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I’m an OB-GYN. Here’s Why I Support Requiring Hospital Admitting Privileges for Abortion Providers.
A decision is expected any day now from the U.S. Supreme Court in June Medical Services v. Russo. The case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of a Louisiana law, Act 620, that was passed in 2014. I testified in favor of it before the Louisiana legislature, and later, as an expert witness, took the stand… -
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Park Police Won’t Say Whether They’ll Prevent Toppling of Lincoln Statue
Protesters are threatening to tear down a statue in Washington, D.C., depicting President Abraham Lincoln freeing a slave. On Tuesday, protesters surrounded the Emancipation Memorial in Washington’s Lincoln Park, the largest park on Capitol Hill, vowing, “Thursday at 7 p.m., we’re tearing this motherf—ker down,” as seen in a video in a tweet from Richie… -
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DC Circuit Orders Rogue Trial Judge to Dismiss Flynn Case
Michael Flynn’s case has been unprecedented. This isn’t news. But it is news that today a federal appeals court agreed and found that Judge Emmet Sullivan’s actions constituted “unprecedented intrusions on individual liberty and the Executive’s charging authority.” Those are strong words. So what happened? How did we get here? And where are we headed? The… -
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Obamacare 2.0 Bill Would Be a Windfall, but Pyrrhic Victory, for Insurance Lobby
In December 2013, 11.8 million Americans had individual health insurance coverage. The federal government provided no subsidies for that coverage. Six years later, in December 2019, enrollment in individual health insurance coverage stood at 12.4 million. According to Congressional Budget Office data, the federal government sent $248 billion in premium and related subsidies to health… -
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Criminals Tearing Down DC Statues Should Be Prosecuted. Here Are the Laws They’re Violating.
It seems like every day angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of people they don’t like. And it is not just limited to statues of Confederate soldiers. Mobs have attacked statues of Mahatma Gandhi and former presidents Andrew Jackson and Ulysses Grant. The attempt to topple the statue of Jackson—which fortunately was foiled—occurred… -
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The New Censors
Do you say what you think? That’s risky! You may get fired! You’ve probably heard about a New York Times editor resigning after approving an opinion piece by Sen. Tom Cotton that suggested the military to step in to end riots. Many Times reporters tweeted out the same alarmist wording, “Running this puts Black NY… -
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Planned Parenthood Fires Top Executive Over Allegations of Racism
A top executive at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America has been fired over allegations of racism. The organization’s board of directors announced Tuesday that it had “parted ways” Monday with Laura McQuade, who had served as chief executive of Planned Parenthood of Greater New York since 2017, The New York Times reported. The news came… -
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He Spent 5 Days in Seattle’s CHOP. Here’s What He Saw.
Andy Ngo, the editor at large for the Canada-based Post Millennial, who was badly beaten by Antifa in June 2019, spent five days undercover in Seattle’s so-called Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), also known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP). It’s a self-declared “autonomous” and cop-free zone. Ngo joins the podcast to discuss what… -
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Insults to Black History
Many whites are ashamed, saddened, and feel guilty about our history of slavery, Jim Crow, and gross racial discrimination. Many black people remain angry over the injustices of the past and what they see as injustices of the present. Both blacks and whites can benefit from a better appreciation of black history. Often overlooked or… -
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The Only Good People in History
Truly, we live in auspicious times. Those who have sinned will be cast down; those who are sinless will set new social standards for the rest of us. After all, we now live in the only generation ever to produce truly virtuous human beings. What else should we make of the graceless religious wokeness promoted… -
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Focusing Public Policy on Nursing Homes Could Cut COVID-19 Deaths by Half
Here’s a question for public policy: If you could cut the COVID-19 death rate in half, would you do it? Policymakers could do that, if they act accordingly by greatly increasing testing of both residents and staff at nursing homes and other extended care facilities, the hottest of hot spots for coronavirus deaths. By now,… -
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Using Face Masks Is Still a Good Idea. Mandating Them Isn’t.
As the country attempts to reopen amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, one easy way we can help reduce the spread of the disease is using face masks. But policymakers—such as those in California and in some cities—are exactly wrong to mandate them. Policymakers and public health officials should encourage the use of masks, but should… -
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These 3 Groups Organized to Support Mail-In Voting
Political progressives who favor the expanded use of mail-in balloting have been telling the American people not to pay attention to that man on Twitter who sees a potential connection between their proposals and massive voter fraud. The Brennan Center for Justice, Priorities USA, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law are three of… -
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Christian Group Lends Hand as Poverty, Starvation Increase in India
Locking down a nation of 1.3 billion comes at a price. India has had fewer cases of COVID-19 than experts anticipated, but the nation has experienced more than its share of hardship during the pandemic. Missionaries working with the nonprofit organization Gospel for Asia have witnessed the challenges of India’s nationwide lockdown, which began March… -
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5 Big Initiatives New Postmaster General Should Deliver
Taking the helm of a major organization is always a serious challenge. When the organization is in the midst of widely publicized turmoil, the challenge is magnified immensely. For Louis DeJoy, who recently became postmaster general, it would be an understatement to say that he faces a challenge. Indeed, the United States Postal Service has… -
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Iceland Reopening With Its Economic Freedom Largely Intact
Iceland, a small Nordic country, has successfully flattened the COVID-19 curve and is ready to move ahead. Life in the country seems to be almost back to normal. Curfews and social-distancing mandates have been lifted, and gyms, swimming pools, and restaurants are reopened. The country opened its airports to tourism on June 15. There had… -
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Media Itching for Second Wave of COVID-19
The news media is churning out countless alarmist stories each day about the threat of COVID-19 and the dangers of societal reopening. “Risk of new lockdown rises with fear of second COVID-19 wave,” writes Reuters, as one example of the genre. These stories generally incite, rather than inform. They cherry-pick facts and lack context. Only when the… -
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Communist Emblem Spray Painted on North Carolina WWII Memorial
A communist symbol was reportedly spray painted on a World War II memorial in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend. A hammer and sickle was emblazoned across the stone monument in red and yellow, as well as the words “Glory to the day of heroism June 19, 1986,” according to Fox News. Both are references to… -
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Rioters Clash With DC Police, Try to Tear Down Andrew Jackson Monument, Set Up ‘Black House Autonomous Zone’
Rioters gathered Monday in Lafayette Square before the White House where they clashed with police as they attempted to tear down a monument to former U.S. President Andrew Jackson and set up a Black House Autonomous Zone. Video footage from on-the-ground Daily Caller reporters shows rioters attempting to pull down the monument to Jackson early… -
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2 Federal Courts, 1 Constitutional Right
Two federal appeals courts last week issued decisions on challenges to coronavirus-related executive orders by the governors of Illinois and Louisiana. In each case, churches and religious organizations challenged a governor’s restrictions on meeting in person at houses of worship while allowing other group activities to proceed, saying those orders violated the First Amendment. Illinois…