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The Political Pasts of the Lawyers Representing Kavanaugh Accusers
The lawyers for the three women accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct all have been on the legal battlefields of either celebrity or politics. One ran for office multiple times as a Democrat. Another was a federal appointee of both Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Still another defended the alleged misconduct… -
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For the Left, ‘Caring’ About Women Means Support for Unrestricted Legal Abortion
I’ve been writing for years about the depth of the culture war taking place in America. I’ve done so with trepidation, with knowledge that without resolution, culture wars can turn into physical wars. It happened once in America. Can it happen again? The first major violent confrontation between citizens came about as result of the… -
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Investigate the Senate Democrat Wrecking Machine
How did we get here? The Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination circus didn’t happen by accident. The emergence of incredible—and by “incredible,” I mean the literal Merriam-Webster definition of “too extraordinary and improbable to be believed”—accusers in the 11th hour was no mistake. It is my contention that this grand unearth-and-destroy spectacle was planned, coordinated, and… -
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British Conservatives Are Growing Weary of Their Own Leaders
The annual party conference of the British Conservative Party wrapped up Wednesday in the city of Birmingham. It’s been years—almost 20 years, in fact—since Conservative Party conferences were actually a genuine meeting of party members. Over those years, the conference has been more and more tightly controlled, with lobbyists and companies taking the place of… -
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Ex-Boyfriend’s Letter Raises Questions About Ford’s Answers on Polygraph
A new letter from a former boyfriend of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford raises questions about claims made by Ford. The ex-boyfriend, who remains anonymous and said he dated Ford from 1992-1998, wrote that Ford had assisted a friend prepare for a polygraph, had never mentioned the assault she now alleges occurred from Brett Kavanaugh, and… -
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Sen. Flake, I Was Assaulted by a Stranger. Here’s Why I Want Kavanaugh Confirmed.
This letter was sent Oct. 2 to Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. Dear Senator, The issues of rape and sexual assault are not abstract concepts for me. In 1996 while pregnant with my first child, I was assaulted by a stranger on my morning run near my home in Northern Virginia. His intent was to rape… -
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Kavanaugh Uproar Has Shown Some Senators Don’t Understand Due Process
Supreme Court appointments are perhaps the most important confirmations of our lifetime because they are lifetime appointments. They directly affect our lives and American jurisprudence for decades. It is the selection of who determines the law of the land. As a constitutional conservative, I want jurists who are eminently qualified but are also mindful of… -
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The History Russians and Communists Want Us to Forget
The Soviet Union did not free the world of tyranny in World War II. It merely helped defeat one evil while ruthlessly attempting to supplant it with another one. But you wouldn’t know that from reading an Associated Press article from early September. The Associated Press originally stated that the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany… -
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Fight Over Kavanaugh Proves Supreme Court Has Become Too Powerful
The stakes are high—very high. The confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been a battle royale. But why should one government official’s position be so existentially important? Yes, control of the Supreme Court hangs in the balance, but that raises the question as to why the court itself is so powerful. Could… -
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Congress Can Slash the Cost of Health Care Premiums by as Much as a Third. Here’s How.
A proposal to repeal Obamacare entitlements and replace them with grants to states would reduce premiums for individual coverage by as much as 32 percent, according to an analysis by the Center for Health and Economy. The Health Care Choices Proposal also would modestly reduce the deficit, increase the number of people with private health… -
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Separating Economic Facts From Fiction on the Trump Tax Cuts
Since Congress passed tax reform, American families have seen bigger paychecks and more opportunity. But there is still a lot of confusion about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Over the past few months, The Heritage Foundation team has been traveling the country to explain the benefits of tax reform. Below, we answer the most… -
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The Daily Signal Podcast: In Britain, Free Speech at Risk
Great Britain has historically been one of the most free countries in the world. But in this hypersensitive age, free speech is coming under genuine threat—not just on college campuses, but across British society. Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali joins us to discuss. Plus: The media gets worked up over an apparent ice-throwing incident in Brett… -
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Obama’s Anti-Discipline Policies Set Our Students Up for Failure
President Barack Obama’s first education secretary, Arne Duncan, gave a speech on the 45th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where, in 1965, state troopers beat and tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful civil rights marchers who were demanding voting rights. Later that year, as a result of widespread support across… -
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These 2 Companies Plan to Expand Workforce by 20% Thanks to Tax Reform
The Wilson Construction Co. in Canby, Oregon, will be expanding its workforce by at least 20 percent in the coming months, says Stacy Wilson, who runs the business her grandfather founded 65 years ago. Wilson credits the tax reform law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that President Donald Trump signed late last year for… -
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Denmark Wants to Ban Gas-Powered Cars, Even Hybrids
Denmark is presenting a proposal to the country’s parliament later in October that would ban the sale of all gas-powered cars, including hybrids, by 2035, Reuters reports. Denmark’s government is presenting the plan as a way to curb vehicle pollution and combat climate change. The plan will be implemented incrementally, banning the sale of gas- and diesel-powered… -
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Georgetown Professor Says White Men Should Be Castrated, Fed to Swine Over Kavanaugh Support
A professor at Georgetown University known for making incendiary comments against supporters of President Donald Trump said white men deserve “miserable deaths” for supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. C. Christine Fair, an associate professor at Georgetown in the School of Foreign Service, tweeted Saturday, saying white Republican men should die and an added bonus would be if… -
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FBI’s Previous Probes Would Have Looked Into Kavanaugh’s Drinking
Previous FBI background checks should have determined whether Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had a substance abuse problem, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey told reporters Tuesday. Senate Democrats initially called for an FBI investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh. After that update of six previous background investigations commenced, however, many of the same… -
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NBC Airs Interview With Julie Swetnick Without Corroborating Her Story
NBC News aired an interview with a woman who said she saw Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at as many as 10 teen parties where young women were drugged and gang-raped, although the network was unable to corroborate her account. “This morning, [Julie] Swetnick provided four names of friends she says went to the parties… -
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Why Leftists Feel Entitled to Block Highways, Shut Down Speakers, and Harass Public Officials
When I was in graduate school, I learned a lot about the left. One lesson was that while most liberals and conservatives abide by society’s rules of order and decency, most leftists do not feel bound to live by these same rules. I watched the way leftist Vietnam War protesters treated fellow students and professors…. -
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What You Need to Know About the New Trade Deal
This is a transcript of an interview on the Oct. 2 Daily Signal podcast. Katrina Trinko: So, before we break out the champagne and start a chorus of USMCA, we’re bringing in The Heritage Foundation’s Tori Whiting, who is the Jay Van Andel trade economist, to talk to us about this deal and why it…