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opinion
From G7 to UN, Pressure to Codify Abortion as ‘Human Right’ Is Wrong
As we approach the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion ruling from the Supreme Court, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the battle for the protection of human life continues unabated around the world. While here in the U.S. the fight to expand or limit abortion at the state level rages… -
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The True Aim of Leftism
After a speech in Romania last week, I was asked a question by a young member of the audience that, remarkably, I don’t remember ever having been asked: What is leftism? The question seems so simple and so basic to understanding contemporary life that you would think it would be posed frequently—and if it weren’t,… -
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Major League Baseball Is Latest Brand Humbled by Anti-‘Pride’ Outrage
It was a 15-0 shellacking Saturday, but what made the Los Angeles Dodgers even bigger losers in most fans’ eyes was how they handled Friday’s “Pride Night.” At a pitifully attended pre-game ceremony, the team raced to get a controversial award off its hands before people could come in and boo. While thousands protested outside the gates,… -
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‘Really Bad Science’: Biden Admin Admits LGBT Lifestyle Produces Worse Mental Health, Addiction
Americans who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual are far more likely to suffer from major depression and abuse illegal drugs, and are up to six times as likely to attempt suicide, according to a new report from the Biden administration. Although the report admits it cannot “explain the reasons” for these differences, it opens… -
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No Jail Time for Hunter Biden in ‘Sweetheart’ Plea Deal
After an investigation of nearly five years, Hunter Biden has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on two tax matters and one gun crime—but President Joe Biden’s son would avoid any jail time under the deal. Under the proposal, which still has to be approved by a federal judge, the younger Biden would reportedly get… -
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‘The People’s Justice’: New Book Demolishes Left’s Caricature of Clarence Thomas
The following is a lightly edited excerpt from “The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories That Define Him” by federal appeals court Judge Amul Thapar, set for publication June 20. Justice Clarence Thomas walked out of church after daily Mass on a crisp, clear morning in the fall of 1998. He descended the… -
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Newt Gingrich’s New Book Reveals Behind the Scenes of 1994’s ‘Republican Revolution’
The Republican “Contract With America” is arguably one of the most influential political documents in recent history. In 1994, then-Reps. Newt Gingrich of Georgia and Dick Armey of Texas drafted the Contract With America, rallying Republicans around key policy priorities ahead of that year’s midterm elections. Gingrich credits the document with leading to Republicans’ historic… -
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How James Comer Emerged as the De Facto Special Counsel Probing Biden Bribery Scandal
Farm policy was once a bigger focus for U.S. House Oversight Chairman James Comer than was holding the government accountable. But after the former Kentucky state president of the Future Farmers of America was elected as the Bluegrass State’s agricultural commissioner, his first move in that position risked putting him on the wrong side of… -
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1 Lesson for Juneteenth: ‘Teach Your Own Kid. Schools Can’t Do It Alone.’
After years of teaching, Arianne Craig Jolla says parents, not just educators, need to teach their children. And as the nation celebrates Juneteenth on Monday, Craig Jolla says parents have a wonderful opportunity to educate their children on the history behind the day and the joy of freedom. Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of the last… -
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The Uprising: Families Clash With Schools Over LGBTQ Propaganda
In a June like none other, where the LGBTQ agenda has been crammed at increasing velocity down the throats of unwitting Americans, everyday folks are reaching their limits. With two more weeks to go in “Pride Month,” this is bad news for the rainbow mafia. But it’s a sign of character and courage that the… -
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If ‘Banned’ Books Are Harmless, Joe Biden Should Read Them to Kids
Editor’s note: The following material contains explicit references and may be offensive to some. Joe Biden recently hosted a Pride Month event for families with LGBTQ kids on the White House South Lawn. Ahead of the event, he announced that he’ll appoint a “banned book” czar whose job it will be to try to compel… -
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Society Suffers When Progressives Spurn Fatherhood, Marriage, and Family
Father’s Day is a good time to reflect on the importance of dads. It is also an opportunity to bring attention to how fatherhood, marriage, and family became divisive, partisan political issues to the progressive Left. As a candidate and president, Barack Obama talked often about the importance of fatherhood, marriage, and family. A speech… -
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Biden’s Elevation of Woke Admiral to Top NATO Post Among Blocked Promotions
For a top position at NATO, President Joe Biden’s pick is an admiral who has been outspoken about increased opportunities for women in the Navy since 1993—and today advocates diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in the military. In February, Biden tapped Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as U.S. military… -
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No One Voted for Administrative Rule Constraining Every Aspect of Our Lives
The federal government has threatened to withhold Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program funds from a Catholic hospital in Oklahoma because the staff keeps one small candle burning in its chapel. It’s tiny, encased in glass, and kept far away from medical equipment, but the feds insist it’s a safety risk. It’s absurd, but not surprising. Absurdities are a feature of administrative rule. What is administrative rule? It’s a system of… -
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Conservative CEO Will Give ‘Baby Bonus’ to Employees to Help Build Strong Families
As a response to woke corporations incentivizing employee abortions, one conservative CEO says he will offer his employees a $5,000 “baby bonus” to help sustain their families. PublicSq. Founder and CEO Michael Seifert believes “strong families make a strong nation.” But when the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, he began… -
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Aware It’s Losing Culture Wars, Left Tries a New Tactic
If you can’t get your way through popular opinion, it’s time to use governmental force to intimidate. New York Attorney General Letitia James is apparently not a fan of Target shifting its position on its “Pride Month” merchandise—which included a “tuck-friendly” swimsuit for men who want to wear women’s suits, an LGBT-themed onesie, and items… -
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Teen Accuses Doctors of Madly Rushing Her Into Child Gender Transition
Another detransitioner is suing Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Permanente Medical Group, and the doctors who pushed her along the path to hormonal and surgical transgender procedures. In a lawsuit filed June 14 in California's San Joaquin County Superior Court, Kayla Lovdahl and her attorneys with the Center for American Liberty are accusing medical professionals of fast-tracking… -
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The Left Can’t Be Negotiated With. It Must Be Fought and Defeated.
My friend Lawrence W. Reed is one of Earth’s biggest optimists. The legendary free-market scholar recalls flipping his vehicle at age 26 on an icy Michigan road in February 1980. As he rolled over inside his Ford Fairmont, he smiled: “Hey, I’ll get a new car out of this!” Thus, his recent essay for the… -
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Tim Scott EVISCERATES Attack on Moms Who Want Education to Focus on ‘ABCs, Not CRT’
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., who is running for president, defended Moms for Liberty and condemned the Southern Poverty Law Center for using “race as a weapon” in putting the parental rights group on a map with Ku Klux Klan chapters. “The provocative history of race in this country should not be weaponized against moms who… -
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House Republicans Expose Left’s DEI Agenda at State Department
The bankruptcy of the Left’s diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology, or DEI, was put on full display this week in the House of Representatives. Republicans not only showed rare pluck in confronting this noxious strategy to use race as a pretext to transform America, but they did it in a way that exposed the strategy’s empty premises. The scene…