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opinion
Sorry, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Dance Moves
The tale of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s dance moves is as stupid as stupid gets. Contra the most recent fake news narrative, conservatives could hardly care about a video going viral of a younger Ocasio-Cortez happily dancing and having fun. Some of us, in fact, find it adorable. The saga began when an anonymous, unverified Twitter user… -
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I Ran Personnel Policy Under Reagan. Here Are Some Steps to Reforming Our Bureaucracies.
At the very pinnacle of the modern progressive program to make government competent stands the ideal of a professionalized, career civil service. Since the turn of the 20th century, progressives have sought a system that could effectively select, train, reward, and guard from partisan influence the neutral scientific experts they believe are required to staff… -
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First on Nancy Pelosi’s Agenda: Attacking Free Expression
I have zero interest in financially supporting any politician, much less ones I find morally unpalatable. Yet Democrats want to force me—and every other American taxpayer—to contribute, as a matter of public policy, to the campaigns of candidates we disagree with. Believe it or not, this might be an even more dangerous assault on free… -
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Armstrong Williams Hosts Rare Broadcast From Dubai
Americans have the opportunity to get a rare glimpse of life in the United Arab Emirates this weekend when veteran TV host Armstrong Williams airs a show taped in the Middle Eastern country. The program will be broadcast on stations nationwide in 171 markets Jan. 5-6. Williams visited Dubai in December for the televised town… -
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Democrat Leader Jerry Nadler Distances Himself From Rep. Tlaib’s Comments on Impeaching Trump
Democratic Party higher-up Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York distanced himself Friday from a new congresswoman’s comments on impeaching President Donald Trump, including calling him a “motherf—-r.” Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib promised to go after Trump and “impeach the motherf—-r” during remarks at a MoveOn rally in Washington, D.C., Thursday. “I don’t like that language. More… -
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The Facts Show the US Actually Had a Pretty Good Year in 2018
The year 2018 will be deplored by pundits as a bad year of more unpredictable Donald Trump, headlined by wild stock market gyrations, the melodramas of the Robert Mueller investigation, and the musical-chair tenures of officials in the Trump administration. The government is still shut down. Talk of impeachment by the newly Democrat-controlled House of… -
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Sweden Isn’t Socialist
For years, I’ve heard American leftists say Sweden is proof that socialism works, that it doesn’t have to turn out as badly as the Soviet Union or Cuba or Venezuela did. But that’s not what Swedish historian Johan Norberg says in a new documentary and Stossel TV video. “Sweden is not socialist—because the government doesn’t… -
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Place Your Bets: Decision Time Approaching on Brexit
LONDON—To Brexit, or not to Brexit, that is the question (apologies to Shakespeare). The answer to whether the U.K. will pull out of the European Union as a majority of voters favored in a 2016 referendum will be decided this month. Maybe. Prime Minister Theresa May told Parliament that debate on the deal would resume… -
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‘Impeach the Motherf—-r’: Democratic Lawmaker Goes After Trump on Her First Day in Office
Editor's note: Adult language included in tweets in this article. Just hours after being sworn into Congress on Thursday, Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib promised to go after President Donald Trump, telling a group of left-wing supporters she would help Democrats “impeach the motherf—-r.” Tlaib, who was one of two Muslim women sworn into Congress,… -
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Those Fretting About the Economy Can Rest Easy After December Jobs Report
After a disappointing month for the stock market, few could have predicted just how strong the rest of the economy would hold up. But for those concerned about the state of the economy, Friday’s jobs report will come as reassurance. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the U.S. economy added a whopping 312,000… -
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I’m a Conservative Female College Student. Here’s How I Overcame Fear and Became Confident.
“I’m not usually friends with Republicans, but I guess I’ll make an exception for you.” The words were said in jest to me, but I knew there was truth in them. They confirmed my biggest fear, going into my freshman year of college—that my conservatism would create a barrier to forming true and lasting friendships…. -
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Podcast: Our Memories of Bre
We usually feature our “Problematic Women” segment on Friday’s podcast. But in the aftermath of the sudden death of “Problematic Women” co-host Bre Payton, we spent today’s episode remembering Bre, and how great she was. We talk about what a unique person Bre Payton was in the Washington, D.C., scene, and some of the million… -
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House’s Biggest GOP Caucus Now ‘Counterweight’ to Democrats, New Leader Says
The new leader of House Republicans’ largest caucus says he plans to “streamline” its operations to effectively counter the Democrats as they take control of the lower chamber of Congress. For starters, the Republican Study Committee no longer will have a dozen or so task forces, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a recent phone… -
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The Woke Moral Panic of Today
2018 was a chaotic year. It was a chaotic year for the markets, for domestic and international politics, and for social mores. 2019 promises more of the same, if the end of the prior year was any indicator. And it promises something else: the continued rise of the Wokescolds. Wokescolds are the new representatives of… -
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Americans Don’t Agree On Education. That’s Why We Need More Options.
When it comes to education, Americans are divided on what quality and accountability in our schools actually look like. Although we’re unlikely to all agree anytime soon, increased school choice could help satisfy everyone. Two December surveys from leading education research organizations spelled out the reasons for this sharp divide. One report from Echelon Insights found that… -
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New Mexico’s New Physician-Assisted Suicide Bill Would Hurt the Entire Country. Here’s Why.
An earlier version of this op-ed and its headline misrepresented HB 90 as opening the door for “suicide tourism.” Although the bill’s language in this regard is somewhat ambiguous, it does not remove the current residency requirement in New Mexico. A new bill introduced in New Mexico could make our culture even more dangerous for… -
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This Organization is Preparing a New Generation of Conservative Activists Across Texas
A Texas nonprofit whose missions is to “promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise” in the state and nation held a two-day public policy conference in November to train young conservatives to be effective leaders in their communities. The Liberty Leadership Council, a project of the Austin-based conservative think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation,… -
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Thanks to Senate Democrats, Our Judicial Vacancy Crisis Is More Out of Order Than Ever Before
Some people in government don’t even need a shutdown to avoid work. Consider how Senate Democrats are handling President Trump’s judicial nominees. Or, to be more precise, not handling them. Just before the Christmas break, The Hill reported, Democrats vowed to “reject any end-of-the-year deal on judicial nominations, signaling they’ll toe a tougher line on court appointments amid… -
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Ruling Party Sweeps Bangladesh Elections, Faces Fraud Allegations
Bangladesh just held a national election that produced an overwhelming victory for the incumbent Awami League—but also allegations of rampant voter fraud, intimidation, and corruption. A large, Muslim-majority democracy situated between India and Myanmar, Bangladesh is the world’s eighth-largest country by population with 170 million people, and it has an outsized impact on South Asian… -
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5 Foreign Policy Headlines You Can Expect in 2019
America’s allies and enemies alike will place their 2019 foreign policy bets on a hunch: whether or not President Donald Trump will win a second term in 2020. Despite the troublesome tweets and sometimes reprehensible rhetoric, in practice the Trump administration has largely stood by its friends and stiff-armed its enemies. But the 2020 elections…