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Biden’s Weakness Emboldens Putin, Xi, Iran
President Joe Biden’s virtual meeting Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin might be thought of as a final checkup before Russian troops invade Ukraine. Biden has displayed nothing but weakness since taking office. Even his threats of “consequences” sound weak. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sounded bolder than the U.S. president when he threatened… -
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Whether Putin Attacks Ukraine or Not, He’s Already Won
President Joe Biden and Russian bad boy Vladimir Putin have now had their two-hour virtual parley about the Ukraine crisis. Is there any clear sense on how this will all end? No. The readout from the White House looked thinner than Christmas tissue paper, but from what can be gleaned, the U.S. side put nothing more… -
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How Trial Lawyers Team With Leftist Activists to Hurt Consumers
It’s a topic that few people know about, but that has far-reaching consequences. Trial lawyers across the country are cozying up to the left, advancing their radical agendas while lining their pockets with government money. The result? The average consumer pays the price. “It affects [consumers] in part because you’ve got governments handing out big-deal… -
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Attention, Woke Leftists: Women Don’t Want Men in Restroom Stall Next to Them
Students attending Chicago public schools can now use whatever restroom they want. The change is being made in an effort to be more “inclusive” and “equitable,” according to Camie Pratt, chief Title IX officer for Chicago Public Schools. “All restrooms are open for use by anyone who feels comfortable,” Pratt said in a recent video… -
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Supreme Court Ponders Whether Parents May Use Tuition Aid for Religious Instruction
A prohibition on distributing government funds to “sectarian,” or religious, schools is written into the constitutions of 36 states. Such provisions are known as Blaine Amendments. Last year, the Supreme Court considered and then invalidated the specific prohibition contained in the Montana Constitution. In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the high court ruled that… -
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California Considers Funding Abortion Tourism as Part of Plan to Become ‘Sanctuary’ If Roe Overturned
California is considering funding abortions for out-of-state women as part of a 45-part proposal to expand abortion accessibility if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The California Future of Abortion Council, started by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and made up of abortion providers and advocacy groups, published recommendations “to protect, strengthen, and expand abortion care in California” in early December…. -
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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Virologist Says Communist Regime Targeted Her for Exposing COVID-19 Origin
Update: On appeal, Science Feedback changed its rating of this report from “partly false” to “missing context.” The Daily Signal responded Dec. 21 by adding material highlighted below. Dr. Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist, says she was warned again and again in early 2020 by her supervisor at the University of Hong Kong. “Be silent, don’t… -
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We Are Losing the War for Our Children
It is always humbling to learn something new. Life is, by design, a continuous journey from the unknown to the known, from the old to the new. My most recent learning experience occurred last week, when I learned of the travesties befalling our country’s youth. We often read depressing headlines, such as “100,000 individuals died… -
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The Left’s War With Biological Reality
As the Supreme Court determines whether to preserve the court-created “right to abortion” under Roe v. Wade, those on the feminist left have gone into full-blown panic mode. Women’s rights, they insist, will implode without granting women the ability to abort their children; only that ability can equalize the natural inequalities of biology, by which… -
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Congress Is Writing Blank Check for Big Government, Socialist Tax-and-Spend Spree
Congress has unveiled a new proposal, the so-called Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, and is promoting it with all the usual talking points that this is just normal legislation keeping the status quo going to obscure its true purpose. In reality, the bill is a blank check that would make it… -
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‘Wrong Choice’: Republican Banking Committee Members Blast Biden’s ‘Radical’ Nominee After She Withdraws Nomination
Members of both the House and Senate Banking committees criticized President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Saule Omarova, after she withdrew her nomination. House and Senate ranking member Republicans highlighted Omarova’s “radical” ideology regarding the American financial system after it became obvious that her nomination would not make it… -
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Atheist Congressman Fetes Public Lands at Lighting of Capitol Christmas Tree
The Freedom From Religion Foundation honored Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., three years ago with what it calls its “Emperor Has No Clothes Award,” named after the story by Hans Christian Andersen. “In the story, two weavers con a gullible emperor by selling him expensive cloth they claim is so exquisite only the very wise can… -
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Biden Vaccine Mandate Would Add to Staffing Woes, Florida Restaurant Chain Owner Says
Sergio's Restaurants is a third-generation family-owned business that has been a popular Cuban food destination in South Florida. The company has grown to have six full-service restaurants, and has 13 more licensed outlets at sports venues, on university campuses, at airports, and in other locations, primarily in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas. But the… -
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‘Amazon Bought Twitch for $1 Billion for a Reason’: Why Defense Experts Are Watching Video Game Industry
From Call of Duty to Minecraft, virtual spaces are where more and more people are spending a good amount of their lives. Facebook’s plan to create a metaverse—a sort of next-generation internet that promises to blur the line between the actual and virtual worlds even further—raises valid concerns. And yet, the demand for virtual environment… -
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What We Do, and Don’t, Know About Omicron Variant
There is still little data available on the new omicron variant of COVID-19 but that is not stopping some political leaders from implementing new policies and requirements. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has issued a vaccine mandate for employees across the city. The Biden administration is restricting travel from some nations while heavily… -
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Students at Maryland High School Shown Thanksgiving Video Depicting Pilgrims as Oppressors
The Howard Zinn-ification of American history has now been fully embraced by America’s institutions. It’s not just on college and university campuses where the late Marxist professor’s anti-American history is popular. An anonymous tip to The Daily Signal on Monday revealed that a video depicting the Pilgrims as one-dimensional oppressors was shown to students at… -
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Teachers Union Official’s Facebook Post Says People With Religious Vaccine Exemptions Deserve to Die, Suggests GOP Commit Mass Murder
A National Education Association Board of Directors member and English teacher at a Pennsylvania high school posted to Facebook that she thought unvaccinated individuals with religious exemptions deserved to die, according to a screenshot of the post obtained by the social media account Libs of Tik Tok. Mollie Paige Mumau took to Facebook to condemn… -
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America Should Be Shining the Light of Liberty, Not Government
The Biden administration is hosting a “Summit for Democracy” on Dec. 9 and 10 for which 110 nations were invited to participate in a global virtual event. The U.S. State Department notes that the purpose is “setting forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies through collective… -
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Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Does What He Intended: Nothing
Most of us know the old philosophical chestnut: If a tree falls in the woods but no one is around to hear it, does it actually make a sound? The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court’s release Monday of its draft final report offers this variation: If the president creates a commission but it doesn’t… -
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DeSantis Aims for Self-Reliance for Florida in Emergencies Instead of Dependence on Feds
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed reestablishing a Florida State Guard, or civilian voluntary force, to assist the National Guard in state-specific emergencies. The governor’s new military budget proposal includes $3.5 million for the State Guard to support emergency-response efforts in the event of hurricanes, other natural disasters, and other state emergencies. The dedicated funding…