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In the Trenches of the War in Ukraine, I See History Repeating Itself
KYIV, Ukraine—On Thursday, four Ukrainian soldiers died in combat in eastern Ukraine. In that day’s fighting, the Ukrainian military said it had killed nine soldiers from their adversary’s ranks—a combined force of pro-Russian separatists, foreign mercenaries, and Russian regulars. On Wednesday, three Ukrainian soldiers died in an artillery attack on their front-line position near the…Nolan Peterson -
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Fighting Bullies at the UN
Recent outbreaks of violence at the border between Israel and Gaza garnered more than their fair share of biased media attention. Many liberal news outlets conveniently left out that the “protests”—which were actually people storming Israel’s border with the intent to breach it and murder innocents—were organized by Hamas with the cynical goal of prompting…Armstrong Williams -
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Government Employee Who Beat Unions at Supreme Court Sees End to Their ‘Free Ride’
Labor unions no longer get a free ride on the backs of government employees who are forced to pay for political activism they disagree with, the man who successfully challenged the practice at the Supreme Court told The Daily Signal in an interview. For decades, Illinois state government worker Mark Janus said, union leaders had…Kevin Mooney -
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Meet the Man Who Will Be Advising Trump on Kennedy’s Replacement
The man who will be serving as an outside adviser to the President Donald Trump for judicial nominations says that he thinks Justice Anthony Kennedy’s replacement will be like Justice Neil Gorsuch. “President Trump’s list of potential nominees for this vacancy includes many of the very best judges in America, judges who have records of…Rachel del Guidice -
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Podcast: New Hope for Washington Florist Who Refused to Make Arrangements for Same-Sex Wedding
Thanks to the Supreme Court today, florist Barronelle Stutzman’s case will be taken up again by the Washington state Supreme Court, in light of the Jack Phillips ruling. The Heritage Foundation’s Monica Burke joins us to discuss. Plus: Liberals are kicking White House officials out of restaurants and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., says that’s not…Katrina Trinko -
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Supreme Court Tells State’s Highest Court to Reconsider Case of Florist Who Declined Order for Gay Wedding
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent the case of a florist who declined to provide flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding back to the highest court in Washington state. The Supreme Court asked the Washington Supreme Court to reconsider the case of Barronelle Stutzman, owner of a flower shop in Richland, Washington state, in…Rachel del Guidice -
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With the Russian Threat in Mind, NATO Prepares for a Different Kind of War
SKRUNDA-1, Latvia—On June 13, the sounds of gunfire and controlled detonations thundered within the abandoned apartment blocks at this former Soviet radar station about 90 miles to the northeast of Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. On this day, as part of an annual military exercise in the Baltics called Saber Strike, a joint NATO assault force simulated…Nolan Peterson -
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Who’s Responsible for Separating Alien Kids From Their Parents? Many People, but Not Trump
Who truly is responsible for the 2,000 alien kids who, according to the Associated Press, recently have been separated from their detained illegal alien parents? There is a lot of blame to share. That includes President Bill Clinton and the alien parents themselves, as well as the courts and immigration policies foolishly created by the…Hans von Spakovsky -
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World Health Organization: Transgender Individuals Aren’t Mentally Ill
The World Health Organization announced Monday that it will not classify being transgender as a mental disorder in its upcoming 11th edition of its International Classification of Diseases. “Gender incongruence, meanwhile, has also been moved out of the mental disorders in the ICD, into sexual health conditions,” the WHO said in a report. The WHO cited “clear”…Andrew Kerr -
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Canadian Supreme Court Approves Discrimination Against Those Who Attended Christian College
This September, I am sending my son from the Arizona desert to the rolling green hills and snowcapped mountains of the Pacific Northwest in Langley, British Columbia, to attend Trinity Western University. It’s the same university that was just informed by the Supreme Court of Canada that the government may deny a license to its…Brett Harvey -
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A Blueprint for Balanced US Foreign Aid
On June 26, The Heritage Foundation will hold an event on “Prospects for Reform of U.S. Foreign Aid,” where leading conservative economic development experts, including Professor William Easterly of New York University, will lay out their visions to improve U.S. foreign assistance programs. Some of the substantive backdrop for the event can be found in…James M. Roberts -
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US Makes the Right Call to Quit UN Human Rights Council
The United States announced Tuesday that it will leave the United Nations Human Rights Council. This is hardly surprising. As Ambassador Nikki Haley explained in Geneva last year, the Human Rights Council remains beset by three fundamental problems. 1. Bias against Israel. According to UN Watch, the council had adopted 169 condemnatory resolutions on countries…Brett Schaefer -
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Asylum Numbers Significantly Drop in European Union
Asylum numbers for people seeking entry into the European Union dropped significantly between 2016 to 2017, according to the European Union asylum office. The number of asylum-seekers seeking entry into the EU lowered by 43 percent from 2017 to 2016, The Guardian reported Monday. The EU’s asylum office received 728,470 applications in 2017 compared to 1.3 million applications in 2016….Gabrielle Okun -
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Here’s a Smarter Way to Stand With European Allies Against Russia
Russia has re-emerged as a pernicious threat to Europe in recent years. It’s all the more vital for the U.S. to stand up for European allies and signal to Russia that we are committed to the ongoing defense of Europe. One of the best ways to do that is by improving the way the European…Hayden Morse -
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‘Politics Is Driving the Day’: Nikki Haley Slams Latest UN Resolution Blaming Israel for Gaza Violence
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed the U.N. resolution blaming Israel for recent violence at the Gaza border. “The nature of this resolution clearly demonstrates that politics is driving the day,” Haley said at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, according to The New York Times. “Such one-sided resolutions at the U.N….Evie Fordham -
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A Winning Strategy to Fight Chinese Intellectual Property Theft
How would you react if the government put facial recognition cameras everywhere and kept tabs on your every move—right down to how many squares of toilet paper you are using? It’s happening in China, as the communist government there clamps down on freedom and ramps up its economic and territorial ambitions in its quest to…Bill Walton -
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1 Year Later, Lawmakers Who Were There Reflect on Ballfield Shooting and How It Changed Their Outlook
“I can still taste the dirt in my mouth when I hit the ground, that parched dirt,” Rep. Mike Bishop, R-Mich., recalls. “It's just a sensation that you will never forget,” Bishop says in an interview with The Daily Signal. “And it was both eerily quiet and then, just wildly beyond my explanation, the loudness…Rachel del Guidice -
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US-North Korea Summit a Disappointing Start to Negotiations
This is a lightly edited transcript of a conversation on the June 12 edition of The Daily Signal podcast. Daniel Davis: Well, it’s been all over the news this week. President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Kim Jong Un finally went down. Here to give analysis is Bruce Klingner, someone who’s also been all over the…Katrina Trinko -
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Podcast: What’s Next for North Korea, US
The Heritage Foundation’s Bruce Klingner joins us to discuss whether the U.S. got enough in the summit with North Korea, as well as what could (and should) happen next. Plus: A college professor is calling for the hating of all men.Katrina Trinko -
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Suspending Military Exercises in South Korea Carries Risks
Only a few tangible outcomes emerged from the Singapore summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. One of those was Trump’s announcement that “we will be stopping the war games, which will save us a tremendous amount of money.” Trump went on to add that the games will be halted…Thomas Spoehr