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Podcast: The Price Children Pay for the Sexual Revolution
In this day and age of rights movements, we don’t hear that much about children’s rights. Our guest today, Katy Faust, heads up a children’s rights organization called Them Before Us. She says the sexual revolution and adult fulfillment have come at a steep price for children. She also points the way forward for healthy… -
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Trump’s State of the Union Options
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given President Donald Trump an opportunity to change the dynamic of the State of the Union address, an event that has become predictable and often boring. It has featured members of Congress popping up and down like whack-a-moles, interrupting the president with applause if they agree with him, or stone… -
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The Smearing of Teens in MAGA Hats Shows Identity Politics’ Danger
Editor’s note: Obscene language is contained in a tweet in this article. A-ha! You could almost hear the collective glee of social justice warriors and identity politics aficionados this weekend when a video emerged that appeared to show a teenage white boy in a Make America Great Again red cap smirk disrespectfully as a Native… -
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The Full Story About the Kentucky Boys in MAGA Hats Emerges
We watched the original video of the young white Kentucky boys decked out in Make America Great Again gear mocking an old Native American man and, to say the least, we were disappointed. The teens were in the nation’s capital for the March for Life. The Native American man, 64-year-old Nathan Phillips, was on the mall for… -
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Alveda King on Her Uncle MLK’s Forgotten Legacy
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a moment to reflect on the life of the civil rights leader whose nonviolent activism and Christian values made America a better place. The Daily Signal spoke to his niece, Alveda King, about her uncle’s enduring legacy and her plans for honoring him. Listen to the interview on our… -
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Our Nation Is Not Yet Cleansed of Racism. Here’s What We Should Do.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers Americans time to reflect and measure our progress toward building a civil society. An honest examination of history makes it clear that the law has not been able to cleanse our nation of racism. The 15th Amendment has been in place for more than a century. The landmark 1964… -
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We Hear You: The President’s Border Standoff With Democrats
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience tends to be passionate about standing behind the president in his showdown with congressional Democrats over securing the southern border. We begin this week's mailbag with that topic. Remember to write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Perhaps the left should back down on the partial government shutdown… -
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Pelosi Shuns Trump Offer to Swap Amnesty for Wall
President Donald Trump offered to expand amnesty for certain young illegal immigrants in exchange for money to pay for a border barrier as a compromise to end the partial government shutdown. “This is a commonsense compromise both parties should embrace,” Trump said Saturday in a nationally televised speech from the White House. Democratic leaders have… -
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Trump Must Go to the Mat Over Liberal Judge’s Ruling on Census Question
A Manhattan district court judge earlier this week blocked the Trump administration from adding a question on citizenship to the 2020 census, and in doing so has sought to weaken executive power while strengthening the administrative state. The Trump administration has one choice here: Overturn this judicial overreach through appeal. The decision was biased and… -
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I Went to the Women’s March. Here Are 6 Things I Saw.
Some signs in this article contain adult language. Thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., Saturday to participate in the third annual Women’s March. The organization hosting the March has faced criticism due to its founders' ties to Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam who led chants of “Death to America”… -
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The US Strikes Back Against Russia’s European Gas Empire
KYIV, Ukraine—With the Kremlin tightening its grip on the European energy market, the U.S. has hardened its opposition to a controversial Russian gas pipeline, which is currently under construction through the Baltic Sea to Germany. For months, U.S. officials have said Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline is part of a broader Kremlin gambit to bypass… -
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Media Misses: Double Standard Revealed in Media Attack on Karen Pence’s Christianity
The media have complained for months that the president is unfair to them. They have even referred to him as the “divider in chief.” But what about the media’s divisive behavior to those Americans who identify as Christians? The media sunk to a new low when they attacked second lady Karen Pence this week for… -
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The Women’s March Is Melting Down, and It Makes Perfect Sense
Two years into the movement, the Women’s March is melting down. Much of the media will blame its decay on the leaders’ unwillingness to denounce anti-Semitism, but that will only be part of the story. The other reason it will ultimately demise is because it was a fraud from the very start. Despite its clever… -
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28 of the Best Signs From March for Life
Every year, thousands and thousands of pro-lifers come to Washington, D.C., brave the cold, and walk as witnesses in memory of the millions of lives lost in abortion and in hope that someday our country will no longer allow this injustice. Many of those attending make their own signs to share their special message. Photographer… -
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Trump Tells Annual March for Life He Will Veto Pro-Abortion Legislation
In remarks delivered by video to the annual March for Life on Friday, President Donald Trump vowed to veto any legislation that doesn’t protect life. “Today, I have signed a letter to Congress to make clear that if they send any legislation to my desk that weakens the protection of human life, I will issue… -
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World’s 2 Most Populous Countries Listed Among Most Dangerous for Christians
Among the world’s 50 most dangerous countries for Christians listed in a new report are China and India, the two most populous countries. Now in its 27th year, Christian advocacy organization Open Doors’ “World Watch List” is an annual survey of religious liberty conditions for Christians around the world, measuring the degree of freedom a… -
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‘Our Country Decided to Erase’ Our Children, Says Ben Shapiro at March for Life
Among the tens of thousands assembled in Washington for the 46th annual March for Life was conservative pundit and headliner Ben Shapiro. Shapiro’s speech started with highlighting the noteworthy American ideals of “life and liberty,” urging Americans to move forward by protecting such values for the unborn. “America was founded on the promise of God-given…