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opinion
The Left Will Sully Everything and Anything—Unless We Fight Back
This time, they’re coming after baseball. Baseball. Get it? The national pastime. The inner sanctum of homespun goodness. Your last refuge from the crazy. The leftists intent on politicizing everything, changing society, and coercing changed behavior won’t leave you alone, ever, anywhere. If you thought you could ignore this attack on your way of life,… -
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Chick-fil-A Has Been Woke for Years. You Just Didn’t Want to Believe It.
When the rest of the world lost its corporate marbles, conservatives liked to think that there was one place that would never let them down: Chick-fil-A. As far as they were concerned, the churchgoers’ chicken of choice had been solidly built on Truett Cathy’s strong family values. While other CEOs took their brands in wildly… -
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Biden Education Department’s Flawed Religious Liberty ‘Guidance’ Flouts Court Precedent
The U.S. Department of Education issued new guidance recently, titled “Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools.” But as it did with the Supreme Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County in 2020, the Biden administration based its guidance on a reading of Supreme Court precedent that misinterprets… -
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Head of ICE Retiring After Biden Administration ‘Did Not Allow Officers to Do Their Job,’ a Predecessor Says
The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retiring. Tae D. Johnson, the deputy director and senior official performing the duties of the director at ICE, will step down from his position at the end of June. “I appreciate his service to the country as a career law enforcement officer,” Tom Homan, the… -
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1 Biden Nominee Wants Wokeness in Air Force’s ‘DNA,’ Another Decries ‘Whiteness’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—One of President Joe Biden’s nominees for top Air Force posts calls for diversity, equity, and inclusion to be part of the military’s “DNA,” while another has tweeted about “whiteness.” Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider and Brig. Gen. Elizabeth Arledge are two of Biden’s Air Force nominees who have pushed woke policies… -
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‘Boom, Boom, You Pick’: Authorities Arrest Man Who Threatened GOP Congressman’s Wife, Daughters
Authorities have charged a man with intimidating and harassing a United States congressman after the man threatened the lives of Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, his wife, and his daughters. "The safety of my family is my top priority," Banks said in a statement. "I’ve been instructed to refer all questions about the ongoing criminal… -
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The Pyramid of Far-Right Radicalization, Explained
The Biden administration is using a Department of Homeland Security anti-terrorism grant program to target Americans with conservative and Christian beliefs. It’s a shocking discovery that came to light in recent weeks thanks to the Media Research Center. The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program provided $352,000 to the PREVENTS-OH initiative at the University… -
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When Did Policing Americans’ Thoughts Become Part of Homeland Security?
I’ve had 24 jobs at last count, ranging from three hours delivering pizza for Domino’s to 23 years as a U.S. diplomat. Now, I finally can add the title of Senior “Far-Right” Fellow to my resume. Of course, that last part is a joke. So is “The Pyramid of Far-Right Radicalization,” a diagram displayed by… -
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Antifa Urged to Battle California Parents Over Elementary School’s LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Day’
After parents in Glendale, California, protested a scheduled “Pride Day” at their local elementary school, the Southern California chapter of the violent extremist group Antifa called for progressives to stand up to “hate groups” at a school board meeting Tuesday night. In late May, Glenoaks Elementary School planned and announced a “Pride Day” for students… -
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5 Things I Saw at DC Library’s Children’s Pride Parade
The Children’s Pride Parade held on a sunny Saturday by the D.C. Public Library drew fewer than 100 parents, children, and other adults in a metropolitan area of 5.5. million. As I found out, the parade celebrating “LGBTQ Pride” lasted no more than 10 minutes along the third of a mile from the District of… -
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‘Extremism’ in US Military: Stand-Down Was a Solution in Search of a Problem
Based on reports that more than 80 of the 700 defendants charged in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot had a military background, a popular narrative emerged that the military is riven with extremists. Gripped by the moment, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reacted by ordering a one-day stand-down for the… -
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Woke Brands Back Off Pride Month as American Fury Grows
For most CEOs, Pride Month couldn’t have come at a more inopportune time. As companies like Target, Bud Light, and others desperately try to control the flames burning down their brands, this annual test of LGBT loyalty is putting most businesses in a position they’d rather not be in: outraging an already agitated consumer base or ticking… -
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D-Day May Not Be an Official Holiday, but It Deserves Reverence Akin to That of Memorial Day
On rare occasions, history records an event so extraordinary in its scope and significance that it serves as a reference point for everything that follows: the survival of nations, whether people are free or enslaved, and whether opportunity or despair will be the lot of the average man or woman. Such events determine the path… -
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Mike Pence Files to Run for President, Joining Crowded Field
Mike Pence, who served as the vice president of the United States in former President Donald Trump’s administration, has filed paperwork to run for president. Pence enters an already crowded field of GOP candidates: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Trump have all… -
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Pride Is 1st of 7 Deadly Sins. Arrogance in Pushing Sexual Politics Abroad Could Be 8th.
I learned over a two-decade diplomatic career serving on four continents that whatever the relative size and power of our countries, even our allies don’t like to be preached to. Countries we were attempting to win over—or for whose affections we were competing with China and others—are even more sensitive. What makes sense is to… -
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ORWELLIAN: Associated Press Forbids Even Discussing Transgenderism as an Ideology
Forget debates over bathrooms or pronouns. The Associated Press recently released new guidelines suppressing the very concept of transgenderism as an ideology that can be debated, while forcing that ideology on reporters in the name of promoting good journalism. The AP is the most common stylebook among journalists and news outlets on the Left and… -
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Leftist Hypocrisy: Failing to Criticize Environmental Disaster of Biden’s Open Border
Today is World Environment Day, the U.N.’s “Day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.” Trees will be planted, oceans will be filtered of plastics, many will choose to ride their bikes rather than drive their cars, and streaming platforms will suggest climate-related documentaries. However, none of these things addresses a truly… -
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Nikki Haley Dodges on Heartbeat Bill
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley would not say whether she would sign a bill banning abortions of babies who had a heartbeat, pointing instead to President Joe Biden’s administration’s extreme positions on abortion. While her reference to the Biden administration’s extremism may have been an attempt to follow the messaging strategies of top pro-life groups, Haley… -
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How Do Conservatives Connect With Black Voters Who Distrust Them? Star Parker Has the Answer
ORLANDO, Fla.—Star Parker, founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, says more conservatives can learn how to reach the nation’s black community, which so often views the Right with suspicion. “They can come around CURE, because that’s specifically the role that we believe we play in the conservative movement,” Parker told… -
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COMPROMISED: SPLC Whistleblower’s History Makes Groundbreaking Defamation Case Even Stronger
In order to win a defamation lawsuit, the person suing must convince the court and ultimately the jury that the slanderer didn't just publish something false, but that he did so even while suspecting that the attack was false. Immigration enforcement activist D.A. King's lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center made it to the…