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Here Are 3 Cyber Takeaways From the Recent Report on Global Threats
The United States is facing a wave of new threats from abroad. Unlike in previous decades, some of the most serious of these threats are cyber-related. On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats released the intelligence community’s annual Worldwide Threat Assessment, which identifies and evaluates these various threats to the nation. Here are three… -
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Podcast: The Left’s Abortion Extremism
Well, if you’re against murdering infants, you might have been left reeling by recent statements made by Virginia Democrats in connection with a proposed extreme abortion bill. The Heritage Foundation’s Melanie Israel, an expert in pro-life matters, joins us to discuss the new radical abortion policies we’re seeing in New York and Virginia. Plus: We… -
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In Rejecting the Pledge of Allegiance, the Left Is Rejecting Nationhood
Devotion to and love of flag and country is now considered hateful. At least that was the message given by Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees President Robert Miller when, according to a report by Campus Reform, he sent an email calling the Pledge of Allegiance “steeped in expressions of nativism and white nationalism”… -
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State of the Union in 2019: A Success Story Not Even Trump’s Harshest Critics Can Deny
With the shutdown over (at least for now), the State of the Union address is back “on.” When President Donald Trump takes the House podium on Feb. 5, you can count on him to take the opportunity to celebrate one of his greatest achievements: the economy. It is booming by nearly every meaningful measure, and the president has every right to take a… -
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Trump, Guaido Talk for First Time Amid Venezuelan Turmoil
President Donald Trump spoke Wednesday with the man the U.S. government recognizes as the legitimate leader of Venezuela even as turmoil continues in the oil-rich socialist country. About 50 countries have joined the United States in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as acting president of the South American nation while Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolas Maduro, tries… -
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Uptick in States Proposing Bible Literacy in Schools Receives Praise and Pushback
President Donald Trump drew attention this week to the increase in state proposals requiring public schools to offer Bible literacy classes. “Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible,” Trump tweeted Monday. “Starting to make a turn back? Great!” Among the states considering bringing the Bible back to public… -
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Virginia Governor’s Answer on Late-Term Abortion Hints at Support for Infanticide
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam couldn’t precisely answer whether he supports abortion until birth and suggested an infant could be born and then the mother and doctor could discuss what should happen next, in a Wednesday morning interview. “If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would… -
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The Culture of Death Is Never Satisfied
Virginia became the latest state to unabashedly attack the sanctity of human life when lawmakers this week considered a bill to legalize abortion right up to birth. The debate produced a chilling exchange between the Republican leader of the Virginia House of Delegates and Delegate Kathy Tran, the Democrat who sponsored the abortion bill. “So… -
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Media Ties Record-Breaking Cold to Global Warming
A “polar vortex” event is breaking record-low temperature readings across the Great Plains and Midwest, and many in the media are rushing to blame the deep freeze on global warming. The New York Times, for example, filled the top of its website with coverage of the Midwest’s polar plunge, including one prominent article that claims record heat in Australia… -
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Trump Has 1 Piece of Advice for Lawmakers Negotiating Border Funding
President Donald Trump warned that lawmakers in Washington, D.C., negotiating border security funding are “[w]asting their time” if they do not include a physical barrier via Twitter Wednesday. “If the committee of Republicans and Democrats now meeting on Border Security is not discussing or contemplating a Wall or Physical Barrier, they are Wasting their time!”… -
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Democrats Considering Removing God From Committee Oath
House Democrats proposed to strike “so help you God” from witnesses’ oaths before a major committee as part of their proposed rules package. The current draft of the proposed House Committee on Natural Resources rules package replaces all gender-specific pronouns with “their,” and substitutes committee “chair” for “chairman” in committee documents. The rules package also proposes that… -
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Small Business Owners Praise Tax Cuts, but Raise Concerns Over Potential Minimum Wage Hike
Small business owners voiced concerns over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to repeal the Trump administration’s 2017 tax cuts and double the national minimum wage to $15 an hour in a media call with Job Creators Network Thursday. “The climate for small business owners have never been better,” said Job Creators Network CEO Alfredo Ortiz,… -
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How Nostalgia Drives Both Political Parties
Every day, we’re confronted by headlines that reveal the ever-widening chasm between left and right in America. What’s driving this hyperpolarization? And are there any solutions? Thanks to a stimulating conversation with National Affairs editor Yuval Levin of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and independent scholar and economist Arnold Kling, I’m learning that there are some pretty… -
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Standardized Testing Is Overrated. Here’s How I’m Working to Change It in My State.
As state superintendent of North Carolina’s public schools, I often hear from other leaders that standardized tests help hold students, teachers, and schools accountable. Accountability is important for our schools. But it’s also important for our leaders. The truth is that the education-industrial complex has built an elaborate testing system over the past decade that… -
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This Super Bowl Will Showcase the Best in Football, the Worst in Cronyism
Sunday is the Super Bowl. I look forward to playing poker and watching. It’s easy to do both, because in a three hour-plus NFL game, there are just 11 minutes of actual football action. So, we’ll have plenty of time to watch Atlanta politicians take credit for the stadium that will host the game. Atlanta’s… -
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Trump Didn’t ‘Cave’ on the Wall. He’s Advancing in Another Direction.
The media is having another field day at the alleged expense of President Donald Trump. Supposedly, per what we read, the president “caved,” “folded,” or “lost” in the government-shutdown showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Except it’s not true. Our elites spend so much time inside the Washington, D.C., bubble that they’re sealed off from… -
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Podcast: The Trade Deal’s Overlooked Liberal Policies
There’s a lot to like about the new United States-Canada-Mexico trade deal (also known as the USMCA), says Tori Whiting of The Heritage Foundation. But there’s also some elements that should give conservatives pause, such as minimum wage requirements and liberal social policies on sexual orientation and gender identity. Whiting joins us to explain what’s… -
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The Demonizing of White Men
Rush Limbaugh’s December 2018 “Limbaugh Letter” has an article titled “Demonizing White Men.” It highlights—with actual quotations from people in the media, academia, and the political and entertainment arenas—the attack on white men as a class. You can decide whether these statements are decent, moral, or even sensible. Should we support their visions? Don Lemon,… -
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How Bible Literacy Classes Could Help Heal Our Bitter Divisions
A good teacher of history knows that you don’t just stick with the textbook. To really understand an event like the Battle of Gettysburg or Martin Luther King’s March on Washington, you have to read the primary sources—the speeches, handwritten letters, and firsthand accounts of the people who were there. Otherwise, all we’re left with… -
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Virginia Democrat Proposes Bill Legalizing Abortion Until Birth
Virginia is considering a bill allowing women to abort their unborn child until the moment the baby is born. Democratic Delegate Kathy Tran introduced HB2491, or the Repeal Act, which seeks to repeal the state’s current restrictions on late-term abortions. If passed, the measure will do away with the state’s requirement that second- and third-trimester abortions be…