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opinion
Bernie Sanders’ Loan Bailout Would Benefit Colleges, Not Students
Young Americans are being crushed by student loan debt. Unfortunately, a new bailout proposal wouldn’t help them much in the long term. On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., introduced legislation to wipe out every dollar of student loan debt in the United States, eliminating it for roughly 45 million Americans…. -
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Southern Poverty Law Center Is Now Targeting Voting
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been quieter than usual since its blockbuster scandal rocked the liberal world. Now the group is slowly coming out of hiding, and staffers like Nancy Abudu are trying desperately to make up for lost time. If her latest attack against Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is any indication, nothing… -
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Rare Civil War Vestige Memorializes the Little-Known Story of African American Soldiers
A rare artifact of the Civil War that was carried into battle by an African American regiment has been purchased at a historic price by the Atlanta History Center. A regimental flag of the 127th United States Colored Troops that was acquired by the center is one of less than 25 known flags carried by… -
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After Pastor Says ‘God Bless’ in Graduation Speech, Atheist Group Attacks
If you think the secularists are busy at Christmas time, try graduation. While they warm up for the season of nativity display lawsuits and school pageant protests, groups like the Freedom From Religion Foundation stay in practice by cranking out letters on commencement speeches. And thanks to cellphone videos and social media capturing the ceremonies,… -
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Iran Says White House Is ‘Mentally Retarded’ After Learning of New Sanctions
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said that the White House is “mentally retarded” Tuesday after new sanctions were imposed on the country. “Hard-hitting sanctions” were placed on Iran by President Donald Trump Monday as tensions between the two countries increased. The sanctions were specifically placed on the supreme leader of Iran and the Office of… -
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NBA Moves Away From Title of ‘Owner’ for Its Franchise Executives
In a league dominated by black athletes, the term “owner” is out of vogue when referencing executives of NBA franchises due to its perceived racial connotation of evoking America’s history of slavery. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told TMZ Sports stopping the use of the word “owner” makes sense. “We moved away from that term years… -
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A Border Patrol Agent Shares What It’s Really Like at the Border
“What was pretty amazing to me … is just how bold these individuals are when they’re crossing the border, giving themselves up knowing that they’re going to get released and they’re going to get released into the United States and that they’re going to be able to disappear into the shadows of society,” says Brandon… -
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After a Lawsuit, Los Angeles County Begins to Clean Up Its Voter Rolls
President Donald Trump cited a Los Angeles County legal settlement as evidence of improper voting in California, as the state’s largest jurisdiction moves to clean up its voter rolls. Los Angeles County began sending notices to inactive voters as part of a settlement of a 2017 federal lawsuit with watchdog groups and county residents who… -
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Trump Executive Order Aims for More Hospital Pricing Transparency
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that he said would “fundamentally” change the health care market by requiring hospitals to disclose in an easy-to-read format what patients pay out of pocket for services. The order, which the Department of Health and Human Services will implement, is designed to improve consumer incentives to shop… -
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Trump Ratchets Up Sanctions on Iran’s Top Ayatollah, His Inner Circle
After pulling back from the brink of a military strike last week, the Trump administration is targeting the assets of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with his closest associates, through a new round of sanctions against the world’s biggest state sponsor of terrorism. Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone last week over… -
opinion
5 Myths About the State and Local Tax Deduction’s Cap
Ever since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in late 2017, Democrats and a few Republicans have decried how the law’s $10,000 cap of the state and local tax deduction harms schools, local communities, home values, first responders, and middle-class families. Fast forward almost two years later and these false claims are not going… -
opinion
PBS Is Indoctrinating Our Kids. It’s Time to Defund Them.
In 2015, after the Supreme Court handed down its controversial ruling declaring same-sex marriage to be a constitutional right, President Barack Obama called for respect and tolerance between citizens who hold differing viewpoints on the issue. In remarks following the decision, the 44th president acknowledged that many Americans’ belief in traditional marriage is deeply rooted… -
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Retraction of 13 ‘Glowing’ Disaster Reports Throws Light on Dysfunction of Bureaucracy
Another bureaucratic fiasco simply reinforces why the nine most terrifying words in the English language are still: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” The number of declared national emergencies—and how much we spend on them—is rising, yet one of the agencies tasked with handling national emergencies has been particularly opaque about its… -
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Supreme Court Deserves Praise for Reversing Itself on Takings Clause
Our constitutional system assumes that federal courts serve to remedy an injustice created by officials in the legislative and executive branches. Unfortunately, federal courts, even the Supreme Court, sometimes are responsible for creating an injustice. Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court did that for property owners in Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson… -
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Europeans Work 2 Months Longer Than Americans Do to Pay Their Tax Bill
On June 22, German workers celebrated their Tax Freedom Day—the day when taxpayers have finally earned enough money to pay the country’s tax bill. Germany’s Tax Freedom Day falls more than two months after taxpayers in the United States celebrated our freedom on April 16. Germany is not alone in Europe when it comes to… -
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After Legally Receiving Food Stamps, This Millionaire Is Trying to Change the System
Rob Undersander, a retired engineer in Waite Park, Minnesota, wasn’t eager to go public about being a millionaire, but he wanted to expose a loophole that would allow wealthy—or at least those not needy—to qualify for food stamps. So, in June 2016, he filled out an application form at the Stearns County social services office,… -
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Hidden Clue on Website Belonging to Ilhan Omar’s Sister Adds to Evidence About Marriage History
Rep. Ilhan Omar swore under oath in a 2017 divorce filing that she hadn’t seen her husband Ahmed N. Elmi in six years and didn’t know anyone who might be able to locate him—yet he appears to have designed a website for Omar’s sister this year, according to data hidden in the source code of… -
opinion
A Sign of Hope From the 9th Circuit
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals used to be the closest thing Democrats had to a sure thing. Chock-full of activists, the West Coast bench has been so wildly out of step with the law that it used to hold the distinction as the “most reversed” appeals court in the country. Now, after three… -
opinion
The Border Crisis Is Getting Worse. Why Are Democrats AWOL?
America is facing an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration, but it seems House Democrats would rather block every proposed solution than act to fix the border. It’s time for them to do their jobs. Our southern border is facing a massive wave of immigration, mostly comprised of migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras seeking… -
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Antitrust Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Is Unjust Government Overreach
Every so often, a case comes along that screams government misuse of power. The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. is just such a case, and thus warrants scrutiny. The commission’s action was questionable from the start, based entirely on conjecture and allegations raised by antagonistic competitors—China’s Huawei included. Even the Department of…