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How ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse’ Embodies Capitalism’s Edge Over Socialism
A children’s TV show starring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and other Disney characters demonstrates that socialism can’t claim the moral high ground over capitalism, a business school professor argues. Jason Brennan, a professor of strategy, economics, ethics, and public policy at McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, spoke on the topic of “Fake Socialism… -
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Big Donors Pave Youth Group’s ‘Road’ to Green New Deal
A self-described army of young people devoted to climate change activism are taking their show on the road to build support for national Democrats’ Green New Deal and to counter business interests that favor fossil fuel use. The Sunrise Movement first attracted media attention when hundreds of its followers organized sit-ins at congressional offices following… -
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Mike Lee’s Bill Would Boost Paid Family Leave Without Growing Government
Many federal lawmakers have been looking for ways to help more workers gain access to paid family leave, but the problem with most proposals—from Democrats and Republicans alike—is that they rely on the federal government to manage new paid family leave programs. Not so with Sen. Mike Lee’s Working Families Flexibility Act, which the Utah… -
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Students Who Want to ‘Kick Kavanaugh Off Campus’ Should Take a Hike
George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School recently announced Justice Brett Kavanaugh will teach a class during its summer term on the creation of the Constitution. Students will travel to Runnymede, England, the location where Magna Carta was sealed more than 800 years ago. Naturally, this led a student group from the undergraduate university called… -
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The Pivotal Gun Case Likely Going to the Supreme Court, Explained
Could the manufacturer of the gun used in the tragic Sandy Hook shooting be sued? That’s what’s at stake in a new case that the Supreme Court has been asked to hear. Heritage Foundation legal expert Amy Swearer breaks down this case, plus what needs to be done to make our schools safe. Read the… -
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California’s War on Middle Class
For over six years, California has had a top marginal income tax rate of 13.3%, the highest in the nation. About 150,000 households in a state of 40 million people now pay nearly half of the total annual state income tax. The state legislature sold that confiscatory tax rate on the idea that it was… -
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6 Big Topics From Senate Hearing on Censorship by Big Tech
Facebook and Twitter executives testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill about their alleged political bias in the wake of numerous anecdotal instances of censorship reported by users of the social media sites. Carlos Monje Jr., director of public policy for Twitter Inc., and Neil Potts, public policy director for Facebook, appeared before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee… -
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$22 Trillion in National Debt Not ‘Sustainable Trajectory,’ House GOP Leader Says
Restoring fiscal sanity to Congress is a matter of national security, the chairman of the House’s largest Republican caucus says. “It’s not a sustainable trajectory,” Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said of a national debt that has topped $22 trillion. “It’s not when we have military officials, the Pentagon officials,… -
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Bizarre Conspiracy Theories Mark Climate Hustle in California
They’re back, and they’re more preposterous than ever. A federal judge last June tossed a lawsuit by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland against five major energy companies—BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, and Royal Dutch Shell. The lawsuits were a ridiculous bid to single out a few energy companies and hold them exclusively responsible… -
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Why Socialism Fails Wherever It’s Tried
“The economy of Venezuela has collapsed as a result of gross socialist mismanagement. Their currency is essentially worthless. To start over, the next government of Venezuela must re-establish the rule of law, protect private property rights, and create a new currency.” So writes Richard Rahn, one of America’s most brilliant economists. With socialism now stunningly in… -
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Trump Has Designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group. It’s About Time.
President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization. It’s about time. Other administrations might have done it, but didn’t. In a statement, the president said, “The Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflict across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies.”… -
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The Intellectual Dishonesty of the Campaign Against the Electoral College
A full-blown war is raging against the Electoral College. But as activist groups become more desperate to overturn our way of electing presidents before voters go the polls in November 2020, their arguments become more absurd and hyperbolic. CNN recently ran a preposterous segment suggesting that James Madison called the Electoral College “evil,” a shameful… -
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The Open Borders Agenda Rears Its Ugly Head
This week, President Donald Trump fired his homeland security secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen. Nielsen was, according to media and the Democrats, a monster of the highest order. She was allegedly the force behind the caging of children (that practice began under President Barack Obama and actually ended under Trump); she was supposedly a barbarian focused on… -
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Juan Williams Just Plain Wrong on Senate Rules Change on Nominations
In the April 8 edition of The Hill, commentator Juan Williams made a series of claims and accusations against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that cannot be allowed to go unchallenged. First, Williams claimed that on April 4, the Senate ditched “more than two centuries of U.S. Senate rules to reduce the time senators have… -
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Gun-Maker Will Appeal to the Supreme Court in Sandy Hook Victims’ Lawsuit
Gun manufacturer Bushmaster Firearms will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a panel of Connecticut judges said nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre can sue the company despite a federal law shielding gun-makers from most lawsuits. Bushmaster produced the XM15 rifle shooter Adam Lanza used to kill 26 people at… -
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Washington Post Asks Court to Dismiss Covington Lawsuit
The Washington Post asked a federal court Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann in February. Several Covington Catholic boys, including Sandmann, were caught in a viral encounter with American Indian activist Nathan Phillips in January. An initial video made it appear like the boys donning Make America… -
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Decades After ‘The Feminine Mystique,’ Women Have Freedom. But They’re Still Not Happy.
I have decided to finally read what is widely regarded as the literary work that unleashed the modern feminist movement, Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique.” I am halfway through the book, and I find it to be a well-written cri de coeur (“cry from the heart”). Historically speaking, there was always much to lament regarding… -
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Podcast: 2 House Conservatives Explain Why It’s Time to Focus on Spending, Budget
Today we feature Genevieve Wood’s interview with Rep. Mike Johnson, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, and Rep. Jim Banks. The two Republicans, who represent districts in Louisiana and Indiana, respectively, talk about spending, the debt, and why it’s time to take these issues seriously. We also cover these stories: President Donald Trump says he’s… -
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4 Big Issues in Attorney General’s First Hearing After Getting Mueller Report
The special counsel’s report on Russia’s election meddling will be released with redactions within a week, and the results of a separate probe into alleged Justice Department misconduct is coming within two months, Attorney General William Barr told a House panel Tuesday. House Democrats, who weren’t happy to hear about redactions in special counsel Robert… -
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Lessons Learned: The Legacy of Andrew W. Marshall
America lost one of its greatest national security assets with the passing last month of Andrew W. Marshall. He was an American foreign policy strategist, defense analyst, and director of the Office of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 2015, working into his 90s. Marshall’s extraordinary career spanned…