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Are ‘MAGA’ Republicans Worse Than Hamas? Many on Far Left Appear to Think So
“MAGA and Christian Nationalism: Bigger threat to America than Hamas could ever be” was the original headline on a vicious article published at the left-wing website Salon.com on Thursday. The piece, written by Brian Karem, drew considerable attention on social media as many condemned the thesis and the tone of the piece. Karem was Playboy’s… -
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3 Absurd Claims About the Lewiston Shooting Made by Gun Control Activists
An Army Reservist and military firearms instructor with a history of serious mental health problems murdered 18 people and wounded 13 others Oct. 25 at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine. Robert Card, 40, led state and local law enforcement agencies on a multiday manhunt that left an entire county of terrified… -
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3 States Sue FDA for Allowing Abortion Pills to Be Shipped Via Mail
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced Monday that several states sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for allowing abortion pills to be shipped through the mail. Missouri, along with Idaho and Kansas, filed a lawsuit alleging the FDA “failed” to meet its “statutory responsibility to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all Americans by rejecting or… -
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Police Won’t Confirm Authenticity of Alleged Manifesto of Nashville Shooter
The Nashville, Tennessee, Police Department addressed documents published Monday by commentator Steven Crowder purporting to be the manifesto of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale. The police statement did not confirm whether the documents published by Crowder were, in fact, part of the school shooter’s manifesto. “The [Metropolitan Nashville Police Department] is in communication with the… -
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Donors’ Power of Purse Sends Loud Rebuke to Colleges’ Shameful Silence on Pro-Hamas Protests
Students from across the U.S. and Europe have taken to the streets to defend the indefensible or “contextualize” that which no context can justify; that is, mass killings and gang rape in the Holy Land on Oct. 7. Many of their elders now wonder how kids they raised to be civilized seem to be stumped… -
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Time for Scrutiny of DEI Policies of Administrative Office of US Courts, Judicial Conference
Federal courts have their own administrative state, and that’s a problem. Like many of its executive branch counterparts, the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts came into existence during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal push to establish supposedly expert administrators. Established in 1939 after FDR’s failed court-packing plan, the “AO” (as it has come to… -
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6 Bizarre Examples of How Voter Registration Fraud Happens
Tennessee prosecutors charged 10 people with voter fraud last week after they allegedly registered and voted despite being legally ineligible to do so. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office secured grand jury indictments against the 10 Clarksville, Tennessee, residents with past felony convictions who are ineligible to vote in the state. These people registered and… -
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IRS Targets Conservative Group Exposing the Biden Admin
The Internal Revenue Service has moved to audit a conservative group that has exposed the radicalism of some of President Joe Biden's nominees to senior administrative posts, and in so doing, led him to withdraw their candidacies. The American Accountability Foundation has exposed numerous Biden nominees, and it published emails showing that Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse,… -
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Tlaib’s Despicable Call for Genocide Warrants Harsh Censure by Congress
Rep. Rashida Tlaib last week made clear that she supports the destruction of the world’s only Jewish state and, therefore, a second Holocaust. On Friday, the Michigan Democrat published a video on X (formerly Twitter) accusing President Joe Biden of supporting genocide against the Palestinian people by supporting Israel in its conflict against Hamas. The… -
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‘REVOLUTION AGAINST AMERICA’: Skillet’s John Cooper Explains Why Critical Race Theory Must Be Taken Seriously
The lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter for a top Christian rock band is sounding the alarm about the “woke” ideology of critical race theory and transgender identity, insisting that Christians cannot afford to sit on the sidelines as this competing worldview takes over the culture. Skillet’s John Cooper will release a new book this month… -
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The Politically Incorrect Reality About What Boosts Kids’ Chances for Success
If you want to increase access to the American dream, there’s one simple trick. But there’s a catch: It’s not a very politically correct reality. Simply put, to optimize any kid’s chance at success, he needs to grow up with married parents. A new book, “The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started… -
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For Speaker Mike Johnson, a Historic Opportunity
America faces a border crisis with devastating consequences for Americans’ safety and security, wars in Europe and the Middle East, a floundering economy and an incompetent administration with a senile executive. Now more than any time in recent memory, Congress needs strong leadership. More specifically, the People’s House needs a conservative leader who recognizes the urgency… -
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Hamas Leader Shows Why Israel Can’t Afford to Let the Terrorists Remain in Gaza
President Joe Biden, who initially declared his “rock-solid and unwavering” support for Israel, called for a “pause” in the Jewish state’s ground assault in Gaza on Wednesday amid criticism of Israeli airstrikes. Yet, a senior member of Hamas’ Politburo showed exactly why Israel must root out the genocidal terrorist group after the horrific pogrom of… -
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High School Students Chase Abortion Advocates off Property, Burn Contraceptives They Left Behind
When abortion advocates came to their high school to give a talk, pro-life students in the African republic of Malawi chased them off the grounds and then burned their boxes of condoms and other contraceptives. Malawi, home to some of the tightest abortion restrictions in the world, is a frequent target of abortion advocates. The… -
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Biden Focuses on ‘Deploying a Climate Army,’ Republicans Warn
A new House Republican bill targets President Joe Biden’s $30 billion taxpayer-funded plan for a Climate Corps. If Biden’s initiative succeeds, the Climate Corps will train 20,000 young people “for jobs in the clean energy economy” focused on “advancing environmental justice, deploying clean energy, implementing energy-efficient technologies, and tackling climate change,” according to the White House. However,… -
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Universities Have Become Staging Grounds for American Pogroms
The American university system has finally gone beyond failure and has become an active threat to the United States and her people. We have reached peak political irony as LGBTQ activists cry in the streets of college campuses for a group, Hamas, that would hang them from cranes. Universities that once proclaimed the virtues of… -
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‘Canceling’ People Who Celebrate the Wanton Murder of Women and Children Is Free Expression
“Canceling” people who disagree with you over ordinary political issues is bad for civil society. Ruining someone’s life because he wore a MAGA cap or tweeted something stupid or supported the wrong initiative creates an oppressive environment for open discourse. “Canceling” people who sign petitions and hold up signs that openly celebrate or justify the… -
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Not Taking It Sitting Down: High Schoolers Walk Out to Protest Trans Restroom Policies
It was May 28, 2021, when a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a Virginia public school restroom. Details revealed the girl was attacked by a boy wearing a skirt who was legally allowed to use the girls’ restroom at Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County, Virginia, because it “matched his gender identity.” Under the pseudonym… -
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Washington, DC, ‘Energy Efficiency’ Program Forcing Locals to Reduce Energy Use by 20%
Everyone wants to pay lower electricity bills, and construction companies can insulate newer residential and commercial buildings to lower heating and cooling costs while those in existing structures may choose to install upgrades to create greater energy efficiency. So, why is it then that local Washington, D.C., officials are imposing draconian building efficiency mandates on… -
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To Give Peace a Chance, Hamas Must Free All Hostages and Surrender
Just as the Israel Defense Forces encircle the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, calls for a “cease-fire” are accelerating. For the first week or two after the Hamas Holocaust of Oct. 7, which saw the most Jews massacred in a single day since Hitler, and hundreds more taken hostage into Gaza, calls for a cease-fire…