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The ‘Woke’ Takeover of James Madison’s Montpelier
Montpelier, the home of James Madison, has been taken over by the radical left. In the past few months, a battle has been waging between the Montpelier Descendants Committee and the Montpelier Foundation’s board of directors. Recently, the board was expected to select nine of the 20 candidates put forward by the committee; it gave… -
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Stephen Moore on Inflation and America’s Ailing Economy
Everyday Americans are feeling the wallop on their wallets from unchecked inflation. From gas prices to food prices, the country is experiencing unprecedented levels of economic woes. But who is to blame for this disaster? “I think that there are two co-conspirators in this economic crime. And one is the Biden administration, for spending so… -
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We Hear You: Praying for ‘Praying Coach’ in Supreme Court Case
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience is solidly behind Joe Kennedy, the high school football coach who lost his job for silently praying on the field after games, judging by the mailbag at [email protected]. Take a look.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I can't tell you how frustrated I feel right now, having read Virginia Allen’s… -
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By the Numbers: How Many Men in California Prisons Identify as Women
California’s prison population includes 1,115 biological males who say they identify as women, according to the state’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. About 1 in 3 in that population has requested transfers to women’s prisons, but only about 1 in 10 of those requests have been approved, the corrections department says. California’s prison agency provided… -
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4 Reasons Biden’s Pitch for Raising Business Taxes Is No Solution for Inflation
In a speech in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on June 3, President Joe Biden acknowledged that deficits contribute to inflation, when he stated, “Reducing the deficit is another way to ease inflation.” Unfortunately, instead of a call to rein in spending, the president’s speech was a call for more taxes. To tame the inflation dragon, however,… -
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Republican AGs Set to Speak at Gathering Sponsored by Arabella, Amazon, Facebook
At a time when many Republicans are expressing frustration with what they consider a liberal tilt by one national group that represents state attorneys general, several GOP officials are participating in another coalition of attorneys general with liberal sponsors. The annual meeting of the AG Alliance convened Monday in Sun Valley, Idaho, and is scheduled… -
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Fox’s Transgender Whitewash Ignores Agony, Regrets of Detransitioners
When Julie woke up from her double mastectomy in the children’s hospital in Syracuse, New York, she expected to feel elated. Instead, she only felt numb. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, she thought. Years later, she looks back with anger at the “collaborative idiocy” that crushed her spirit, permanently scarred her body, and… -
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Forbes Bludgeons Build Back Better Bill as Senate Democrats Seek to Revive It
“Don’t call it an ideology. Call it an idiot-ology,” Steve Forbes says of President Joe Biden’s defeated Build Back Better economic plan, which Democrats in the Senate are now trying to revive. Build Back Better is a multitrillion-dollar legislative package proposed by Biden consisting of massive spending on social, infrastructure, and environmental programs. Forbes, the CEO of Forbes… -
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Democrats’ Jan. 6 Fiasco Is Just Another Example of Conservatives Being Treated as Second-Class Citizens
This week’s Jan. 6 carnival barkers never mentioned the name of Ashli Babbitt, a Donald Trump supporter killed by a Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 riots. The Jan. 6 carnival barkers also ignore that many Jan. 6 defendants are being denied the Sixth Amendment guarantee of a speedy and fair trial. Both omissions by the Jan…. -
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Happy Birthday, US Army
Tuesday marks the 247th birthday of the U.S. Army, an institution that existed even before the nation it supports. The Revolutionary War began in April 1775 in Massachusetts as small skirmishes between militiamen and British regulars. When the Second Continental Congress later convened in Philadelphia in May that year, the delegates soon realized that war… -
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Social Security’s Unfunded Obligations Getting Worse
Our Social Security program is running dry. Policymakers have no plan to fix it, and generations of Americans have been duped into believing it’s a good deal. Social Security was established to prevent older Americans from living in poverty once they’re unable to work, but the program’s unchecked expansions have made that outcome anything but… -
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What the Media, Politicians Get Wrong on Guns
In the aftermath of a series of horrible mass shootings across the country, there is a knee-jerk reaction to demonize gun owners and call for sweeping gun control legislation. But more often than not, those in the media and political classes calling for assault weapon bans and other gun control don’t understand the very things… -
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Biological Men Have Won 28 Women’s Sports Titles Since 2003
A biological male athlete who identifies as transgender as well as transgender activists recently stated grievances against sports-governing bodies like the NCAA for “regressing” from “efforts to create a safe and inclusive environment” for male athletes who identify as transgender. The complaints come despite an increasing number of girls’ and women’s sporting events being dominated by biological… -
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Sticks and Stones: Real World Consequences of Democrats’ Violent Rhetoric
Most people are familiar with the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The incendiary rhetoric that has engulfed our political system has demonstrated that especially violent words can cause hurt, even death, to others. The most recent example is a California man who showed up last week… -
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Authors of New Book Explain How Abortion Is ‘Tearing Us Apart’
Whether talking about the family, politics, or culture, abortion has created division and continues to do so, Ryan Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis say. In a leaked draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote, “Far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue,… -
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Student Debt Cancellation ‘Not Fair’ to Taxpayers, Those Who Repaid Loans, Betsy DeVos Says
Roughly 45 million Americans owe a combined total of $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. If that were distributed evenly among the borrowers, each would owe close to $38,000. Over the past two years, the federal government has paused collection of student loan payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some Americans contend the government… -
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What I Saw at ‘Blockade the Supreme Court’ Protest
As America awaits an imminent Supreme Court ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the future of legalized abortion in America, a group of angry pro-abortion protesters made its way to Capitol Hill on Monday and attempted to “blockade” the court. A small group of demonstrators gathered Sunday night outside… -
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5 Things We Saw at DC’s Gay Pride Parade
The annual Capital Pride Parade returned to the nation’s capital Saturday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, with thousands lining the streets to show support for those who aren’t heterosexual. The parade route, which stretched nearly 1.5 miles, was designed to “acknowledge the evolution of the LGBTQ+ neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., while respecting the origins and… -
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Churches, Pro-Life Organizations Attacked 41 Times in Past 6 Weeks
The Washington Stand has found that there have been at least 41 separate incidents of violent attacks against churches, pro-life organizations, and pro-life property across the country since the May 2 leak of a draft Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that indicated the overturning of Roe v. Wade. These attacks include arson,… -
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Parents’ Guide to Children’s Rights Aims to Save America’s Public Schools From CRT
“The most important battleground in the fight to save our American republic is the public schools.” So says Kimberly Hermann, general counsel at the Southeastern Legal Foundation, in the introduction to the foundation’s guide for parents, “Your Child’s Rights and What to Do About Them: A Parent’s Guide to Saving America’s Public Schools.” Hermann’s outlook…