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opinion
‘Build Back Better’ Bill Would Build a Bigger, but Not Better, IRS Bureaucracy
According to Gallup, only 37% of Americans view the Internal Revenue Service favorably, making it one of the least popular federal agencies. Even among self-identified liberals, the IRS only has a 38% approval rating. A paltry 8% of Americans rate the IRS’ performance as excellent. Little wonder the IRS is unpopular, with its history of… -
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Employee Suspended From His Job After Refusing to Get Vaccinated Shares His Story
COVID-19 vaccine mandates are wreaking havoc across the country as employees are forced to get vaccinated or possibly risk losing their jobs. Employees' religion-based objections to vaccination are clashing with those mandates, and often, the mandate wins out. Hunter Creger was suspended from his job at a Colorado-based spacecraft launch service after he refused the… -
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Pelosi Says Women Face Particular Dangers From Climate Change
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., stated that climate change poses a greater risk to women than men across the world. “[Climate change] is the existential threat of our time,” Pelosi remarked Tuesday at COP26, the ongoing United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, according to The New York Times. “It’s a threat multiplier that amplifies and accelerates existing inequities. Eighty… -
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Let Parents Choose
As Virginia’s gubernatorial election drew to a close last week, Democrat Terry McAuliffe brought in teachers union President Randi Weingarten. He thought that would help? I suppose he, like many progressives, believes everyone thinks the way he does. “I’m not going to let parents come into schools and … make their own decisions,” he’d said…. -
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My Son’s English Teacher Showed a Transgender Activist’s Video in Class. Here’s What I Did Next.
My eighth grade son recently got a “lesson” in English class that featured a video of a transgender activist making a speech that includes sexually suggestive language. As a society, we have seen this sort of thing play out time and time again in recent years. First the left asks for tolerance, then acceptance, and… -
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The Political Center Is Gone
In a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll, President Joe Biden’s approval is down to 38%. Which looks pretty good compared to Vice President Kamala Harris, whose approval now stands at 28%. Democrats have just been reprimanded by voters, with the upset victory of Republican candidate and political novice Glenn Youngkin in the governor’s race in… -
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I Live Here. Voters’ Choice for City Attorney Provides Hope That We Can Take Back Seattle.
SEATTLE—Did my city put an end to the chaos with last week’s election? It took an off-year election for Seattle voters to stop the city’s ever-devolving political scene, where anti-police activists routinely gain more power. Last Tuesday, voters said there is a limit to their tolerance of progressive and socialist tendencies. In three out of… -
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In ‘Deep Blue’ New York, Voters Reject Democrats’ Push for Election Changes
In one of the bluest states in the nation, voters soundly rejected proposed changes to election law that congressional Democrats are trying to impose nationally. New York state voters voted “no” on Democrat-supported amendments to the state Constitution, pitched as “voting rights” measures, that would have expanded absentee voting, allowed same-day voter registration, and changed… -
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To Protect Women, Trust the Science on Abortion
Trust the science. These three words, when heeded, have the potential to save thousands of lives. As a rule, our leaders should defer to peer-reviewed medical research in all matters related to public policy. But in one critical area, they have failed us time and time again: women’s health. As the Supreme Court prepares to… -
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Iranian Drones Cast Intimidating Shadow Over Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an armed drone attack Sunday on his official residence in Baghdad that wounded seven of his guards. The attack, which involved Iranian-made drones, was an assassination attempt that sends a message of intimidation to Kadhimi and any other Iraqis who pose a challenge to the influence of Iran and… -
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Principal at Fairfax County High School Told Mom Who Exposed Pornographic Books That Parents Aren’t Allowed in District’s Libraries
Editor's note: This article describes graphic sexual content in a book. A Fairfax County, Virginia, mother told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the principal at her son’s school told her that parents are not allowed to check out books at its library. On Oct. 27, Stacy Langton, a mother of six kids, went to… -
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With So-Called Build Back Better Bill, Socialist Health Care Agenda Is Closer Than You Think
Politico got it right: “Democrats’ social spending proposal represents a sweeping expansion of the health safety net … .” Despite claims that negotiations among Democrats are leading to a smaller and less radical proposal, the latest version of the “Build Back Better” tax-and-spend bill still represents a massive government expansion in health care. As a… -
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EXCLUSIVE: HHS Secretary Becerra Refuses to Address GOP Accusations That He Violated Federal Conscience Protections, Worked at ‘Behest of Abortion Lobby’
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is refusing to address Republican allegations that he violated federal conscience protections and worked at the “behest of the abortion industry,” a letter obtained by The Daily Signal shows. “Xavier Becerra is too busy protecting hospitals that violate the rights of their nurses to give a straight answer,”… -
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The Rise of ‘Chief Diversity Officers’ at K-12 Schools
Diversity officers slowly are corrupting K-12 education by bringing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into schools and teaching children divisive topics such as critical race theory, a Heritage Foundation scholar says. A new report from Jay Greene, a senior research fellow in education at Heritage, highlights how harmful these diversity officers and their initiatives can… -
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A Healthier, ‘Moral’ Way to Navigate Modern Dating and Sex Culture
Navigating the current dating scene is difficult. Between dating apps and the hookup culture, it can be extremely challenging to find a significant other and grow a healthy, lasting romantic relationship. But dating becomes a little easier once we determine “what our core values are,” says Caitlin Zick, co-director of Moral Revolution, a California-based ministry…. -
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Winsome Sears Is Left’s Worst Nightmare
The significance of Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears’ victory cannot be overstated. But her victory is significant not only because she is a black woman and the “first” of her race and gender to hold the office of lieutenant governor in Virginia, but also because she has been described as an anti-racist. Sears does not… -
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What’s Next as 27 States, Multiple Businesses Sue to Stop Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
One court already has temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private employers and legal battles are emerging across the nation as 27 states and multiple businesses and nonprofits sue to block the mandate on its likely path to the Supreme Court. Plaintiffs have brought lawsuits in federal appeals courts for the 5th, 6th,… -
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Future of Schools and Critical Race Theory After Youngkin’s Victory
Following Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory on Nov. 2 over Democratic incumbent Gov. Terry McAuliffe for the governorship of Virginia and Democratic incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy’s narrow win for the governorship of New Jersey, commentators on both sides—conservatives and liberals—are interpreting the outcomes from opposing perspectives. Education was at the center of the gubernatorial contests this… -
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Rx for Disaster: Democrats’ Bill Shows How Not to Get Affordable, Innovative Prescription Drugs
Congressional Democrats have released their latest version of a drug-pricing proposal that would expand government’s role by setting prices for prescription drugs for the first time. Specifically, in HR 5376, the government would set prices in Medicare for a limited number of drugs that account for substantial spending in Medicare. Such policies go in the… -
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Biden Administration ‘Hopes’ Gas Doesn’t Reach $4 a Gallon, Energy Secretary Says
The Biden administration hopes the price of gasoline won’t reach $4 per gallon, but Americans should expect higher energy costs, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said. “We certainly hope not,” Granholm said when asked if the price at the pump would surpass that threshold, during a CNN interview Sunday. Granholm then blamed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…