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Guns Saved These Americans From Assault and Robbery in July
In the wake of tragic mass shootings, such as those occurring in recent days in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, it’s understandable that the nation would search for answers. It’s easy to blame the tools used in the killings and call for measures that would broadly restrict public access to them, instead of focusing… -
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How ‘Medicare for All’ Would Impact Our Lives
Obamacare is old news for the political left. Now, the big item is “Medicare for All”—a single-payer, government-run health care system. But what kind of impact would that have on Americans’ lives? In this episode, we discuss that and more with the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, who joins… -
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A Plan to Fix Baltimore
Former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has urged President Donald Trump and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., to stop exchanging insults over conditions in Baltimore. Haley scolded Trump for his recent tweet that appeared to mock Cummings for an attempted break-in at the congressman’s Baltimore home, tweeting: “This is so unnecessary.” She added:… -
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Bill Would Allow Victims of Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities to Sue
Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., has introduced a bill that would allow victims of crimes perpetrated by illegal immigrants to sue sanctuary cities if that is where the crimes occurred. The legislation, called the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act, would allow victims of crimes as long as 10 years ago to file a lawsuit… -
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Socialism May Be Absurd, but It’s No Laughing Matter
Socialism is no laughing matter, but it’s sometimes difficult to refrain from chuckling at the absurdities of its most devoted adherents. Several videos of a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta have been making the rounds on social media. In one video, posted on Twitter by Young Americans Against Socialism, an audience member identifying… -
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New York City’s Rent Control Laws Erase Property Rights and Worsen Housing Supply
Owning property means more than having your name on a deed. Lawyers and judges often refer to property ownership as a “bundle of rights,” because with ownership comes more than just the mere right of possession. You also have the right to use, modify, dispose of, and exclude others from your property. You don’t need… -
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How a Few Liberal Lawmakers Upended North Carolina Law to Appease LGBT Activists
North Carolina officials have made a deal with the transgender lobby. Last week, they reached a settlement determining whether transgender-identifying individuals can use bathrooms that match their “gender identity” in public buildings. The settlement allows these individuals to use the bathroom of their self-professed gender identity within buildings owned and operated by the state government,… -
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US Taxpayers Foot $2 Billion Bill for 30,000 Public Employees in Baltimore
American taxpayers have paid for nearly $2 billion in federal aid to fund 30,000 public employees in Baltimore at local and federal levels, an audit shows. Baltimore reportedly has 13,522 employees with a combined payroll that exceeds $821 million annually. The mayor’s office paid $7 million in 2018 for the salaries of 111 employees and $1 million… -
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Mexico Detains Fewer Migrants as Tougher Policy Takes Hold
Monthly apprehensions of migrants in Mexico have begun to slow down, indicating that its government’s recent border crackdown is yielding results. Authorities in Mexico apprehended 18,758 migrants in July, according to preliminary data from Mexico’s immigration agency, reported by The Wall Street Journal. While this number is more than double the amount detained in the same month… -
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Gun Group on Trump’s Response to Shootings: ‘He Doesn’t Know How Volatile This Issue Is’
A gun rights group has warned President Donald Trump not to underestimate the volatile effect proposing gun control legislation could have on his base. Gun Owners of America, a gun rights organization with more than 2 million members, called on Trump and other lawmakers Monday to reject calls for gun control in the wake of the El Paso,… -
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Man Who Sent Faulty Pipe Bombs to Trump Critics Gets 20 Years
A judge sentenced mail bomber Cesar Sayoc to 20 years in prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to sending pipe bombs last year to multiple high-profile Democrats and critics of President Donald Trump. “Now that I am a sober man, I know that I a very sick man,” Sayoc said, according to CNBC. “I wish more… -
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Terror in El Paso and Dayton
Back-to-back mass shootings over the weekend left the nation in deep mourning and grasping for answers. In today’s episode, we take a close look at exactly what happened as we’re joined by Heritage Foundation senior legal analyst Amy Swearer. Plus: 22% of millennials say they have no friends. We give our millennial takes. We also… -
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The Menace of Russian Hybrid Warfare and How to Thwart It
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 with the use of so-called “little green men” and Moscow’s subsequent meddling in elections across the transatlantic community, “hybrid warfare” has become the term du jour in Western foreign policy circles. Perhaps the best definition of hybrid warfare is offered by the new European Centre of Excellence for… -
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Mitch McConnell Fractures Shoulder in Fall Outside Home
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fell Sunday outside his home in Louisville, Kentucky, fracturing his shoulder. “This morning, Leader McConnell tripped at home on his outside patio and suffered a fractured shoulder. He has been treated, released, and is working from home in Louisville,” McConnell spokesman David Popp said in a statement, according to The Washington… -
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Baltimore Is a Mess. Here Are 3 Big Issues the City Faces.
Baltimore is dysfunctional. This is essentially what President Donald Trump tweeted out in less pleasant terms that became a national story. In a series of tweets, Trump lambasted Rep. Elijah Cummings, D.-Md., and his congressional district in Baltimore, calling it a “dangerous and filthy place.” Trump also said, among other things, that the district was… -
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Ocasio-Cortez Parts Ways With Her Chief of Staff
The chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has departed from her Washington office to work with an outside group focused on pushing the Green New Deal, her office announced. Besides chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti, also departing from Ocasio-Cortez’s D.C. office is her communications director, Corbin Trent, who will take a similar role… -
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ICE Releases 218,400 Members of Migrant Families in 8 Months
Federal immigration officials have released more than 218,000 migrant family members from custody since December, reflecting the huge backlog of U.S. immigration courts. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tasked with carrying out removal orders for illegal aliens living in the U.S., has been forced to let go a total of 108,400 migrants over the past… -
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Rand Paul Loses Part of Lung Because of Neighbor’s Attack
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Monday that he had to get a part of his lung removed over the weekend after it was damaged when a neighbor attacked him on his front lawn in 2017. “Unfortunately, I will have to limit my August activities. Part of my lung damaged by the 2017 assault had to… -
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Trump, Baltimore, and the Diminishing Potency of the ‘Race Card’
President Donald Trump’s harsh, angry tweets about the social conditions and hygienic disaster in Baltimore (directed at Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and others) were undoubtedly in bad taste. It is understandable, therefore, that The Baltimore Sun editorial board felt compelled to respond in kind, which it did in a scathing editorial that compared the president… -
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Baltimore, Land of Political Footballs
Back in April 2015, a young black man named Freddie Gray was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department. He’d run from the police, had an illegal knife in his pocket, and resisted arrest. The police loaded Gray into the back of the van but allegedly failed to secure him in place. During the ride to…