Prayerful’ Ash Wednesday
President Donald Trump wished Christians and Catholics a “peaceful and prayerful” start to the Christian Lenten season Wednesday. The president issued a Wednesday statement in which he wished “everyone observing Ash Wednesday a peaceful and prayerful day.” “For Catholics and many other Christians, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season that concludes with the joyful… -
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Strengthening America’s Economic Engagement With Africa
America’s first trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country is in the works, and the results could be significant. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced they would pursue a free trade agreement between the two countries. With about $1 billion in trade with the U.S. annually, Kenya is East… -
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The Far Left’s Strategy to Control Your Community
Why are wealthy left-wing donors across the country, the abortion industry, and national gun control groups more interested in your local school board and city council races than most of the people who live in your own town? Because they’re funding efforts to ensure their far-left agenda pervades our entire society—from getting their abortion curricula… -
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Arizona GOP Leader Explains Why Area Voted Against Sanctuary Status
When talking about the immigration issue, more focus is often given to those coming into the country illegally, while citizens who live in border towns and cities are more often left out of the conversation. On today’s podcast, I speak with Chris King, the first vice chairman of the Pima County Republican Party, who talks… -
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Mullahs Moving More Menacing Munitions to Yemen
Add surface-to-air missiles to the growing list of advanced weapons—such as cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and armed drones—that Iran is smuggling to its proxy, the Houthi rebels, in Yemen. Clearly, Iran has no interest in ending the nearly 5-year-old Yemeni civil war, stopping its proxy conflict with the Saudi-led coalition—or shortening its long list of… -
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Why the Left Calls Good People Racist
A few weeks ago, I devoted my column to an article about me published in Newsweek under the headline “Conservative Radio Host Ridicules Anne Frank.” As the full context of my comments in the video made clear, it was a lie. To its credit, after its editor was notified of this fact, Newsweek changed the… -
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Only 3 Senate Democrats Vote to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion
In a setback to pro-life activists, the Senate on Tuesday defeated one bill that would require medical care for babies who survive abortion and another that would prohibit late-term abortions. Only three Democrats voted to protect abortion survivors. “This body ought to be able to stand 100 to zero against that barbarism,” Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb.,… -
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Today’s Political Mob Has Consequences, Veteran Jurist Warns
Retired federal judge Janice Rogers Brown warned Tuesday about the perils of the mob that views politics as all important and ignores objective truth. President Donald Trump has had to contend with a fired-up “resistance” of political opposition that will not recognize his presidency as legitimate, Brown suggested. “Prior to the 2016 election, America had… -
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In New Supreme Court Case, Religious Liberty Is at Stake
In recent years, local and state governments have forced numerous faith-based adoption and foster care agencies out of business because of their religious beliefs about marriage. While some of those agencies closed with little protest, Catholic Social Services chose to fight back in the courts. Catholic Social Services filed a lawsuit alleging that the city…