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opinion
Russia and the Pottery Barn Rule
“You break it, you own it.” This adage, a variation of the Pottery Barn Rule, was first coined by columnist Thomas L. Friedman in 2003. Friedman used it as an expression of foreign policy, suggesting that the launch of a military invasion comes with the responsibility of rebuilding a country. The adage now certainly applies… -
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Censorship Takes Many Forms, Including Refusing to Cover Certain Stories
There has been much in the news lately about censorship. The major media have been reporting on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to keep the Russian people from hearing the truth about his war against Ukraine and what President Joe Biden has called war crimes. Dictionary.com offers this definition of a censor: “an official who… -
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What You Need to Know About Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson may soon become the newest justice of the Supreme Court. Her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing began Monday. Democrats praised the historic nature of her nomination and Republicans raised concerns over her record. But who is Ketanji Brown Jackson? How would she rule on critical cases if confirmed to the Supreme Court? Will she… -
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Shannon Bream Explains What We Can Learn From Mothers and Daughters in the Bible
The stories of mothers and daughters in the Bible hold special significance for Shannon Bream. “We all have had the seasons of waiting, of longing, of having to be patient, not understanding what God is doing,” Bream, host of “Fox News @ Night,” says. Reading and studying the stories of the women in the Bible… -
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4 Key Moments on Day 1 of Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
The opening day of hearings on federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court focused on the nominee’s record and the historic nature of her appointment. President Joe Biden last month nominated Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and before that a federal district… -
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Biden’s Weakness in Ukraine-Russia Conflict Has Only Further Emboldened China in a New Kind of War
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin deserves the world’s unmitigated scorn, but not the United States’ undivided attention. For while Russia today may be an enemy of the West, it is not really a rival. For that, we must look to China. Putin’s fantasy of resurrecting a greater Russian empire is just that, a… -
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California Teacher Describes Training Session Where Educators Were Pressured to Use Students’ Preferred Pronouns
A staff member at one of the nation’s largest school districts said he participated in a “cult retreat-like experience” during a teacher training session, according to a report from Parents Defending Education, a national nonprofit focused on parents’ roles in education. The Los Angeles Unified School District used materials drafted by the California Conference for Equality… -
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This Mom Says Transgender Movement Took Her Daughter’s Life
Abby Martinez had been feeling sick and close to tears all day. She had lunch with a friend, but could hardly eat. She didn’t know what was wrong, but suspected the feeling might have to do with her 19-year-old daughter Yaeli, who identified as a man. When Martinez couldn’t shake a feeling of deep sadness… -
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The Fund for American Studies Is Educating the Next Generation of Courageous Leaders
Generation Z is already making its mark on America. Born after 1996, these young Americans came of age in an era of rapid technological change—smartphones, social media, and our interconnected world. The oldest are already in the workforce while others are in the process of figuring out their careers. Fortunately, there are good organizations to… -
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How the Conservative Movement Was Built
Stan Evans helped build the conservative movement by founding the American Conservative Union, the Conservative Political Action Conference, and establishing the National Journalism Center. He was, in addition, a tremendous journalist and thinker. His book “The Theme Is Freedom” should be a conservative classic, Steven Hayward observes in his new book “M. Stanton Evans: Conservative… -
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What Happened When Jackson Went Easy on This Sex Offender
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to reflect that Dixie Bennett, not Ketanji Brown Jackson, wrote the presentence mitigation report quoted. In text messages, Neil Stewart talked explicitly about his interest in sex involving minors while setting up what he thought was a meeting at the National Zoo with a man and his 9-year-old daughter, according to… -
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Amazon Bails Out of Downtown Seattle Due to Violent Crime Surge, Dodges Consequence of Woke Policies
Amazon is getting out of Dodge. Well, more accurately, Seattle. The massive, mostly online retailer announced recently that it’s relocating 1,800 employees out of a downtown Seattle location due to a huge uptick in violent crime. “Given recent incidents near 3rd (Ave) and Pine (St), we’re providing employees currently at that location with alternative office… -
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Drink Java, Save Babies: Pro-Life Coffee Company Donates to Pregnancy Centers for Every Purchase
Just months since hitting the market in November, a pro-life coffee company has donated more than $3,500 to pregnancy resource centers. Seven Weeks Coffee, founded by Anton Krecic with the help of his wife, Christa, offers ethically sourced coffee with a mission of supporting life. “At seven weeks, a baby's the size of a coffee… -
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DC’s David Outlasts Goliath: Big Board Pub Can Reopen, Serve Liquor Again
Beleaguered Washington, D.C., restaurant owner Eric Flannery finally has a small reason to celebrate. On St. Patrick’s Day, Flannery was told he can finally serve liquor again at his restaurant, The Big Board. The Buckeye Institute, an Ohio-based think tank representing Flannery in an ongoing lawsuit against the D.C. city government, announced that the city… -
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Campus Free Speech Problems Come Down to Culture
We’ve all heard stories about university administrators cracking down on free speech. But free expression is suffering even without these enablers, and that should worry us. In a recent New York Times op-ed, University of Virginia senior Emma Camp powerfully defended freedom of expression as she described her own practice of self-censoring while on campus…. -
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‘The Equal Rights of Female Athletes Are Being Infringed’: Women’s Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Over Transgender Swimmer
Concerned Women for America filed a formal civil rights complaint against the University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, contending the school is violating Title IX requirements designed to protect the rights of female student athletes. The complaint came the same day transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, won the 500-yard freestyle at… -
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Pro Baseball Players Rejected ‘Political Supremacists.’ Voters Should, Too.
The lyrics from Bruce Springsteen’s song “Badlands” have seldom been more relevant: “Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and the king ain’t satisfied ’til he rules everything.” Translated: Give people a little power, and they will seize the moment and take up the scepter to impose their values on everyone else…. -
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No One Elected Woke CEOs
Woke corporate CEOs seem to think they know better than voters what’s best for the country. These titans are throwing their companies’ clout and cash behind activists pushing gender-fluidity lessons for kindergarteners and other extreme political causes. Expect this corporate activism to backfire. Corporations should be serving their customers, not trying to override the democratic… -
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Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Beats Out Female Competitors by 1.75 Seconds in NCAA Championships
University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won the 500 free event at the NCAA Women’s Championships by 1.75 seconds Thursday. In first place, Thomas finished at 4:33.24, according to results published on swimmeetresults.tech. The three runners-up swam 4:34.99, 4:35.92, and 4:36.18. Thomas also won the Thursday morning qualifier, beating the second-place swimmer by 2.97 seconds, a… -
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Kansas Weighs Protecting Rights of Children, Families in Education
Special-interest groups don’t want parents to know when a student in Kansas public schools “identifies as” a gender not aligned with his or her biological sex. And school officials are prepared to keep this information from families, even when it involves children who are minors. Now, Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal to create a…