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Soft on Crime? Here’s Jackson’s Record on Sex Offenders and Other Criminals
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson once expressed concern about a “climate of fear, hatred, and revenge” surrounding sex offenders. Jackson later opposed the confinement conditions of a Taliban leader suspected of running a terrorist cell. The judge also routinely ruled against the Trump administration on immigration enforcement cases, as detailed here. Now, as President Joe Biden’s…Fred Lucas -
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Performing ‘Sex-Change Procedures’ on Kids Is Child Abuse, Texas’ Attorney General Says. He’s Right, and I Should Know.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a formal legal opinion last week concluding that performing certain “sex-change procedures” on children—including surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers—constitutes child abuse under Texas law. As someone who identified as a woman for eight years, I agree. In his Feb. 18 statement, Paxton methodically builds the case for his…Walt Heyer -
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EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Demands Answers After Whistleblowers Allege Nurse Performed Abortions With Expired License, Turned ‘Blind Eye’ to Sex Trafficking
Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina is demanding explanations from the North Carolina Board of Nursing following reports that a nurse performed abortions after her medical license had expired and turned “a blind eye” to the sex trafficking of underage girls. “It has come to my attention that Deborah Jane Walsh, a nurse who operates…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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‘Thoughts and Prayers’ of Soft-on-Crime Liberal Politicians Won’t Curb Urban Killing Fields
Trust in government has been declining since the administration of President Lyndon Johnson. According to Pew Research, only 36% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents and 9% of Republicans and those leaning Republican now trust government. Who can blame them, given the failure of government to perform on many levels? One might think that trust by…Cal Thomas -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Bill Would Require Abortionists to Report Suspected Trafficking Victims
Legislation proposed by Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina would require abortion providers to file a report with the National Human Trafficking Hotline if they suspect a patient at the clinic is a victim of human trafficking. The Daily Signal first obtained a copy of the legislation, the Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act of…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Fight Crime: Arm America’s Citizens
America’s surge in grotesque, random mayhem has become a coast-to-coast crime epic. Some examples: •Indianapolis, Philadelphia, and 10 other cities set new murder records last year. Democrats control all 12 locales. •Police accuse Shawn Laval Smith, a violent “homeless” man, of fatally stabbing UCLA graduate student Brianna Kupfer on Jan. 13 while she worked in…Deroy Murdock -
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Florida’s Governor Makes Smart Proposal to Go After Election Crimes. So Corrupt Media Attacks Him.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a good idea with his budget proposal to create an “election crimes agency” that would “investigate election crimes and irregularities and make referrals for further legal action directly to a statewide prosecutor.” Florida should implement it, and other states should follow. In fact, state legislators should make sure that a…Hans von Spakovsky -
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8 Cities That Help Explain National Crime Wave
The rise in violent crime has become a national trend in the past few years as cities reach homicide rates not seen in decades. FBI statistics show a 30% increase in violent crime in 2020 compared to the previous year, the largest single-year increase since the agency began tracking those numbers in the 1960s. That…Jarrett Stepman -
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Arlington Bishop Addresses ‘Catholics for Choice’ Scandal, Youngkin Executive Order on Mask Mandate
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington said Friday that the pro-abortion Catholics for Choice group’s projection of a pro-abortion slogan on the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was “chilling.” The bishop discussed the incident with The Daily Signal Friday afternoon at the 49th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. “It was…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Americans Deserve Answers on Hunter Biden’s Beijing-Backed Cobalt Mine Deal
Instead of fixing runaway inflation, rising energy prices, and supply chain issues for the American people, the “Bare-Shelves Biden” administration is attempting to persuade you that Hunter Biden’s business dealings are a thing of the past. It wants you to believe there’s nothing in the president’s son’s suspicious international business dealings the American people should…James Comer -
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A Rabbi, a Terrorist, and the FBI
Is a terrorist a terrorist only when a law enforcement officer or politician says he is? Malik Faisal Akram entered a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, held four hostages, including the rabbi, and expressed support for Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist who was sentenced to 86 years in prison for attempting to murder and assault members…Cal Thomas -
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Washington Examiner’s Restoring America Counters the Left’s Assault, Offers Hope for Future
A mere 30% of Americans think their country is heading in the right direction. President Joe Biden, elected on the promise of being a uniter with better solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic, has resorted to divisive rhetoric and a socialist agenda. It’s no wonder many Americans are pessimistic about America’s future. Yet, there is reason…Rob Bluey -
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New York District Attorney Calls for End to Prosecuting Serious Crimes. It’s Every Criminal’s Lucky Day in Gotham.
All criminals are welcome appears to be the policy of the New York district attorney. With the departure of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and the election of Eric Adams, a Democrat who at least rhetorically voiced support for the police and law and order, some hoped that worrying crime trends in New York…Jarrett Stepman -
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California Provides Millions in Loans for Illegal Alien Business Owners
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, confirmed that his administration is providing economic relief to businesses in his state that do not otherwise qualify for federal aid, including those owned by illegal aliens. “[W]e always consider those that are documented, those that are undocumented, those that are living in mixed-status families,” Newsom said Friday during…Jason Hopkins -
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Will 2021’s Spike in Violent Crime Continue Into 2022?
Law and order, once lost, is not easy to restore. That’s one of the clear lessons of 2021. Numerous American cities were devastated by violent crime, which rose sharply after protests stemming from the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. In 2020, the United States nationally saw its highest-ever increase in…Jarrett Stepman -
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Here Are the Facts About Spikes in Crime That Sen. Dick Durbin Didn’t Want Me to Share
It’s no secret that Chicago, like many major U.S. cities, has suffered from an unprecedented spike in homicides and non-fatal shootings over the last two years. Despite seeing record low homicide rates between 2004 and 2015, Chicago residents are now experiencing violent crime at levels unseen in decades—including truly horrific surges in gun violence during…Amy Swearer -
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Teachers Union Official’s Facebook Post Says People With Religious Vaccine Exemptions Deserve to Die, Suggests GOP Commit Mass Murder
A National Education Association Board of Directors member and English teacher at a Pennsylvania high school posted to Facebook that she thought unvaccinated individuals with religious exemptions deserved to die, according to a screenshot of the post obtained by the social media account Libs of Tik Tok. Mollie Paige Mumau took to Facebook to condemn…Kendall Tietz -
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The Consequences of Leftist Crime Policies
This week, a 39-year-old black man in Waukesha, Wisconsin, plowed a maroon Ford Escape into a Christmas parade of children and older women. Five people were killed and another 48 were injured. The motive of the suspect is unknown; if the media have their way, it will remain that way. The media apparently only care…Ben Shapiro -
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‘Maybe You’ll Need to Report a Relative to the FBI!’ An Atlantic Writer’s Advice For Dealing With Conservative Family on Thanksgiving
A Wednesday newsletter from The Atlantic urged readers to use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to “deprogram” their conservative relatives. “Maybe you’ll plant the seed, sow just a little doubt about whatever Tucker Carlson is saying now,” Molly Jong-Fast wrote. “Or maybe you’ll need to report a relative to the FBI!” Jong-Fast described Thanksgiving as an invariably disappointing…Laurel Duggan -
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Hunter Biden’s Cobalt Deal With China Increases Cost of His Father’s Push for Electric Cars
Presidential son Hunter Biden’s most recent controversy—assisting a Chinese company’s purchase of a large cobalt mine—is linked directly to a top Biden administration policy of promoting electric vehicles. Cobalt, a relatively rare and expensive mineral, is an essential part of batteries used to power electric automobiles. The COVID-19 pandemic also made U.S. officials and the…Fred Lucas