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A Better 2021?
I don’t like making predictions for a new year because they are just guesses and like palm readers, fortune-tellers, and “experts,” guesses are often wrong. The point was proved last year when I predicted Donald Trump’s reelection and could not foresee the COVID-19 virus, as few did, or its impact on the economy and our… -
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Enough Already With Using Cartoons and Cookies to Sell LGBTQ Agenda to Kids
The year 2020 was tough for everyone, children and adults alike. Most school-age kids were forced to attend school virtually, at least for part of the year. This, combined with lockdowns, caused screen time use to surge. More than usual, parents may fear kids aren’t learning well or are being exposed to things they aren’t… -
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9 Wasteful Programs From Massive Spending Bill That Can, and Should, Be Reversed
President Donald Trump is right: There’s a lot of ridiculous gimmicks and wasteful projects in the new massive spending bill. And the good news is there’s something that Trump can do about it, even though he recently signed the huge COVID-19 stimulus and omnibus spending bill into law. While signing the bill, the president released… -
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Our Hopes for 2021 Won’t Be Fulfilled by a Politician, but by Us
COOK FOREST, Pennsylvania—It has just finished snowing here, and the forest looks magical, draped in white. It takes on a silvery blue shine under the blue sky that emerged after the storm finished leaving its mark. The silence is soon broken by the crunching of snowshoes off in the distance. Southwest of here, a handful… -
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Congress Braces for Dramatic End to Disputed 2020 Election
The House and Senate are poised to debate a presidential election outcome for only the third time since 1887, when Congress passed the Electoral Count Act. The prospect comes amid litigation that seeks to force the hand of Vice President Mike Pence ahead of the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress to finalize the election… -
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Good Things Did Happen in 2020. These 7 Events Prove It.
I don’t need to tell you about all the negative events of 2020, because we all memorized that laundry list months ago. But if you’re anything like me, you’ve had a lot of practice rattling off each doom-and-gloom item of the past year as you vent with friends and family members over Zoom. Yet, at… -
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2020’s Good News
Was 2020 the worst year ever? The media keep saying that. We did have the pandemic, a bitter election, unemployment, riots, and a soaring national debt. But wait, look at the good news, says historian Johan Norberg. His new book, “Open: The Story of Human Progress,” points out how life keeps getting better, even if… -
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At the end of 2020, one thing is safe to say: This year wasn’t what any of us thought it would be. It’s been a year of hysteria, nonsense, and panic, and the traditional media has done nothing to help. On the pages of America’s major news sources, violent riots became peaceful protests. Lockdowns and… -
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Boy Saves Video of Teen Girl Saying Racial Slur, Posts It Online to Teach Her ‘a Lesson’
A high school student held onto a 2016 video of a young girl saying a racial slur, then posted it online after she had chosen to attend her dream school, The New York Times reported. “I wanted to get her where she would understand the severity of that word,” 18-year-old Jimmy Galligan told The New York… -
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Trump Honors Catholic Martyr St. Thomas Becket for Defense of Religious Liberty
President Donald Trump declared Dec. 29 the anniversary of the Roman Catholic martyr St. Thomas Becket, honoring the 12th-century English bishop as “a lion of religious liberty.” “Thomas Becket’s death serves as a powerful and timeless reminder to every American that our freedom from religious persecution is not a mere luxury or accident of history,… -
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Biden’s Climate Change Litmus Test
From the looks of former Vice President Joe Biden’s selections for Cabinet positions and other high offices, it seems belief in “climate change” has become a litmus test. Biden appears to have raised climate change to the level of a religious doctrine. In naming John Kerry a climate “czar,” Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to head… -
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Gabbard’s Exit From House to Leave Democrats With 1 Less Centrist Voice
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard opted not to run for reelection to a fifth term in Congress and will be leaving office when the 116th Congress adjourns this week, but the Hawaii Democrat will be missed. That’s because Gabbard is one of the few remaining voices of moderation in her increasingly left-wing party in Congress. Her recent sponsorship… -
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Honoring How Our Deployed Troops Keep Us Safe
Like a zombie, the notion that America is fighting “endless” or “forever” wars in the Middle East refuses to die. It’s a theme not reserved to a single political party: President Donald Trump, a Republican, in his 2019 State of the Union address stated that “great nations do not fight endless wars” and directed recent Middle… -
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6 Officers Cited for Heroism at Nashville Blast Site Before Explosion
Six Nashville police officers were hailed as heroes after they rushed to evacuate residents prior to the Christmas Day explosion that rocked a downtown area, a law enforcement official said. “These officers didn’t care about themselves,” Metro Police Chief John Drake said, according to Fox 17. “They didn’t think about that. They cared about the citizens… -
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Illegal Immigrants in Virginia to Get ‘Driver Privilege’ Cards
Illegal immigrants will be able to apply for driver privilege cards in Virginia starting Jan. 1, 2021, according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Advocates of the permits claim the issue is in the interest of public safety, NBC Washington reported. Virginia’s General Assembly, which has a Democratic majority, passed the legislation allowing the cards… -
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Wanted: An Honest Debate About the Death Penalty
Mike Dukakis was asked by CNN’s Bernard Shaw during the 1988 presidential debates whether he would support the death penalty if his wife, Kitty, had been raped and murdered. The Massachusetts governor famously responded: “No, I don’t, Bernard, and I think you know that I’ve opposed the death penalty during all of my life. I… -
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A Pastor’s Misguided Attack on Israel
What would our nation look like if every day, every American—of every background and ethnicity—were to wake up with the conviction that they are 100% responsible for the circumstances of their lives? No blame, no victimhood, no excuses saying that what is happening to them is because of someone else. It touches, I believe, the… -
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Amazon Hires Lobbying Firm Connected to Top Biden Adviser
Amazon, the trillion-dollar tech company, has hired lobbyist Jeff Ricchetti, whose brother will be the top White House counselor to Joe Biden. Jeff Ricchetti’s firm, which he founded in 2001 with his brother Steve Ricchetti, the incoming Biden adviser, registered as a lobbyist for Amazon on Nov. 13. According to disclosure forms filed with Congress, Jeff Ricchetti… -
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US-Backed Forces Raid ISIS Cells in Syria
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are executing a new series of raids against active ISIS-affiliated militants in eastern Syria with the support of the United States, the Voice of America reported Sunday. The new campaign targets remnants of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, in the Deir al-Zour province near Iraq, VOA News reported. The… -
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Pressured by Lawmakers, ATF Withdraws Gun Regulation Opposed by Manufacturers
Under pressure from dozens of congressmen, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives withdrew guidance on a proposed regulation that gun industry leaders warned would cost them billions. The ATF’s decision to pull its regulation regarding pistol braces follows a cooperative effort from 90 House members who demanded that the agency cease its “alarming” determination that…