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opinion
Minnesota Lawmakers Are Trying to Smuggle in Measure to Subvert Electoral College
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again—or just hide your idea in a giant piece of legislation, where you hope it won’t get noticed. The National Popular Vote campaign hopes that Minnesota voters won’t see its sneaky maneuver until it’s too late. Perhaps National Popular Vote supporters feel desperate. They’ve been trying to… -
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Democrats’ Paycheck Fairness Act Would Make Them Pay Some Male Staffers More
In the name of fact-free social justice, legislators are trying to tell Americans how to run their businesses. The House of Representatives is expected to pass H.R. 7 on Wednesday, misnamed as the Paycheck Fairness Act, along almost totally partisan lines. The bill is a misguided, one-size-fits-all attempt to punish employers for any discrepancies in… -
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Too Many Institutions Aren’t Worthy of Our Trust
This week, special counsel Robert Mueller released his long-awaited report on alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government to impact the 2016 election. His conclusion: no collusion. It’s been apparent for quite some time that Mueller would end up here—every indictment has been based on an ancillary crime, not the chief question… -
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Sen. Mike Lee’s Epic Speech Against the Green New Deal
Mr. President, Fear has become an all-too-prevalent quality in America’s political discourse. And unfortunately, fear is unavoidable when debating the substance of the resolution before us today—climate change, socialism, and the Green New Deal. On entering this debate, I have a little fear in my heart, too. But, Mr. President, my fear at this moment… -
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Senate Poised to Put More Disaster Spending on the Nation’s Credit Card
The Senate is at it again, maneuvering to consider another poorly targeted disaster aid package that would add billions of dollars in deficit spending. At a $13.5 billion price tag for this latest disaster bill, Congress continues to abuse the disaster and emergency spending designation as a means to circumvent the Budget Control Act spending… -
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Here’s the Conservative Plan to Improve Health Care
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said, shortly after his Justice Department announced it views Obamacare as unconstitutional, “The Republican Party will soon be known as the party of health care. You watch.” But that met with sneering from some. CNN, for instance, published an article headlined “Trump says GOP will be the party… -
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Singer Gathers 12,000 Letters to Medal of Honor Recipients
Singer and motivational speaker Janine Stange last month asked Americans to write letters to the 72 living Medal of Honor recipients. They delivered. “The outpouring was incredible,” Stange, known as “National Anthem Girl,” said in a press release sent to The Daily Signal. She said letters came from elementary school students, senior citizens, veterans groups,… -
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The Valor of Travis Atkins, Newest Recipient of the Medal of Honor
Monday was National Medal of Honor Day, and on Wednesday, another gallant American will be awarded the nation’s highest military commendation. Americans should be grateful for the extraordinary service of the 3,500 military service members who have received that honor—as well as all others who have fought in defense of the United States. The Medal of… -
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Obamas’ Chicago Fixer Tina Tchen’s Role in Smollett Case
How did hate crime huckster Jussie Smollett get away with it? All crooked roads in Chicago lead back to the Obamas. On Tuesday, as part of a sealed deal, the Illinois state attorney’s office dismissed 16 felony charges brought by a grand jury against the Trump-hating actor, who blamed phantom white MAGA supporters for a… -
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Ocasio-Cortez Takes Credit for Not Getting Any Votes in Favor of Her Green New Deal
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed on Tuesday not a single Senate Democrat voted in favor of the Green New Deal because she asked them to vote “present.” “Because I encouraged them to vote present, along w/ others,” Ocasio-Cortez responded when Republican Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso asked her why Democrats ducked going on the… -
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Courts Should Stay Out of the ‘Political Thicket’ of Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court heard oral argument this week in two cases challenging congressional district lines drawn for partisan advantage. The question before the justices is whether state legislators violate the Constitution when they draw up district lines with politics in mind. Partisan politics has been part-and-parcel of the redistricting process since Gov. Elbridge Gerry gave… -
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Liberals’ Reaction to Mueller Report Shows They Prioritize Politics Over Truth
So now special counsel Robert Mueller has issued his report, and it turns out after two years of investigation, at an estimated cost of $40 million, that “Russiagate” was fake news. Much to the dismay of Democrats, Mueller found no collusion between the Trump presidential campaign and the Russians to influence the 2016 election. Who… -
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Podcast: Two Gen Z Teens Explain Why They’re Conservative
Braeden Sorbo and Vittoria D’Addesi, who are both Gen Z, share what their generation really thinks about politics. Braeden says he talks politics to other young adults while playing video games with them, and Vittoria shares how she handles being open about her political beliefs in her high school. We also cover these stories: The charges… -
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How Leftist Ideology Ruins College Students
Last week’s column discussed the highly publicized university corruption scheme wherein wealthy parents bought admission at prestigious universities for their children. That is dishonest and gives an unfair advantage to those young people, but won’t destroy the missions of the universities. There is little or no attention given by the mainstream media to the true… -
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Democrats Refuse to Vote for Green New Deal They Endorsed
The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Democrats’ so-called Green New Deal, touted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a way of combating climate change. The vote was 57-0 against proceeding to debate, with 42 Democrats and one independent opting for “present.” Among other things, the Green New Deal would require significant changes in the energy,… -
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Brexit Stands on the Brink
Prime Minister Theresa May admitted on Monday that there is still not enough support to get her Brexit deal passed in Parliament, yet it remains her government’s only position. With so much at stake for Britain and time almost out, she continues her obdurate “back me, or else” brinkmanship. Britain is set to crash out… -
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John Brennan Recalibrates Anti-Trump Broadsides After Russia Findings
He fired off an abundance of name-calling and otherwise memorable tweets. He routinely made assertions on cable news shows without evidence. Because of his authority, his words often went unchallenged. Now John Brennan, the former Central Intelligence Agency director and current commentator for NBC News and MSNBC, has backtracked partially on his self-assured predictions that… -
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North Carolina Leaders Are Embracing a Flawed Medicaid Financing Scheme. It’s Time to End It.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was right when he called it a $40 billion scam. That’s how Biden once characterized Medicaid provider taxes. States impose these taxes on hospitals or other providers to recover a portion of state Medicaid costs while still drawing down more federal payments. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina and state legislators… -
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Obamacare Is in Danger. Here’s Why It’s Been So Bad for America.
The prognosis for Obamacare isn’t looking too great right now. Last December, a district judge in Texas ruled that Obamacare should be struck down in its entirety. The Justice Department said in a federal appeals court filing on Monday that it agrees with this ruling, according to CNN, which would be a reversal of its… -
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RIP Ronald Zumbrun. We’ve Lost a Legal Warrior for the Constitution.
With the passing of Ronald A. Zumbrun, our nation has lost a legal warrior who helped start the conservative legal battle to restore the Constitution and the rule of law. Zumbrun, a graduate of the University of California’s Boalt Hall School of Law, was a co-founder and the first legal director of the Pacific Legal…