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2 Educators Fight for Their Jobs After Suggesting Commonsense Transgender Policies for School
A school board in Oregon will decide whether to fire two educators at a middle school who were placed on leave after producing a video proposing that schools recognize a student’s biological sex, not his or her gender identity. Science teacher Katie Medart and assistant principal Rachel Damiano of North Middle School in Grants Pass,… -
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Naked Man in Women’s Spa Locker Room Shows Consequences of Transgender Policies
There was nothing relaxing about a trip to Los Angeles’ upscale Wi Spa on July 3. The ordinarily calm atmosphere was interrupted by a bitter protest over the shop’s transgender policy, which allowed a man to expose himself in the women’s locker room—to the shock and disgust of female clients. In a video that exploded… -
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Protesters Demand Biden ‘Keep His Promise’ on Amnesty. Fortunately, He Can’t Do It Unilaterally.
“What do we want?” yelled a protest organizer, in Spanish. “Amnesty!” the crowd responded. “When do we want it?” “Now!” That was the scene June 24 as a large group of pro-amnesty demonstrators marched across Washington, D.C., under a “We Can’t Wait” banner, attempting to get President Joe Biden to “keep his promise” to legalize… -
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US Support for 3 Seas Initiative Is Smart, Strategic
Bulgaria on July 8 and 9 will host the fourth business forum of the Three Seas Initiative, commonly referred to internationally as “the 3SI.” This forum will feature five panels, on energy, innovation, transport, and digitalization, and a special session focusing on the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund. From Washington’s foreign policy perspective, the 3SI—launched… -
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Stop Surrendering Education to the Radical Left
This Independence Day, a poll from Issues & Insights revealed that only 36% of adults aged 18-24 said they were “proud to be American,” compared with 86% of those over the age of 65. This shouldn’t be surprising. America’s children have been raised in a system dedicated to the proposition that America itself is evil,… -
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‘Scholars and Scribes’ Preview: 5 Big Cases From Supreme Court’s 2020 Term
Now that the Supreme Court’s 2020 term has concluded, it is time to review it. This was the first term we saw Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who joined the court in October 2020, in action. Hopefully it’s the last term that has telephonic oral arguments (although we hope that Justice Clarence Thomas continues to ask… -
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Supreme Court Rules for Election Integrity, Arizona Attorney General Says
The Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of clean elections by upholding two Arizona voting laws designed to prevent fraud, the state’s attorney general says. In a 6-3 decision, the high court upheld Arizona laws banning ballot harvesting and out-of-precinct voting. “[W]e need to recognize that the Constitution allows states to enact election integrity… -
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Why You Should Still Care About Big Labor’s Disproportionate Clout
Though its power has declined since the 1950s, when it commanded the loyalty—and commandeered the dues payments—of about one-third of the U.S. workforce, Big Labor remains a potent force in American culture and politics. Big Labor’s decline was the result of a confluence of factors, including state and federal laws and competitive market forces providing… -
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Unions Double Down on Inserting Critical Race Theory Into Education
Periodically, it’s worth checking teachers union priorities. Such reviews find just how much these special-interest groups are disconnected from mainstream opinions on the role of schools in society. We also find how singularly focused they are on political fads, such as the toxic ideology of critical race theory, instead of improving the state of American… -
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Vaccinating Taiwan Against Beijing’s Threats
A “very vicious political provocation.” That’s what China’s Ministry of National Defense called a June visit by three U.S. senators to Taiwan. The purpose of the visit was to show bipartisan American support for the island nation by announcing a generous donation of nearly a million vaccine doses. Sounds vicious, right? On June 6, those… -
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‘Welcome to Weimar LA’: Antifa Attacks Protesters Outside Wi Spa
When I saw a video online of Antifa attacking demonstrators in front of the Wi Spa in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, I realized why, to quote the immortal words and title of Thomas Wolfe’s 1940 novel, “You Can’t Go Home Again.” But unlike Wolfe, who, in his famous novel, was loath to return to his native Asheville, North Carolina,… -
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Left Started Culture Wars, Sen. Tom Cotton Says, and ‘Normal Americans Expect Us to Stand Up and Fight Back’
The GOP didn’t start the culture wars, Sen. Tom Cotton told The Daily Caller News Foundation, but they owe it to “normal Americans” to “stand up” and “fight back.” “The liberals have been waging a culture war on normal Americans for a very long time now, and it’s well past time now for all Republicans… -
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Supreme Court Leaves Unlawful, Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium Intact
The Supreme Court’s decision to leave in place the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s unlawful, unconstitutional eviction moratorium poses a threat to the rule of law, federalism, and fundamental constitutional rights. Justice Brett Kavanaugh perplexingly agreed with the court majority to leave this moratorium in place, despite acknowledging that the CDC’s edict is indeed… -
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Why This Veteran Worries Wokeness Is Poisoning Our Military
Jason Beardsley served his country in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Special Forces before taking the helm as executive director of the Association of the United States Navy. Today, he’s speaking out to urge military leaders to focus on their primary mission of defending America—not advancing the left’s woke agenda. Beardsley recently wrote… -
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I Read Robin DiAngelo’s New Book on ‘Nice Racism.’ Here Are 3 Takeaways.
As the battle over critical race theory heats up around the country, it’s important to examine the thinkers who have done the most to launch the woke revolution on our elite institutions. Two figures show up more than anyone else. One is Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University… -
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After Lauding Ngo’s Book About Antifa, Mumford Musician Leaves Band
As part of its ongoing campaign to become the most reviled group in America, Antifa branched out from its usual behavior of smashing windows and beating people to engaging in some good old-fashioned cancel culture. This week’s victim was Winston Marshall, former Mumford & Sons guitarist and banjo player, who was forced to leave the band after praising journalist Andy Ngo for his new book “Unmasked:… -
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Christian Florist in Same-Sex Wedding Case
The Supreme Court on Friday announced it had declined to review the case of a Christian florist in Washington state involving same-sex marriage, again punting on major constitutional questions involving religious freedom. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito expressed support for hearing the case, but to take a case requires the votes of at… -
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Despite Controversies, We Need to Encourage Voluntary Military Service
Just in time for July Fourth, The Heritage Foundation released a citizen’s guide that encourages youth to consider serving in America’s armed forces. >>> The Daily Signal is the news and commentary platform of The Heritage Foundation. Voluntary military service has never been more important to keeping American democracy alive and well. It safeguards all… -
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Law Excluding Religious Schools From State Funding
The Supreme Court decided Friday to hear a case regarding a Maine Department of Education law excluding religious schools from public tuition funding. The court announced it would hear Carson v. Makin, a case brought by Maine parents contesting a tuition assistance program that grants funds to parents without convenient access to public schools, enabling… -
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Our New Religion Is Staying Safe
As many observers have noted, staying safe has become a religion. “Safetyism,” as it is sometimes called, like all religions, places what it values—in this case, being safe—above other values. Safetyism explains the willingness of Americans to give up their most cherished values—including liberty—in the name of safety for the last year and a half….