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Stories of Young People Whose Bodies Were Sacrificed on Altar of ‘Gender Ideology Cult’
The cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers, and surgeries being prescribed to young people struggling with their gender identity are “experimental,” according to Mary Margaret Olohan. “We don’t actually know what kind of effects that the puberty blockers and hormones are having on these young people,” Olohan says of women and men who attempt to change their… -
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A Bill to Ensure Fair Representation for American Citizens
The House of Representatives finally acted Wednesday to remedy an injustice that has been getting worse as the number of illegal aliens coming into the United States has skyrocketed: the distortion caused by including noncitizens when determining how many House members each state gets. The House passed HR 7109, the Equal Representation Act, to mandate… -
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Illegal Alien Mom Arrested on Charges of Trying to Hire Hit Man Was Freed From ICE Detention in 2019
An illegal immigrant mother arrested on charges of attempting to pay a hit man to kill witnesses involved in her son’s murder trial was previously detained by federal authorities, but later released, immigration officials confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Josefina Cardona-Cardona, an illegal migrant from Guatemala, was arrested on Monday after allegedly agreeing to pay… -
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China’s Land Grab
Editor’s note: The threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party through Chinese entities purchasing real estate in the U.S. is real, especially when property is located next to critical infrastructure or military installations. Enacting prohibitions on real estate sales to foreign adversaries is long overdue. The reforms now being contemplated in Congress and in state… -
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The Most Dangerous People in America: College Professors
American college campuses are permeated with corrupted professors who themselves corrupt students. Without a doubt, college professors are the most dangerous people in America. They’re not dangerous because they challenge the status quo or encourage their students to think critically. On the contrary, they are dangerous because they encourage impressionable young college students to adhere… -
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US’ Permissive Abortion Laws Highlight Need for Federal Protections, Study Finds
A recent study is declaring U.S. abortion law to be “far more permissive than the vast majority of the world.” In its 2024 report on “Gestational Limits on Abortion in the United States Compared to International Norms,” published last week, the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute found that the U.S. is one of only eight countries in the… -
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This Liberal Donor Pushes Left-Leaning Groups to Fund Efforts to Turn Out Voters
An influential left-of-center donor’s charity has launched an initiative compelling other philanthropies to pour money into voter-mobilization efforts for this fall’s elections. Democracy Fund, founded and funded by liberal philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, has rallied 174 organizations and individuals pledging to expedite disbursement of grants related to get-out-the-vote operations and other efforts. The pledge called on signatories either… -
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Catholics Should Be Wary of These Media Traps During Election Season
The following is excerpted from the chapter “Fake News: How to Navigate the Media” of the new book “For God, Country, & Sanity: How Catholics Can Save America.” Mary Margaret Olohan, one of the book’s contributors, wrote the chapter. It is a truth universally acknowledged that pretty much no one trusts “the news” anymore. You… -
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They Spent $29,284 per Pupil, but Only 28% of Eighth Graders Rated Proficient in Math
The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in “current expenditures” in fiscal year 2022, according to a report published this week by the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. “Current expenditures comprise expenditures for the day-to-day operation of schools and school districts for public elementary and… -
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US Is Failing to Counter Threat of Chinese Land Ownership, Report Finds
The United States government is not appropriately addressing the threat posed by growing Chinese ownership of American land, according to a report released by The Heritage Foundation Thursday. The federal government is woefully ill-equipped to track Chinese-owned real estate in the country, despite the serious threat these Chinese Communist Party-affiliated entities can pose to critical U.S…. -
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Here’s What Biden Admin Apologists Aren’t Telling You About Jobless Rate
Americans consistently voice their disapproval on the state of the economy in recent polls, largely because of the stratospheric cost of living. But apologists for the Biden administration point to the low unemployment rate of 3.9% in April as proof of the economy’s strength. Yet this is a hollow talking point, since the real unemployment rate is likely between 6.5% and… -
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FOIA Questions for DC Prosecutor Matt Graves: Why Don’t You Take Gun Crimes Seriously?
Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, doesn’t take gun crimes seriously. The result has been more murder, mayhem, and carnage across the nation’s capital. And now there is more data to prove that point, in the form of the 2023 annual report by the District of Columbia Sentencing Commission. The Sentencing… -
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Who Will Tell Her Story?
No one wants to talk about it. Not about how illegal immigration on the U.S. southern border, facilitated by brutal Mexican cartels, “dehumanizes” people. Not about the “broken young women,” who—hopeful for a new life and having paid thousands of dollars to the cartels—must comply “with anything” to be trafficked across the border. Not about… -
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‘Green’ Housing Mandates Push Americans Further Into the Red
Home prices across the nation are back up near a record high. That makes this a particularly bad time for the Biden administration to have rolled out its new “green” energy mandates, which will add $31,000 to the cost of a new home. The mandates are being pushed through the Department of Housing and Urban Development and while they technically won’t apply… -
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House of Drama: Speaker Johnson Survives Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Ouster Attempt
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can breathe a little easier now that more than 80% of his House colleagues put an end to the latest drama gripping Capitol Hill. Six months after ascending to the speakership, a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly voted to table a motion to vacate the chair—the House’s terminology for… -
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On Mother’s Day, Let’s Celebrate the True Strength and Empowerment Motherhood Brings
At just 11 years old, I watched as a midwife cared for my mother and delivered my baby sister. A spark burst into a flame inside of me, and I knew from that moment on that I wanted to be a part of the beauty and wonder of birth and be a mother myself one… -
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‘SNL’ Gets It Right With Pro-Palestine Protest Sketch
Some in the senior class of 2020 who did not have a high school graduation because of COVID-19 will now be denied a college graduation as well. Columbia University and the University of Southern California have canceled their traditional large graduation ceremonies due to the pro-Palestine protests on campus. Emory University in Atlanta has announced… -
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She Spoke Out in Defense of China’s Uyghurs, Then China Abducted Her Sister
Rushan Abbas, a Muslim Uyghur living in America, delivered remarks at the Hudson Institute in 2018 about China’s persecution of Uyghurs. Six days later, her sister was arrested by the Chinese government. “My freedom of speech in America as an American citizen, my First Amendment right, cost my own sister’s freedom,” Abbas, founder and executive… -
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Roy, Lee Introduce Bill to Require Citizenship Proof to Vote
Pointing to the combination of an open border and declining confidence in elections, congressional Republicans are backing legislation to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. “Due to the wide-open border that the Biden administration has refused to close, practically engineered to open, we now have so many noncitizens in the country that… -
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House Passes Bill to Restore Citizenship Question to Census
Legislation adopted Wednesday by the House of Representatives would restore a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2030 census, potentially reshaping congressional representation and the Electoral College. Lawmakers voted, 206-202, to pass the Equal Representation Act, a bill championed by Reps. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. (See how your representative voted.) Sen. Bill…