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California Freelancer Says She Questioned How She Would ‘Survive’ Under This State Law
A freelance writer and editor is speaking out about the negative effects of a recent California law, saying she questioned how she was “going to survive” after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the legislation, known as AB 5. “The law … was signed … on Sept. 18, 2019, and when I woke up that morning and… -
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School Choice Is Better for Democracy Than Government Schooling
As state after state embraces policies that empower parents with more options in K-12 education, opponents of school choice are claiming that it is a “threat to democracy.” But if anything, school choice is better for democracy than government-run schooling. In Texas, the legislature is considering an education choice bill that would make every K-12… -
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Former IDF General Has a Message for the UN if It Really Wants to Help Palestinians
Amir Avivi, a former brigadier general with the Israel Defense Forces, said Friday that Israelis are “resolute” in facing a “very long war” after Hamas carried out a terrorist attack killing 1,200 Israelis, including civilians and even babies, last weekend. He also responded to the United Nations’ claim that it is “impossible” for Palestinians to… -
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Concerns About Workplace Hostility, Sexual Harassment Revealed by Army’s Special Operations Soldiers
Internal U.S. Army surveys assessing morale, leadership, and the mental health of soldiers revealed concerns about workplace hostility, sexual harassment, and a poor work-life balance. The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project obtained over 1900 pages of documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request for what are called Defense Organizational Climate Surveys from 2017… -
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California’s Race Obsession: New Amber Alert Searches Only for Black Youths—and No One Else
The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides all Americans with “the equal protection of the laws.” But California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to think this doesn’t apply to the once “Golden” state, since he has now signed into law a bill that creates a special emergency alert—but only for missing black children and no… -
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6 Things You Need to Know About Jack Lew, Biden’s Choice as Ambassador to Israel
As war rages between Israel and Hamas terrorists, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to hold a confirmation hearing Wednesday for Jack Lew to become the nation’s next ambassador to Israel despite significant baggage, including his support for the nuclear deal with Iran. As treasury secretary during the Obama administration, Jacob Joseph “Jack” Lew was… -
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As Biden Admin Advances War on Fossil Fuels, Here’s How You Can Fight Back
The Biden administration is advancing its war on fossil fuels, and you’re going to pay for it. In July, President Joe Biden’s Department of Transportation released a Corporate Average Fuel Economy rule that will dramatically shape the auto industry. The new rule, created quietly by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, mandates absurdly high fuel… -
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The BorderLine: No, President Biden, Walls Do Work. We Just Saw One More Reason We Need One.
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ———————————————————- Columbus Day weekend 2023 will forever be seared… -
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University DEI Offices Not Being ‘Inclusive’ of Jewish Students After Hamas Attacks
Would you send a check to support Hamas’ gleeful slaughter of innocent Israeli civilians? Your alma mater may help you do it. Israel, America’s great ally, faced the darkest day in its history Saturday. There is simply no moral justification for Hamas’ terror. The only normal response is to condemn such violence. Yet, on college… -
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A Real Woman Reacts to Dylan Mulvaney’s ‘Woman of Year’ Speech
Transgender woman (aka man) Dylan Mulvaney’s acceptance speech for Virgin Atlantic’s “Woman of the Year” award is an affront to women who have fought for basic rights and liberties. The Heritage Foundation’s Sarah Parshall Perry explains why. Dylan Mulvaney said, “No matter how hard I try, or what I wear, or what I say, or… -
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Jim Jordan Becomes GOP Speaker Nominee
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has become the new Republican nominee for House speaker. Jordan, who currently is chair of the House Judiciary Committee, defeated Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., in a secret ballot vote among Republicans Friday. Scott announced Friday that he would be running against Jordan for the speakership. “We are in Washington to legislate,… -
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The Far Left’s Inexplicable Defense of Hamas’ Bloodlust
The “Blame Israel First” crowd strikes again. Hamas unleashed an unprovoked, surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, during Shabbat and the Simchat Torah holiday. The Gaza Strip-based terrorist group’s Pearl Harbor-style onslaught included 2,200 rockets that blasted communities as far north as Tel Aviv. Regardless, Israel’s critics and enemies point their fingers at the Israelis, as if they had bombed themselves. This… -
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Are You With the Islamist Savages Who Committed Nazi-Level Atrocities, or Against Them?
I write, of all places, from picturesque Northern Italy. I am here for a wedding where, as the case may be, both bride and groom come from Israeli families. This is thus the second time, following a celebration of Simchat Torah (a festive annual occasion marking the completion of one cycle of Torah reading and… -
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‘Day of Rage’: Violence Emerges on Date Hamas Designated for ‘Mobilization’ to Support ‘Jihad-Waging Gaza’
The terrorist organization Hamas designated Friday, Oct. 13, as a day of “general mobilization” to support “jihad-waging Gaza” in Israel and around the world. The Israeli government warned that this call would prompt attacks on Israelis and Jews, and violence indeed erupted Friday. “A call to our Palestinian people, the masses of the Arab and Islamic… -
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Authoritarian Thugs Continue Persecution of Colorado Cake Shop Owner
I've been writing about Denver-area baker Jack Phillips for more than a decade now. It's clear to me he's going to be badgered into the grave by authoritarians intent on punishing him for thought crimes. From the first time his name appeared in the news until this day, the media have misled the public about… -
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Hamas, Biden, and Amoral Clarity
One unexpected blowback from the medieval Hamas’ barbaric murdering of hundreds of Israeli civilians is the revelation of current global amorality. More than 20 identity politics groups at Harvard University pledged their support to the Hamas murderers—to the utter silence, for days, of Harvard President Claudine Gay. Americans knew higher education practiced racist admission policies…. -
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2 Reasons TV ‘Comedy’ Writers Should Have Stayed on Strike: Colbert and Kimmel
Conservatives and Republicans should be at the top of the list of people who enjoyed the writers strike over the summer. From May through September, the alleged comedians who are an important part of the Democrats’ messaging and morale machine were sidelined. They missed the opportunity to wallow joyfully in Trump indictments and mock the… -
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US ‘Will Never Be the Same,’ Tucker Carlson Says of Country ‘Being Invaded’ by Flood of Illegal Aliens
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson says the U.S. is “being invaded” and “will never be the same” after playing a video that showed illegal immigrants rushing toward the southern border in El Paso, Texas. “This was the scene at the so-called border at El Paso, Texas, the other day,” Carlson said on X, formerly… -
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Americans See Through Pro-Hamas Narrative on Israel War
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Although some left-leaning organizations, especially on college campuses, have gained attention by supporting Palestine and even Hamas after Hamas’ terrorist attack Saturday against Israel, most Americans say they see Hamas as the aggressor and think the U.S. should side with the Jewish state, according to a new poll. Most Americans polled… -
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‘If I Can Do It, You Can Do It,’ Business Owner and Navy Veteran Says
Clement Troutman, a Navy veteran and Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisee in Maryland, says that “the free enterprise system is alive and well.” But, Troutman adds, “we need to really pursue that and go and chase those dreams.” “Because there are people waiting,” the restaurateur says. “The cures for cancer are out there, and, you know,…