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Why Parents Are in Court Over Online ‘Portal’ Where Students Anonymously Accuse Each Other
Parents in an affluent Virginia county are speaking out against their school system’s online “portal” that allows students to anonymously report on each other for exhibiting racial or sexual bias. Daniel Suhr, a lawyer representing parents in a lawsuit against the Loudoun County school system, told The Daily Signal that the “so-called bias incident response… -
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What the Music of World War II Has to Tell Us About Patriotism and Pop Culture
Ronald Reagan once said, “Younger parents aren’t sure that an ambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children. And as for those who create the popular culture, well-grounded patriotism is no longer the style.” His concern about trends in the popular culture of the time were warranted, and we should be… -
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Supreme Court Issues Victory for Free Speech, but Questions Remain
The Supreme Court issued a win Wednesday for Brandi Levy, a former Mahanoy Area School District student known to court watchers as the “cussing cheerleader.” But the court’s decision made it unclear what other types of student speech a public school can censor. After failing to make her school’s varsity cheerleading squad, Levy posted two… -
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Leftist Mob Cancels ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Game Developer
Scott Cawthon, the creator of the wildly popular video game series “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” has become yet another casualty in the ongoing American culture war. While the media he created has nothing to do with politics, the woke mob’s obsession with purging anyone and anything associated with heterodoxic thought from the products they consume… -
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School Board Walks Out in Virginia County as Parents Criticize Transgender Policy, Critical Race Theory
A school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia, scheduled to discuss a proposed transgender policy, came to an abrupt halt Tuesday evening after the board ended public comment and proceeded to leave the room. The board moved to end public comments after the crowd of several hundred erupted into cheers following critical remarks by former… -
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‘Extreme Concern’: Oversight Republican Demands IG Investigation Into Biden Administration’s Hiring Practices
House Oversight Committee Republican Jody Hice demanded a watchdog investigation of the federal government’s potentially illegal hiring practices. Hice, the ranking member of the subcommittee on government operations, asked Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Inspector General Mark Bialek to urgently open an investigation into reports that the agency has used illegal means to force senior officials… -
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Supreme Court: Religious Liberty Prevails in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Saturday is the six-year anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, in which the Supreme Court redefined marriage to include same-sex couples. The Supreme Court’s decision has created questions of how it will treat discrimination claims by same-sex couples and supporters of traditional marriage between one man and one woman. Critics of proponents of traditional… -
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Biden Administration Undermines Women’s Equality Under Title IX
Rather than uphold the hard-won protections for women under the almost half-century-old Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Biden administration continues to steamroll women’s equality and opportunity. Citing the Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court ruling, the Department of Education released a notice yesterday announcing it would interpret Title IX protections against discrimination… -
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Woke Corporate Culture Is ‘Social Justice Scam,’ Author Says
What is “wokeness” in America today? How did we get here? Are “woke” corporations a threat to this country? What risk do we run if we don’t push back? Vivek Ramaswamy, the author of the forthcoming book “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss wokeness and the dangers it poses… -
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‘Huge Win for Democracy’: GOP Blocks Federal Election Takeover
An attempted federal takeover of elections was thwarted Tuesday, as Senate Republicans voted to block further debate on the legislation. With Vice President Kamala Harris presiding and prepared to cast a potential tie-breaking vote, the Senate divided 50-50 on a straight party-line vote. It would have taken 60 votes to proceed to debate and a… -
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6 Key Things to Know About Arizona’s Election Audit
In what could be either the final battle of the prolonged presidential election or inspiration for future ballot reviews, a contested audit of some of Arizona’s election results is about to wrap up. The audit of the results in Maricopa County, which pitted state and county Republicans against each other and drew the attention of… -
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Understanding How Much the Government Is Spending
Let’s imagine you’re on a road trip. You’ve been planning for a while and you’re well prepared. You’ve got snacks, great company, navigation, your car has been serviced recently, and you have one very important thing: a full gas tank. It’s more than enough to get you to the next gas station. Except, instead of… -
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Is Your School Hiding Its Critical Race Theory Teaching? Here Are 5 Things to Ask About
Is your school principal denying that her school makes use of critical race theory when you call to complain about it? If so, it’s likely that she’s either misinformed or just spreading disinformation. Here below is how to tell the difference. There is a need for a checklist because as more and more Americans reject… -
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Democrats Need Day of Atonement for Their Civil Rights History
With the creation of June 19 (“Juneteenth”) as a federal holiday, Democrats have one more claim to be the party of civil rights and equal opportunity for African Americans, though most Republicans also voted for the holiday. That claim has been promoted for decades by a compliant media, academia, and high-profile politicians, but the facts… -
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Millions of Blacks Emigrating to US Disprove Our Alleged ‘Systemic Racism’
If America is systemically racist, why have millions of blacks from Africa and the Caribbean come to this country over the past 50 years? Why would they and many millions more want to move from all-black societies to a white-dominated, racist one? This is a question every black and white leftist should be asked. After… -
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Minnesota Foes of Critical Race Theory Accuse BLM, NAACP of ‘Trying to Shut Us Down’
A series of presentations across Minnesota to educate the public about the dangers of critical race theory is encountering disruptions and even facing cancellations due to what its sponsor says are efforts by Black Lives Matter and the NAACP. The presentations, called the “Raise Our Standards” tour, in which attendees are educated about critical race… -
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National Popular Vote Compact Would Disenfranchise Smaller and Rural States
With the 2020 presidential election in the rearview mirror, a brazen effort is underway in several states to circumvent the Constitution and fundamentally alter the role of the Electoral College in future presidential elections. If adopted by enough states and not challenged in court, this unconstitutional effort would potentially disenfranchise the voters of several states… -
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San Francisco Is Most Racist City in America, According to Critical Race Theory
San Francisco may have a well-earned reputation as the most progressive city in the nation. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has represented the City by the Bay for more than 30 years. But viewed through the lens of critical race theory, it is also one of the most racist cities in the country…. -
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Regifting the Nuclear Bailout
Americans across the political spectrum didn’t take it well in 2018 when the Department of Energy tried to coerce them into buying electricity from nuclear power plants under its infamous attempt to bail out coal and nuclear power plants. Americans shouldn’t take it if Congress tries to, either. Noting how politically unpopular the 2018 move… -
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Reaffirms That She Will Not Support Abolishing Filibuster
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reaffirmed her opposition to abolishing the 60-vote Senate filibuster, rebuffing progressives who have decried the legislative rule and called for its removal. Sinema, D-Ariz., argued that scrapping the Senate rule would erode “democracy’s guardrails,” writing in The Washington Post that doing so would lead the nation to “lose much more than we gain.” “It’s…