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African Nations Should Spurn UN’s Radical Sex-Ed Seduction
When government representatives from around the globe meet next week in New York City for the annual United Nations General Assembly, the Transforming Education Summit, convened to tackle global crises in education, will be on the docket. The U.N.’s track record on education should raise red flags for all concerned. Ten African countries committed on…Bettina Roska -
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America Is Literally Falling Apart. It’s Time for Those Who Care About Country to Step Up.
The accelerating pace at which the U.S. is falling apart is matched only by the increasing hope among those in power that all will be solved if they just get Donald Trump out of the way. That, of course, is wishful thinking of the highest order. More than half a decade after Trump first came…Neil Patel -
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Who Are You Calling Fascist, Mr. President?
The other day, President Joe Biden accused voters of the opposition party of turning to “semi-fascism.” This is probably the first time in American history a president has openly attacked the opposing party’s constituents in this way. Then again, Biden, who once alleged that the chaste Mitt Romney was harboring a desire to bring back…David Harsanyi -
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US Leadership Needed to Push Back on China’s Abuse of Interpol
Contrary to Hollywood, Interpol isn’t an international police force. It’s more like a bulletin board on which police forces around the world post their wanted notices. But Interpol does have problems. And China is among the biggest. The next meeting of the Interpol General Assembly, which makes the final decisions for the organization, is set…Ted Bromund -
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China’s Secretive Work in Biotechnology
While U.S. intelligence toils to identify the exact origins of the SARS-COV2 (COVID-19) virus in China, there are other good reasons to be concerned about Chinese work in biotechnology that could be used against us and our allies in a crisis or conflict. Indeed, the State Department’s recent report to Congress on arms control, nonproliferation,…Peter Brookes -
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Who Has the Worst Election Laws? These 10 States, According to Scorecard
Hawaii may be paradise for vacation spots, but the Aloha State comes in last place in a ranking of all 50 states based on the strength of their election laws. Going into the midterm elections Nov. 8, the nominal battleground state of Nevada comes in second to last in laws promoting clean and honest elections,…Fred Lucas -
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US Foreign Aid for Removing Land Mines Works Well, but Aid Allocations Need Review
The recent decision by the Biden administration to drop anti-personnel land mines from the U.S. arsenal was a serious mistake. It will not save lives. Indeed, it will likely cost lives—both of U.S. military personnel and of the civilians our military seeks to protect. But there are aspects of U.S. land mine policy that work…Ted Bromund -
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Thanks to Biden, Americans Who Never Attended College Still Have to Pay for It
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is inclusive. Even if you never attended a college course, you still have the opportunity to pay for your fellow Americans’ degrees. Biden announced Wednesday that the Department of Education is canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for Americans earning $125,000 a year or less. Biden also announced…Virginia Allen -
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6 Months After Russian Invasion, Christian Aid Group Leader Recounts Death, Destruction He Saw in Ukraine
Dave Donaldson recently returned to the U.S. after his second trip to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of its Eastern European neighbor. “The city is pretty much obliterated,” Donaldson, co-founder and board chairman of CityServe International, says of the city of Bucha, where Russians are said to have massacred 1,300 people. “It’s like watching a sci-fi film.” …Virginia Allen -
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War in Ukraine Shows Why Arms Trade Treaty Remains Bad Idea
The nations that have signed the Arms Trade Treaty are meeting this week in Geneva. In 2016, the Obama administration took the U.S. into the treaty. In 2019, the Trump administration took us out of it. The latter decision keeps on looking better and better. In theory, the Arms Trade Treaty is about requiring nations…Ted Bromund -
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The State of Play in Ukraine 6 Months After Russia Invaded
Wednesday, Aug. 24, marks six months since the start of the Russian-Ukraine war. It is also, by a strange twist, Ukraine’s Independence Day, when Ukrainians celebrate their independence from the former Soviet Union. By now, most Americans know the story of how, before dawn Feb. 24, Russian troops simultaneously attacked on multiple axes from the…Thomas Spoehr -
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Miss Venezuela 1984, Now a US Conservative, Reflects on Her Country’s Decline
“I was born in paradise,” Carmen Maria Montiel says of her home country of Venezuela. But “bureaucracy and corruption” turned her homeland into a nation she hardly recognized. Montiel, a journalist, writer, political activist, and Miss Venezuela 1984, says her home country was destroyed by crippling economic policies and poor immigration regulations. “It’s exactly what…Virginia Allen -
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In 5 Charts, Factors Affecting China’s Military Future
China launched missiles over Taiwan and into Japanese waters in a truculent response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Aug. 2 visit to the island nation. That was just the latest sign Beijing is not deterred and might be closer to trying a military takeover of Taiwan than most believe. Given how long it takes to…Brent Sadler -
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Court Rules Man Who Identifies as Woman Must Be Allowed in Women’s Jail
In a split decision on Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that “gender dysphoria” is a protected class under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court ruled that a male identifying as a female, named Williams, who was imprisoned in Fairfax County, Virginia should be housed with the female inmates, even though…Joshua Arnold -
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US, South Korea to Resume Military Exercises
Washington and Seoul are poised to resume large-scale combined military exercises for the first time in four years. Doing so will repair the degradation to allied deterrence and defense capabilities wrought by years of canceled or reduced military training. While the U.S. and South Korea constrained their militaries, North Korea continued its own military exercises,…Bruce Klingner -
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Conserving, Advancing Freedom Is Central to South Korea’s Alliance With US
In his Aug. 15 Independence Day speech marking the 77th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol underscored the fundamental importance of freedom to his country. “As we celebrate the 77th Liberation Day, we must remind ourselves of the historic significance of this independence…Anthony B. Kim -
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How Foreign Aid Has Failed People of Afghanistan
Despite $775 million in humanitarian aid from the U.S. government since President Joe Biden’s disastrous pullout of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan a year ago, half the population—some 20 million people—remains hungry. That’s no change from a year ago when we were also told that half the country required emergency food and other lifesaving assistance…Max Primorac -
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Exposing China’s Semiconductor Vulnerabilities
The CEO of Chinese tech company Tsinghua Unigroup has become the latest in a number of Chinese executives under investigation in connection with corruption of the so-called Big Fund. The China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, established in 2014, is used to develop China’s semiconductor industry. Its turmoil points to a critical Chinese weakness. Chinese President Xi…Min-Hua Chiang -
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That Single-Payer Thing Isn’t Working Out for UK
Flash! We interrupt your inconveniently scheduled recession—aggravated by crazy congressional spending and absurd tax hikes—to bring you breaking news from London. Britain’s famed “single-payer” system of national health insurance is in crisis. Again. According to The Telegraph, one of Britain’s leading newspapers, the total number of patients waiting for medical care has soared to a…Robert Moffit -
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Botswana to Become Latest Target of Biden State Department’s Ideological Colonialism
It seems that President Joe Biden’s State Department has decided it must do even more to shame countries into normalizing same-sex relations. The State Department announced a new grant to “promote greater social acceptance of LGBTQI+ persons” in a small African country using U.S. tax dollars. The grant is advertised as “Beyond Decriminalization: Expanding LGBTQI+…Grace Melton