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4 Key Moments From Trump’s Speech on History, Critical Race Theory
President Donald Trump, in Constitution Day remarks, drew a direct connection between the riots and mayhem in the streets to what schools are teaching about America. “Our mission is to defend the legacy of America’s founding, the virtue of America’s heroes, and the nobility of the American character,” the president said at the National Archives… -
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Why So Much Anger?
There was a time in America, unknown or not experienced by people under the age of 50, when politics was a contact sport played with mostly accepted rules and the equivalent of “sportsmanship.” Losers would graciously concede and wish the victor well, in most cases vowing to work with him or her for the good… -
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USDA and HHS Should Reject Flawed Dietary Recommendations
The 2020 federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans is coming, and this development is more important than many people might think. Developed every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the guidelines play a critical role in the formulation of federal nutrition policy. Some programs, such as federal… -
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Restoring Justice for All in America’s Criminal Justice System
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. As part of his broader economic and public safety agendas, President Donald Trump… -
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Is Beijing Funding Riots in America? It’s Time to Investigate
Who is funding the clearly organized riots happening throughout the U.S.? It’s a question often asked these days, without many answers. Black Lives Matter has been a consistent participant in each of the riots this summer. In fact, up to 95% of this summer’s riots are linked to Black Lives Matter activism, according to data… -
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50 Years Later, Milton Friedman Still Knows Better Than NY Times About Capitalism, Freedom
The New York Times this week published a supplement, “Greed Is Good. Except When It’s Bad.” The Times based the supplement on an essay from the late Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.” That essay was published by the Times on Sept. 13, 1970. The supplement’s… -
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New California Law Could Increase Risk of Child Sexual Abuse
Warning: This article contains explicit language. The California Legislature has passed legislation that could pave the way for children to be subjected to sexual abuse or exploitation while their abusers suffer few consequences. Senate Bill 145—which passed both the state Assembly and Senate, and Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed into law—ensures that adults will not… -
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The Left’s Moral Compass Isn’t Broken
All of my life, I have said that the left’s moral compass is broken. And all of my life, I was wrong. Why I was wrong explains both the left and the moral crisis we are in better than almost any other explanation. I was wrong because in order to have a broken moral compass,… -
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Support for BLM Drops Among Hispanics, White Voters, and Republicans, New Poll Shows
Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has fallen since June, dropping more than 12 percentage points over the past three months among non-black Americans, according to a poll published Thursday. Roughly 55% of American adults said that they supported BLM in September, compared to 67% of people who said the same thing in June, according to… -
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4 Voters Claiming NPR as Residence Turn Up in Search of California Voting Records
As regular listeners of National Public Radio know, the taxpayer-funded outlet regularly disparages the idea that any type of fraud occurs in our elections. Now, research by the Public Interest Legal Foundation has turned up information pointing to possible election fraud by NPR employees. Many types of election fraud occur. The type found in the… -
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The Leftist Media’s Unacceptable Bigotry Against Cuban Americans
President Donald Trump nonchalantly tweeted, “Miami Cubans gave me the highly honored Bay of Pigs Award for all I have done for our great Cuban Population,” over the weekend, driving many in the media to frantically attempt to discredit the accolade. Instead of recognizing the sacrifice of those who participated in the Bay of Pigs,… -
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California Wants Me to Vote, Even Though I Haven’t Lived There for Over 8 Years
States across the country are experimenting with a mass switch to mail-in elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But is it wise for states to make such a big change, especially in light of messy voter rolls around the country? What I was sent earlier this month by election officials in Alameda County, California,… -
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Problematic Women: Why COVID-19 Should Spur Needed Education Reform
School is back in session, but let’s face it, education is probably not going to be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic—and that’s a good thing. Mary Clare Amselem, an education policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, joins the show to discuss her brand new podcast, “COVID and the Classroom.” Amselem discusses the importance of… -
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A Retired Deputy Sheriff’s Perspective on the Jacob Blake Shooting
Jon Kyle, a retired deputy sheriff from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in California, has a lawman’s perspective on what happened Aug. 23 when a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old African American man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kyle joins the podcast to discuss how he views the incident in which police officers… -
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On Constitution Day, We Should Reflect on the Right to Vote, Which Generation Z Now Shares
Constitution Day is a time to bolster our confidence in our great republic. Through the Constitution, America has continuously strengthened our union by expanding rights for the disenfranchised to participate in our democracy. And with an election swiftly approaching, we should reflect on how it was only recently when the right to vote was granted… -
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Japan’s New Prime Minister Faces Daunting Challenges
Yoshihide Suga, the chief Cabinet secretary und former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was recently elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan and has become the new prime minister of Japan. Suga takes office following the sudden resignation of Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who recently had a recurrence of health issues. Suga likely… -
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Pastors Promote Workplace Training as Alternative to ‘Divisiveness’
A group of minority pastors is asking employers to adopt a new training program that counters the narrative promoted by Black Lives Matter activists. The group, called Conservative Clergy of Color, developed a six-step “Getting to All Lives Matter” in what it calls a fact-based program that operates on the “assumption all Americans want to… -
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Creating a Smart Financial System Based on Better Monetary Policy, Deregulation
Millions of Americans live in fear of another financial crisis, so they are willing to go along with extensive regulation of the financial sector. Unfortunately, they have been fed a falsehood about government regulation and financial stability. While the dominant argument is that deregulation in the 1990s caused the 2008 crash, that story is dead… -
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Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ Shows the Unseriousness of #MeToo
So apparently it’s now a partisan value to be against pedophilia? I was all for opposition to “Cuties,” a film that curiously thinks the best way to argue against sexualization of children is to … sexualize children. I saw it as a matter that united left, right, and center. But apparently that’s too much to… -
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1776 Unites Curriculum Rejects 1619 Project’s Victimhood Narrative
Personal narratives are powerful and often serve to empower others. The African American community is full of stories of men and women who overcame slavery, Jim Crow laws, and discrimination. The 1776 Unites movement, founded by Bob Woodson, has just released a school curriculum to tell the stories of black success throughout American history, stories…