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opinion
Biden’s New Domestic Terrorism Unit Bad for Freedom-Loving Americans
The Justice Department last week announced creation of a domestic terrorism unit to focus on a purported significant threat facing America. Also last week, President Joe Biden accused those who disagree with a federal takeover of state elections of being racists, and he directed Big Tech to censor more COVID-19 “misinformation.” Taken together, these moves… -
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Youngkin Off to Good Start, but Parents Need to Keep Up Counterrevolution
Last year, we witnessed an unprecedented revolt by parents and other Americans against the left’s attempt to insert race-based indoctrination into classrooms and all aspects of life. The election of Glenn Youngkin as governor of Virginia in November was emblematic of this parents-led rebellion, and it looks like the movement will continue at full steam… -
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Talks Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict Yield Little Fruit, but West Must Stand Firm
Last week, the United States, NATO, and Russia met to discuss the worsening situation regarding U.S. ally Ukraine, with Russia stationing more than 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s border and recently sending thousands more troops into Belarus, its military ally, just to the north of Ukraine. The meetings unfortunately yielded little fruit. The U.S. raised issues… -
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Parents Group Claims Saint Paul School System Indoctrinates Preschoolers on Transgender Issues
A parents group claims that a Minnesota school district is indoctrinating toddlers about pride and other “equity” agenda items. Saint Paul Public Schools is partnering with two organizations, AMAZE and OutFront Minnesota, to purportedly push materials discussing gender identity on children as young as 3, according to a release by Parents Defending Education. One document released by Parents… -
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Wake-up Calls Loud Enough Even for America’s Most Woke Mayors
On June 11, 2020, during the occupation of Seattle’s Capitol Hill by a fashionably diverse crew of BLM radicals, Antifa goons, stoned baristas, and well-intentioned soccer moms, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proclaimed that the arson, assault, battery, theft, and vandalism that defined the season might well be Seattle’s “Summer of Love.” On June 28, socialist… -
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The Quest to Destroy Work
This past week, after spending time vacationing in the disease-ridden hellscape known as Florida, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., came down with COVID-19. It was a tragic blow to the irrepressible Instagram star, who was forced to quarantine. But then, like an extraordinarily inaniloquent phoenix rising from the ashes of the dread omicron variant, she returned… -
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Is This End of Roe v. Wade Era?
After a COVID-19 driven timeout last year, March for Life returns this year to Washington, D.C., for the 49th year, noting the anniversary of and support to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision of Jan. 22, 1973. This began the era of legal abortion in the USA. A high turnout is expected due to last… -
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Parents Are Winning. That’s Why Far Left Is Turning Us Into Bogeymen.
Are “parental rights” some secret Bat Signal for right-wing evangelicals? The answer is yes, if you are writing for Salon. In a recent article, author Kathryn Joyce argued that “parental rights” is really the latest attempt of right-wing evangelicals to win elections. Joyce has a long history of trying to pin blame on right-wing evangelicals…. -
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NBA Golden State Warriors’ Co-owner Says ‘Nobody Cares’ About Persecution of Uyghurs. Is He Right?
The NBA’s Golden State Warriors basketball franchise is trying to distance itself from billionaire co-owner Chamath Palihapitiya following a remark he made on his podcast that “nobody cares” about the Uyghur Muslims facing persecution in China. “Nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs, OK? You bring it up because you really care, and I… -
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Probe Clears Law Clerk, Judge in Racism Allegations by Media, House Democrats
An investigation of a federal judge’s hiring of a law clerk has rejected a narrative pushed by The Washington Post, The New Yorker magazine, and seven House Democrats that accuses the clerk of making a racist remark, asserting that the text message at issue was “fake.” A colleague had created phony text messages from fellow… -
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Christian Celeb Accuses HarperCollins of ‘Bowing to the Mob’ for Canceling His Book, Signs New Deal
Christian singer Sean Feucht is accusing HarperCollins of “bowing to the mob” in reportedly canceling his book over his political views. Feucht told The Daily Signal on Tuesday that he had just signed a new book deal with the conservative book publisher Regnery Publishing, saying he had “negotiated even better terms than the broken agreement… -
opinion
West Virginia Crafts Ties With America’s Partners Around Globe
Practical partnerships between foreign countries and individual American states matter—perhaps more than ever, as they involve treasure troves of diplomatic, military, and economic interactions. Among a good number of notable states, West Virginia offers concrete examples of pragmatic state-to-country economic engagement through its partnerships with America’s partners around the world. On the security partnership front,… -
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It’s Official: It’s OK to Be Racist If You’re the Left Pushing COVID-19 Mandates
Following the lead of other leftist-run cities, the District of Columbia just instituted a new COVID-19 mandate that requires anyone who wants to dine at a restaurant, go to a movie, or workout at a gym to show proof of vaccination. But a big part of the story that many in the media seem to… -
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State Superintendent Won’t Approve Curriculum Telling Disabled Preschoolers to ‘Deconstruct Whiteness’
North Carolina's school superintendent walked back plans to implement a statewide curriculum that would teach disabled preschoolers to “deconstruct whiteness,” according to a report from Education First Alliance. Catherine Truitt, North Carolina’s superintendent of public instruction, said she “will not sign” a contract proposal that would teach disabled preschoolers that “we are all products of a racialized society” and… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Demands HHS Rescind ‘Blatantly Discriminatory’ Guidance Prioritizing Race, Ethnicity in COVID-19 Treatments
Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona called on the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday to “immediately rescind” guidance indicating that race and ethnicity should be prioritized in providing COVID-19 treatments. The Republican congressman’s letter follows Food and Drug Administration guidance repeatedly stating that “race or ethnicity” are medical conditions or factors that may… -
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Nearly a Third of Democrats Support Unvaccinated Losing Custody of Kids
Democrats were more than twice as likely as other voters to favor harsh government restrictions being placed on unvaccinated people’s lives, ranging from fines to loss of child custody, according to a recent poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports and the Heartland Institute. Forty-eight percent of Democratic voters said the government should be able to fine… -
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Conservatives Must Lead Way on Cash Bail Reform
It’s no secret that 2021 was one of the most violent years in recent history for many U.S. cities. From coast to coast, cities including Philadelphia; Louisville, Kentucky; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Portland, Oregon, all saw their highest homicide rates in decades. While this spike in violence has sparked a debate about the right response,… -
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Lebanon’s Stalled Government Should Worry the US
Over the past few months in Lebanon, tensions have been slowly escalating with the continued collapse of the economy, deteriorating living conditions, and the investigation into the August 2020 Port of Beirut explosion. If not altered, the current trajectory of the nation will most certainly lead to another civil war and potentially decades of violence…. -
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Washington Examiner’s Restoring America Counters the Left’s Assault, Offers Hope for Future
A mere 30% of Americans think their country is heading in the right direction. President Joe Biden, elected on the promise of being a uniter with better solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic, has resorted to divisive rhetoric and a socialist agenda. It’s no wonder many Americans are pessimistic about America’s future. Yet, there is reason… -
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Virtue, Liberty, and the Market: What the Left Will Never Understand About Capitalism
Does America still believe that it is an immensely gifted wealth-creating country? And does it further believe itself capable of producing not only the highest forms of technology, products, and services, but in a manner that lifts the sails of vast numbers of Americans? There are grave reasons to doubt an affirmative answer to both…