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    The Role of ‘Big Data and Big Brother’

    The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the right of the people to be “secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.” But as the digital world advances, corporations—including big tech—and the government know more and more about us than ever before, straining traditional notions of privacy. What do big…
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    Problematic Women: How Big Government Education Programs Failed the Young

    This week on “Problematic Women” we talk with Lindsey Burke, The Heritage Foundation’s education fellow, about a new collection of essays, “The Not-So-Great Society.” Burke, co-editor of the project, discusses what Lyndon B. Johnson’s programs really did for public education, and it’s little that is positive. She also suggests how we can begin to solve…
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    Trump’s ‘Haters’ Are the Ones Breaking America, Says Kimberley Strassel

    More and more Democrats have come out in favor of impeachment, but it’s worth remembering that some wanted to impeach President Donald Trump from Day One. Those voices are often associated with “the resistance.” In today’s episode, Kimberley Strassel of The Wall Street Journal argues that the resistance is the truly destructive force in American…
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    Not ‘Junk’: Setting the Record Straight on Short-Term Health Coverage Plans

    Several Democrats on a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee at a hearing Wednesday derided short-term health-insurance plans as “junk,” accusing the Trump administration of “sabotaging” the health care system with a rule that expanded people’s ability to purchase these plans. The accusations are without merit. While I was at the National Economic Council, I coordinated…
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    A Man Won Gold in Women’s Cycling (Again). When Will We Say ‘No More’?

    For the second year in a row, a biological male has won a women’s cycling championship. Rachel McKinnon, who was born male and identifies as a transgender woman, won the Masters Track Cycling World Championships in the female 35-39 sprint category last weekend in Manchester, England. The 37-year-old Canadian, who transitioned from male to female…
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    Why Faith Is Key to Preserving Our Liberty

    Attorney General William Barr gave an extraordinary speech at Notre Dame Law School last week, providing one of the most robust defenses of religious freedom in a generation. His remarks—which echoed the stress that both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have placed on religious freedom—could not have come at a more opportune…
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    Why These 6 Towns Became ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’

    Abortion clinics can change the viewpoint of entire communities, a pastor who is working to outlaw abortion locally says.  So far, six towns in Texas have banned abortion clinics with his help, and cities and towns in other states have shown an interest in doing the same. Pastor Mark Lee Dickson says he sees a…
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    LGBT Activists Demand Businesses Cut Ties With Church After Sermon on Transgender Issues

    The Crossing Church from Columbia, Missouri, has been in the news recently—and for all the right reasons. Just last month, the church garnered national attention when it helped members of its community pay off unpaid medical bills. Through partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that helps people pay off outstanding medical debt, church…
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    Our Core Cultural Conflicts

    Two recent high-profile speeches by Trump administration officials say much—maybe even all we need to know—about the core cultural conflicts in the country and what will define the upcoming election. One speech, titled “Being a Christian Leader,” was delivered by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the American Association of Christian Counselors in Nashville, Tennessee….
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    Rep. Mike Johnson on Conservatives’ New Health Care Plan

    It’s been two years since Republicans fell one vote short of repealing and replacing Obamacare. Since then, Democrats have moved further to the left and pushed for a single-payer system, while Republicans have developed free-market alternatives. In today’s special edition of The Daily Signal Podcast, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., shares about a new plan put…
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    How Trump Is Beating Activist Judges on Immigration

    President Donald Trump was elected on a promise to secure the border, build the wall, and reform America’s immigration system. At every step, he’s faced opposition not only from Congress, but from federal judges striking down his policy initiatives. In this special edition of The Daily Signal Podcast, Ken Cuccinelli, acting director of U.S. Citizenship…
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    US in Moral Decline

    Attorney General William Barr last week told a University of Notre Dame Law School audience that attacks on religious liberty have contributed to a moral decline that’s in part manifested by increases in suicides, mental illness, and drug addiction. Barr said that our moral decline is not random but “organized destruction.” Namely: “Secularists and their…
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    ‘Gloves Are Off’ With Border Security Under Trump, Top Official Says

    The Obama and Trump administrations couldn’t be further apart on the issue of border security and immigration. One man knows that from firsthand experience. Mark Morgan served as chief of Border Patrol under President Barack Obama, and now works for President Donald Trump as acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Today, Morgan joins…
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    Pence: ‘Permanent’ Cease-Fire Achievable Between Turks and Kurds

    Vice President Mike Pence expressed hope Tuesday night for a “permanent” cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurds after the five-day pause in hostilities in northeastern Syria that he helped negotiate last week.  “Earlier today, we received word from the Syrian defense forces commander that all of their military forces have been pulled from the safe…
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    7 Leftist Words in a Dictionary Near You

    Consider yourself lucky if you started learning English before last year. With Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s addition of 1,373 new words and 4,000 revisions since 2018, you got in on the ground floor.  There’s also some bad news. The new words include several additions and definition changes that politicize language and drive it leftward. Here are seven…
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    Breathe Free: Capitalism Helps Protect the Environment

    A recent Rasmussen poll found 20% of voters feel we should eliminate capitalism to protect the environment. That’s like saying we should eliminate teachers to improve education. Truth be told, capitalism has helped cleanse our planet—improving living standards while protecting the environment. Rather than eliminate capitalism, policymakers need to unleash it. Markets incentivize efficiency by…
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    To Preserve American Exceptionalism, Heritage Foundation Launches Edwin J. Feulner Institute

    The Heritage Foundation is creating a research institute with a mission to reach new audiences and to inspire in Americans—especially the young—a renewed faith in American exceptionalism.  The goal of the new Edwin J. Feulner Institute, announced Tuesday, will be to “define a compelling vision of American exceptionalism and spread that vision to all Americans,”…
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    Ex-ICE Chief on Congress and Border Security: ‘They’ve Done Nothing’

    If Mexico stops helping the United States halt illegal immigration, it could mean trouble on the heels of inaction by Congress, a former top U.S. immigration official warns.  “It’s a shame in this day in America when the government of Mexico has done more to secure our border than the Democratic leadership of the Congress,”…
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    Building a Movement to Stop ‘Democratic Socialism’

    The rising tide of socialism in America is reaching a critical point as more Americans warm up to the idea of bigger, more intrusive government. A Gallup poll earlier this year found that 43% of Americans say socialism would be a good thing for the country. Other polls show similar findings. The percentages are even…
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    Air Canada Hurries the End of Western Civilization

    Air Canada announced last week that it will no longer use the phrase “ladies and gentlemen” on board its flights. The policy is part of a “commitment to respect sexual identity, diversity, and inclusion,” the company said in an internal memo. Instead of the gender-specific “ladies and gentlemen” (and “mesdames et messieurs”—all announcements on Air…
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