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Smithsonian Hosts ‘Age Appropriate’ Drag Queen Show for Kids
The Smithsonian American Art Museum hosted a “Pride Family Day” event over the weekend, featuring what it called an “age appropriate” drag queen show and crafts inspired by the LGBTQ Pride flag for children ages 3 and up. But critics countered that “there is no case” in which such performances “are ‘age appropriate’ for kids,” and condemned… -
opinion
New Charts Reveal Harms of Biden’s Budget-Busting Binge
The harmful effects of excessive government spending have become the most pressing issue for Americans due to the worst inflation surge in decades. Washington’s reckless choice to pump trillions of dollars into the economy is the reason we face more inflation than other top economies around the world. Yet, incredibly, Congress is still planning an… -
opinion
Progressives Have Captured Another Institution: Commencement Addresses
What comes to mind in the month of June? Weddings. Vacations (and how to pay for record high gas prices if you’re driving). Graduations. Time was when many commencement speeches at major universities were about America and its values and what graduates could expect in the future. In recent years, they have become a political… -
opinion
What’s the Metaverse? 3 Things to Know
If the metaverse sounds like something from a science fiction novel, that’s because it is. Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel “Snow Crash” tells the story of a young man who delivers pizzas in the real world, but is a warrior prince in the virtual metaverse. But 30 years later, the metaverse is moving from the pages… -
opinion
If Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions, With What Do We Pave Road to Heaven?
There is a reason nearly everyone is familiar with the saying, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” The reason is, of course, that it is true and therefore it helps explain why there is so much evil. Take the 20th century, the bloodiest century on record, in which about 100 million people—all… -
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In Movie, Matt Walsh Reveals How Gender Ideology Mutilates Kids
What is a woman? Seems like a pretty simple question. But in today’s America, the left thinks females aren’t the only ones who count as women anymore. Stories abound of biological males not only invading women’s private spaces such as bathrooms and locker rooms, but dominating in women’s sports. All of this comes with the… -
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On ‘Pride Night,’ Rays of Hope in Tampa Bay
After 16 years of Pride Nights, the Tampa Bay Rays probably took their players’ support for granted. Not anymore. Heading into this past Saturday’s game, when the team was supposed to sport rainbow logos, a group of players decided to wear something else on their sleeves: their convictions. The Rays lost the game, but that’s not what… -
opinion
Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Unpopular Latinx Term
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in August 2021, but has been updated to reflect statements by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Latinx is the word that just won’t die. The word reentered the national consciousness Monday when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attempted to boost the word, and accused people of starting drama over… -
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Funny How Late-Night Comics Don’t Treat Kamala Harris as Laughing Matter
Yes, the real estate mogul no longer calls the White House home, but chances are you’ll hear Donald Trump jokes in any given late-night TV monologue. And they’ll draw satirical blood. That’s all well and good, but Trump no longer lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and he can’t even steer all his favorite GOP candidates… -
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Ilya Shapiro Resigns at Georgetown Law, Citing ‘Untenable’ Status at School
Georgetown law professor Ilya Shapiro resigned less than a week after being reinstated by the school. Georgetown Law School placed the constitutional scholar on administrative leave and subjected him to a four-month “investigation” over a tweet. The tweet, which Shapiro deleted and called “inartful,” opposed the idea that a Supreme Court justice should be chosen… -
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Biden’s Open Border Is an Open Invitation to Terrorist Attacks
We saw two examples late last month alone of the huge national security threat we face thanks to President Joe Biden’s open-border policies. First, we learned that a man on the terrorist watchlist was allowed into the U.S. and it took 13 days for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain authorization to rearrest him. The… -
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Small Minnesota Town Hosts Pride Event Featuring Incest Porn Actor
Pride Month festivities in a small town in Minnesota caused a stir, as well they should. The event, East Central Minnesota Pride, took place Saturday in Pine City, population 3,113. Pride events are common in Minnesota, a state known for its left-wing values, but with a kinder, gentler “Minnesota Nice” ring to it. (I know because I grew… -
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Many Gen Z Students Afraid to Speak Their Truth in Classroom
Ideally, American public schools are settings where young Americans develop into citizens and become socialized to particular ideas, values, and civic norms. Attitudes toward democracy and disagreement are forged in these spaces. In this context, the findings of the Knight Foundation’s just-released report on high schoolers’ attitudes toward free speech should worry us. The report, part of the Knight… -
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Seattle Implodes After Defunding Police
Seattle’s efforts to defund its police department and transfer its duties to other city agencies resulted in $5 million worth of wrongful parking tickets and other administrative dysfunction, according to The Seattle Times. Seattle is refunding roughly 100,000 parking tickets worth approximately $5 million total after transferring parking enforcement duties from police to civilian parking enforcement… -
opinion
Massacre of 50 at Nigerian Catholic Church Part of Persecution of Christians
On Pentecost Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria, four gunmen stormed a Catholic Church during Mass, massacring at least 50 worshippers in one of the most brutal rampages of the year. As word of the attack spread, so too did outrage that the violence in this African nation continues on. While Christians have been routinely targeted by Nigeria’s Islamic… -
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Teachers Explain How They Push ‘Gender Lessons’ on Young Children
Teachers across the country revealed the strategies they use to teach young children about gender ideology in a Friday article published by The Washington Post. Teachers discussed the various ways they are injecting gender-related discussions into their lessons, including comments about using hormones to stop menstrual periods and declining to state that sexual anatomy is gender-specific, according… -
opinion
Iran’s Breakout Timeline Has Reached Zero
A respected Washington nuclear nonproliferation think tank, the Institute for Science and International Security, reported last week that Iran’s “breakout time”—the time needed to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon—is now at “zero.” This is really no surprise. Just a few weeks ago, Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified to Congress that Iran… -
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Yes, Biden Deserves Blame for Inflation
President Joe Biden has written an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal detailing his plan to fight inflation. Well, perhaps the word “detailing” is too generous. The preponderance of the column features Biden taking credit for economic growth that can be attributed to the reopening of the economy that was shuttered by the governing class… -
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America Can’t Remain Free Without a Virtuous People
John Adams, who would soon surrender the presidency to Thomas Jefferson, ventured up to Capitol Hill on Nov. 22, 1800, to deliver the first-ever in-person presidential address in the not-yet-finished home of the United States Congress. It was noon on a Saturday. What message did he deliver? First, Adams congratulated the American people for building… -
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It’s Time to Move Past Gun Control Debate Loop
It’s almost impossible to think of anything as horrifying as a group of innocent young kids gunned down by a madman in their classroom. Just imagining the terror those kids faced is enough to break even the hardest of hearts. That’s the horror America is wrestling with today. What to do about it is a…