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World Health Organization Pledges Not to Find ‘Guilty’ Party in Probe of COVID-19 in China
A team of scientists leading a World Health Organization mission to China to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus isn't looking to assign guilt to the communist regime over its failure to prevent the pandemic, a member of the delegation says. “This is not about finding a guilty country or a guilty authority,” Fabian… -
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Our Upside-Down Postelection World
After Nov. 3, the meaning of some words and concepts abruptly changed. Have you noticed how new realities have replaced old ones? Media cross-examination of the president is now an out-of-date idea. The time for gotcha questions has come and gone. Why ask a president whether he is a traitor or a crook when you… -
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Why Foreign Policy Spending in the COVID-19 Relief Bill Is Wrong
Many are upset about Congress sticking foreign aid and other international affairs items in omnibus spending along with the COVID-19 relief bill. They are right to be upset. Whether Washington is crafting COVID-19 relief right is a worthy debate in itself, but the issue of all the spending tacked onto the bill also merits attention…. -
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Trump Shouldn’t Pardon Dark Web ‘Pirate’ Ulbricht
Some are urging President Donald Trump to consider pardoning a pirate. It’s been some time since anyone has uttered those words, but make no mistake, this pirate is just as dangerous and deserving of punishment as those who sailed the high seas centuries ago. Ross Ulbricht used “Dread Pirate Roberts” as his sobriquet as he… -
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The Power of Christmas
Editor’s note: This is a “classic” Cal Thomas that was originally distributed in 1991 upon the death of newsman Harry Reasoner. Of all the great and small events of 1991, the death of CBS News’ “60 Minutes” co-host Harry Reasoner probably rates near the bottom in the amount of attention afforded it by the public. Yet when… -
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The Perversion of Science
America’s scientists are essentially miracle workers. Within mere months, they have developed highly effective vaccines for COVID-19. By year’s end, millions of Americans will have received their first doses. We should begin to see death rates from COVID drop precipitously in the coming weeks as more and more Americans gain immunity from the virus. Yet… -
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4 California Small Business Owners Share Their Struggles to Survive Under Lockdowns
California small businesses are crumbling under the weight of a new stay-at-home order and a lack of meaningful financial assistance. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, issued a new region-based lockdown order for California on Dec. 3, forcing more California businesses to close their doors or severely limit operations. >>> What's the best way for America… -
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From Kitchen Table to Recording Studio: A Daddy-Daughter Success Story
Father and daughter Mat and Savanna Shaw began singing duets together from their kitchen table at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. After they posted their first song on social media, the pair were shocked by the response they received. Ten months later, they have recorded two albums and gained international attention, making two appearances… -
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Israel-Morocco Pact Brings Western Sahara Dispute Back Into Focus
Morocco agreed on Dec. 10 to resume formal diplomatic relations with Israel, joining the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan as the fourth Arab country to do so in recent months at Washington’s urging. The Morocco-Israel warming is another positive development for the cause of peace between Israel and the Arab states. Morocco can benefit… -
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The Sovietization of California
I am writing this column upon returning home to California after five days in Florida. For the first time since my first trip to Los Angeles in 1974 and moving there two years later, I dreaded going to California. That first trip, as a 25-year-old New Yorker, I experienced the palpable excitement looking at the… -
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Time to Heed the Science and Reopen Schools
There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood education. In many countries, kids have physically returned to school. In others, schools were never closed. Yet in the United States, many public schools have been closed since March, yielding disastrous results for millions of kids. While scientific data say it’s safe to bring them… -
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Congress Is Right Not to Pass Bailouts for States and Cities
It looks as though Congress won’t be including additional direct aid to state and local governments in the end-of-year COVID-19 relief package. Congress is right to deny an additional bailout. >>> What’s the best way for America to reopen and return to business? The National Coronavirus Recovery Commission, a project of The Heritage Foundation, assembled… -
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Fitness Classes Are All but Banned in DC Over Baseless COVID-19 Fears
For many Americans, fitness studios are an important part of an active and healthy lifestyle, one that helps them remain resilient against infections, including COVID-19, and have been linked to few, if any, outbreaks. Closing them down seems to have real downsides and little discernible benefit in terms of COVID-19 numbers. >>> What’s the best… -
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Biden Should Beware of Nemesis
Former Vice President Joe Biden will be our next president. But he will face Nemesis in a way that few other presidents have ever encountered the cruel Greek god. Biden’s hubris and that of the media/Democratic Party fusion almost guarantee such divine retribution. Once the last of the other Democratic primary candidates dropped out and… -
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Stacey Abrams Staffer Helping Biden Pick Justice Department Team
After winning the vote in the Electoral College last week, former Vice President Joe Biden said the election process “should be celebrated, not attacked.” Biden derided what he called “baseless claims about the legitimacy of the results” of the presidential election and said, “Respecting the will of the people is at the heart of our… -
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Cartoons Are the Left’s New Weapon to Target Your Kids
It’s an open secret that the left dominates the media landscape. It’s impossible to go a day without some actor in the Hollywood Hills tweeting how conservatives are ruining the country, or a journalist penning a story on why all we need is more government. In the past, these attacks were mostly relegated to adults…. -
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‘Blueprint for Positive Change’ Exposes the Left’s Plans for Conservatives
Until the electoral votes are certified by Congress on Jan. 6, our country will not officially select the next president. Nevertheless, liberal voices across America have already claimed victory in the presidential race and have begun laying the framework for a Biden administration. It should come as no surprise that these plans are broad in scope and radical in intent. Look no further… -
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Law Professor Speaks Out After Being Shamed for Writing Honest History of BLM
Six months ago, William Jacobson, a professor at Cornell Law School and founder and publisher of Legal Insurrection, wrote two blog posts detailing the honest, but negative, history of Black Lives Matter. Students and faculty immediately called upon the school to take action against Jacobson for writing the posts. Jacobson joined the show on July… -
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Gifts That Keep on Giving
A phrase one hears this time of year is about gifts that “keep on giving.” Most store-bought gifts are soon forgotten, but are there some gifts with timeless value? I suspect most people want their lives to matter, especially to others. Is that achieved by personal success, prosperity, and the acquisition of “stuff” that wears… -
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Flying Blind: Congress Votes on 11th-Hour, 5,600-Page Spending Bill Unread
A terrible 2020 is coming to a close, and the American people are about to get handed a massive bill. After months of delays and waiting, a federal stopgap spending package, combined with $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, is finally being released to the public. The bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, is nearly 5,600 pages…