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Black Conservatives Convene for a ‘New Birth of Freedom’
Recent remarks by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, noting the institutional damage caused by the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion on Roe v. Wade, have gotten exhaustive coverage in the press. But, not surprisingly, the venue where Thomas made these remarks has gotten little attention by these same journalists. The event was a convening… -
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Liberate DC Children From Government Schools
In the 2018-2019 school year, the government-run schools in Washington, D.C., beat the government-run schools in every state in the union in at least one measurable category: They spent the most money per pupil. That year, according to Table 236.75 published by the National Center for Education Statistics, the public elementary and secondary schools in… -
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Unfriendly Skies: Flight Attendants Fired for Opposing Radical Equality Act Sue Alaska Airlines
Two flight attendants are fighting back after Alaska Airlines fired them because they dared to question the validity of the proposed federal Equality Act in a company forum. First Liberty Institute on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Marli Brown and Lacey Smith on grounds of religious discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity… -
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Winning the Tech Battle With China: The Example of Huawei
Whenever China policy is talked about in the U.S., the conversation often turns to how the Trump administration “got China’s attention.” It did, indeed—specifically, by complicating its plans for tech dominance—a policy that should continue in the current administration. Beijing has assigned technology a central role in its global rivalry with the U.S. Allowing it… -
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Psychologist Explains Long-Term Effects of Masking, Social Distancing on Kids
A great deal of psychological development occurs in the early years of a child’s life. So, what happens when that development is interrupted by a global pandemic? How do things such as social distancing and mask-wearing affect our children long term? “Part of the way that babies stimulate themselves when they are out in the… -
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Network News Ignores Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ and Its Quick Demise, Study Finds
Although they’re in the First Amendment business, network newscasts largely ignored the rise and fall of a federal government board that raised red flags about the potential targeting of speech. The Biden administration put its Disinformation Governance Board on “pause” Wednesday, and the panel’s controversial executive director, Nina Jankowicz, stepped down as head of that… -
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School Board Member to Host ‘Queer Youth’ Event at Sex Shop for ‘All Ages’
A Washington state school board member is set to host a “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” at a sex store for children aged “0-18” on June 1. Jenn Mason, who sits on the board of directors of Bellingham Public Schools, owns the sex shop WinkWink Boutique, according to the store’s website, which is set to host the event…. -
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Senate Democrats’ Letters Show FDA Knew About Baby Formula Issues, but Did Nothing
As the nation grapples with a shortage of infant formula, a pair of letters from three Democratic senators indicate that they were aware of the bacterial infections connected to the Abbott Laboratories formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, as far back as February. Yet the three senators, along with the Food and Drug Administration, apparently did nothing to prepare for a… -
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SWIFT Sanctions Unlikely to Threaten US Dollar
The U.S. and key allies announced in March sanctions on a number of Russian banks using SWIFT, the inter-bank payment system relied on by nearly every bank on Earth. This led to concerns of Russia evading the sanctions by using the Chinese alternative, the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, better known by its acronym, CIPS. In… -
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Biden Administration Refuses to Recognize Long-Term Effects of Puberty Blockers
When it comes to subjecting children who are confused about their gender to hormones, puberty-blocking drugs, and irreversible surgeries, the Biden administration has exhibited an alarmingly one-track mind: Inject and cut now, ask questions later. On April 6, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was asked in a House of Representatives committee hearing if… -
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Abortion Doctor Accuses Rep. Chip Roy of ‘Inflammatory Language’ About What Happens to Aborted Babies
An abortion doctor accused Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, of using inflammatory language when he asked her Wednesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about late-term abortions she had performed. Dr. Yashica Robinson, an Alabama-based OB-GYN and pro-abortion advocate, said she has performed abortions as late as 20 weeks. But Robinson refused to give a direct answer about how she… -
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Latest Cases of Election Fraud Underline Need for Vigilance and Action
Election integrity continues to be an important issue to citizens across the country, regardless of their political affiliation. While many politicians on the left continue to downplay the issue of election fraud to the dismay of their constituents, threats to free and fair elections continue at an alarming rate, as our newest batch of cases… -
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Let Students Study for Final Exams, Not Worry About College Board Politics
It’s final exam season, so middle school and high school students are feverishly preparing. In case students needed one more thing to worry about, some in the media are warning that students’ hard work studying for end-of-year tests may not even count—for political reasons. A recent statement from College Board, creator of Advanced Placement courses… -
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Price Controls on Fuel Would Be Disastrous for Americans
In classic Washington style, liberals in Congress are advancing a bill that most assuredly would make a bad situation much worse. In response to soaring fuel prices, liberals seek to shift blame away from Bidenflation and onto producers through the so-called Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. A more appropriate title would be the “Driving… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Alabama Republican’s Bill Would Ban Government From Forcing Racial Discrimination in Medicare
Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., proposed a bill Thursday that would prohibit health care providers from adopting racially discriminatory policies in their practices at the behest of the federal government. The legislation is necessary to prevent the Biden administration from using the government's Medicare and Medicaid programs to advance the left’s “anti-racist” doctrine, Palmer said in… -
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What Happens When Big Businesses Go Woke
Women who want to appear to be men now can buy “compression tops” at Target to hide their breasts. Starbucks, among other companies, will pay travel costs for employees to have an abortion if they live in a state that restricts the procedure. And Disney says it’s outraged that kindergarteners can’t be taught gender ideology… -
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What to Do If You’re a Conservative at a Woke Company
Companies like Disney and Nike have become more woke and frequently make the news for their radical political positions. Employees of these companies frequently push the larger business to move even further left, and take even more woke positions. But what happens if someone is an employee of a woke company and isn’t woke themselves?… -
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Planned Parenthood Leader Among Donors to Prosecutor Who Won’t Charge Protesters at Justices’ Homes
The political arm of the liberal legal group Demand Justice, which advocates packing the Supreme Court, contributed $5,000 last year to the campaign of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, who is among local prosecutors backed by liberal organizations tied to billionaire financier George Soros. Descano, a Democrat, has refused to prosecute some criminal offenses… -
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Left-Wingers at Lecterns: Most College Graduation Speakers Are Liberals, Survey Finds
Don’t plan on hearing from a conservative speaker at your college commencement this spring. This year, just three of the top 100 colleges ranked by U.S. News and World Report are hosting conservative commencement speakers, while 53 are hosting left-of-center lecturers, according to the Young America’s Foundation 2022 Commencement Speaker Survey. The remaining colleges and universities are not tallied in the… -
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In Battle Between Religious Liberty vs. LGBTQ Rights, One Case Declares Clear Winner
The Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which (wrongly, in my view) expanded the coverage of a federal statute—Title VII—prohibiting sex discrimination in employment to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status, was the legal ricochet heard ’round the world. But multiple questions remained after the Supreme Court issued that…