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Nation in ‘Energy Crisis,’ White House Adviser Says
A top White House official said there was an “energy crisis” in the U.S. and urged foreign fossil-fuel producers to ramp up production to quell it. “We see this as an energy crisis because this is not just natural gas prices that have been elevated, but crude oil is at very high levels at the… -
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger, One of Trump’s Fiercest GOP Critics, to Quit Congress
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the most prominent Republican critics of former President Donald Trump, announced his retirement from Congress on Friday. Kinzinger, R-Ill., delivered the news in an announcement video, saying that he remembered “saying that if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress, I would. And that time is… -
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As US Reopens Travel From Europe, Why Is Romania Still Not in Visa Waiver Program?
The Biden administration’s recent announcement that travel restrictions from Europe would be eased for vaccinated travelers was long overdue. As trans-Atlantic air travel stands to pick up again in earnest, the continued exclusion of some European NATO allies—Romania, in particular—from the Visa Waiver Program remains a glaring omission in need of a swift solution. The… -
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Left Thinks It Should Be in Charge of Education, Not Parents
The left has a new message for parents concerned about critical race theory and similar ideologies being foisted on their children in public schools: Sit down and shut up. The left has already pretty much abandoned the “critical race theory is not in schools” narrative. Parents just aren’t buying this absurdity. It’s clear that ideas… -
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G-20 Needs a Freedom and Prosperity Agenda More Than Ever
The first in-person gathering of the world’s 20 biggest economies, the Group of 20, since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic will take place in Rome, Italy, from Oct. 30 to 31. To say the least, the summit should not be business as usual. Regrettably, there’s reason to believe that the meeting will fail to address… -
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How Many More Illegal Immigrants Will Cross Border?
“They’re Coming to America” – Neil Diamond The numbers are staggering. Should we call them invaders instead of migrants, since that word better describes the hordes of humanity coming across what used to be our southern border, a border that has been effectively erased? In March, the COVID positivity rate for those breaching our border… -
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Trade Expert Breaks Down Supply Chain Crisis
Editor’s note: Why is the U.S. suddenly in the midst of a supply chain crisis? Heritage Foundation’s Tori Smith, a senior policy analyst who focuses on trade joins Tim Doescher, host of the “Heritage Explains” podcast to discuss. Watch or read an abridged and edited transcript below. Tim Doescher: So welcome. Now let’s cut right… -
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The Ignoble Lie
In a controversial passage in Plato’s “Republic,” Socrates introduced the idea of the “noble lie” (gennaios pseudos). A majestic fiction, he says, could sometimes serve society by persuading uninformed citizens of something good for them. Ever since, many prevaricators have used the excuse that they lied for the common good. Take Dr. Anthony Fauci, our… -
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Will Meeting With Pope Francis Change Biden’s Abortion Views?
A Catholic American president traveled to Rome on Friday to meet with Pope Francis. There is a very profound and obvious issue they could discuss: Is it OK for a politician of any religious faith, or even none at all, to violate the natural law and support the deliberate killing of unborn babies? President Joe… -
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We Should All Know the Name Henrietta Lacks
On a hot summer day, Aug. 1, 1920, a woman named Henrietta Lacks was born in Roanoke, Virginia. Though blessed with the gift of life, she was not blessed with the fruits of good fortune. At the tender age of 4, her mother died while giving birth to her 10th child. Not too long after,… -
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‘The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness’: Understanding Race, Gender, and Oppression
The satire site The Babylon Bee presents “The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness,” a tongue-in-cheek guide to the far left’s obsession with intersectional insanity. You can order a copy here. Check out the first excerpt here, and read on for more from chapter one. Intersectionality Take a look at our handy chart here in order… -
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How Racial Preferences Pigeonhole Minority Lawyers
How would you feel if your business forced you to do something based solely on your race? For some minority lawyers, that’s a reality. Racial preferences from clients take minority lawyers away from cases they’d prefer to work on, all to fulfill a quota. GianCarlo Canaparo, a legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation (of which… -
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In Loudoun County, Pence Calls for School Officials to Resign Over ‘Cover-Up’ of Sexual Assaults
On the heels of a student walkout, former Vice President Mike Pence traveled Thursday to Loudoun County, Virginia, to praise concerned parents and students—and to call for school officials to resign over their “cover-up” of recent sexual assaults in county schools. “School board members and anyone responsible for this tragedy and cover-up should resign immediately,”… -
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Rise in Kidnappings and Lawlessness in Haiti Highlights Need for Security Response
The recent kidnapping of 17 missionaries—16 American, one Canadian, and five of them children—and a local driver in Haiti has drawn international attention to the epidemic of escalating violence and lawlessness the Haitian people have been suffering for years. Coming on the heels of the July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the intensifying criminal activity is undermining what little… -
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Why Congress Shouldn’t Rush to Enact Poorly Conceived New Taxes to Fund Spending Spree
In ongoing discussions with House Democrats about their ever-evolving plan to expand the role of government in American life, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly told her members: “There is no bad decision.” With trillions of dollars at stake, bad decisions are inevitable if Congress rushes through a poorly vetted plan to pay for its buffet… -
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‘There Is No Rational Debate’: Loudoun County School Board Chair Trashes Parents
Brenda Sheridan, chair of the Loudoun County Public Schools board, criticized parents protesting the use of critical race theory in schools, claiming “[t]here is no rational debate” on the issue. Sheridan made the comments during an interview with Chuck Todd during the Oct. 27 episode of “Meet the Press Reports,” a weekly podcast. “I’ll echo that we… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers, Ambassadors Commemorate Global Declaration Challenging ‘Right’ to Abortion, Upholding Role of Family
Lawmakers, ambassadors, and embassy officials gathered Thursday in Washington to commemorate a pro-life, pro-family international declaration signed by the United States during the Trump administration. President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of the United States from the Geneva Consensus Declaration almost immediately after he succeeded Donald Trump as president Jan. 20. Speakers at the gathering… -
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Punishing Achievement Punishes Everyone
This week, Democrats settled on an area of apparent commonality: the desire to eat the rich. According to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, “Senator [Ron] Wyden and the Senate Finance Committee … would impose a tax on unrealized gains on liquid assets held by extremely wealthy individuals, billionaires.” While Yellen refused to call this a “wealth… -
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‘One China,’ 2 National Days, and 152 Warplanes
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 10, the world witnessed the full extent of the divergent paths China and Taiwan are on. Those 10 days saw differing understandings of Chinese history and national values communicated in speeches, op-eds, ceremonies, and military incursions. If the gravity of the situation in the Taiwan Strait wasn’t clear before, it… -
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Amid Controversy Over Virginia Public Schools, Religious Private Schools See Surge in Enrollment
As the Fairfax County Public Schools system reports dwindling school enrollment, leaders at religious private schools across Northern Virginia say they are only growing. “This year alone, I can point to at least four families … who have either relocated to the area from other states or who have moved from very progressive public school…