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opinion
The Culture War Moves to a New Phase
Left-wing nutballs have had the upper hand in America’s culture wars for a long time. They are hyperaggressive and focused on pushing America in a radical direction. They push their agenda on school boards, in local and national political venues, and on many corporations. To date, resistance has been isolated to a small number of… -
opinion
Why Does Disney Fight to Destroy Values That Built the Company?
In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Lawrence v. Texas, found Texas’ anti-sodomy law unconstitutional. This is a free country, the court proclaimed, and individuals can engage in whatever private consensual sexual activity that they wish. But freedom is not the value that LGBTQ activists seek. They will not rest until their values and lifestyle… -
opinion
The Revolution at the Heart of ‘Pride’
June 1 marked the advent of Pride Month—the most important sacrament of the American secular religious calendar. During Pride Month, public schools across the nation teach small children the joys of alternative sexual practices and orientations; corporations plaster their stores in rainbow accoutrements of all sorts; and the federal government of the United States proclaims… -
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Hollywood May Tell You Differently, but Reality Includes These 12 Examples of Defensive Gun Use
Last month, the University of Southern California’s Hollywood, Health & Society Program published “Trigger Warning: Gun Guidelines for Media,” a series of recommendations for the entertainment industry on how it should portray firearms. Although some of these guidelines offer helpful suggestions, particularly about how the media should deal with the topic of suicide, the publication… -
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‘Different Times Call for Different Leadership’: Mike Pence Announces Presidential Campaign
Former Vice President Mike Pence has officially announced that he is running for president. “I have long believed that to whom much is given, much is required. My family and I have been blessed beyond measure with opportunities to serve this nation, and it would be easy to stay on the sidelines. But that’s not how… -
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Biden Official Says ‘We Need Congress to Act’ on Border; GOP Rep Calls Statement ‘Outrageous’
Members of Congress questioned two top immigration officials Tuesday to understand what the current situation is on the United States’ borders. “We’ll ask questions extensively from both sides of the aisle, again, seeking truth,” Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., said. “And there’s no benefit to any of us to conceal the actual numbers and the… -
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3 Arrested After Antifa Clashes With Armenian Parents at California School Board Meeting
Several fights broke out between Antifa and parental rights activists Tuesday night outside the Glendale Unified School District’s administration building in Glendale, California, during a school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ curriculum. Law enforcement arrested three individuals amid the mayhem after the protest "exceeded the bounds of peaceful assembly," the Glendale Police Department announced Tuesday night…. -
opinion
House to Vote to Reduce Power of Bureaucracy With REINS Act
Later this week, the U.S. House is scheduled to vote on an important measure that addresses the immense rule-making power of the administrative state and the threat that poses to our Constitution’s structure. The REINS Act, or Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, would help limit Congress’s overly vast delegation of lawmaking… -
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Europe Envy: Few of Pathologies Destroying US Are Present in Any Comparable Degree There
This one of the saddest of the more than 1,000 columns I have written. I am writing in Budapest after spending four days in Warsaw last week and four days in Munich two weeks before that. To put this in context: I have traveled abroad every year since I was 18 years old—except for 2020,… -
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Far-Left Group Puts Moms for Liberty on Map With KKK Chapters
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, added a slew of parental rights organizations to that “hate map” for 2022 and labeled them “antigovernment groups.” “Schools, especially, have been on the receiving end of ramped-up… -
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Former New Jersey Governor Launches Presidential Bid
Chris Christie launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday during a town hall in New Hampshire. “All throughout our history there have been moments when we’ve had to choose between big and small, and I would tell you the reason I’m here tonight is because this is one of those moments, and… -
opinion
Panicked LGBTQ Group Declares ‘National Emergency.’ What It Fears Is Fed-Up Americans’ Threat to Its Institutional Power.
The institutional Left senses that its dominance over our societal mores faces a sudden and unexpected challenge. It is responding with predictable derangement. The Human Rights Campaign, a powerful and well-funded left-wing advocacy group, declared a “national emergency” for “LGBTQ+” people on Tuesday. “LGBTQ+ Americans are living in a state of emergency. The multiplying threats… -
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Jordan Pushes White House for More Information on FBI Targeting Parents
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is pressing the Biden administration for more answers about targeting parents at school board meetings, in a letter Tuesday to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients. The letter from the Republican Ohio congressman inquires on the use of counterterrorism tools against parents speaking at various school board meetings across… -
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Catholic Super Bowl Champ Surprises Biden White House With Pro-Life Message
When the Kansas City Chiefs visited the White House on Monday to celebrate their Super Bowl win, one of their star players was sporting a pro-life message. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s tie read “Vulnerari Praesidio,” which translates from Latin to mean “protect the most vulnerable.” That tie was designed for him by the pro-life organization… -
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‘Asset Managers Are Prioritizing ESG Goals Over Profit,’ Rep. Pat Fallon Says
A Republican congressman on Tuesday slammed the use of environmental, social, and governance investing and said that “asset managers are prioritizing ESG goals over profit and risking Americans’ hard-earned money.” “Millions of Americans across the country trust their investments will be used to make a profit and hopefully one that they can live on comfortably… -
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Performer Exposes Genitals to Children in the Name of ‘Art’ at LGBT Exhibition
A male performer exposed his genitalia to an audience of parents and children at a Canadian art exhibition called “Love Me Gender.” A video of the performance, which surfaced Sunday on Twitter, shows a high-heeled man having a loincloth ripped off his body, revealing his adult male genitalia to the audience. Parents and their young… -
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US Had Intel on Ukrainian Plot to Sabotage Nord Stream Pipeline Months Before Blasts: Report
The Biden administration knew of a Ukrainian plot to destroy the Nord Stream 1 pipeline months before three mysterious blasts tore holes in both major natural gas lines running from Russia to Germany, The Washington Post reported, citing documents obtained from a mass intelligence leak. A close U.S. ally, whom the Post agreed to keep… -
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Female Athletes Ask Circuit Court to Keep Biological Males Out of Women’s Sports
The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit heard arguments Tuesday in a case pertaining to four female athletes who competed against biological males. In Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools, Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, Alanna Smith, and Ashley Nicoletti argue that they “were consistently deprived of honors and opportunities to compete at… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Award-Winning Gay Teacher Suspended for Speaking Out Against Transgenderism
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A gay fifth grade teacher in Glendale, California, was placed on leave after complaining at a school board meeting that his school promotes transgenderism. Ray Shelton, a 25-year veteran teacher, spoke at a recent meeting of the school board for the Glendale Unified School District wearing a T-shirt that read “Make… -
opinion
Pride Comes Before the Fall
From the boardroom to the cash register, big businesses have gone woke for “Pride.” But consumers finally seem to have had their fill. In a matter of weeks, Target and Anheuser-Busch lost a combined $40.8 billion in market value over their LGBTQ+ Pride-focused marketing campaigns. Their corporate collapses should be a warning for other businesses:…