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After COVID-19 Diagnosis, Trump Hospitalized, Says He’s ‘Doing Very Well’
President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he was checking into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive the day before for COVID-19. “I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support. I’m going to Walter Reed hospital,” Trump said in a brief video announcement from the White House. “I think we’re doing… -
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Alumni, Donors Should Hit New Hampshire Catholic College’s Woke Theology in the Wallet
A student at Saint Anselm College—a Catholic college in Manchester, New Hampshire—received a failing grade on an assignment about the biblical account of Creation because he repeated the Book of Genesis’ “gendered language.” Professor Gilberto Ruiz, who teaches theology at the Benedictine college, gave the student a zero on the assignment because the student used… -
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Reforming Regulation to Spur Economic Growth
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made by the Trump administration over the past four years. You can purchase your copy of “Mandate 2020” here. During the Obama administration, the nation’s regulatory burden increased by an astonishing $122… -
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The Corporate Media’s Shameful Ignoring of Riots and Looting
The downtowns of numerous American cities have been burned up. Government buildings have been attacked. Private businesses have been destroyed. And people have even been killed. This has been happening off and on now for many months. And—perhaps most amazing and horrifying of all—the news media has decided to largely ignore it. Detailed coverage would… -
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Protect Elderly Votes Project Aims to Thwart ‘Ballot Harvesting’ Fraud
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the push for widespread mail-in voting and other alternatives to going to the polls ahead of the presidential election has increased the risk of vote fraud through “ballot harvesting,” and the elderly are particularly vulnerable, advocates warn. To protect seniors, especially those with physical impairments, the American Constitutional Rights Union is… -
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‘Safe Injection Sites’ Don’t Work Well. Just Ask Canada.
If you’ve never heard of “safe injection sites”—public facilities for drug users to consume heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine under the supervision of medical staff—you probably will soon. In cities such as Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, drug legalization activists have launched a campaign to create such sites. When challenged, activists point to Canada, which they… -
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Biased Media in the Woke Era
“A pioneer devoted to equality.” That was The Washington Post’s headline about Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But when Justice Antonin Scalia died, the headline was, “Supreme Court conservative dismayed liberals.” When the founder of ISIS was killed, the headline was: “Austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State dies.” But when President Donald Trump’s brother died,… -
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A Reminder to American Jews: Civilization Is Fragile
This week included Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It is meant to be a time of intense self-examination. In light of that, I offer this column. The question I receive more than any other from non-Jews is: Why are so many Jews on the left? Before addressing it, I should note… -
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The Dangers of Our Mourning of Celebrities
Have you ever wondered why people mourn the loss of individuals of stature, such as celebrities and political leaders, who are complete and total strangers, with profound sadness and frustration? Think about the celebrity deaths over the last few years like Michael Jackson and Avicii or, more recently, Kobe Bryant and the late Supreme Court… -
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Amy Coney Barrett Was My Mentor
You might not think that Amy Coney Barrett, who grew up in Louisiana and spent much of her adult life in Indiana, would have much in common with me, a Montana native and combat veteran. But Judge Barrett has never let differences in background and experiences stop her from caring, listening, and helping those she encounters,… -
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Should a College Be Held Accountable for Violating a Student’s Freedom of Speech? This Supreme Court Case Will Decide
Do students suffer meaningful harm when a college prohibits them from speaking about their faith on campus? Should courts protect students’ constitutional rights even where it is impossible to monetarily quantify any harm they suffered? And should colleges avoid responsibility for constitutional violations because students graduate after a relatively short period of time? The Supreme… -
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‘I’ve Said It Many Times’: Trump Condemns KKK, White Supremacists, Proud Boys
President Donald Trump condemned white supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Proud Boys in a Thursday evening interview. “I’ve said it many times, let me be clear again, I condemn the KKK, I condemn all white supremacists, I condemn the Proud Boys,” Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “I don’t know much about the Proud Boys, almost nothing,… -
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Here’s a List of Democrats Who Have Attacked Amy Coney Barrett for Her Faith
A number of Democratic lawmakers and liberal media figures have attacked Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett for her Catholic beliefs. The Catholic mother of seven first came under fire for her Catholic faith at her 2017 confirmation hearings, when Democratic senators suggested that her beliefs might make her unfit to serve as a federal… -
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Bailouts Could Be More Than 35 Times State Revenue Losses
The most recent compromise proposal floated in the coronavirus aid negotiations would send another $250 billion to state and local governments. More state bailouts are unnecessary and harmful to the economic recovery. Not to mention a waste of future taxpayers' hard-earned money. The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic has already provided $360 billion to state and local governments in direct aid to cover costs of coronavirus spread… -
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Economy Adds 661,000 Jobs, Strengthening Case for Safely Reopening Society
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the unemployment rate fell to 7.9% as the economy gained 661,000 jobs in September, continuing to show signs of recovery and make the case that policymakers must continue to allow more parts of society to safely reopen. Although the unemployment rate beat experts’ predictions of 8.2%, the… -
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As Unemployment Dips to 7.9%, Differences Across States Show More Federal Stimulus Not Solution
An additional 661,000 Americans found jobs in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly report, as the unemployment rate dipped to 7.9% from 8.4% in August and a high of 14.7% in April after the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Although 14.1 million more were employed in September than April, the 12.6 million not working… -
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EPA Is Right in Proposing to Retain Current Ozone Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed decision to retain the existing ozone standards is a no-brainer. But that doesn’t mean the agency shouldn’t be commended for its decision. After all, in the past, the EPA hasn’t always made the no-brainer decisions. That’s certainly the case with ozone.Ozone, the main ingredient in smog, refers to ground-level ozone,… -
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America Locked in Cold War With China, Former Navy Secretary Says
Former Navy Secretary J. William Middendorf says America has entered a new cold war with China. Middendorf, author of the new book “The Great Nightfall: How We Win the New Cold War,” joins the show to explain the threat that China poses to America’s interests. Middendorf, a member of The Heritage Foundation’s Board of Trustees… -
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Former Twitter CEO Says ‘Me-Too Capitalists’ Will Be ‘Shot in the Revolution’
The socialist social justice revolution is here, and one former CEO is here to tweet it. On Wednesday, former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, a man whose net worth is estimated at $300 million, took to his old platform and appeared to be gleefully suggesting that “capitalists” who don’t get involved with social justice causes should… -
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The Unscientific Attack on the Science of Dr. Scott Atlas
The news media until recently had rarely criticized the medical advice of experts—especially those who worked for federal bureaucracies, international organizations, or elite universities. Yet the much-praised Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, has demonstrably weakened the effort to fight COVID-19. During the critical initial weeks of the virus’ spread, Tedros parroted…