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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs 3 Bills on Abortion, Child Sex Changes, and Women’s Sports
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed three bills Wednesday restricting abortion, child sex-change surgeries, and male participation in women’s sports. Ducey signed a bill into law banning gender-reassignment surgeries for minors, which makes exceptions for children born with sex disorders or other medically verifiable issues. The legislation specifies a long list of surgeries doctors cannot perform on children, including mastectomies,… -
opinion
Sold! Tennessee Auctioneers Score Win in Occupational Licensing Case
Opponents of occupational licensing secured a victory this week in their battle against excessive state regulations that erect barriers to competition in various fields. One of those opponents, who knows full well the burdensome effects of occupational licensing, is Will McLemore. In 2006, he started McLemore Auction Co. as one of the first online auction… -
opinion
Young Women Are Closing So-Called Gender Pay Gap. Here’s What That Means.
On this week’s edition of the “Problematic Women” podcast, we break down the data behind women winning the biggest wage gains from the U.S. labor boom. We also discuss how, in some cities, women are not only closing the so-called gender pay gap, but now exceeding their male counterparts. Is that a good thing for… -
opinion
Rep. Kevin Hern Offers GOP Alternative to Biden’s Tax-and-Spend Budget
President Joe Biden on Monday announced a proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2023 that includes a wish list of leftist policy proposals as well as an unprecedented tax on unrealized gains. To Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., Biden’s budget fails to help Americans deal with exploding inflation and doubles down on the deficit spending that… -
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Biden’s Gaffe About Putin Could Have Serious Consequences for Ukraine
This week’s events, particularly those in Brussels and Poland, have left little reason for optimism. There is not a single leader in the world today whose staff is stepping out at the United Nations, in Washington, or on the ground in Brussels to correct, walk back, or clarify what their country’s elected leader truly meant… -
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Leaked Videos Expose Disney’s ‘Not-At-All-Secret Gay Agenda’
A series of videos reveals the Walt Disney Co.’s “not-at-all-secret gay agenda,” as Disney finds itself at the center of national debate over gay rights, transgenderism, and parental rights. The videos—obtained by investigative journalist Christopher Rufo and posted Tuesday on Twitter—expose Disney executives inside an all-hands meeting in response to Florida’s HB 1557, the Parental… -
opinion
Fed Up, These Parents Sue Baltimore Public Schools
As in so many other places around the country, the public education system in Baltimore is failing the city’s children. Public schools have been failing American students for decades, but the issue is pronounced in Maryland’s biggest city. Stories abound of Baltimore’s momentous failures to teach its kids. One report details how a student graduated… -
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Finnish Court Clears Christian Politician, Bishop of ‘Hate Speech’ Charges
A Finnish court has dismissed all charges against a Christian member of Parliament and a bishop charged under Finland’s “hate speech” and “ethnic agitation” law for supporting traditional marriage. The court ordered the government to reimburse the two. In a unanimous ruling Wednesday, the Helsinki District Court determined that it isn’t its job “to interpret biblical… -
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How Russia Might Deploy Nukes in Ukraine War
With Russian forces struggling mightily to subjugate Ukraine in the face of incredible resistance from both the Ukrainian army and ordinary citizens, observers are concerned about the Kremlin escalating the war with the use of nuclear weapons. At this point, it’s arguably “low risk,” but it’s not “no risk.” Moscow could certainly decide to move… -
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Biden’s Budget Lies
“Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” When releasing his fiscal year 2023 budget proposal on Monday, President Joe Biden said this was something his father had told him. He then made a claim about a “value” his budget proposal purportedly advances. “The first value is fiscal responsibility,” Biden said. That… -
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At UN Commission on Status of Women, Far Left Ties Gender Ideology, Abortion to Climate Change
The United Nations’ annual Commission on the Status of Women concluded last week in New York. Delegates and activists from around the world met to discuss climate change, the environment, and reducing the risk of disaster with “gender equality at the [center] of solutions.” In other words, it was business as usual. Whatever its stated… -
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Oil Industry Report Warns of Massive Job Losses From Biden’s Anti-Drilling Agenda
The Biden administration’s failure to pursue a plan for offshore oil and gas leasing will have long-term impacts on American jobs, gross domestic product, and energy security, an industry report found. American oil production would decline by roughly 500,000 barrels per day and at least 57,000 energy industry jobs would be lost if the administration… -
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Biden Wants Blank Check to Fund Open Borders Immigration Priorities
The Biden administration is publicly proud of its open border policies and seeks to “expand on the historic progress” it has made over the past year to spend even more taxpayer money in 2023 to process even more illegal aliens into the country and grant them asylum. In his statement for President Joe Biden’s $97.3… -
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Youth Mental Health Crisis Gives More Urgency to School Choice Movement
Parents have spent the last two years dealing with lawmakers’ and school officials’ indecisions about school reopenings, a nightmare for many. Public officials have constantly alternated between remote and in-person learning, masking and unmasking, social distancing and not. Now, many families are rejoicing as they see states lift their remaining COVID-19 restrictions. Getting their children caught… -
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The Unanimously Liberal Tilt of ‘Fact-Checkers’
Now that the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings are complete, we have collected another fascinating exhibit of the leftist tilt of “independent fact-checkers.” Just try to find a single fact check on anything Jackson said. Try to find a single evaluation of any statement by a Democratic politician touting Jackson—from President Joe Biden to Sen. Dick… -
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White Males Need Not Apply? ‘Colorblind’ Group Accuses American Express of Racist Policies
Look for a “Colleague Network” at American Express that supports whites, particularly white males, and that search will be in vain because the multinational credit card corporation has embraced discriminatory policies, according to a nonprofit group that advocates “a unified America.” American Express lists 14 Colleague Networks in its 2021 Inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion… -
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Targets Big Tech’s Censorship of Free Speech
Almost every day, it seems as though a Big Tech company has deplatformed another user. User content is blocked or removed continually. What is being done to hold Big Tech accountable for its actions? What is Section 230 in U.S. law, and does it need to be reformed? How can we protect both free speech… -
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Will Smith’s Slap Heard Around World
This week, Will Smith—perhaps the most bankable star of his generation—won an Oscar for Best Actor for “King Richard.” But that wasn’t why he made headlines. He made headlines because during the Academy Awards ceremony, comedian Chris Rock told a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Jada, it seems, suffers from alopecia; Rock, presumably… -
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Border Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse
In 2021, the migrant surge at the southern border hit its highest point in two decades. But as bad as things are currently, the situation at the border may get even worse. President Donald Trump’s administration created the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order Title 42 to allow immediate deportation of illegal immigrants coming from… -
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Gas Tax Rebates, Suspensions Are Gimmicky ‘Solutions’ to Problem Government Caused
Across President Joe Biden’s America, motorists are suffering from gas pains. In Chicago, for example, on March 25, the average price for a gallon of regular was $4.85. Two years earlier, on March 25, 2020, when Donald Trump was president, the price there was $2.16. In Los Angeles, the price late last week was $5.91,…