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Why Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Education Programs Are Long Overdue
Since 1965, federal taxpayers have poured an estimated $2 trillion into education programs associated with President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty. But despite this staggering expenditure—which represents just a fraction of combined federal, state, and local K-12 spending—education attainment gaps between upper-income students and their less-affluent peers remain as wide as ever. For example, new… -
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New Mexico Rejects Electoral College, Joins Popular Vote Compact
New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Wednesday officially joining a group of states agreeing to elect the president by popular vote. By formally adding HB 55 to the governor’s list of signed legislation, Grisham confirmed that New Mexico is the 14th state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The measure passed through both chambers… -
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Border Agents Rescue Migrant Mother and Her 3 Kids From Drowning in Rio Grande
Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan family of four before they drowned to death attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. A forceful current swept a woman and her three children, ages 2, 4, and 15, downriver when they attempted to cross the Rio Grande on March 28. Fortunately for the family, Border Patrol agents were… -
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‘Unplanned’ Threatens America’s Innocence on Abortion. But It Also Offers Hope.
In so many ways, abortion is like other atrocities that blot the pages of history. It’s like slavery because it turns certain human beings into the property of others. It’s like the Holocaust because it writes off a whole segment of the population as being “life unworthy of life,” and so sends those human beings… -
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I Was a 3-Star General. Here’s Why Efforts to Weaken Officers’ Court-Martial Authority Would Backfire.
I had the privilege of serving in the United States Army for 36 years, retiring in 2016 as a lieutenant general (a three-star). I was a commanding officer three times for a total of six years. Like all commanding officers, I was responsible for training and equipping soldiers, and was required to enforce good order… -
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Gov. Scott Walker Stared Down a Leftist Mob. Here’s His Advice to Other Conservatives.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had to deal with plenty of liberal activists during his tenure. In an interview recorded at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Walker shares what he learned—and how to deal with biased media. Read the transcript, posted below, or listen to the interview on the podcast: We also cover these stories:… -
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Maduro’s Missiles Pose a Terrorist Threat to the US, Experts Say
KYIV, Ukraine—If the regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro falls, experts warn the country’s arsenal of Russian-made, SA-24 surface-to-air missiles might end up in the hands of terrorists or drug cartels, posing a threat to U.S. civil aviation. Man-portable air defense systems, or “MANPADS,” are a particularly chilling threat in the hands of a terrorist… -
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I Survived Domestic Violence. Here’s Why I’m Voting No on Violence Against Women Act.
I’m Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko. I’m a survivor of domestic violence from my ex-husband, who I left over 25 years ago. I am voting no on the Democrats’ version of the Violence Against Women Act because it is a radical bill that I believe will actually hurt women more. This bill, under the weight of… -
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4 Things to Know About Former Obama Aide Hired by SPLC to Review Discrimination Charges
The onetime chief of staff to former first lady Michelle Obama is leading an internal investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s alleged workplace misconduct that led to the exit of its top two officials. Tina Tchen, a prominent lawyer in Chicago, has also found herself in the middle of the controversy surrounding “Empire” actor… -
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Donors to Charities Can’t Be Exposed Under New Mississippi Law
Mississippi’s governor has signed into law a donor privacy bill designed to protect the anonymity of those who give money to nonprofit charities. The new law prohibits state government officials from soliciting or releasing donor information from charitable groups that fall under section 501 of federal tax law. Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, signed the… -
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How the Left Keeps Me Religious
Nothing keeps me religious more than the left, not even religion itself. I am not even particularly “spiritual.” My religiosity is overwhelmingly rational (the title of my Bible commentary is “The Rational Bible”). I believe in God because creation rationally suggests a creator. The force that has most propelled me to religion is the great… -
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Change Social Security to a Program of Ownership
I have been an advocate for years of changing our Social Security system to a program of ownership rather than government taxing and spending. To those walking around with the idea that Social Security is some kind of pension in which you have been investing for years—forget it. Current retirees get their money from payroll… -
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New York Times Horrified Secretary of State Pompeo Is Religious
Is hiring Christian leaders a crime? The New York Times seems to think so. More than halfway into President Donald Trump’s term, the liberal media still can’t seem to wrap their minds around an administration that doesn’t see faith as a disqualifying factor for employment. From Russell Vought to Amy Coney Barrett, the left is… -
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Amid Rumors, Clarence Thomas Says ‘I’m Not Retiring’
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denied any interest in retirement this weekend, telling a friendly audience in Beverly Hills, California, that he has no plans to leave judicial service in the near future. Speaking at Pepperdine University School of Law’s annual dinner, the 70-year-old Thomas emphatically denied speculation that he will leave the Supreme Court,… -
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Why the Left Is Desperate to Sabotage Trump’s Health Care Plans
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., is coming out guns blazing against what he calls the Trump administration’s “sabotage” of Obamacare. Hoyer recently declared, “The Trump administration’s ongoing effort to take health care coverage away from millions of Americans and take critical protections away from millions more through sabotage and lawsuits is reprehensible.” The majority… -
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Government Unions Fight Trump Plan to Raise Retirement Benefits for Some Feds
In a strange twist, a provision in the Trump administration’s 2020 budget to increase retirement benefits for many federal employees has public-sector unions outraged. This “inside the Beltway” brawl highlights how labor union intransigence blocks improvements to our badly outdated civil service system. Under the current system, term employees—those hired into the civil service for… -
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He Killed a Man. Then This Gangster Changed His Life.
At 16, Casey Diaz went to prison for killing a man. The son of an alcoholic father, Diaz grew up in a rough neighborhood and first saw three men killed when he was 8. By the time he was 11, he joined a gang. But after years in prison, Diaz, the author of new book… -
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In ‘White Man’s Culture’ Remarks, Biden Shows How Little He Knows About History
Last week, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the Biden Courage Awards ceremony in preparation for his presidential campaign launch. There, in an attempt to forestall claims that as a white man, he simply isn’t intersectional enough to compete in the Democratic primaries, he critiqued a central pillar of Western civilization as inherently racist…. -
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Police Can’t Make Up for Absent Fathers
Sometimes, during my drive to work, I listen to Clarence Maurice Mitchell IV, host of the Baltimore’s WBAL “C4” radio show. Mitchell was formerly a member of Maryland’s House of Delegates and its Senate. In recent weeks, Mitchell has been talking about the terrible crime situation in Baltimore. In 2018, there were 308 homicides. So… -
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Sen. Cotton Seeks IRS Inquiry Into Southern Poverty Law Center’s Tax Status
Sen. Tom Cotton has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center, a liberal activist organization that regularly brands organizations it opposes as “hate groups.” Cotton, R-Ark., said the probe is needed for “protecting taxpayer dollars from a racist and sexist slush fund devoted to defamation.” The Arkansas lawmaker wrote a…