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Government Control in the Digital Age
Politicians push government IDs. In a Transportation Security Administration announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, “You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings.” European politicians go much further, reports Stossel TV producer Kristin Tokarev. They’re pushing government-mandated digital IDs that tie your identity to nearly everything…John Stossel -
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California Church Appeals to SCOTUS Over $1.2M in COVID-19 Fines
Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared over, a church in California is still facing over $1.2 million in fines for keeping its doors open to minister to the spiritual needs of the public. Calvary Chapel San Jose’s legal saga began in August 2020 when county inspectors reportedly “made 44 visits to the church”…Dan Hart -
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This Christmas, Revive the Lost Art of Matchmaking
Forget Christmas socks, board games, or even cash. The gift many single young adults want most is a spouse. Put on your Santa hat and keep your eyes out for potential matches. Marriage is a bedrock societal institution. It’s beneficial for those who tie the knot, too. “Today, married women live longer, earn more, and…Victor Joecks -
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The Piercing Cold of Christmas
Christmas evokes a warmth during the winter: bright lights, roaring fires, and good cheer with loved ones. However, as St. Andrew’s Novena distinctly emphasizes, the “piercing cold” conditions of the first Christmas starkly contrast with the holiday season’s comforts, beckoning us to not only recognize Christ’s humility, but to care for the poor, forgotten, and…Andrew Fowler -
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It Will Be OK
On Christmas Day 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem we now know as the song “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” Earlier in the year, Longfellow had unsuccessfully pressured his son, Charles, not to join the Union Army. On Christmas Day, Longfellow learned his beloved son had been critically wounded at the Battle…Erick Erickson -
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Ilhan Omar Can Accuse ICE With No Proof
As a leftist Muslim immigrant from Somalia, radical Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is wonderfully blessed with a diversity, equity, and inclusion press. She is perennially assumed to be a victim of racism, sexism, and xenophobia whenever she is criticized, and especially when she’s verbally targeted by President Donald Trump. At the end of a typically…Tim Graham -
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Republicans Will Win In 2026
In a Wall Street Journal interview a few days ago, President Donald Trump was circumspect regarding his party’s prospects in the 2026 congressional elections. Although no one doubts the president’s supreme confidence that he is doing the right things for the country (“I’ve created the greatest economy in history”), he acknowledged “that he couldn’t predict…Star Parker -
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What the Fed Chair Candidates’ Backgrounds Reveal About If They’ll Cut Interest Rates
President Donald Trump recently told The Wall Street Journal he is favoring selecting either National Economic Council head Kevin Hassett or former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh for the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Trump has said he expects the next Fed chair to cut interest rates. How have the candidates under consideration approached interest rate cuts in…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Blocking Canada’s Silent Suicide From Creeping Into America
Canada has embraced a culture of death. America’s neighbor to the north legalized euthanasia in 2016, and since then, more than 75,000 Canadians have participated in Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program. Canada also has no restrictions on abortion and only considers a baby a human after it passes through the birth canal. In 2021, Canada took…Virginia Allen -
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Guadalupe and the Largest Public Miracle
When I was a senior in college, I went on a pilgrimage to the Mexican martyr sites that ended with a visit to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The entire trip was transformative for me. The visit to the hills and the basilica where the miraculous tilma (a peasant-type shawl made of flimsy cactus fiber) is stored was definitely…Thomas Griffin -
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Dear Santa: Some Suggestions for Who Should Get Lumps of Coal
I’m not one to tell Santa his business, but I hope The Other Big Guy has left some room on his Naughty List for certain folks in the political world. I’m talking politicos seriously deserving of lumps of coal. And not that “beautiful, clean coal” of ours that President Donald Trump keeps hyping. I’m talking…Al Perrotta -
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In Today’s Culture, Choose Meaning Over Freedom
There’s a popular idea circulating, especially for young Americans, that the highest form of freedom means having no one need you. It usually comes packaged attractively: summers in Europe, spontaneous road trips, disappearing off-grid on weekends, money invested in “experiences.” On its face, this framing sounds harmless—just another lifestyle choice. But it reveals something deeper and…Danielle Franz -
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Rubio Addresses If He’ll End Program Brown University Shooter Used to Enter the United States
The Trump administration plans to fix the diversity visa program and then resume it, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told The Daily Signal Friday. After the alleged shooter of students at Brown University and an MIT professor was found to have entered the country using a diversity visa, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem paused the…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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What Will Bring About America’s Golden Age? Heritage President Responds
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told Turning Point USA’s America Fest on Friday about what will underpin America’s golden age. America may be on the cusp of a golden age, but Americans still have to choose it for themselves. “As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we ought to ask the question: What is America going…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Milwaukee Judge Guilty of Felony Obstruction During ICE Arrest
THE CENTER SQUARE—Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of a felony charge of obstruction by a jury Thursday in a case involving the judge’s actions related to a defendant in her court that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were attempting to arrest outside of the courtroom. The jury returned the verdict at 8:38 p.m….Jon Styf -
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Chanukah Is Relevant for Everyone—But Not in the Way You Might Think
Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Chanukah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my favorites. Even when I was younger and far less observant, I appreciated the holiday’s well-known rituals and customs: lighting the menorah, spinning the dreidel, eating potato latkes, and so forth. My given Hebrew name—“Maccabee,” because…Josh Hammer -
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Brown University and MIT Shooter Entered US on Diversity Visa
The suspect in the Brown University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor shootings entered the U.S. through an immigrant visa program, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Now, the secretary is pausing the program. “The Brown University shooter, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente entered the United States through the diversity lottery immigrant visa program (DV1) in 2017 and was…Virginia Allen -
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Yes, Virginia. You Elected Santa Claus.
The late Rush Limbaugh posited in 2012 that it would be very difficult to win an election over Santa Claus. Meaning that someone who is just seen as bringing gifts will always be popular, and—with apologies to New York newspaper editor Francis Church—yes, Virginia. You just elected Santa Claus. Both Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger and Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi have spoken since the election of their…Joe Thomas -
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House Passes Bill Ending Trans Surgeries for Children. What’s the Next Step?
The House of Representatives passed a bill to make it a felony to facilitate transgender procedures on minors Wednesday, but does it have any shot of becoming law? The bill, titled the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, passed by a 216-to-211 margin. Three Democrats, Reps. Don Davis of North Carolina, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Henry…George Caldwell -
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The Dumbest Assumption in All of Politics
One of the most persistent mistakes in modern politics is the insistence on flattening all ideologies—pretending that all human beings think the same way, want the same things, and are motivated by the same forces. Every time policymakers fall into this trap, the result is not compassion or clarity but some of the worst public…Ben Shapiro