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This Family Approached Intercountry Adoption Differently, and It Worked
Fifteen years ago, Bernie and Debbie Penkin adopted two older children from Liberia. Their story bears similarities to many other adoption narratives, but with a few significant differences. The Penkins, who live in Washington state, began to think about adopting from Liberia after talking with some Liberian friends. They were interested in adopting older children because,… -
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Texas Governor Announces Domestic Terrorism Task Force After El Paso Shooting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday he is forming a counter-domestic terrorism task force in the aftermath of the shooting at a Walmart in El Paso. He also instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety to assist in preventing domestic terrorism by having agents cooperate with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and bolstering… -
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Trump Calls on Israel to Ban Reps. Omar, Tlaib
President Donald Trump weighed in Thursday after reports that Israel planned to ban Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan from entering the country for a trip scheduled to start Friday. “It would show great weakness if Israel allowed Rep. Omar and Rep. Tlaib to visit. They hate Israel [and] all… -
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Squabble Over George Washington Mural Exposes Absurdity of War on History
No American historical figure, including the Father of Our Country, is safe from the war on history. The San Francisco School Board voted 4-3 Tuesday not to tear down a mural at a local high school depicting the life of George Washington. The school board decided to cover the painting instead—hardly a better solution to… -
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The Tea Party Isn’t Dead. It’s More Vibrant and Essential Than Ever.
Rand Paul is mistaken. It’s not often I say that, so let me explain. Speaking on the Senate floor last month, Kentucky’s junior senator—elected with tea party support in his first run for public office in 2010—declared the following in response to a massive two-year spending deal: “Today is the final nail in the coffin…. -
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A Bad Deal Between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, 80 Years Ago
Some 80 years ago, on Aug. 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, formally known as the “Treaty of nonaggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.” The world was shocked—and terrified—by the agreement. Western democracies of the 1930s had counted on the huge resources of Communist Russia,… -
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2 California Moms Sound Alarm About Lewd Sex Ed Coming to Schools
In California, thanks to the passage of a new law, there is now what’s called “comprehensive sex ed”—and it’s extremely unpleasant stuff. Today, we’ll speak to two parents from Rocklin, California, who are leading parent opposition in their community to what they consider obscene and pornographic curriculum. They’ll explain the concerning details about content that… -
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Problematic Women: Liz Wheeler on How to Win a Debate
On this week’s edition of “Problematic Women,” Kelsey Bolar and Lyndsey Fifield discuss a Teen Vogue Snapchat post teaching minors how to get an abortion without their parents’ permission, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth’s divorce and what that says about millennials and marriage, and the release of the movie “Unplanned” on Amazon and DVD. We… -
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Labor Department Rule Broadens Religious Protections in Federal Contracting
The Labor Department on Wednesday announced a new rule to grant the “broadest protection permitted by law” to religious organizations contracting with the federal government. The proposed rule to clarify civil rights protections for religious groups will be added to the Federal Register on Thursday, but is now open to public comment. “Today’s proposed… -
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Congress Can Help Migrant Children With This Key Fix
By now it is irrefutable that there is a crisis at the border. Unfortunately, those who are suffering the most are the most vulnerable, namely children. The stories of children being separated from their parents were heartbreaking—as are the accounts of the brutal journey migrant children must undertake to reach the border, of fake family… -
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Open Borders Inc.: Who’s Funding the Wicked War on ICE?
All the gun control zealots out in full force last week have apparently gone to the beach. An alarming shooting took place at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Antonio on Tuesday. Local media reported that “multiple shots were fired on two floors targeting ICE officials.” But the Second Amendment saboteurs were… -
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Why We Embrace Conspiracy Theories
This week, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his jail cell from an apparent hanging, the day after a court unsealed a cache of documents from a lawsuit against his alleged procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell. Those documents included affidavits from Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the plaintiff, that allege Epstein trafficked her to major figures, including… -
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California Parents Powerless Against School District’s LGBTQ Content, Emails Show
A California school district will not allow parents to opt their children out of classes containing LGBTQ content, figures, or historical references, emails show. Murrieta School District says parents have the ability to opt their children out of comprehensive sexual health, but parents are still not able to opt their children out of LGBTQ content… -
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Ignoring the Debt Will Come Back to Bite Us
Shrinking the national debt would do a world of good for the country. For one, it would allow us to ensure a strong national defense in the face of rising global threats. It would allow us to preserve and build on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to keep taxes low and unleash further investment…. -
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American Bar Association Postpones Sexual Assault Resolution That Would Criminalize Normal Behavior
What do Prince Charming, quarterback Brett Favre, and an awkward teenager angling for a first kiss all have in common? They could all be criminals under the American Bar Association’s proposed new sexual assault law. The American Bar Association is considering whether to push states to amend their criminal codes to define consent in sexual… -
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Christian Women’s Shelter Doesn’t Need to Admit Trans Woman, Court Rules
An Anchorage civil rights panel cannot enforce an anti-discrimination ordinance against a battered women’s shelter that refused to admit a trans woman, a federal court in Alaska ruled. “Downtown Hope Center serves everyone, but women deserve a safe place to stay overnight,” said lawyer Kate Anderson of the Alliance Defending Freedom, a public interest law practice… -
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How LGBTQ Groups Are Quietly Dismantling Norms, Changing Education
Virtually every week, there seems to be another issue that preoccupies the country. But while our attention is focused on President Donald Trump, Google, Charlottesville, Russia, impeachment, Jeffrey Epstein, the next elections, racism, a trade war with China, the #MeToo movement, or something else, LGBTQ organizations are quietly going about their work dismantling ethical norms,… -
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What Hong Kong Unrest Tells Us About China’s Plans for the Rest of the World
The outside world can do little to assure the future of freedom in Hong Kong beyond making the case that preserving the principles of liberty are at stake. Nevertheless, the plight of that territory’s more than 7 million souls can teach us an important lesson about what China has in mind for the rest of the world…. -
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Gillette’s Political Correctness Backfires
“Your stupid boycotts will never make a dent in a company like P&G,” one liberal scoffed back in January. Turns out, they didn’t just make a dent. After a string of male-bashing, transgender shaving ads, the parent company of Gillette got nicked so badly, market experts wonder if the brand will survive. Gillette’s CEO insists… -
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US Deploys Surge of Doctors to Tend to Illegal Immigrants
A substantial increase in medical and humanitarian care has followed the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexican border, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics. As of July, the department had deployed about 200 more medical professionals to the southwest border than it had at the end of 2018. Amid sharp criticism of U.S….