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opinion
For Our Children’s Sake, Reopen Schools This Fall
President Donald Trump announced at the White House his unequivocal commitment to getting America’s schools back open. “So, what we want to do is, we want to get our schools open,” he said. “We want to get them open quickly, beautifully, in the fall.” When the COVID-19 crisis was just beginning to grip the nation… -
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The Effect of Coronavirus on the US Military
When most people think about the military and the coronavirus, they think of stories such as the hospital ship, USNS Comfort, deploying to New York City, or the National Guard helping with test sites, or the Army Corps of Engineers erecting temporary hospitals this past spring to handle an overload of sick patients. We’re fortunate… -
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US Role in Human Rights on World Stage Is Constructive Engagement
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked us as Americans to take a look at our role in international human rights engagement; specifically, the connection between our nation’s founding principles and the role of the United States on the international stage. Why should we heed his call? After all, the battle lines are clearly drawn. On… -
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Standing Up to ‘Wokeness’ and the Intolerance of the Mob
From around the country, we are hearing stories about companies, schools, universities, and others that are making public confessions and flagellating themselves for America’s supposed “systemic racism.” What is most concerning about that is not only the falsehood of their claims and the denial of history that’s required to make those claims (such as Princeton… -
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It’s Time to Shut Down Judge Emmet Sullivan’s 3-Ring Circus in Flynn Case
Michael Flynn’s attorney has fired another broadside at Judge Emmet Sullivan, the trial judge presiding over his case. Flynn filed a blistering brief opposing Sullivan’s appeal to the entire D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, in which Sullivan is asking the full court to overturn the mandamus order of a three-judge panel telling him to dismiss… -
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Problematic Women: What Is Known About China’s Forced Sterilization of Uighur Women
A video surfaced recently of Chinese officials herding a large group of blindfolded Uighur people onto trains in northern China. The aerial footage is reported to have been taken last year, but the details surrounding the incident are unknown. What is increasingly clear, however, is that China is carrying out horrific human rights abuses against… -
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She’s Been on the Ground Covering Portland Protests. Here’s What She’s Seen.
Shelby Talcott, a reporter for The Daily Caller, has been covering protests and riots in the weeks since the death of George Floyd, including in Seattle and Washington, D.C. She most recently has spent time in Portland, which has become extremely violent. She joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss what she has seen and… -
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Why This Revolution Isn’t Like the ’60s
In the 1960s and early ’70s, the U.S. was convulsed by massive protests calling for radical changes in the country’s attitudes on race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. The Vietnam War and widespread college deferments were likely the fuel that ignited prior peaceful civil disobedience. Sometimes the demonstrations became violent, as with the Watts riots… -
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Trump Announces ‘Operation Legend’ to Combat Crime in Cities
When he was 4 months old, LeGend Taliferro of Kansas City survived open heart surgery. On June 29, at just 4 years old, he was shot and killed. His killer hasn’t been found. “Children are supposed to be our future and our 4-year-old son didn’t make it to kindergarten,” his mother, Charron Powell, said in… -
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6 Possible Outcomes in Justice Department Probe of Spying on Trump
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has predicted indictments in the Justice Department’s probe of the origins of the FBI’s Russia-Trump investigation. Although U.S. Attorney John Durham of Connecticut has been on the case since May 2019, however, it’s not clear what the precise criminal charges might be, if any. “I expect indictments based… -
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8 Acts of Vandalism, Desecration at Churches Across Nation
Churches throughout the United States have become victims of vandalism in recent days. In France, police arrested a 39-year-old Rwandan refugee after a cathedral was set on fire Saturday in the city of Nantes. Similar violence and vandalism in the U.S. follow the May 25 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Since… -
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The Administration Was Right Not to Force Hong Kong to Unpeg Its Dollar
President Donald Trump announced July 14 that the U.S. would no longer recognize Hong Kong as autonomous from the People’s Republic of China. This decision was in response to Beijing’s decision in late May to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong, and recognizes that Hong Kong’s autonomy from Beijing has been deteriorating for some… -
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The Left Comes for Religious Hospitals
The justices predicted a war—and almost one month to the day of their Bostock ruling, they got one. The first shot was fired last Thursday, when the ACLU decided to sue Maryland’s St. Joseph Medical Center for refusing to take out a woman’s perfectly healthy uterus just because she wanted to live as a man. It goes… -
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You Can’t Learn From History If You Banish It, Sen. Mike Lee Says
“If we tear down every statue of every person whose viewpoints and whose behavior wasn’t always ideal, wasn’t always perfect, we’re … not going to know about many of the historical figures who, for better or for worse, shaped who we are and how we got here,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, says. That’s his perspective… -
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Prosecutor Criticized for Charging St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns at Protesters
A Missouri prosecutor faces heavy scrutiny at the national and state level for bringing criminal charges against a St. Louis couple who pointed guns at trespassers in late June to defend themselves and their property. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner filed the charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who became nationally known because… -
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House Appropriations ‘Minibus’ Bill Stuffed With Problematic Policies, Overspending
The House is expected to vote later this week on H.R. 7608, a “minibus” bill that covers fiscal year 2021 spending for the departments of Agriculture, Interior, State, Veterans Affairs, and more. That covers four of the 12 spending bills that fund the federal government. The bill’s text—produced on July 16—is a staggering 689 pages… -
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African Nations Shouldn’t Let COVID-19 Sink Continental Free Trade Agreement
What would have been the world’s most extensive free trade zone since the formation of the World Trade Organization was supposed to go into effect July 1. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the launch date into doubt. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement is an ambitious attempt to reduce trade restrictions among all 55… -
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Trump: COVID-19 ‘Will Get Worse,’ but Vaccine Moving Along
In his first coronavirus press briefing since April, President Donald Trump sounded dour, warning the pandemic will get worse before it gets better, but also offered his more familiar optimistic tone in predicting a vaccine sooner than expected. The president also made a more emphatic case in favor of wearing masks, even pulling one out… -
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‘We Will Not Retreat’: DHS’ Chad Wolf Defends Portland Intervention Amid Riots
Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said the ongoing protests in Portland are “the complete opposite” of peaceful demonstrations and that the federal government would “not retreat.” “We support and we will protect those who want to peacefully protest,” Wolf said in a press conference Tuesday. “Unfortunately, what we’re seeing in… -
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What We Can Learn From COVID-19 Restrictions on Houses of Worship in 2 States
When the statewide lockdowns first began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans accepted these measures in good faith as difficult, but necessary, sacrifices for the benefit of everyone. At the time, the only thing anyone truly understood about the novel coronavirus that causes the disease was its breathtaking speed and seemingly unstoppable lethality…