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opinion
Ernie Christian: An Evangelist for American Exceptionalism in All Its Forms
Washington, D.C., is a terrible place. It is a company town dominated by grasping, aggressive, trivial courtiers who spend their time thinking about the calculus of power, which destroys their ability to function as anything approximating a normal person. Everyone once in a while, though, the town and its exigencies call forth good people who… -
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Actually, America Is Too a Christian Nation
To say the founding of the United States reflects biblical Christianity is to state the obvious. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution incorporated many fundamental precepts of the Reformation, and these precepts long have been recognized by American statesmen and jurists. From overt assertions that people are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable… -
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Here’s Why Thousands of Pennsylvanians Are Still Marching for Life
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Daily Signal joined around 5,000 pro-life activists gathered in Pennsylvania on Monday morning in the very first March for Life since Roe v. Wade was overturned. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has sent the power to decide abortion laws back to the states. And as many… -
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To Corporate Media, Some Criminals and Victims Are More Equal Than Others
It’s been said that paranoia isn’t pretty. That much is clear from a fatal hit-and-run in the early morning hours of Sunday involving a North Dakota man who admitted to hitting a teenager with his car, killing him. Shannon J. Brandt, 41, said he did it because he thought the teen was part of a… -
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Biden’s Food Conference Should Put People First, Not Environmental Extremism
The Biden administration should ensure the correct focus of a conference it will host next Wednesday on food-related issues such as nutrition and access to food. The primary focus of this food conference, especially when Americans are suffering through food prices not seen in over 40 years, should be on the importance of efficiently producing… -
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Congressmen, Conservative Groups Defend Eagle Forum From Justice Department’s ‘Chilling’ Subpoena
All six Republicans representing Alabama in the U.S. House signed on to a legal brief opposing the Justice Department’s broad subpoena of records from a small conservative group in their state, Eagle Forum of Alabama. The friend of the court brief, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, also… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Hawley Calls on Google to Explain Why It Has ‘Throttled’ Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Sen. Josh Hawley is calling on Google to explain why it has reportedly “throttled” the online outreach of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, expressing concerns that Google is “deliberately limiting pregnancy resource centers’ outreach efforts.” In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal, Hawley, R-Mo., tells Google that the pregnancy research centers in his home… -
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‘Dilbert’ Fired by Some Comics Pages, but Critics of Corporate Wokeness Might Get Last Laugh
One of the best ways to fight cultural absurdity is to make fun of it. Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” has spent 33 years leaning into that philosophy—poking fun at the woke mob, the cancel culture, and the outlandish social policies of the Left. After all, G.K. Chesterton once said, “Humor can… -
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US Should Formally Recognize Taiwan, Former Undersecretary of State Says
Formally recognizing Taiwan would provide it with legitimacy and undermine the Chinese Communist Party’s assertion that the island nation across the Taiwan Strait was always part of China, says Keith Krach, a former undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s road map toward war is instructive. Russia is… -
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George Soros Network Bankrolled Activist Group Suing DeSantis Over Martha’s Vineyard Flights
A nonprofit network that left-wing billionaire George Soros backs has bankrolled an activist group that is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials over the state’s move to fly illegal migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The advocacy law firm Lawyers for Civil Rights filed the lawsuit Tuesday with Alianza Americas, an immigration nonprofit, on behalf of “Vineyard migrants and all similarly situated… -
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Planned Parenthood’s Overdue Annual Report Is Finally Out. Here’s What You Should Know.
Planned Parenthood’s 2020-2021 annual report is so late that some observers wondered whether it would release one at all. But after roughly nine months, the wait is over. For pro-life Americans, the numbers aren’t pretty. The medical and financial data reveal the abortion giant’s priorities. Spoiler alert: The number of abortions performed in one year is… -
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House Republicans Release ‘Commitment to America’
House Republicans released their “Commitment to America” on Thursday morning, promising to fight for a strong economy, a safe nation, a future built on freedom, and a government accountable to its people. The Commitment to America promises that Republicans will fight inflation and lower the cost of living, curbing “wasteful government spending that is raising… -
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Border Towns, Martha’s Vineyard, and the Reality of Illegal Immigration
“We don’t have the services to take care of 50 immigrants, and we certainly don’t have housing.” These remarks were made by a Martha’s Vineyard local after 50 illegal migrants arrived last week on the resort island off the coast of Massachusetts. The average price for a house on Martha’s Vineyard is around $1.3 million,… -
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Conservatives Gain Ground With Latino Voters. How Can Those Gains Be Made to Stick?
Latinos are becoming an increasingly important part of building a coalition. Shifts in allegiance in places like the Rio Grande Valley of Texas indicate that they aren’t a group that has become totally beholden to the Left. The question is, how do conservatives best court Latinos, and what is the voting bloc most concerned with?… -
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In Discussing Reparations, Honest History of Slavery Makes the Left Uncomfortable
The Left loves to promote “reparations”—but only up until the point where history and truth run counter to its simplistic narratives about the past. British royals expert Hilary Fordwich threw CNN host Don Lemon for a loop on Tuesday when he asked her if the British monarchy should pay reparations for colonialism and slavery. Lemon… -
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Justice Department Harasses Citizens for Exercising First Amendment Rights
The Justice Department has hit Eagle Forum of Alabama with a voluminous subpoena that violates the organization’s First Amendment rights to speak freely, engage in the political process, and talk to its elected representatives. It’s an intimidation tactic, pure and simple, and shows just how partisan the Justice Department has become. This out-of-control behavior should… -
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Catholic Cardinal Prepares for Trial in Hong Kong, and World Takes Notice
The much-anticipated trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen, a widely respected senior Catholic clergyman in Hong Kong, has been delayed until Sept. 26 from a scheduled start this week. Zen and five others are charged in Hong Kong with failing to apply for “local society” registration for their former nonprofit, the 612 Humanitarian Fund, between July 16, 2019,… -
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Judge Strikes Down Federal School Mask, Vaccine Mandate
A federal judge in Louisiana has struck down a government mandate that required Head Start program staff to get vaccinated and mandated that both teachers and students must wear face masks. “The public interest is served by maintaining the constitutional structure and maintaining the liberty of individuals who do not want to take the COVID-19… -
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Self-Righteous Leftists’ Double Standard on ‘Book Bans’
The cultural Left never stops trying to drag America into its supposedly glorious “tolerant” future, where we have an ever-expanding array of gender identities and where grade-school children know as much about masturbation as they do about multiplication. Unsurprisingly, CNN is promoting left-wing “anti-censorship” groups raging against conservative parents who object to precocious pornographic indoctrination…. -
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Reading Past the Democrat and Media Spin on the Jackson Water Crisis
Here in Jackson, Mississippi, the big news is that we have running water again. After pumps at the main water treatment plant in the city failed a few weeks ago, many in this city of 150,000 had to try to cope without. Even better news, for the first time in months, the city is not on…