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opinion
Biden Must Stand Up to Iran’s Proxy Extortion Strategy
Iran has escalated its coercive pressure campaign on the Biden administration on two major fronts—the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program and terrorist attacks by Iranian proxies. On the nuclear front, Iran steadily has ratcheted up uranium enrichment to exceed the quantitative and qualitative limits set by the flawed 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the U.S…. -
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Why Aren’t Conservative Women Recognized During Women’s History Month?
Just as the likes of the great conservative Justice Clarence Thomas—the only black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court—are often left out of mentions of Black History Month in February, so too, are many conservative women often ignored during Women’s History Month in March. The media and entertainment industries tend to downplay many of the… -
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2021 Index Finds Rise in Global Economic Freedom, but US Score Falls
America’s economic freedom ranking has fallen to an all-time low, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. The United States fell three places since last year and now ranks 20th in the world among countries evaluated, with an economic freedom score of 74.8 out of 100. The 27th annual Index of Economic… -
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Triggered by Dr. Seuss and ‘The Muppet Show’
The hottest theme in liberal punditry is mocking conservatives for their objections to woke culture’s long march through American entertainment conglomerates. It’s not “real news.” NBC late-night “comedian” Seth Meyers denounced the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, claiming, “[T]he only truly unifying thing at CPAC, the beating heart of modern conservatism, were the… -
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Time to Start Talking About America’s Coming Bankruptcy
Did you know America is going bankrupt? Most people don’t. Maybe the saddest part about our country’s state of affairs is that all our vitriol and dysfunction has come at a time when we aren’t even addressing our biggest problems. It would be one thing if America collectively decided we have to be honest about… -
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Let’s Be Clear: ‘For the People Act’ Would Benefit Leftist Politicians, Not the People
Almost a year after its initial passage, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has once again passed HR 1, the For the People Act. However, there’s one major difference this year—this misleadingly named bill is no longer dead on arrival in a Republican Senate or White House. Now that leftists hold the reins of power, Democrat… -
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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Would Make Cops’ Jobs More Difficult and Dangerous
The criminal justice system and potential reforms to it have been at the forefront of the national conversation for much of the past year. Unfortunately, when tragic events such as the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May occur, as my colleague John Malcolm has written, “it is often the police who suffer the… -
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Fox Business’ Charles Payne Assesses Where US Headed at Launch of 2021 Index of Economic Freedom
Charles Payne of the Fox Business Network sat down with Jack Spencer, vice president of the Institute for Economic Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, to discuss the revealing—and alarming—key points from the 2021 Index of Economic Freedom at the index’s launch event Thursday. The index shows that the United States suffered a large setback in… -
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Biden’s ‘Transgender’ Order Imperils Victims of Abuse
Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault are now at greater risk because of President Joe Biden’s executive order on transgenderism. Although the heat of attention recently has been on the proposed Equality Act, the fact is that Biden’s sweeping executive order in January accomplishes many of that legislation’s objectives and already has put women,… -
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Improving Job Market Shows Solution Includes Employment Opportunities, Not Unemployment Rewards
The latest employment report shows gradual but welcome improvements, with 379,000 jobs added to the economy and the unemployment rate edging down to 6.2%. The easing of lockdown restrictions in many areas of the country, along with more children having the option to attend school in person, has helped ease the employment struggles of… -
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Track Athlete Resists Being Forced to Compete Against Biological Males
Alanna Smith, a high school track athlete from Connecticut, has been forced to compete against biological males who say they identify as females. In her state, two biological males have won 15 championship titles in girls track, depriving Smith and other girls of medals, athletic opportunities, and potential scholarships. Smith and three other female competitors… -
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Remembering Churchill on 75th Anniversary of Prophetic ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech
On March 5, 1946, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued a warning to the West in his famous “Iron Curtain” speech. In Fulton, Missouri, Churchill spoke of the impending “struggle between communism and the democratic West,” The Heritage Foundation’s Joseph Loconte and Nile Gardiner wrote in a March 3 article in National Review. Loconte… -
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Rep. Ralph Norman Says China Paramount Threat
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., says that China will only continue to be a growing threat as President Joe Biden’s administration continues. With regard to what China has “done to this country with the coronavirus, there’s no repercussions under this administration … to hold them accountable,” Norman says. What is the proper framework to combat China? Norman joins… -
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Which States Do Better, Worse at Giving COVID-19 Shots
North Dakota and New Mexico have outperformed most other states in getting needles into arms, using about 96% of their allotments of COVID-19 vaccines for residents, The Daily Signal has learned. At the other extreme, Tennessee, the District of Columbia, and Alabama each is at or below 70% use of the vaccine doses received. Using data… -
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WHO Won’t Release Interim Report on COVID-19 Origins Amid Growing Scientific Concerns Over Legitimacy of Its Investigation
The World Health Organization team that announced in February it was “extremely unlikely” that COVID-19 could have accidentally leaked from a Wuhan lab has scrapped previously announced plans to release an interim report on its findings. WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic told The Daily Caller News Foundation Feb. 10 that the report would be released “in… -
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Job Creation, Not a $15 Minimum Wage, Will Reduce Poverty
Though the Senate parliamentarian rejected their efforts to include a $15-an-hour minimum wage in President Joe Biden’s so-called COVID-19 relief bill, Senate Democrats are scrambling for a way to include it. Their efforts demonstrate the importance of this issue for the progressive left. But should they succeed, would such a measure truly help struggling Americans… -
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Merrick Garland Approved Illegal Immigrant Teen’s US Abortion
Three-and-a-half years ago, two alien children were caught illegally crossing the Mexican border into the United States. One of these children decided she wanted to terminate the life of the other. She was the 17-year-old mother. The other was the 7-week-old baby in that mother’s womb. The agency that arrested this pregnant teenager turned her… -
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A Grim Reminder That Fetal Tissue Market Is Still Open for Business
One consequence of the recent election is likely to be a surge in efforts to justify research using tissue and organs harvested from the bodies of unborn children killed in elective abortions. The Trump administration made major progress in ending this unnecessary and unethical research, but the fight is far from over. A new study… -
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‘Equity’ Policy Results in Firing of 2 Veteran Educators for Refusing to Do ‘Wakanda Salute’
Two veteran educators from the Bronx were fired recently for the simple act of refusing to do the “Wakanda salute,” a gesture from the popular superhero movie “Black Panther.” The gesture of Marvel Comics’ fictional African nation of Wakanda has been co-opted as a symbol of black power, like the raised fist iconography used extensively… -
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Child Migration Quickly Overwhelming Biden Administration’s Resources, Internal Documents Show
The number of child migrants crossing the United States’ southern border is quickly exceeding the federal government’s ability to hold them, internal documents from the Department of Health and Human Services show. In the final week of February, Border Patrol referred an average of 321 children a day to HHS custody, according to Axios, which first…