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opinion
Church Attacks Explode With ‘an Unbridled, Roaring Fury’
One of the last times people saw flames in France’s Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church was during the Allied bombing in 1944. What’s happening now isn’t World War III, but it certainly feels like it, as things get increasingly violent on every continent. While believers around the world pray for an end to the chaos, arsonists, knife-wielders, and… -
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Cancel Culture Comes for Pentagon. Latest ‘Woke’ Proposal Would Hurt National Security.
The radical left demanded that we defund the police, then upped the ante by calling for them to be disarmed. It started with toppling Confederate statues, then started in on most any cast or carved image—from Christopher Columbus to abolitionists to Mount Rushmore. Last week, it howled for a boycott of Goya food products after… -
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The Citadel Will Require All Cadets to Study Constitution
The Citadel, the public military college in Charleston, South Carolina, has announced it will require all cadets to complete a class on the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents beginning in the 2020-21 academic year. The Citadel is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Founded in 1842, its mission is to… -
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Ted Cruz: It’s ‘Racist’ to Defund the Police
As municipalities around the country ponder defunding their police forces, Sen. Ted Cruz is pushing back. The Texas Republican argues that more black lives will be lost and more black women will be sexually assaulted if law enforcement is cut or abolished in some communities. Cruz joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss. The senator… -
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Spending as If There Is No Tomorrow
I am not in the habit of quoting leftist Noam Chomsky, but this line seems relevant when one considers our growing national debt: “When you trap people in a system of debt, they can’t afford the time to think.” Perhaps now is not the time in the middle of a pandemic, job losses, and threats… -
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Museum’s Racist Material on ‘Whiteness’ Wasn’t Its First Instance of Bias
One would reasonably expect to learn about history at a history museum. Unfortunately, at some museums, it seems you’re increasingly likely to receive an ideological sermon instead. The National Museum of African American History and Culture recently created an online portal called “Talking About Race.” It was doing that, the museum said, to promote conversations… -
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This California Law Is Ripping Away American Dreams. The Left Wants to Take It Nationwide.
Fluent in English, Spanish, and sign language, Sophia Aguirre has worked as an interpreter for 30 years. Whether it’s serving as a translator for video programs that enable the hearing-impaired to communicate by phone, or teaching American Sign Language to deaf children in their homes, Aguirre has helped countless Americans engage in daily life. For… -
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Pompeo’s Panel Offers Needed Clarity, Guidance on Human Rights
After the staggering human toll of World War II and the Holocaust, world leaders began a remarkable project in 1948 to identify and protect the inalienable rights shared by every human being on the planet. America played a leading role, with former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt leading the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human… -
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How Trump’s Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, America has been presented with a false narrative about blacks and law enforcement. Elite progressive voices have pushed a radical idea: Law enforcement is the embodiment of bigotry in America and that “defunding” or even banning the police department is the solution that blacks want most. But nothing… -
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13 Images of the Chaos Created by ‘Violent Anarchists’ in Portland
Mobs have defaced Portland, Oregon, with graffiti and carried out violent attacks against federal buildings while baiting law enforcement officers seeking to protect government property. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday released a chronicle of the recent violence, which began at the end of May in Portland and continues this week. “Violent anarchists”… -
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On Space Exploration Day, US Continues to Lead in Space
July 20 marks Space Exploration Day, conveniently just 10 days before NASA is scheduled to launch its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars in what should be a historic mission. When the Perseverance rover lands after its seven-month journey on an Atlas V rocket, it will search for clues of ancient life… -
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Blanket Sanctions on Members of China’s Communist Party Wrong Way to Go
Over the past 10 to 15 years, the United States has added a new tool to its foreign policy: targeted individual sanctions. Although it has made good use of broader sanctions—Iran and North Korea come to mind—the U.S. is increasingly taking action against specific violators. Given the complexity of U.S.-China relations, targeted sanctions are a… -
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‘Pandemic Pods’ Are Fundamentally Reshaping K-12 Education
The practice of organizing “pandemic pods,” in which parents team up with other families in their neighborhoods or social circles to hire teachers for their children, is getting more and more popular by the minute. With many school districts around the country planning not to reopen classrooms this fall—or, at best, planning to offer some… -
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Trump’s Meeting With AMLO Shows Critics Were Wrong About US-Mexico Ties
President Donald Trump hosted his Mexican counterpart at the White House on July 8 to celebrate the entry into force of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade pact. The visit was the first time the two leaders met in person and was also the first international trip by Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador, commonly… -
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South Carolina Gives Parents Confidence About School This Fall
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in months of uncertainty for families with children in K-12 schools, but South Carolina officials on Monday made one thing clear: The state’s families will have more options this academic year. Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, announced creation of a private school scholarship program for students from low- and middle-income… -
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‘Anti-Catholic Bigotry’: Rep. Jim Banks Demands Investigations Into Anti-Catholic Crimes
Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks denounced incidents of vandalism of Catholic churches that have occurred throughout the United States in a Friday statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation and called on the Department of Justice to investigate the attacks. The Indiana representative spoke out Friday following repeated instances of apparently anti-Catholic attacks in Florida, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New… -
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I’m a Law Professor. Here’s What Happened After I Spoke Out on Black Lives Matter.
During his July 4, 2020, speech at Mount Rushmore, President Donald Trump referred to the “political weapon” of “cancel culture,” describing it as “driving people from their jobs, shaming dissenters, and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees.” Trump’s cancel culture reference was scorned by liberal media outlets such as The New York Times, calling such “culture war” comments… -
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Larry Elder Film ‘Uncle Tom’ Gives Voice to America’s Black Conservatives
“I am not a victim” is the message that conservative African Americans send to the left in the new film “Uncle Tom.” The movie, which was executive produced by radio talk-show host Larry Elder, features interviews with prominent black conservatives, such as Carol Swain, Robert L. Woodson, Allen B. West, Candace Owens, and many others. … -
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In America, the System Trends Toward Justice
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” This oft-repeated and commonly misused quote—which stems from a 19th-century sermon—was cited by Martin Luther King Jr. and, more recently, President Barack Obama. Many take it to mean simply that there is an inevitability to world events and that we should seek… -
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Two-Thirds of COVID-19 Deaths in US Occurred in 10 States
As Heritage Foundation researchers have demonstrated throughout the pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been heavily concentrated in a small number of states—and among a small number of counties within states. Even though the U.S. has seen a rapid rise in cases during the last few weeks, the overall levels of concentration…