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opinion
Why the Left’s ‘Cure’ for Health Care Woes Is Far Worse Than the Malady
Health care in America is too bureaucratic, costly, and complex. Self-styled “progressive” politicians claim they have a “remedy” for that; namely, the creation of a new government-run health plan—sometimes called “single payer” or “Medicare for All”—replacing all private and employment-based coverage, as well as most major federal health programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Some politicians are now trying to… -
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The 11th Circuit Again Quashes Judge’s Continued Election Meddling in Alabama
In the nearly five-month-long court battle involving a federal district court trying to prevent Alabama from enforcing state laws intended to safeguard the integrity of the voting process by requiring voters to present an ID when they vote as well as having a witness for absentee ballots, the latest developments occurred this week. Fortunately, a… -
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Heritage Foundation President Calls on Twitter, Facebook to ‘Step Up’ After Censorship of Hunter Biden Article
The president of The Heritage Foundation is calling on the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter to be forthright on their platforms and is condemning the social media giants’ suppression of news stories on Hunter Biden’s business dealings. “I write to you to join tens of millions of Americans in expressing our outrage concerning your handling… -
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10 Counties With Most COVID-19 Deaths Account for 22% of Fatalities but 11% of Population
As Heritage Foundation researchers have demonstrated throughout the pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been heavily concentrated in a small number of states—and among a small number of counties within those states. Heritage’s interactive graphic allows individuals to see more detail on these concentrations of COVID-19 among the counties with the most deaths as well as those with the fewest. For instance,… -
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‘Smart as a Whip’: American Bar Association Members Praise Amy Coney Barrett
A panel of American Bar Association leaders praised Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Thursday morning, saying that Barrett is “well-qualified” to serve on the Supreme Court. American Bar Association Standing Committee Chair Randall Noel and ABA Lead Evaluator Pamela Roberts both spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday and discussed why the ABA gave… -
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Twitter’s Censorship of the New York Post Is Un-American
Less than three weeks from a presidential election, perhaps the most vital platform for political news and debate, Twitter, has locked down the accounts of a presidential candidate’s press secretary and of his official campaign, among others, at the behest of activists pretending to be journalists. This is unsurprising to anyone who has been paying… -
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7th Circuit Court Stays District Judge’s Order and Provides a Civics Lesson on the Proper Role of Judges
Many federal district court judges have an expansive view of their authority—which far too often ignores Supreme Court precedent. Judge William Conley, a federal district court judge who was appointed by President Barack Obama, certainly seems to have an expansive view of his, as made evident by some election-related orders he gave that clearly surpass… -
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Amy Coney Barrett Will Protect the Constitution
Modern debates over judicial nominees, to our great national shame, seem to feature more attacks on the person than sincere deliberation about his or her professional credentials. Missing is any reflection on the nominee’s judicial philosophy and demonstrated commitment to upholding the Constitution. Want better access to more videos from The Daily Signal? Subscribe to… -
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Mail-In and Absentee Voting Could Compromise Integrity of the 2020 Election
Mail-in voting has increased sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Pew Research Center reported that in the 2016 general election, 24.9% of votes were absentee or mail-in and in the 2018 general election, 27.4% of votes were absentee or mail-in. But during the 2020 primaries, 50.3% of votes cast were absentee or mail-in. … -
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Sen. Ernst Analyzes the Final Day of Barrett Hearings
We catch Sen. Joni Ernst just after the final day of hearings has wrapped up. The Iowa Republican reflects on the distractions that were part of this hearing and the constant talk of court packing. -
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Defense Secretary Says Growing Military Readiness Can Deter China, Russia
The readiness of the nation’s military has grown in the past few years, but only congressional support for annual increases in defense spending will ensure that trend continues, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday in a speech at The Heritage Foundation. “I would like to see 3 to 5% annual real growth in the Defense… -
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‘Dirty Voter Rolls’ Plus Huge Mail-In Vote Risk ‘Disaster,’ Election Law Experts Say
Election security is paramount, but it will be hard to achieve in the 2020 elections due to the massive increase in mail-in voting, experts said during an online briefing Thursday held by The Heritage Foundation. “I’m focused on Nevada, because that’s the state that rushed to vote by mail,” said J. Christian Adams, president and… -
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6 Top Takeaways From Final Day of Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee debated when they would vote on the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and listened to testimony from witnesses on the fourth and final day of hearings to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. President Donald Trump nominated… -
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Portland’s Rogue District Attorney in Inaction: 543 Cases of Injustice
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has refused to prosecute more than half of the protest-related cases referred to his office by law enforcement officials in Portland, Oregon. That’s 543 cases that will never be tried. Why? Schmidt says he’s acting—or, more accurately, not acting—in the “interest of justice.” To be clear, he’s not saying… -
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Racial Deception
During slavery, many black women, often in a forcible union with a white man, bore mixed-race children. Based on their percentage of white blood, they were deemed “mulattos,” “quadroons,” “octoroons,” or even “hexadecaroons.” Depending on skin color, they could pass as white and avoid the gross racial discrimination suffered by their darker skinned brothers and… -
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Remembering Gen. Edward Charles ‘Shy’ Meyer
America lost an esteemed Army leader this past Tuesday with the death of Gen. Edward Charles “Shy” Meyer. Meyer, who died at 91, served his country as an Army officer for 32 years and left a legacy of reforms to the Army as chief of staff. A 1951 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at… -
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What Will Happen If Liberals Pack the Supreme Court
Exponential growth. It’s why plagues are so dangerous and compound interest is so wonderful. It’s also why the Democrats’ flirting with court-packing could destroy the Supreme Court and, with it, America as we know it. The following is a reasonable scenario: Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, which gives conservatives a 6-3… -
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Twitter Reverses Censorship of House GOP Committee Webpage, Says It Was Blocked ‘in Error’
Twitter said it erroneously blocked a link to the official government website for House Judiciary Committee Republicans that republished a censored New York Post story about Hunter Biden. “The link referenced was blocked in error. That decision has been reversed and the link is now unblocked,” a Twitter spokesman, who insisted on anonymity as a… -
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The Trump Administration Is Countering the Spread of China’s Untrustworthy 5G Networks. USAID Is Leading the Charge.
In the Wild West, a major hindrance to economic development was the regular assault by bandits on trails and railways. Today, malign actors like the Chinese Communist Party threaten the digital superhighway that hosts trillions of dollars in global commerce and massive amounts of government and private data. The stakes could not be higher in… -
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How School Choice Is About Marriage and Family, Not Just ‘the 3 Rs’
Nearly two decades ago, President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act, ushering in a period of education “reform” laser-focused on reading and math achievement. That effort shined a bright light on academic achievement gaps, disaggregating student outcomes by race and income, and providing reams of data detailing all the…