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opinion
Too Many Liberals Want to Believe America Is Racist
The reactions of many on the left to the case of Jussie Smollett prove two important things: 1. There is little racism in America. 2. The left—white and black—is morally and psychologically impaired. There is no doubt that most Americans on the left, including black Americans, are distraught over the fact that Smollett faked the… -
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How Trump Can Scale Back Birthright Citizenship Without Congress
President Donald Trump last fall floated the idea of ending universal birthright citizenship by way of executive order. The reaction from the political and chattering classes was uniformly hysterical. Democrats called it racist. Many Republicans, including then-outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, dismissed the move as “obviously” unconstitutional. Yet the case for ending birthright… -
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Top-Ranked NCAA Women’s Runner Competed as Man Last Year
A top-ranked runner in NCAA women’s track is dominating the competition and setting records one year after competing as a man at the same level. Franklin Pierce University senior CeCe Telfer leads the NCAA’s Division II women’s division in the 55-meter dash and 55-meter hurdle events. Telfer led Franklin Pierce’s women’s track team into the top 25 rankings for… -
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Another Democratic Governor Pulls National Guard Troops From Border
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers joined a growing number of Democratic governors by ordering his state’s National Guard troops to leave the U.S.-Mexico border. Evers issued an executive order Monday that withdraws 112 National Guard troops from their posts along the southern border. The first-term Democratic governor, while blasting President Donald Trump’s claims that a national… -
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Lesbian Tennis Star Removed From LGBT Charity for Saying Trans Athletes Have Unfair Advantage in Women’s Sports
Martina Navratilova is an 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion, but now, she’s creating a racket over something else—transgenderism. Turns out, refusing to stick to the LGBT talking points can land you in a lot of hot water with the left, even if you’re someone as famous as this tennis legend. After years of identifying as… -
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How the 2020 Defense Authorization Act Will Determine the Fate of Defense Strategy
Will the Trump administration be able to continue rebuilding our military? That depends in large measure on whether Congress passes the National Defense Authorization Act for the upcoming fiscal year. In his inaugural hearing as the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., delivered a message of committee unity and commitment… -
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Why the Reciprocal Trade Act’s Tit-for-Tat Tariffs Aren’t a Good Idea
“Reciprocal trade policy” sounds good in theory, but the proposed Reciprocal Trade Act sounds less like the golden rule—“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Matt. 7:12)—than the ancient Code of Hammurabi: “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” The U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act would cause unnecessary, self-inflicted… -
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Gov. Matt Bevin Believes the American Dream Still Exists Because He’s Lived It
Health care. Covington. President Donald Trump’s attention to what governors think. Abortion extremism. School safety. On today’s podcast, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Ky., on all these topics and more. Talking about Medicaid work requirements, Bevin shares details about his own rise from poverty—and why he still thinks the American dream… -
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Only 3 Democrat Senators Vote for Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive After Abortion
The Senate voted 53-44 in favor of legislation that would protect survivors of abortion, falling short of the necessary 60 votes to proceed as Democrats blocked the bill when only three of them joined Republicans. Sens. Doug Jones of Alabama, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania were the only Democrats… -
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What a Judge’s Ruling on Drafting Women Means for Military
A federal judge’s ruling that women must be included in a potential military draft is based on incomplete information, an advocate for military readiness says. The Obama administration rejected a field test by the U.S. Marine Corps that found all-male units performing simulated ground combat tasks outperformed gender-mixed units 69 percent of the time, said… -
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‘You Saved Us’: In an Era of New Threats, Kosovo’s Pro-American Culture Continues
PRISTINA, Kosovo—On this brisk but cloudless Feb. 17 day, thousands of people descend onto the pedestrian thoroughfare of Saint Mother Teresa Boulevard in central Pristina to celebrate Kosovo’s 11th Independence Day. Police have blocked off part of the street for a military parade. Along the barricades, observers wave Kosovar, Albanian, and U.S. flags. One bystander… -
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House Eyes Votes on 2 Gun Control Measures
The Democrat-controlled House is expected to vote this week on two gun control bills, one of which would subject gun sales by licensed dealers to federal review while the other would impose a universal background check on gun owners. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee passed both measures on a 23-15 vote along party lines…. -
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South Dakota Ponders Change in Rules for Transgender Athletes
South Dakota lawmakers are considering legislation that would make a student’s birth certificate the determinant of “sexual identity” for participating in high school athletics. According to the South Dakota High School Activities Association, current state law says: “All students should have the opportunity to participate in SDHSAA [South Dakota High School Activities Association] activities in… -
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‘Attention Engineering’: Why We Suffer in the Social Media Economy
By now, many people are aware of the fascinating experiment conducted by Microsoft to track and interpret human attention spans. They are, of course, shortening on average. Microsoft estimated that between the years 2000 and 2016, the human attention span shortened from roughly 20 seconds to eight seconds on average. As it stands, the average… -
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‘Green New Deal’ Is Alienating Mainstream Americans
Amid oil embargoes, gas lines, terrorist threats, and foreign powers colluding to fix oil prices, a bipartisan consensus emerged on energy. Presidents with otherwise differing views, from Barack Obama to George W. Bush to Bill Clinton, all agreed that the United States should realize its own energy potential. Today, we are nearly there. America is… -
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Taxpayers Deserve a Refund for California’s Rail Debacle
Nearly 10 years after Congress passed billions of dollars in funding with no expiration date for rail boondoggles, American taxpayers have received a fresh reminder of how their hard-earned money has gone to waste. On Tuesday, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a notice of intent to end a grant agreement funding California’s high-speed rail project…. -
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Neomi Rao’s Personal Views Aren’t Relevant. She Will Follow the Law.
Liberals have been trying to politicize the judiciary for decades. Since they believe judges use their personal views rather than the law to decide cases, liberals demand to know a judicial nominee’s personal views on certain issues during the confirmation hearing. Since they want judges to serve certain political interests, liberals try to determine in… -
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Singer Janine Stange Is Calling for Letters to Our Bravest in Battle
A patriotic American singer and motivational speaker is looking to rally special attention to the 72 living recipients of the most prestigious award for members of our nation’s armed services. Every year on March 25, National Medal of Honor Day is observed in honor of the heroic Medal of Honor recipients who have distinguished themselves… -
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More Democrats Now Identify as Pro-Life, Poll Finds
Americans are split down the middle as to whether they are pro-life or pro-abortion, a new poll finds, with more Democrats joining the pro-life camp. “In a substantial, double-digit shift … Americans are now as likely to identify as pro-life, 47 percent, as pro-choice, 47 percent,” reads a Marist poll conducted for the Knights of… -
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We Talked to Former Planned Parenthood Workers. Their Stories Are Chilling.
Planned Parenthood employees and educators “celebrate” abortion and do not protect young women, former employees told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a series of interviews revealing graphic details about their tenures with the organization. Myra Kincaid worked as a surgical assistant at a Planned Parenthood in Baltimore, Maryland, from February 2013 to February 2014,…