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Walmart’s Walton Family Funds Drag Queen Shows, Gender Ideology for Kids
Second- and third-generation heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton’s fortune have funneled millions of dollars into LGBTQ-related causes in their home state of Arkansas. Among other things, these Walton-funded groups and the Walmart Foundation have sponsored local drag shows and story hours for kids; “teens only” events for LGBTQ-identifying youth; and other progressive causes such… -
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How Ex-Addict Found Personal Redemption by Helping Impoverished South Dallas Neighborhood
Daron Babcock was in dark times for his personal life, and his addictions to alcohol and drugs were at their breaking point. “I remember falling on my knees that night and just crying out to God and saying, ‘God, I don’t know you, and I don’t even know if you’re real or not, but if… -
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More Than Half of Top Medical Schools in US Now Teach Critical Race Theory
Approximately 58 of the top 100 medical schools ranked by U.S. News & World Report include critical race theory in their courses and student training, according to the Critical Race Training in Education database. Of the top schools, 46 provide students and staff with resources by Robin DiAngelo, the author of “Nice Racism,” a book about… -
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16 Photos Documenting Historic Protests Against Communist China
Protests swept across China over the weekend in response to the nation's "zero-COVID" policy and an apartment fire in Urumqi that killed 10 people, The Associated Press reported. "It was really sparked by the fire in Urumqi. So, China has sort of a practice in its 'zero-COVID' policy of when it locks down cities or… -
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‘Unprecedented Intrusion Into Our Election System”: Tech-Backed, Left-Leaning Group to Invest in Election Training in Battleground States
A tech group backed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg during the 2020 election cycle has announced jurisdictions for a new election-related initiative that include portions of the battleground states of Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, and Michigan. The initiative, called the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, includes an organization sponsored by left-leaning donor Arabella Advisors. After… -
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No Room for ‘Compromise’ on First Amendment Right to Freedom of Religion in Favor of Radical ‘Respect for Marriage Act,’ Ex-Senator Says
Religious freedom is a fundamental right guaranteed by our Constitution and must be protected. Sadly, the same-sex marriage bill facing a Senate vote on Monday puts that freedom in danger for people of faith and religious schools, adoption agencies, and nonprofits. Writing in the Deseret News recently, University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock attempts… -
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Despite Being Election Deniers, These Democrats Romped to Reelection and Stomped Their Opponents
“Election deniers overwhelmingly failed in 2022,” The Independent declared. “The most prominent election-deniers lost their races,” according to Business Insider. The Los Angeles Times crowed: “Liars lose and deniers are denied.” Don’t believe the hype. Election deniers scored huge victories on Nov. 8. True, one of America’s biggest election deniers received the drubbing that President… -
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Investment Fund Boycotts These 29 Companies Hostile to Conservative Values
At a time when many conservatives are fed up with woke corporations and seeking alternatives, Ridgeline Research is offering an investment option that boycotts 29 companies hostile to conservatives. The American Conservative Values ETF (ticker symbol: ACVF) was created to help conservatives avoid putting their money in an index fund, a mutual fund, or another exchange-traded… -
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House Republicans’ Next Opportunity to Drain Swamp by Banning Earmarks
House Republicans will vote soon on whether to bring back the ban on budget earmarks, which are a way for members of Congress to dole out favors using taxpayer money. Ending earmarks would be an excellent opportunity for the new House majority to combat the wasteful and corrupt political culture that has infected the nation’s… -
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Wyoming Catholic College Opposes Radical Respect for Marriage Act
Another prominent Catholic academic institution is opposing the Democrat-led Respect for Marriage Act. Wyoming Catholic College President Glenn Arbery shared with The Daily Signal on Saturday that the college "supports the USCCB's letter to the Senate against the Respect for Marriage Act, as well as the USCCB's shorter and more recent press statement." "The RMA [Respect for… -
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GOP’s Hunter Biden Probe Is Legit
As a tactical concern, the House GOP’s decision to open an investigation into Biden family corruption is questionable. It promises limited political return. It would serve Republicans, and the country, far better if the House focused on a hyper-politicized Justice Department that targets the political opposition, labels concerned parents “domestic terrorists” and ignores violence aimed… -
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Cultural Marxism and How to Combat It
Combating cultural Marxism must begin on college campuses, because universities are the “source of the poison” of leftist ideology. That was a major takeaway from a panel discussion, “How Cultural Marxism Threatens the United States—and How Americans Can Fight It,” last week at The Heritage Foundation. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of Heritage.) One of… -
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There Is Little Evidence Abortion Hurt Republicans
By any measure, Democrats exceeded expectations this midterm. Though listening to the triumphalism today, you’d think Joe Biden was Hannibal at Cannae. A fractured Republican Party has won the House, which means the agenda portion of Biden’s first term is effectively over (save the executive abuse). As expected, though, the lazy Dobbs-sunk-the-GOP narrative quickly solidified… -
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Understanding Why More Blacks Voted Republican in 2022
Among the key headlines from the 2022 election were gains by Republicans among minority voters. According to the AP VoteCast survey, Republican House candidates got 14% of the black vote, almost twice the 8% of the black vote that Republicans captured in 2020 and 2018. The difference between the percentage of black votes that Democrats… -
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The Same Old, Same Old Deja Vu
Attorney General Merrick Garland has just announced the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith. But Smith’s team will not look into the Biden family quid pro quo syndicate nor its incriminating confessionals on Hunter Biden’s laptop. Instead, it will further investigate Donald Trump’s possession of presidential records that were hauled off from Mar-a-Lago, as well… -
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Fawning NY Times’ ‘Review’ of Michelle Obama’s New Book Is an Embarrassment
Ben Shapiro was blunt on Twitter. He had discovered “the most sycophantic book review ever written.” The book was the second tome from multimillionaire author and advice guru Michelle Obama. The review appeared in The New York Times, from the paper’s “Help Desk” columnist, Judith Newman. She’s “the help,” all right. Ed Morrissey tweeted back… -
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Poll: Voters in 5 Key States Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Bill Over Religious Liberty Concerns
Voters in five Republican-leaning states oppose a same-sex marriage bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate on the grounds that it undermines religious liberty and punishes people of faith. The survey of 2,000 likely voters in Indiana, Iowa, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming puts support for the deceptively named Respect for Marriage Act at just… -
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After Maricopa County Voting Debacle, Arizona Must Reform Its Election Laws
If Arizona is genuinely interested in enacting much-needed state election reforms—and it should be, especially after this month’s voting debacle in Maricopa County, the state’s largest—it’s now or never. Or at least for the next four or eight years. Term-limited outgoing Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, should call a lame-duck special session of… -
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Revival of Biden’s Child Tax Credit Would Hurt Economy and People It’s Supposed to Help
This month’s midterm elections might have come with a high price tag. The outgoing majority might attempt to push through the last of its remaining agenda before the year ends. That could include using the lame-duck session to pass an extension of President Joe Biden’s child tax credit, which provided unconditional, work-free monthly cash payments… -
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Thanksgiving Lessons From the Pilgrims
If you eat a nice meal Thursday, thank the Pilgrims. They made Thanksgiving possible. They left the Old World to escape religious persecution. They imagined a new society where everyone worked together and shared everything. In other words, they dreamed of socialism. Socialism then almost killed them. As I explain in my weekly video, the…