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Why the Trump Administration Needs to Embrace New, Faster COVID-19 Tests
We’ve come a long way over the past eight months since the first recorded U.S. case of COVID-19 on Jan. 20. We now have both the knowledge and the technology needed to move forward confidently. That path should be created immediately with a heightened focus on new, rapid testing. >>> What’s the best way for America to… -
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Bad Policies, Not Climate Change, Main Driver of California Fires
This week, America’s West Coast found itself on fire. Millions of acres have burned across California, Oregon, and Washington. The smoke clouds have been so immense that they have blotted out the sun in certain areas; air quality has been so poor that hundreds of thousands of people have been forced indoors. There are several… -
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Trump Moves to Expand International Pro-Life Policy
The Trump administration has proposed a rule to expand a ban on use of U.S. tax dollars to pay for abortions abroad so that it would include federal contracts and subcontracts that receive U.S. global health assistance. Two of the largest federal contracting agencies, the Defense Department and the General Services Administration, were joined by… -
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Rep. Liz Cheney Demands DOJ Investigate Whether China, Russia Are Infiltrating US Environmental Groups
Rep. Liz Cheney, R- Wyo., asked the Department of Justice in September to investigate whether Russia and China are working to infiltrate environmental groups to influence U.S. environmental policy, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. Russia and China may be infiltrating nongovernmental groups in an attempt to meddle in domestic energy and environmental policy,… -
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Virginia School Continues to Defend Sensible Bathroom Policy
A high school student who identifies as transgender, who sued the school over which restrooms to use, is continuing to pursue the litigation even three years after graduating. To its credit, the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia has continued to defend itself. Gavin Grimm is a biological female who announced prior to sophomore year the intention… -
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The Other Half of the Jacob Blake Conversation
It’s time to talk about Jacob Blake and policing reform. No, I mean the other half of that conversation. The part where we ask what Blake did wrong and why it matters. We cannot have meaningful policing reform if we pretend that law enforcement officers do not see our actions as civilians from a very… -
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Outer Space and Private Property
As a new generation of entrepreneurs has rekindled interest in outer space the issue of private property has moved from the margins to center stage. In 1967, more than 100 nations signed onto the Outer Space Treaty, introduced to help govern the nascent Space Age. Created 10 years after the Soviet Union’s launch of the… -
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Greenland Is More Important to America’s Interests Than You Might Think
Greenland plays an important role within America’s economic and military interests. Carla Sands, the U.S. ambassador to Denmark, joins the show to explain Greenland’s significance in U.S. Arctic policy. Sands also explains the history between Greenland and America, and how relations between the two countries have grown stronger over the past several years. We also… -
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The Diabolical Side of Karl Marx
Paul Kengor is a professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He has just published “The Devil and Karl Marx,” a careful look at the diabolical side of Karl Marx. The book has come out during an important time in our history since so many Americans, particularly our youth, have… -
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Extending Textiles Trade Preferences Will Help Both Haiti, US
As a group of American apparel companies noted in a letter last month to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act expires at the end of this month. As the letter to Lighthizer noted, Haiti is one of the biggest beneficiaries of programs operating under the act, and extending the act… -
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Why ‘A PLUS’ Would Be Better Than Yet Another Federal Education Bailout
The Senate last week rejected a $500 billion “skinny stimulus” proposal addressing the coronavirus pandemic that included $105 billion in new federal education spending. The latter is a sum double what is spent annually by the federal Education Department on K-12 schools. The proposal would have continued a failed legacy of ever-increasing federal education spending…. -
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‘Pivot of History’: Trump Hosts Signing of Abraham Accords Between Israel and UAE, Bahrain
The Abraham Accords have the potential to expand to other Arab countries and bring lasting peace in the Middle East, President Donald Trump and leaders from Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain said Tuesday at a signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. “This day is a pivot of history. It… -
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Trade and Taxes During Trump’s First Term
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. Looking Back on Trade Since publication of the last Mandate on Leadership, the… -
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China’s Dark Turn
“I’m more anti-China than you!” That’s a new theme of this election. Joe Biden says, “We will never again be at the mercy of China!” Donald Trump replies, “China would own our country if Joe Biden got elected!” It’s strange to hear competition, because just a few administrations ago, presidents were eager to celebrate China. “A future… -
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Over 100 Rabbis Call for Amazon to End Reliance on Southern Poverty Law Center
Over 100 Jewish rabbis wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, arguing “the SPLC ‘hate map’ is uniquely detrimental and even dangerous to the Jewish community.” The Amazon Smile program relies on the Southern Poverty Law Center to determine which charities qualify for donations. While the SPLC has a well-established reputation as one of… -
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A New Test for COVID-19 Shows Promise
Another new test for COVID-19 was recently authorized—and this one could be a game-changer. The Abbott Diagnostics BinaxNOW antigen test is a new point-of-care test that reportedly costs only $5 to administer, delivers results in as little as 15 minutes, and requires no laboratory equipment to perform. That means it can be used in clinics far from… -
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Heritage Foundation Sets Campaign to Promote American Values
The Heritage Foundation is distributing an online “citizen’s guide” to promote American values for those concerned about the direction of the country. “America is at this historic intersection and has a choice between two paths,” Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James said Tuesday in a prepared statement. “What we do today will determine what kind… -
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This BLM Co-Founder and Pro-Communist China Group Are Partnering Up. Here’s Why.
Imagine that far-right demonstrators were laying siege to American cities for months, led by activists explicitly calling for an “ethno-state,” and that one of their groups was funded by an outfit involved with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. It would lead the news every day and there would be congressional hearings, right? And rightly so. The threat… -
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3 Arguments on How the Constitution Treated Slavery
The 13th Amendment abolished the evil institution of slavery in 1865, but debate continues over the relationship between slavery and the Constitution in 1789 and afterward. Was our founding document protective, antagonistic, or neutral toward slavery? Here are three arguments that will be examined during a Preserve the Constitution event to be held Sept. 29… -
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CDC’s Unlawful, Unconstitutional Moratorium on Evictions
A beautiful aspect of American democracy is the separation of powers. The different branches of government are assigned specific functions, and are limited to the exercise of certain, specifically outlined powers. For example, Congress, which is directly accountable to the people, is charged with legislating on a national level. Executive agencies, which are not directly…