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People Need to Start Using ‘Their Brains’ About Abortion, Ben Carson Says
A little bit of logic and brain power might go a long way in solving the controversy over abortion, Ben Carson says. “I wish people would just take a step back from all this emotional rhetoric, and just use their brain, and look and see what is in that mother’s womb,” Carson, a renowned… -
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The Lie About Trump That Just Won’t Die
In Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, protesters peacefully gathered to support and oppose the removal of a Confederate monument in the public square. A white supremacist intentionally drove his car into the protesters, killing one and injuring five. Then-President Donald Trump, during a press conference about the tragedy, said: “I’ve condemned neo-Nazis. I’ve condemned many different… -
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See What Happens to Abortion State by State If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, an unborn baby in Alaska still could be aborted up to the moment of birth. But in Tennessee, the life of an unborn child would be protected from the moment of conception in almost all circumstances. How could two states in the U.S. treat their unborn… -
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The Difficult Search for Answers After Uvalde
I find myself shaken and stricken after the latest mass shooting, the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, that saw 19 children and two teachers slain in cold blood, more so than I did after other mass shootings in recent years. Part of that is biographical: As an ex-Texan, the son of an elementary school… -
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‘The Simpsons’ Rails Against Capitalism
Fox’s cartoon “The Simpsons” just concluded Season 33 on May 22 with a rip-roaring attack on capitalism and how the middle class has been shredded. It starred a singing janitor played by actor Hugh Jackman and a professorial cameo by socialist Robert Reich, who was once Bill Clinton’s secretary of labor. Before we get into… -
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Remembering America’s Fallen This Memorial Day
Many Americans today cannot explain the origins or reasons why we commemorate Memorial Day, though they know it involves a long weekend and hot dogs. The significance of the national holiday is lost amid the distractions of daily life. It’s often associated more with barbecues, swimming pool openings, and summer weather than any deeper meaning…. -
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China, Russia Again Block UN Action on North Korea
True to form, Beijing and Moscow on Thursday again protected Pyongyang from additional international punishment after the North Korean regime’s repeated violations of U.N. resolutions. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield proposed additional sanctions in response to North Korea’s spate of missile launches, which she characterized as “a grave threat to international peace and… -
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Reducing Black Americans to Racial Labels Enables the Left’s Agenda
I am so pleased and proud that the first annual edition of the “State of Black America” (Encounter Books), published by my organization, Center for Urban Renewal and Education, in conjunction with the Claremont Institute, has just been released. CURE was founded to provide a platform for an alternative vision of what “black America” is… -
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Pelosi Should Convert to the Pro-Life Cause
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has developed a habit of invoking her Catholic faith—and often describing herself as a devout Catholic—whenever she is called upon to discuss her support for the deliberate killing of unborn children. On Jan. 22, 2015, a reporter for CNSNews.com, where I am the editor, asked Pelosi about the humanity of a… -
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The Trouble With Do-Somethingism on Guns
Before we even knew how the killer of 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, had obtained his guns, Sen. Chris Murphy was engaging in his customary performative emotionalism on the Senate floor, literally begging Republicans to “compromise.” Compromise on what exactly? Murphy has never once offered a single proposal… -
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Cardinal Zen and Rising Religious Persecution in China
Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen appeared before a Hong Kong court Tuesday on charges of “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.” The charges brought against the cardinal are emblematic of a permanent deterioration in the city-state—one that should prompt the Vatican to reconsider earlier attempts to pursue closer relations with China. While the Hong Kong government… -
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Blinken in Multiverse of Biden Madness, China Edition
Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a long-awaited speech Thursday on Biden administration policies regarding China at George Washington University. The speech noted several realities about Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party: The most serious long-term challenge confronting the United States is China. China and Russia are openly cooperating in various areas, including military activities…. -
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San Diego City Council Passes Resolution to Become First ‘Safe Haven’ for Abortion
The San Diego City Council passed a resolution Tuesday declaring itself a “safe city” for abortion after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade. The resolution passed 8-0 in the San Diego City Council, with members arguing the city has a responsibility to show it is a safe place for reproductive freedom, according to… -
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Did Law Enforcement Wait Too Long to Attack Uvalde Shooter? Security Expert Weighs In
Editor’s note: Since this interview was recorded additional information has come out about the law enforcement response to the shooting, including that children called 911 from within the school. “The on-site commander, the chief of the school district’s police department in Uvalde, Texas, believed at the time that [the shooter] was barricaded inside and that… -
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Court Hears Parents’ Challenge to School District’s Secretive Transgender Policy
For the past two years, 14 parents have been fighting to protect their children and retain their rightful authority over them within the Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin over the district’s secretive transgender policy. The policy ordered teachers to hide children’s gender identity issues from their parents and to affirm the children’s chosen identities… -
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Biden’s Executive Order on Policing Misses Mark
President Joe Biden signed an executive order, “Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety,” on Wednesday. The title may sound good, but unfortunately, for the most part, it does none of those things. Instead, it’s a political statement designed to satisfy the left-wing base of his party…. -
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Biden’s Petro-Sadism Gives American Motorists Growing Gas Pain
As Americans start the summer driving season this Memorial Day weekend, they face gasoline prices that are memorable—for all the wrong reasons. The national average for a gallon of regular gas was $2.37 at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration Jan 21, 2021. This metric hit an all-time high of $4.60 on Thursday, AAA reports—up 94% Biden… -
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Like Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais Feels the Woke Heat
Editor’s note: This article contains quotes from Ricky Gervais’ new special that include adult language. Move over Dave Chappelle, it’s Ricky Gervais’ turn to face his struggle session with the Twitter harpies. The English comedian is facing blowback for his new Netflix comedy special where, among other topics, he pokes fun at transgender and LGBT… -
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Ben Carson’s Vision for ‘Hopeful Future of Race in America’
What does someone’s skin color have to do with who he or she is? “Not a whole lot,” Dr. Ben Carson says. Carson, a renowned brain surgeon, experienced racism as a child and even early on in his celebrated medical career. But Carson says he never has considered the color of someone’s skin to be a… -
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What I Saw at Fourth Protest Outside Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Home
Pro-abortion protesters marched through Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s neighborhood for the fourth week in a row Thursday night. The 11 protesters chanted obscenities and yelled, “Pro-life is a lie, you don’t care if people die,” as they made their way through the Falls Church neighborhood, about 9 miles west of Washington, D.C. Police were present…