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A Time for Brave Words From Pope Francis
When I saw that Pope Francis would participate as a speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative this month, my heart sank. Frankly, and I say this as a Catholic, former President Bill Clinton is one of the last people I would like Francis to prominently engage with. Sure, world leaders (and Francis is one) may… -
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Nebraska Detransitioner Sues Medical Providers for Removing Her Breasts at 16
Detransitioner Luka Hein is suing the medical providers who surgically amputated her breasts at the age of 16 in 2018, “leaving her physically and psychologically scarred.” “Proceeding straight to breast amputation in a depressed, anxiety-ridden, gender-confused adolescent, who was incapable of understanding the lasting consequences of her decision, constitutes negligence for which Defendants are jointly… -
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Donald Trump Pledges to Champion Homeschool Families
Former President Donald Trump pledged Thursday to champion American homeschoolers if he should again become president in 2025. “As president, it was my honor to support America’s homeschool families—and to protect the God-given right of every parent to be the steward of their children’s education,” Trump said in a new Agenda47 video released on social… -
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Hunter Biden Indicted on Drug-Related Gun Charges
Special counsel David Weiss indicted Hunter Biden on three drug-related gun charges Thursday, just two days after the House opened a formal impeachment inquiry targeting his father, President Joe Biden. The three-count indictment accuses Hunter Biden of lying on a form to purchase a Colt Cobra revolver by not revealing his addiction to crack cocaine…. -
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Unraveling Morality, Rising Anger: A Disturbing Trend Among Young People
If you go to Google and type “heinous crimes up with young people,” you’ll see over 2 billion results. It’s a stark reminder that the alarming trend of young people committing gruesome acts isn’t a new phenomenon, but the sheer proliferation and frequency of these acts most certainly is. Our society is grappling with a… -
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New Mexico Governor’s ‘Insanely Unconstitutional’ Gun Edict Slapped Down in Court
A federal judge has blocked New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency public health order restricting gun rights following a few shootings. “This was inevitable for an order that everyone—except, apparently, the governor herself—knows is insanely unconstitutional,” Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal in a statement… -
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3 Things Parents Should Know as Kids Head Back to School
As the fall season kicks off, parents across the country are searching for new notebooks, bigger backpacks, and maybe even better schools for their children at the start of the new academic year. Schools serve as crucial environments for teaching, discourse, and the imparting of values, and they are the arenas—second only to the home—that… -
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Yes, It’s Possible to Raise ‘Conservative Kids in a Woke City.’ Katy Faust Explains How.
Many parents, regardless of their religion, quote this biblical truth found in Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” But in today’s culture, parents aren’t the only ones seeking to “train up” a child in the way he or she… -
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‘Muzzling Speech’: Federal Appeals Court Shoots Down California Gun Ad Law
A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled against a California law banning certain gun advertisements. The California law prohibits firearm advertisements that could be construed as “designed, intended or reasonably appears attractive to minors.” But since minors can't purchase firearms, and California already takes steps to prevent youth gun violence, the laws serves the purpose of… -
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‘School Choice for Me but Not for Thee’: New Report Reveals Backroom Deals Between Teachers Unions and Louisiana Schools
A new report published by the Pelican Institute, a Louisiana think tank, reveals a series of detrimental, hypocritical, and possibly illegal deals brokered between teachers unions and several public school systems—including clauses giving teachers who have kids school choice opportunities that other parents can’t access. Six Louisiana school systems and two New Orleans charter schools… -
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‘Double Standard’: Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Christian Athletic Club Ousted From California School District
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a California school district violated the rights of a Christian athletics club by forcing it off campus. In 2019, the San Jose Unified School District derecognized the Fellowship for Christian Athletics after a teacher made complaints that the club was sharing its faith on campus, which included… -
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DOD Backpedals on Gender-Neutral Pronouns. Gen. Milley’s Citation Won’t Use ‘Themself.’
A Department of Defense policy incorporating “gender-neutral” language into award citations will be amended to clarify that it does not ban using “himself” or “herself,” a defense official told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday. The DCNF previously reported that the end-of-tour award for Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would… -
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Vivek Ramaswamy Floats Plan to Cut These 6 Agencies
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he would eliminate five federal agencies if elected. Ramaswamy, a successful entrepreneur and businessman, says he is eyeing the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Education, and the Commerce Department, Axios first reported Wednesday. The Republican hopeful also targets the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Bureau of… -
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The New Segregation? Randi Weingarten Smears Parental Rights Movement
A top teachers union boss cited a far-left smear factory in demonizing the parental rights movement by comparing it to the “Uptown Klans” that opposed the end of racial segregation in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954). “Those same words that you heard in terms of wanting segregation post-Brown v. Board,… -
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House GOP Questions Biden Admin Probe of Christopher Rufo’s Pronoun Use
House Republicans are asking the Biden administration’s Education Department why it opened an investigation into scholar and commentator Christopher Rufo over his decision not to use the personal pronouns “ze” and “zer.” Rufo, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute think tank who is on the board of the New College of Florida, spoke Wednesday on… -
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A Soda Tax Turns 5
Want a soda? You’ll pay more for one in Philadelphia, because five years ago, local politicians decided to tax it. They’re “protecting” people, they said. The tax would “reduce obesity” and “lower diabetes rates.” But the politicians’ main goal was to bring in more money, which they said would “fund early childhood education” and “help… -
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The DEI Racket Transformed Our Colleges, Universities. But Tide Could Be Turning.
College campuses have been dominated by the Left for generations. That’s hardly news to anyone. But a recent news report sheds light on how higher education has been transformed from a general haven of left-wing ideology into an engine of radicalism and revolution in the name of DEI: diversity, equity, and inclusion. The lengthy report… -
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Biden’s DHS and HHS Now a ‘Child Trafficking Delivery Service,’ Tim Ballard Says
Human traffickers are making money off America’s current border policies, according to Tim Ballard. “Traffickers use our southern border to bring slaves into our country for the sex industry because the United States is one of the highest consumers in child sex abuse material in the world,” Ballard, a former U.S. government special agent,… -
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5 Things to Know About New Mexico Governor’s Insanely Unconstitutional Gun Control Order
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last week accomplished a feat that few politicians have ever come close to managing: She issued a gun control order so outrageous that it received an overwhelming, bipartisan rebuke and left gun control activists speechless. Grisham’s order effectively prohibits the carrying of firearms in public for self-defense within the… -
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Mitt Romney Addresses Whether He Will Run Again
Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not be seeking reelection to the United States Senate. "I've spent my last 25 years in public service of one kind or another," he explained in a video message released on social media. "At the end of another term, I'd be in my mid-80s. Frankly,…