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Supreme Court’s Decision Allows Nevada Governor to Favor Caesars Palace Over Calvary Chapel
One bad decision can be a mistake. Two is a pattern. In late May, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the Supreme Court’s four liberal members in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom to deny a request from a California church that it be allowed to operate under the same conditions as similar secular… -
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When It Comes to COVID-19 Deaths, Florida Is No ‘New York’
“I just want to make it clear to the American public,” proclaimed Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus task force head, on July 24, “What we have right now are essentially three New Yorks, with these three major states.” The three states in question—Florida, Texas, and California—all have seen sharp increases in COVID-19 infections in… -
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Expanded Commitment to Economic Freedom Will Strengthen US-Croatia Partnership
Croatia is an increasingly important economic and security partner of the United States in the Balkan region and a focal point of evolving geopolitical issues, including energy independence and infrastructure development. In its bilateral relations fact sheet, the U.S. State Department describes Croatia as “a leading partner in Southeast Europe and a model for its… -
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Memo to ‘Anti-Racists’: Hard Work, Politeness Aren’t Products of White Supremacy
In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests over police brutality, interest in “anti-racist” education has exploded among educators and advocates. The case that educators should seek to combat racism seems self-evident. What’s less clear is how the admirable cause of “anti-racism” is fueling, in some corners, the inclination to… -
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Minneapolis Communities Form Watch Groups, Build Barricades to Fight Crime Surge
Communities in Minneapolis have established community watch groups—some consisting of armed individuals—to protect residents, with one community even erecting barricades in response to increasing crime levels, according to The Wall Street Journal. The city has seen a major surge in violent crime since the death of George Floyd, according to the Star Tribune, who died on… -
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A Brave Baseball Player Stands Up to Black Lives Matter Agenda
If fans flipped on their TVs hoping for an escape from the madness of 2020, the return of Major League Baseball wasn’t it. Americans who tuned into Friday’s season openers, desperate for a return to something normal, were forced to witness another protest: the players’. In some ballparks, like the Washington Nationals’, the politically-charged messaging… -
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‘Little Pod Platoons’ Are Education’s Answer to Lockdowns This Fall
The rise of “pandemic pods” over the past two weeks in response to public school shutdowns is a real-time, large-scale demonstration of community responsiveness in a crisis. Pandemic pods are the education version of “little platoons” first mentioned by Edmund Burke. They prove that the “spirit of association”—which Alexis de Tocqueville identified as a defining… -
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America: Still the Land of Opportunity for All
If we’ve learned one thing from the demonstrations and riots that followed the death of George Floyd in police custody, it’s that Americans, particularly younger Americans, don’t appreciate the great history of their country. It’s been a team effort to get into this situation. Teachers, schools, universities, even former first lady Michelle Obama, who said… -
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Why Mail-In Voting Is a Bad Idea, Even During a Pandemic
There is currently a debate raging over how elections are to be held in the fall amid the coronavirus. Is a pandemic reason to hold an election by mail? Would widespread mail-in voting lead to voter fraud and skew election results? Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a former… -
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Rioters Are Seditionists, Not Protesters
The violence perpetrated in the streets of cities across America continues because state and local elected officials (all Democrats) refuse to do what is necessary to stop it. These acts no longer fit the definition of protest. Rather, sedition defines them: “incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.” President Donald Trump has ordered agents… -
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14 Images as Body of Rep. John Lewis Returns to Capitol
Rep. John Lewis broke another barrier Monday when, in death, he became the first African American to lie in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Lewis, who as a young man marched for full civil rights for black Americans with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and championed related causes as a Democratic… -
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How Close Are We to a COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What to Know
The United States has been grappling with a response to the COVID-19 pandemic for more than six months, but now, a series of published results from vaccine developers raises the hope that a definitive end to the pandemic might be in sight. The race for a COVID-19 vaccine began at the end of January, and… -
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Uncovering the Origins of Identity Politics
The following is an excerpt from the introduction to “The Plot to Change America: How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free,” a new book by Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy and Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum fellow, published by Encounter Books. Identity politics is all around… -
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Her Father Ensured Her Escape From China. Now This Uighur Muslim Hopes to Free Him From Prison.
At 3 in the morning Feb. 2, 2013, Ilham Tohti and his daughter left their home in Beijing for that city’s Capital International Airport. They were headed for America, with Indiana University as their final destination. The school had invited Tohti to become a visiting scholar. Their flight wasn’t scheduled to depart until 10 a.m.,… -
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Portland Police Recover Molotov Cocktails, Ammunition During Violent Protests
Portland police officers recovered Molotov cocktails and rifle ammunition late Sunday evening near the U.S. courthouse that has been the site of recent protests. The Portland Police Department recovered the “destructive devices” in a bag in Lownsdale Square Park across the street from the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse while investigating a shots fired call, police… -
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The Latest, Fast-Moving Developments in the 2020 Election Season
I often write about the latest developments in the election area, including court decisions and legislative and regulatory changes. An unprecedented number of lawsuits have been filed by the radical left (at last count over 150 and counting) trying to use the COVID-19 health crisis as an excuse to nullify state requirements like voter ID… -
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Kurt Schlichter Wants You to Know ’21 Biggest Lies About Donald Trump (and You!)’
Lawyer and commentator Kurt Schlichter’s new book, “The 21 Biggest Lies About Donald Trump (and You!),” goes straight to the heart of why the political left has such a disdain for the president. Schlichter, a retired Army colonel, joins the podcast to discuss his motivation for writing the book, why he always has been a… -
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America Both in Crisis and on Trial
Were the Founding Fathers heroes or villains? While this dichotomy perhaps oversimplifies our attitude toward the founding generation, one would imagine that most Americans think that their country’s origin is fundamentally good. Few political movements in the history of the United States have truly distanced themselves from the founding. Many have tried to twist and… -
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California State University’s Mandate of Ethnic, Social Justice Studies Driven by Hatred of America
Pan-African studies are “the intellectual arm of the revolution,” the unrepentant communist Angela Davis triumphantly told students at California State University, Los Angeles, in a candid moment in 2016. Well, that arm got a lot longer this week. The entire California State University system just announced Thursday that it was making ethnic and social justice… -
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Indictment of Former Democrat Congressman Widens Voter Fraud Case in Philadelphia
A voter fraud scandal in Philadelphia appears to be expanding with the indictment this week of a former Democratic congressman and more charges expected. U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that former Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers, 77, had been indicted on multiple counts, including conspiracy to violate voting…