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opinion
When Did the Fourth Estate Become a Fifth Column?
The role of the media—once hailed as the “Fourth Estate” of democracy—is increasingly suspected of partisanship. Fewer and fewer believe journalism is trustworthy, as opposed to a neutral platform for competing truths. Many outlets today are seen as proxies for candidates or political parties, and even cheerlead at political fundraising extravaganzas. Networks such as MSNBC,… -
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Abraham Accords at 4 Years: They Matter More Than Ever
In commemorating the 4th anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, which paved a way forward for unprecedented cooperation between Israel and Arab nations, the bipartisan Senate Abraham Accords Caucus underscored recently, “In the face of increased Iranian aggression, the foundation of this agreement is more important than ever to further cooperation in the… -
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‘Ballot Makers’: Dinesh D’Souza’s Film Exposes New Potential Election Fraud
Paper ballots can be manufactured and purchased by those intent on election fraud, according to experts interviewed by commentator Dinesh D’Souza in his new documentary film “Vindicating Trump.” D’Souza, an author and filmmaker, said this form of election fraud surprised even former President Donald Trump, the subject of the film. “A lot of times people,… -
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Penn Law’s Persecution of Professor Amy Wax Is Textbook Leftist Intolerance
Higher education has been a cesspool of anti-Americanism, censorious leftism, and cultural radicalism for longer than I have been alive. The moral rot is, and always has been, particularly acute at Ivy League or otherwise putatively “elite” institutions. The pro-Hamas “protests” that have rocked university campuses since Oct. 7 are indicative: One cannot help but… -
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Political ‘October Surprises’ Happening Earlier as ‘September Shocks’
An October surprise is usually defined as the well-known (and more often left-wing) tactic of manufacturing or unloading a news story right before voting to surprise a rival without allowing them time sufficiently to respond or recover. Think of the last-minute bombshell disclosure, five days before the 2000 election, that candidate George W. Bush had… -
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When Reporters Are Just Explainers, Not Investigators
The Left used to pressure reporters trying to be objective by insulting them as “stenographers to power.” You can’t just repeat what the powerful say, they argued. You have to expose them. Well, some of them. We remember all the lectures during the Trump presidency that all their anti-Trump aggression was just “holding him accountable.”… -
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Democrats Support Foreign Interference to Stop Trump
REAL CLEAR POLITICS—For eight years now, Democrats have bemoaned interference in American elections. The national security apparatus of the United States has been warning about influence campaigns. The media has done so as well. Editorials and anchors have decried Russian interference. They are all strangely silent over the latest foreign interference in our elections. That… -
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Harris’ Push to End Filibuster Would Let the Left Run Roughshod Over Constitution
Though Democrats are endlessly prattling on about “norms” and “democracy,” it is often unclear what aspects of the constitutional order they actually support. This week, for example, Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her support for suspending the legislative filibuster so that Democrats, should they eke out a slim Senate majority, can overturn thousands of state… -
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Alaska Democrat Voted Against Parental Rights Bill While Taking Tens of Thousands from Anti-Parent Orgs
A member of Congress from Alaska voted against a bill allowing parents to access the curriculum at their children's school while accepting thousands from groups that support schools hiding gender identity from parents. Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola voted against the Parents Bill of Rights Act in March 2023, which would have required schools to allow… -
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Navy Secretary Faces Criticism Over Shipbuilding Delays, Cost Overruns
At a recent hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., revealed the extent to which, he says, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro had not been honest with Congress on the very significant delays and cost overruns facing naval shipbuilding. Del Toro testified Sept. 19 on… -
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School Board Violated First Amendment by Blocking Journalist From LGBTQ Social Media Profile, Court Rules
A school district's LGBTQ affinity group violated the First Amendment by blocking a journalist on social media amid a heated debate about parents' right to opt their children out of hearing teachers read LGBTQ-themed books, a federal judge ruled last week. Atheist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other parents demanded the right to opt out of… -
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‘Vindicating Trump’: Dinesh D’Souza’s Most Urgent and Important Film Yet
Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza’s new movie, “Vindicating Trump,” opens in theaters nationwide Friday. D’Souza spoke with The Daily Signal about the film, offering behind-the-scenes insights from his exclusive interview with former President Donald Trump, which was conducted just days after the July 13 assassination attempt. “I noticed that Trump was somewhat more measured,” D’Souza recalled… -
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Voters Moving Right on Tax Cuts, Poll Shows
A national survey released weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election shows most voters know little about the personal impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which is set to expire at the end of 2025. The survey, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of Stand Together, shows that 76% of voters, an… -
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20 State AGs Accuse Pediatricians Group of Promoting ‘Abusive’ Treatment of Gender Dysphoric Kids, ‘Misleading’ Public
Twenty state attorneys general are accusing the nation’s largest association of pediatricians of violating state consumer-protection laws in relation to gender dysphoria care for minors and transgender children. The AGs' letter, spearheaded by Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador, was addressed to leaders of the Itasca, Illinois-based American Academy of Pediatrics. “It is abusive to… -
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The New Campaign for Climate Patriotism
When I wrote last week on the clever (and misleading) statement from Vice President Kamala Harris linking the pursuit of diverse energy sources with freedom from foreign oil dependence, I suspected there was more to the story. I just hadn’t stumbled on the evidence—until I saw a headline referencing a recent study documented in a research… -
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‘Breakdown’: Pa. Law Enforcement Slams Lack of Secret Service Guidance Ahead of Trump Shooting
Local law enforcement officials from Pennsylvania told a House panel Thursday that they got little guidance on security at the rally site where former President Donald Trump was shot in July—and a former Secret Service agent said the lack of planning was highly unusual. Chairman Mike Kelly, R-Pa., opened the first hearing of the House… -
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Joe Biden Refuses to Let Go of Kamala Harris
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we cast our lots on the key determining factor of every American presidential contest: Which candidate is going to make a mistake in the final stretch that costs him or her the election? Who is going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with under… -
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The Serious Charges Against New York Mayor Eric Adams
Did New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat and former police captain, accept foreign bribes and foreign campaign contributions? That’s the key issue in the federal indictment of New York’s mayor just handed down by a federal grand jury led by Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. The indictment… -
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Heritage Foundation President Schools The New York Times on Climate Alarmism, Clean Energy
After challenging the elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, back in January, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts this week was interviewed by New York Times reporter David Gelles on climate and energy. Roberts’ message: Environmentalists’ obsession with radical climate policies is leaving America’s workers and the global poor behind. “The climate agenda… -
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Biden-Harris Admin’s Border Crisis Was by Design, House Report Says
Unprecedented numbers of violent gang members, drug cartel operatives, and aliens on the terror watchlist are among the estimated 11.6 million illegal aliens expected to have entered the United States during the Biden-Harris administration, a report released Wednesday by the House Committee on Homeland Security states. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ open…