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Biden Isn’t Using All Available Resources to Rescue Americans in Afghanistan, Lawmakers Say
Rep. Mike Waltz, a colonel in the National Guard and a decorated Green Beret, is frustrated with what he describes as the State Department’s “risk aversion,” which he blames for preventing the military from quickly locating and rescuing all Americans still stranded in Afghanistan. With the evacuation window beginning to close, the Florida Republican is… -
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Back to (What Kind of) School? Transgenderism, Yes; Testing, No
When I was in public school, a TV ad asked: “It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your children are?” Here’s a better question for today: “Do you know what your children are being taught and exposed to in their schools?” This summer’s controversy over the teaching of critical race theory and whether to wear… -
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Cuomo Ducked Impeachment, but These Governors Didn’t
Andrew Cuomo left the New York governor’s mansion in disgrace this week after multiple controversies, including his poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as credible allegations that he sexually harassed 11 female state employees. Cuomo, who was in his third term, resigned before facing near-certain impeachment in the New York State Assembly and… -
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Where Are America’s ‘Feminists’ Fighting for Afghan Women?
After four years of marching in the streets and claiming “oppression” under President Donald Trump, many of the country’s so-called feminists are conspicuously silent about the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. Worse, some of those who aren’t silent are instead using their platforms to attack conservatives… -
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YouTube Yanks Over 1 Million COVID-19 Videos It Deems ‘Dangerous’
YouTube has removed more than 1 million videos on its platform containing alleged misinformation related to COVID-19. The Google-owned company announced the figure in a blog post Wednesday, “Perspective: Tackling Misinformation on YouTube,” written by Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer. “Since last February, we’ve removed over 1 million videos related to dangerous coronavirus information, like false… -
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Cable ‘News’ Channels Could Use More News
The heartbreaking scenes of suffering in Kabul are the kind of “hard news” that many Americans find compelling. But on most days, many Americans don’t find “hard news” a compelling thing to watch. People would rather be entertained. Even political junkies want to be entertained—with political hot takes. A new Media Research Center study of… -
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Energy and Climate Regulations in California Are ‘Green Jim Crow’
For decades, California has been viewed as a vanguard state, a province that leads America on things like entertainment, fashion, and politics. No longer. Instead, California has become a state to be rebuked, a place where a small group of regulators and politicians—with the full backing of the state’s powerful environmental groups—have created “a new… -
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Welcome to the Forever Pandemic
This week, as President Joe Biden attempted desperately to distract from his ongoing surrender in Afghanistan and the attendant chaos in its wake, the White House turned its eyes once again to the issue of COVID-19. On Monday, Biden pressed private industry to mandate vaccination, stating, “Do what I did last month, require your employees… -
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For Brits, Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle Is a Betrayal
When President Joe Biden addressed the American people on the Afghanistan withdrawal last Friday, we were witnessing the death spiral of one of the most calamitous U.S. administrations of modern times. This presidency is sinking faster than the Titanic, increasingly friendless on the world stage, and looking like easy prey to America’s enemies, from Beijing to Moscow. Biden appeared confused, angry, incoherent, and… -
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Congress Should Fund Stronger Efforts to Block Imports Made With Forced Labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued 13 withhold release orders against imports from China since 2018 to stop goods produced with forced labor from entering the U.S. market. Those orders largely focus on goods from the Xinjiang province, where millions of Uyghur Muslims face what the U.S. government identified as ongoing genocide and crimes… -
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How Might China Exploit Afghanistan Debacle?
In the rarified atmosphere of Washington, the debacle unfolding in Afghanistan has led as much to questions of how China might exploit this as it has analysis and discussion of what is ongoing in Kabul. One regularly asked question is whether Beijing will feel emboldened to invade Taiwan, either because the U.S. is preoccupied with… -
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Biden Living in ‘Fantasyland’ on Afghanistan Pullout, Sen. Joni Ernst Says
President Joe Biden is moving ahead with plans to evacuate all U.S. citizens and troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, providing the Taliban does not interfere with the evacuation. But Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a combat veteran, says she does not see how it’s possible to meet that deadline. The notion that Americans and our… -
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Harris Assails China’s Bid to ‘Coerce,’ ‘Intimidate’ South China Sea Neighbors
In Singapore on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris scolded China for trying to bully its neighbors in the South China Sea region. The vice president said that China “continues to coerce, to intimidate, and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea.” “Beijing’s actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and… -
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Time to Revitalize Pursuit of US-Kenya Free Trade Agreement
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, seven Republican senators have underscored the importance of resuming the negotiation of a bilateral U.S.-Kenya trade agreement. The Aug. 20 letter highlighted that a free trade pact with Kenya would be “the appropriate next step in recognizing and strengthening relations, economic opportunities, and a security partnership… -
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Iran Looms Large Over Biden’s Talks With Israeli Prime Minister
Although Washington’s attention has been riveted on Afghanistan, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to the Oval Office on Aug. 26 will prompt the Biden administration to refocus on the slow-motion Iran nuclear crisis, which is fast approaching a critical juncture. Iran’s nuclear brinkmanship has reached dangerous proportions. Not only has Tehran violated the 2015… -
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Hey, Mr. President: What’s the Counterterrorism Strategy for Afghanistan?
With the 20th anniversary of 9/11 almost here, I’m hoping someone in the Biden administration is giving some deep thought to the counterterrorism challenges we’ll likely face after the United States withdraws from Afghanistan. Our invasion, after all, was meant to prevent another 9/11. Unfortunately, under Taliban control or in areas outside Taliban control, Afghanistan could—once… -
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California and the West Burn Again
Another dry, late summer in California, another year in which the state burns and towns get incinerated. Large, out-of-control fires have become a yearly occurrence in the Golden State. The fires may be so bad in 2021 that they run straight through the dry season and up until December, according to the U.S. Forest Service…. -
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6 Ways Conservative College Students Can Maintain Their Voices and Sanity
As the school year begins for returning college students, it’s easy to lose the excitement and anticipation that comes with your first year in higher education. For conservative students especially, that first-year glow can fade even faster when intellectual curiosity collides with the reality of viewpoint discrimination. But no matter your experience, don’t resign yourself… -
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Latest Alleged Election Fraud in California May Have Changed Election Outcome
The U.S. Supreme Court said in 2008, when it upheld Indiana’s voter ID law, that “not only is the risk of voter fraud real but that it could affect the outcome of a close election.” It seems we have a perfect example of this in Compton, California, where felony voter fraud charges have been filed… -
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‘Require It’: Biden Tells Private Companies to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations
President Joe Biden encouraged private sector companies Monday to “step up” vaccine requirements for employees following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. “If you’re a business leader, a nonprofit leader, a state or local leader, who has been waiting for full FDA approval to require vaccinations, I call on you…