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How Liberal Companies Are Bringing Blue State Mindsets to Red States
Amazon isn’t the only one fed up with New York’s ridiculous tax rates. Plenty of companies are packing their bags and looking for office space in states with more business-friendly policies. There’s just one problem: A lot of these top firms can’t stand the conservative laws that make their new homes so successful. AllianceBernstein, another… -
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Bryce Harper and the Future of Fan Loyalty
President Harry Truman once said, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” That truism can now be applied to baseball players, notably Bryce Harper. Harper, a former Washington National and now new member of their National League East rival, the Philadelphia Phillies, recently completed an off-season auction of his talents, signing a… -
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Podcast: Penny Nance on Conservatism and Feminism
Should women be drafted? What should we do about the #MeToo movement? And how can we reach out to more women with the conservative message? Penny Nance of Concerned Women for America joins us to discuss. Plus: Another young adult book has been canceled for not being woke enough. We also cover these stories: Border… -
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Sen. Martha McSally Claims She Was Raped in the Air Force
Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally said she was raped while she was a pilot in the Air Force during a Wednesday meeting on Capitol Hill. “I am also a military sexual assault survivor,” McSally said during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on sexual assault in the military. McSally also went on to say that… -
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On Hill, Homeland Security Officials Describe Emergency at the Border
Changing immigration laws could reduce the inflow of illegal border crossers by almost two-thirds, a top border security official testified Wednesday at a Senate hearing. Kevin McAleenan, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Border Patrol should be able to detain families as a unit, which is prohibited… -
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Congress Should Keep Its Promise to End Energy Subsidies
As Americans work to file their taxes, Congress is setting to work on a package of expired tax credits this spring to enrich a few energy technologies at the expense of federal taxpayers. Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., of the Senate Finance Committee last week introduced a bill that would retroactively renew… -
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How 3 People Showed the Absurdity of Some Academic Research Journals
If you are an American college professor, the way you get a raise or tenure is by getting papers published in “academic journals.” The stupidity of these journals says a lot about what’s taught at colleges today. Recently, three people sent in intentionally ridiculous “research” to prominent journals of women studies, gender studies, race studies,… -
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Socialism Is a Rigid Ideology That Always Ends in Tyranny
Q: What did socialists use before candles? A: Electricity. It’s an old joke, sure. But it’s no laughing matter. Just ask the people of Venezuela. The socialist regime there nationalized the electricity sector a dozen years ago. Today, blackouts in the once-prosperous Latin American nation have become routine. Electricity isn’t all that’s in short supply. Gasoline is scarce in the… -
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Medicare for All Would ‘Result in Care for None,’ Doctor-Turned-Lawmaker Says
A congressman from Maryland who is also a physician says Medicare for All would end up depriving Americans of health care, rather than make it more accessible. “The Medicare for All plan that was announced a couple of weeks ago by my Democrat colleagues, over 100 of them, really will result in care for none…. -
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America Doesn’t Need Automatic Voter Registration. Just Look to California.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have held up California’s new, error-plagued automatic voter registration program as a model for the nation, and are now pushing for a nationalized version of the program in a bill called the For the People Act. The bill would require all states to implement automatic voter registration systems, which advocates claim… -
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Portland Putting Itself at Risk by Leaving the Joint Terrorism Task Force
Last month, the Portland, Oregon, City Council voted to leave the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of our nation’s first lines of defense against terrorism. “We want to direct our resources towards actual threats,” city Commissioner Chloe Eudaly said. But that’s exactly what the Joint Terrorism Task Force is doing. Leaving the task force… -
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House Democrats Eye Ditching Procedure That Gives Republicans a Voice
House Republicans’ use of a century-old legislative procedure that helps the minority party alter or oppose measures advanced by the majority has exposed significant divisions among Democrats. Now some House Democrats want to do away with the procedure, called a motion to recommit. It allows a lawmaker in the minority to move that a bill… -
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Illegal Border Crossings Hit 10-Year High as Officials Warn of ‘Breaking Point’
The U.S. border with Mexico is at a “breaking point,” Trump administration officials say, with arrests of illegal immigrants surging to record levels. In February, border agents arrested more than 66,400 people for entering the country illegally, the highest number recorded since 2008. “This situation is not sustainable,” Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan… -
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Felony Charges Filed Against Man Who Allegedly Punched Conservative Activist at UC Berkeley
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed felony charges Tuesday against Zachary Greenberg, the man who was allegedly seen in a now viral video punching and assaulting conservative activist Hayden Williams at the University of California at Berkeley on Feb. 19. The charges against 28-year-old Greenberg include three felony counts and one misdemeanor count. The… -
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Ilhan Omar Accused Jews of Dual Loyalties. Such Bigotry Dates Back to the Time of Esther.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., launched into yet another anti-Semitic tirade last week, declaring to a packed audience, “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK to push for allegiance to a foreign country [Israel].” Days later, she doubled down, asserting on Twitter that she “should not be… -
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‘I Have a Girl Brain but a Boy Body’: Virginia Kindergartners Are Read Transgender Story
It looked like your typical reading class. Dozens of kindergarten students sat cross-legged on the floor watching their teacher turn to the first page. It didn’t take long for the 5-year-olds to realize: This was no ordinary children’s book. “I have a girl brain but a boy body,” Miss McBride started. “This is called transgender…. -
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Arizona Lawmakers Stand Up for Students Wearing ‘MAGA’ Gear in Dispute With High School
Some Arizona lawmakers are raising free speech concerns after a group of students and parents said high school officials called on students to remove pro-Trump “Make America Great Again” gear. The incident occurred March 1 when Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona, hosted its “Party in the USA” Spirit Day. Heidi Jones and Jennifer Farris,… -
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California Lawmaker Wants to Add Planned Parenthood Phone Number to Student IDs
Imagine forcing every kid to walk around holding an ad for Planned Parenthood. Well, in California, you don’t have to imagine it. California state Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel is doing everything he can to seal the single largest free publicity deal in the history of abortion: a Planned Parenthood phone number on every student ID. Including… -
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New Bill to Tax Stock Market Could Devastate Ordinary Savings and Retirement
A new tax proposal in Congress aims to stick it to the rich. But if passed, it could devastate the U.S. financial system and ruin the value of ordinary Americans’ retirement accounts. The proposal, introduced by a team of Democrats in the House and Senate, would assess a penalty each time someone sells a stock,… -
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Meet the California Lawyer Defending Covington Teens, Former Google Employee
What’s it like to be a conservative lawyer in a liberal bastion like San Francisco? That’s exactly what Harmeet Dhillon does every day, and her clients include a dozen of the Covington High School teens, pro-life activist David Daleiden, and many others. Listen to the interview in the podcast or read the transcript below. Plus:…