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opinion
Our Brezhnev, Our Pravda, Our Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev led the former Soviet Union as general secretary of the Communist Party until 1982. But like most Russian apparatchiks who excessively smoked, drank, and gained weight, Brezhnev aged prematurely. Also like them, his disabilities never led to his abdication. By Brezhnev’s late 60s and early 70s, he was too ill to travel abroad… -
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It’s Worst of Both Worlds for Biden’s Enablers
Years ago, a dear friend who worked for former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld invited me to join the two of them at a photography exhibit. The secretary needed some assistance, having had shoulder surgery. He was loathe to have a lady carry his briefcase. It became my job. We walked through the exhibit of… -
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Left’s Campaign to Highjack Supreme Court Takes Bizarre Turn
One reason the colonies declared independence from Great Britain was the political manipulation of the courts, but the Left today seems to think that judicial manipulation is a good idea after all. Leftists’ campaign to control the Supreme Court includes institutional and personal threats, smears of individual justices, and now articles of impeachment from the… -
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Panicked Democrats Belatedly Coming to Grips With Their Biden Debacle
It has been two weeks since palpably senile President Joe Biden delivered the single worst performance ever given in a presidential debate, and the fallout continues to tear the Democratic Party asunder. For two weeks, most of the left-wing corporate media, joined by a small but growing number of elected Democratic officials, have desperately been… -
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Alarming Number of Americans Open to Electoral Cheating
Based on all the accusations being hurled back and forth over the past eight years, if there’s one thing everyday Americans agree on, it’s the importance of maintaining faith in our elections. Electoral integrity is a foundational block in our republic’s Jenga tower that, if pulled away, will topple it. Unfortunately, that may be just… -
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Serena Williams’ Jab at Harrison Butker Overlooks What Many Women Actually Want
Last night at the ESPY Awards, tennis star Serena Williams took a pointed jab at Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. After her sister and fellow tennis star Venus Williams said, “Go ahead and enjoy women’s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports,” Serena Williams chimed in, “Except you, Harrison Butker…. -
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Do the Math: Debt Up $7 Trillion Under Biden
Since President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the federal debt has increased by more than $7 trillion. On Jan. 20, 2021, the day of Biden’s inauguration, it was $27,751,896,236,414.77, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury Department. As of this Fourth of July, it was $34,847,568,990,054.13. That is an increase of $7,095,672,753,639.36—in less than four… -
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Musk Says He’ll Sue Groups in ‘Advertising Boycott Racket’ Targeting Conservative Media
THE CENTER SQUARE—Tesla founder and X owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he plans to file a lawsuit against people and organizations working to prevent advertising dollars from going to conservative news media. Musk announced his intention on the social media giant X while sharing video of Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro’s congressional testimony Wednesday on the… -
opinion
Biden’s Tax on Unrealized Gains Would Be Kill Switch for Entrepreneurship
Among the worst ideas in the Biden administration’s proposed budget is a new annual tax of at least 25% on unrealized gains for Americans with incomes and assets of over $100 million. Taxing unrealized gains is an entirely new prospect that, if the Biden administration succeeds in doing it, would penalize individuals for owning assets… -
opinion
Late-Night Comedians Line Up With the Dump-Biden Democrats
Does anybody remember the gentle days of political humor when Johnny Carson was the King of Late Night? Today’s late-night environment is largely a nasty gang of hardened leftists (with Jimmy Fallon being the closest to the Carson model). A new Media Research Center study by Alex Christy found the political tilt of guests (with… -
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‘He’s Going to Come See Me’: Biden Granddaughter’s Mom Talks About Her Daughter’s Hope to Meet Her Grandpa
Navy Joan Roberts has never met her grandfather, President Joe Biden. Navy, the 5-year-old daughter of Hunter Biden and Lunden Roberts, has seen her grandfather, though—on TV. Roberts, author of the forthcoming book “Out of the Shadows: My Life Inside the Wild World of Hunter Biden,” recounts Navy seeing President Biden’s image. View this post… -
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Heaping Scorn on Illiterate Fearmongers With Dr. Kevin Roberts
While the Left has been perpetuating lies about Project 2025, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts explains what it actually is: a policy document “that the next president of the United States” can use “if he so chooses.” “What has driven the Left crazy is that the political center Right has never been this organized, we’ve never… -
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Biden Trails Off in Press Conference, Stopping Mid-Thought With ‘Anyway…’
In what was hyped as a make-or-break press conference Thursday evening, President Joe Biden made a reference to “Vice President Trump” right off the bat and later called someone else the “commander in chief,” a title usually reserved for the president. Biden talked about his success on the global stage at the top of the… -
opinion
Time to Wave ‘Queer’ Goodbye
(Warning: This op-ed concerns hate speech, which is impossible to discuss without using it. Reader discretion is advised.) As America hurtles deeper into July, Pride Month shrinks ever smaller in the rearview mirror. This is the perfect time to wave goodbye to the word “queer.” That word is at the heart of the identitarian letters… -
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Analysis Examines What Happens If Biden Clings to Power Regardless of Election Outcome
A new report examines the possible outcomes of the Nov. 5 election and the prospect of President Joe Biden’s using government force to hold onto power. “President Biden is very well-positioned to hold the White House by force in the case of an unfavorable electoral outcome,” says the report from the 2024 Transition Integrity Project,… -
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We Asked Senate Dems About the Bill Banning Noncitizen Voting
All 47 Senate Democrats were silent when asked by The Daily Signal whether they support a pending bill to compel proof of citizenship for voters in federal elections. But the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, is gaining momentum among Senate Republicans. The House passed the SAVE Act on Wednesday by a 221-198… -
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‘Alternative Political Structures’ Called More Important Than Elections for Conservative Victory
Conservatives should focus more on building “alternative political structures” than the next election cycle, speakers said Wednesday at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington. Celebrated author, educator, and former slave Booker T. Washington offers three key lessons for building these alternative institutions, noted Delano Squires, a research fellow in the Richard and Helen DeVos Center… -
opinion
Public Confidence in Scientific Institutions Erodes Amid Recent COVID-19 Revelations
All eyes were on Dr. Anthony Fauci when he testified last month under oath before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Praising him for his leadership, Democrats labeled the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as the victim. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., for example, accused Republicans of wasting… -
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JD Vance: America’s a Homeland, Not Just an Idea. Mass Immigration Is Sullying That.
The real threat to “American democracy” is not former President Donald Trump or a foreign dictator, but the fact that the American voters keep voting for less immigration and elected politicians keep “rewarding” them with more, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said in a speech Wednesday night. Vance addressed an audience at the annual National Conservatism… -
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Agitators vs. Legislators: Same Team, Cross-Purposes
The crowning event at the Highland Games in Scotland is the tug-of-war. Eight brothers in arms square off against eight others across the line, gripping a rope as big as the biceps they wrap around it. I can’t help but think how similar the world of politics is. Those of us who wish to preserve…