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The Status of US Military Power in 2020
America’s competitors are developing and deploying new technologies that will make their conventional forces far more effective in open combat. The question before Congress is: Will the U.S. try to keep up? Unprecedented spending in response to the pandemic has driven the national debt to new heights. As Congress struggles to pass a now overdue… -
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Problematic Women: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Maintains Poise Under Fire
Judge Amy Coney Barrett exhibited her profound understanding of the law as she testified this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ellen Troxclair, author of the book “Step Up!: How to Advocate Like a Woman,” joins this episode of “Problematic Women” to discuss the Supreme Court confirmation hearings and why Barrett is qualified to sit… -
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2 Female Senators Share Perspectives on the Amy Coney Barrett Hearings
The Senate Judiciary Committee has wrapped up its third and final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. On this episode, we have an interview from a new “minipodcast” from The Heritage Foundation called “Perspectives: Confirming Amy Coney Barrett.” Judge Amy Coney Barrett sat for another full day of questioning from… -
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Destroying the Institutions We Inherited
In the 21st century, hallmark American and international institutions have lost much of their prestige and respect. Politics and biases explain the lack of public confidence in organizations and institutions such as the World Health Organization, the Commission on Presidential Debates, the Nobel Peace Prize, the Pulitzer Prizes, and the Academy Awards. The overseers entrusted… -
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Twitter, Facebook Suppress New York Post Report on Hunter Biden
Twitter on Wednesday afternoon began blocking tweets from being posted that contained links to the New York Post’s report on alleged emails that purportedly show Hunter Biden offered to introduce then-Vice President Joe Biden to an executive of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma. “We can’t complete this request because this link has been identified by… -
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The Mob Goes After Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln’s statues dot the landscape for a reason that is well-understood: He is a symbol of wisdom, decency, sacrifice, and perseverance in defeating slavery and liberating millions of black Americans. Antifa rioters knocked down his statue in Portland during a self-proclaimed “Day of Rage” on the eve of Columbus Day. They also trashed the… -
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8 Big Moments From Day 3 of Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings
On the third and final day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, senators revisited some issues covered the day before but also detoured into a president’s ability to pardon himself and the high court’s resolution of the 2000 presidential election. Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee also had to… -
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A Tale of 2 Campgrounds and Government’s Unhappy Campers
When COVID-19 hit, I quarantined in eastern Massachusetts. Biking around the woods, I noticed something strange. There are two campgrounds near my house. One is full. Lots of people pitch tents or park trailers at a place called Maurice’s. A short bike ride away is a much bigger campground that’s almost entirely empty. Why? It’s… -
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More Examples of Election Fraud Prove the Left Is in Denial About It
The 2020 presidential election is less than three weeks away, and many Americans have already voted early or through the mail. Unfortunately, at the same time that they are exercising their franchise, there are others out there who are taking advantage of the vulnerabilities in our system to try to steal their vote or dilute… -
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Taiwan and the US Are Building on Strong Relationship
The United States and Taiwan have long been strong partners that are committed to free markets, the rule of law, and democracy. Cooperation continues to grow, pragmatically, step by step. A liberalizing, bilateral trade and investment agreement is the logical next step for upgrading mutual trust and expanding economic interaction between the two long-time partners…. -
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These 12 Incidents of Defensive Gun Use Underscore Importance of a Justice Barrett
The Supreme Court has spent over a decade quietly acquiescing to gun control advocates at the expense of the Second Amendment. Commentators on both sides of the aisle, however, believe that may change soon. If Judge Amy Coney Barrett—President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—is confirmed to the Supreme… -
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The Civil Rights Legend Who Opposed Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory is in the news these days, but many people still may not know what it really means. They think critical race theory is part of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights efforts. In truth, it is directly opposed to the central concept and vision he most stood for. One of the last and… -
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Sen. Mazie Hirono Asks Amy Coney Barrett If She Has Ever Committed Sexual Assault
Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono asked Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Tuesday if she had ever committed sexual assault. “Since you became a legal adult, have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature?” “No, Sen. Hirono,” Barrett responded. “Have you… -
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Barrett Addresses Attacks on Her Adopted Children From Haiti
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett addressed attacks on her family and her adopted children during Tuesday’s confirmation hearing. “They are my children who we love and who we brought home and made part of our family,” Barrett said, “and accusations like that are cruel.” Sen. John Kennedy asks ACB about Boston University's @DrIbram saying… -
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The Irrational, Erroneous Assumptions of Sanctuary Cities and States
If space aliens came to Earth and saw what happens every day in California (and other states) regarding so-called sanctuary cities, they would leave our planet immediately, firmly convinced we were all nuts. The sanctuary city laws that predominate in liberal states such as California make no sense, and put American citizens—and nonviolent illegal aliens—at huge risk,… -
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Why Liberals Hate Amy Coney Barrett
This week, Democrats struggled to explain why Judge Amy Coney Barrett should not be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court. They trotted out hackneyed arguments, suggesting that some political norm had been broken by a Republican president nominating a judge to be confirmed as a justice by a Republican Senate in an election year…. -
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How the Michigan Supreme Court Whacked Whitmer for COVID-19 Overreach
During the past several months, COVID-19 policies have stretched the limitations in the constitutions of Michigan and other states, as well as those of the U.S. Constitution. In two cases that were fast-tracked to the state’s highest court, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. >>> What’s the best way for America to… -
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How a DC Court Sided With a Church That Wants to Meet, Not the Mayor
Churches in the nation’s capital either haven’t been able to meet in person or have had extremely limited ability to do so because of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Capitol Hill Baptist Church went to court against the mayor in September and just achieved a big win for religious freedom. Joining the… -
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Sens. Blackburn, Ernst Discuss 2nd Day of Barrett Hearing
In this episode, Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, reflect on the long and grueling hearing day for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Though she was subjected to almost 11 hours of questions, Barrett was the picture of poise and impressed observers around the nation, say the two senators, who both sit on the… -
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6 Key Issues Aired on Day 2 of Barrett’s Confirmation Hearings
After a first day of speechifying on Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee got down to questions for federal appeals court Judge Amy Coney Barrett on the second day of her confirmation hearing to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett, currently a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,…