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Sanctuary in the Big Apple: NYPD Ignores Thousands of ICE Detainer Requests
Newly released information shows that the New York Police Department denied thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests over a one-year timespan. The New York Police Department received a total of 2,916 detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement between July 1, 2018, and June 30 of this year, according to data first obtained by the… -
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School Board to Fight After Judge Imposes Pro-Trans Bathroom Policy
Virginia’s Gloucester County School Board will appeal a federal judge’s finding that its bathroom policy unlawfully discriminates against transgender students. U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen ruled Aug. 9 that the district’s decision violates constitutional equal protection principles and Title IX, the federal law governing sex discrimination in education. Former President Barack Obama appointed Allen to the… -
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How the US Should Approach Talks With the Taliban
After a period of relative quiescence, Afghanistan burst back into the headlines in August. Current and former administration officials signaled President Donald Trump was keen to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan before the 2020 election. The administration is now reportedly close to signing an interim peace agreement with the Taliban. There is growing concern, however, that in… -
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Baltimore’s Streets Are Cleaner Because of This Conservative Activist
When President Donald Trump tweeted that Baltimore was “a disgusting rat and rodent-infested mess,” Americans erupted with the usual torrent of opinions. Scott Presler, however, was determined to do something about it. He organized a cleanup day in the city to pick up trash. It went so well that he has scheduled another one for… -
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In Military Affairs, Quantity Really Does Matter
In a recent article, the staff at Stratfor Worldview noted how the unwillingness and/or inability of allies to work with the U.S. to address regional security concerns ultimately limits the ability of America to meet new challenges. In early 2018, then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis made the case that a period of “long-term strategic competition”… -
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Going Once, Going Twice … Judge Not Sold on Tennessee Online Auctioneer Licensing Law
In a win for free markets and consumer choice, U.S. District Court Judge Eli Richardson issued a preliminary injunction on July 23 barring the state of Tennessee from enforcing a new law that would have made online auctioneering a licensed profession. The law, which was passed unanimously and signed by Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, was set to take… -
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Is the Navy’s Submarine Missile Program Going Down the Tubes?
The defense industrial base is at risk of losing another industrial partner, potentially leaving the submarine missile-tube sector with only a single producer. BWX Technologies is threatening to reallocate its industrial capacity to other programs. Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, the company faces difficulties because it lacks the certainty of future missile-tube orders, says Rex Geverden,… -
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The Precarious Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
It has been an open secret for several decades that the writing is on the wall for most historically black colleges and universities. Since 1989, eight historically black colleges and universities have closed because of lost accreditation or bankruptcy. The reasons are myriad, but principally because these institutions no longer command a monopoly on attendees… -
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Trump Court Nominee Rebuts Rachel Maddow’s ‘Racial Purity’ Charge
A White House lawyer nominated for a federal judgeship sharply defended himself Friday from accusations based on a 2010 law review article that he, the son and grandson of Jewish immigrants, is an advocate of “racial purity.” President Donald Trump nominated Steven Menashi on Wednesday to a seat on the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit… -
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Student Group Flags Top 5 Instances of Campus Censorship of Conservatives
Why bother with a liberal arts education? Some students at a Washington university wanted to know, but their school administrators canceled a panel scheduled to debate the question. The cancellation, with no reason given, was one of the five biggest incidents of censorship of conservatives on college campuses in the past 12 months, Charlie Copeland,… -
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Greenland Deserves the Attention Trump Is Giving It
The recent media reports that President Donald Trump is interested in purchasing Greenland for the United States has brought the unlikely country into the world’s headlines. Taking advantage of the limelight, Greenland’s government tweeted, “We're open for business, not for sale.” Buying options aside, this newfound attention—however short-lived—can only be positive for Greenland. Greenland is… -
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Israeli Minister on Tlaib: ‘Her Hate for Israel Overcomes Her Love for Her Grandmother’
Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib has decided not to go to Israel because of “oppressive conditions” after being approved by the Israli government to visit her grandmother. Tlaib of Michigan sent a letter asking permission to enter Israel on the premise she would not promote boycotts against the country, according to the interior ministry. The letter also… -
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Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s Botched Israel Trip Was Sponsored by Terror-Linked Organization
Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s cancelled trip to Israel was sponsored by a Palestinian-based organization whose members have expressed sympathy for terrorist activities and support the BDS movement. The Israeli government announced Thursday it would not allow Tlaib, D-Mich., and Omar, D-Minn., to enter its borders for a planned trip into Palestinian territory, citing the two… -
opinion
This Group Is Educating Young Americans About the Ills of Socialism
President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised, “America will never be a socialist country.” Since Franklin Roosevelt began expanding government in the 1930s, the United States has increasingly adopted big-state policies associated with socialism. We may not be at the stage Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would advocate, but more millennials appear to favor a system under… -
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Answers to Common Questions About ‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws
The national gun control conversation often sounds like a broken record, with the same advocates resorting to the same talking points about decades-old proposals, such as banning so-called assault weapons or imposing universal background checks. But, as we noted in our recent article “Answering Common Gun-Related Questions After Recent Shootings in El Paso and Dayton,”… -
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How America’s Decision on Health Care Will Affect Doctors, Patients, and Taxpayers
Americans cite health care as a major concern, if not their most important one. Health care ranked as the most important issue in last year’s midterm elections, for instance, and consistently polls as the top concern in the nation. All of the Democratic candidates for president say they favor even greater expansion of federal government… -
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The Rise of ‘Hate Speech’ Policing in Europe
Free speech is increasingly under attack on college campuses — but if you think it’s bad here, look across the pond to Europe. Authorities over there are increasingly cracking down on so-called “hate speech” — a label that’s been applied to speech critical of Islam, homosexuality, and more. Paul Coleman, a British attorney who’s had… -
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To Counter China in the Pacific, America Reboots the ‘Island-Hopping’ Campaign of World War II
POHNPEI, Federated States of Micronesia—A twin-engine, blue-and-white U.S. Air Force transport jet carrying Secretary of State Mike Pompeo descended to land on Pohnpei, one of four Pacific island states that comprise the Federated States of Micronesia. Onboard the jet during approach, the remote island’s aquamarine coastal waters and lush green tropical forests appeared as an… -
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Each American Is $240,000 in Debt Because of Excessive Government Spending
As Americans, we are greatly indebted not only to the men and women who have fought and died for our country, but also to the thinkers, statesmen, innovators, and ordinary people who gave us our founding principles. This debt is paid back not with money, but with a commitment to the active and vigilant self-government…