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opinion
A Shameful Attack on Conservatives for Supporting Afghan Women
A liberal male columnist and comedian says that conservatives are unqualified to fight for the rights of Afghan women—because they don’t believe women are oppressed here. “Afghan women’s rights are threatened—but the GOP isn’t their champion” was the headline Wednesday on Dean Obeidallah’s opinion column for MSNBC, as the world watched video of young Afghan… -
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Critical Race Theory Promotes Discrimination
Judging from the flurry of headlines about racial discrimination and teaching history in schools, you could easily forget that school was out for the summer. But some students have already returned, and the rest will be back at their desks before you know it. So will the grown-ups settle the issue before all of them are back in class? Not likely. Consider what White House press secretary… -
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Biden’s Surrender
After searing criticism from Democrats and Republicans about how he has mishandled the withdrawal of the remaining American forces, diplomats, their families, and contractors from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden interrupted his Camp David retreat to return to the White House for a speech in which he blamed the Trump administration for its failed policies relating to… -
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‘Latinx’ Unpopular With Actual Latin Americans, Poll Shows
A new Gallup poll shows just 5% of Hispanics prefer to use the term “Latinx” when asked how they would like to be called. The word “Latinx” represents an attempt by leftist academics and activists to make Spanish gender-neutral—in this case, to avoid using the masculine term “Latino” or feminine term “Latina.” These radicals, uncomfortable… -
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15 Million Votes in 2020 Election Not Accounted For, Report Finds
Almost 15 million mail-in ballots were unaccounted for in the 2020 presidential election, and more than a million more ballots were undeliverable, according to a new study. The Public Interest Legal Foundation, a conservative watchdog group on election integrity, released a research brief Wednesday assessing the effect of mass mail-in balloting in an election with… -
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If Congress Wants to Invest in Infrastructure, It Should Focus on Defense
The Senate just passed a massive $1.1 trillion spending package filled with liberal policy priorities under the guise of supporting bipartisan government investments in infrastructure. This bill would give Washington more control over things that have normally been the responsibility of local communities, inserting politicians and bureaucrats into investment decisions. But if Congress truly wants… -
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Biden’s 5 Mistruths on Afghanistan
President Joe Biden hurriedly helicoptered back to Washington, D.C., from Camp David on Monday to attempt to explain the disaster that unfolded in Afghanistan, which is the direct result of his decision to remove all U.S. forces and support personnel. Instead of explaining what went wrong, Biden declared that he “did not regret” his decision,… -
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A Court Victory in Texas Against Obamacare’s Transgender Mandate
The long march of gender ideology through our laws and government institutions lately seems more like a mad dash. But that advance hit a high hurdle last week in Texas. A federal district court judge blocked an Obama-era measure that forced medical professionals to participate in gender transition surgery and similar measures, even against their… -
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Why Unilever Should Shed the Ben & Jerry’s Brand
Unilever PLC CEO Alan Jope said Ben & Jerry’s decision to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has nothing to do with antisemitism. But based on Unilever’s antisemitic past, Jope may have to get rid of the Ben & Jerry’s brand to prove it. The trouble for the London-based firm… -
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Biden Chooses Decline
In November 2009, the late Charles Krauthammer gave a seminal speech, titled “Decline Is a Choice.” In it, Krauthammer stated, “The question of whether America is in decline cannot be answered yes or no. There is no yes or no … Nothing is inevitable. Nothing is written. For America today, decline is not a condition…. -
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Beijing’s Bomb Buildup Continues as Third New ICBM Field Uncovered
Just when you think you’re starting to get over the latest shocking news involving the People’s Republic of China’s unprecedented military buildup, you get zapped with another hair-raising jolt of reporting. Indeed, after recent stories on two new Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile silo sites this summer, last week, a third—yes, a third—new, undeclared Chinese ICBM… -
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What a Retired General Who Served 10 Tours in Afghanistan Has to Say
As Afghanistan continues to dominate the news cycle, we learn more about what led to the end of America’s longest war. But sometimes lost in the discussions about strategy and tactics is the human element of the story. Retired U.S. Army Gen. Don Bolduc served 10 tours in Afghanistan and knows what daily life was… -
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Salon Owner Who Exposed Pelosi’s Maskless Visit Fights for Small Businesses
Erica Kious could hardly believe it when she saw House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walking through her San Francisco hair salon without a mask last summer. For Kious, it was the epitome of hypocrisy. While small businesses still were shut down all over California because of COVID-19, Kious received a message from a stylist who rented… -
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6 Reasons China, Not Just Taliban, Benefits as US Exits From Afghanistan
The U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan presents an opportunity for China, but one that the communist regime likely will take cautiously. Beyond Afghanistan, a major Chinese propaganda organ already has used the U.S. defeat there to warn Taiwan (which the communist regime claims as part of China) and potentially other countries. China’s diplomats met late last… -
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Watchdogs Sound Alarm as Rep. Ilhan Omar Continues to Evade Financial Disclosure of Reportedly Lucrative Book Deal
Multiple watchdog groups said Rep. Ilhan Omar may have violated federal law for failing to mention any income received from her critically-acclaimed 2020 memoir in her latest financial disclosure report filed on Friday. Omar, D-Minn., reportedly signed a deal worth up to $250,000 for her memoir “This Is What America Looks Like” in January 2019, around the… -
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A Crisis of Confidence in Biden
As many Americans are likely becoming more aware of, confidence in the competence of President Joe Biden is waning quickly. The images and videos coming out of Afghanistan show a catastrophic failure to execute a withdrawal from the troubled country, and indicate that serious failures in intelligence and planning have taken place at the highest… -
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Earmarks, a Favorite Tool of Central Planners, Are Making a Comeback Under Biden
One of the hard-fought victories of the tea party wave that swept Congress in 2010 was the elimination of earmarks in 2011. The new majority wanted to rededicate Congress to the goal of promoting a free society—free, among other things, from the manipulation of central planners. And one of the favorite tactics of central planners… -
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Senate Democrat Pressures Biden Administration to Soften Iran Policy
The Biden administration, whose failed efforts to appease the Taliban with a one-sided “peace” agreement have been exposed as a catastrophic error in Afghanistan, is under pressure to step back from confronting Iran on nuclear and other issues. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., chairman of the relevant Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee, has called for the U.S…. -
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Biden’s Afghanistan Exit Ignores Lessons From Iraq
President Joe Biden defended his decision to order a total United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, stating, “Our only vital national interest in Afghanistan remains today what it has always been: preventing a terrorist attack on American homeland.” Although that is true, it is also true that the U.S. has a vital interest in protecting American lives. Biden’s… -
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How Will Biden Handle His Next 3 Afghan Crises?
President Joe Biden thought he might be ending endless wars, but all he accomplished was making the protection of U.S. interests in Afghanistan more costly and more at risk. Further, he faces three new crises that America will have to confront. How Biden addresses them will shape the future of his presidency and America’s security….