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How to Get California’s Wildfires Under Control
The wildfires raging in California have killed at least 24 in less than a month. How well has the state responded to the wildfires, including steps to prevent them? What is the perspective of Californians on how well the state has dealt with the threat? Is something not being done to get this season’s fires under… -
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The Left Sides With the Criminal
Warning: This column includes a graphic description. A 29-year-old black man, Jacob Blake, was shot seven times in the back Aug. 23 by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The original video, which included only the last moments of the incident, gave no context. But further video and police reports made clear what happened…. -
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‘No Police, No Peace’ Billboards to Reach 4 Million in New York, Atlanta, Dallas
Six billboards declaring “No Police, No Peace” have gone up, two each in New York City, Dallas, and Atlanta, Heritage Action for America announced Monday. The move comes amid an increase in both violence in the streets and angry anti-police rhetoric. Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, ages 24 and 31, were shot and seriously… -
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Trump, Newsom Shun Heated Partisanship in Confronting California Wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom personally thanked President Donald Trump on Monday for responding in “record” time to requests for assistance as wildfires rage across his state’s forests. “I want to thank you and acknowledge the work that you’ve done to be immediate in terms of your response to our requests,” Newsom, a Democrat, said in… -
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Cal Thomas on Threat of Moral Relativism, Anarchy in Streets
Political and racial polarization, combined with the rejection by some of founding principles and faith, don’t bode well for America’s future, says Cal Thomas, author of “America’s Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and Superpowers … and the Future of the United States.” Thomas, one of the nation’s leading syndicated columnists and political commentators, joins… -
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Wildfires Will Get Worse Under Decades-Old Liberal Policies, Veteran Forester Says
Nearly 30 years ago, President Bill Clinton made a significant change to federal land management that created the conditions necessary for massive wildfires to consume portions of the West Coast, according to a fire expert who predicted the problem years ago. Shortly before leaving office in 2001, Clinton limited the ability of the United States… -
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New York Teacher’s Assignment Compares Police to KKK, Slave Owners
On the first day of classes, a high school teacher in Westchester County issued an assignment that included a comic style strip comparing police officers to slave owners and Ku Klux Klan members, the New York Post reported. The assignment was part of a chapter on “European Colonization of America,” given by Westlake High School… -
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Far Left Similar to Communist Movement, Former Student Radical Says
Disconcerting similarities exist between the modern progressive left and the communist movement. Take it from someone who knows. Tony Salinski, once a student radical and now an expert on communist ideology, identified as a communist for several years during the Vietnam War era. Salinski joins the podcast to explain why he was drawn to communism as… -
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Countering the Left’s Climate Power Grab With Facts
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. Since publication of the last Mandate for Leadership, the Trump administration scrapped the… -
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How Radical Historian’s Revisionism and Lies Led to 2020’s Unrest
The war on history is about overturning America’s constitutional system. So says Mary Grabar, a resident fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute and author of the book “Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History That Turned a Generation Against America.” Zinn was a radical historian whose book, “A People’s History of the United States,” has… -
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Senator Questions Whether Mueller Team’s Wiped Cellphones a ‘Widespread Intentional Effort’
A leading Senate Republican is questioning whether deletions from more than two dozen cellphones used by the special counsel’s team in the Trump-Russia probe were part of a “widespread intentional effort” to scrub data from the devices. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, asked Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher… -
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Portland Mayor Bans Police Use of Tear Gas After 100 Days of Rioting
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has banned the use of tear gas on rioters in the Oregon city. Wheeler, a Democrat who is also Portland's police commissioner, banned the use of tear gas munitions on rioters Thursday, despite ongoing riots that have surpassed the 100-day mark, a press release from his office says. Wheeler wrote that the Multnomah… -
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Sen. Josh Hawley Calls on Netflix to Remove ‘Cuties’
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., demanded Friday that Netflix remove the film “Cuties” after the company defended it the night before in a statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “In early 2019, journalists first began to report that YouTube videos of children in partial states of exposure were being ‘inundated with comments’ by pedophiles, exposing… -
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‘Unbearable Screams’: Uighurs Accuse China of Crimes Against Humanity
Two Uighur organizations filed a complaint against China in the International Criminal Court alleging crimes against humanity and repression of minorities. The International Criminal Court complaint represents the first time members of the Muslim minority group have attempted to hold the Chinese government accountable for repressive policies, NBC News reported. Uighurs are a minority group of Muslim Turkic… -
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Combating the Tyranny, Waste, and Economic Devastation of ‘Green’ Agenda With Free Enterprise
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. Since publication of the last Mandate for Leadership, the Trump administration has taken… -
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For More Security at Less Cost, Buy More F-35s
Since its conceptual inception, the F-35 fighter jet has been known as an extremely expensive aircraft that can fill multiple roles. This high-priced “Swiss Army knife” of fifth-generation fighters is intended to replace fighters in the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. The down side always has been the cost. As good as the F-35… -
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Maryland to Add LGBTQ Content to Public Schools’ History Curricula
Maryland public school history teachers will add LGBTQ content to high school curricula in coming years, a lawmaker said. The Maryland State Department of Education agreed to add “expectations” and implement new standards for high school U.S. history curricula that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and "queer" individuals, WUSA9 reported. The changes are expected to be… -
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Treasury Department Sanctions Ukrainian Lawmaker Who Met With Giuliani
The Trump administration announced sanctions Thursday against a Ukrainian lawmaker who met last year with President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and has pushed for a corruption investigation into the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. The Treasury Department accused Andriy Derkach of waging a pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign “in an attempt to undermine the upcoming 2020… -
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Internal Review Useful for Upholding Standards of World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ Report
The World Bank recently announced that production of “Doing Business,” one of the bank’s signature annual publications, would be “paused” amid concerns about the integrity and impartiality of data collection and analysis. Officials said that they would conduct a systematic review and assessment concerning its production. Such a review is entirely appropriate and a sign… -
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Recovery of America’s Economy Surges, Thanks to Capitalism
As Washington has been frozen in debate about whether to pass massive new economic stimulus legislation, something interesting has happened in the real world. In the real world, Americans sent a message to politicians saying they can take of themselves just fine, thank you. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report for August just came in,…