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School Investigates Teacher Who Said She Told Students to Pledge Allegiance to Pride Flag
A California school district is investigating one of its teachers for encouraging students to pledge allegiance to the pride flag in place of the American flag, according to a viral video posted by the teacher and a district statement. Fox News identified the teacher as Kristin Pitzen of Newport-Mesa Unified School District in Orange County. In…Kendall Tietz -
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Who Funds ISIS-K, the Terrorist Group That Took Responsibility for the Kabul Attack?
The ISIS affiliate group in Afghanistan has largely amassed funding with the help of global terrorist-financing networks and its main sponsor, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, according to Treasury Department memos reviewed by The Daily Caller News Foundation. ISIS-Khorasan, or ISIS-K, took responsibility for an explosion outside the Kabul airport Thursday that left…Jennie Taer -
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How Might China Exploit Afghanistan Debacle?
In the rarified atmosphere of Washington, the debacle unfolding in Afghanistan has led as much to questions of how China might exploit this as it has analysis and discussion of what is ongoing in Kabul. One regularly asked question is whether Beijing will feel emboldened to invade Taiwan, either because the U.S. is preoccupied with…Dean Cheng -
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Harris Assails China’s Bid to ‘Coerce,’ ‘Intimidate’ South China Sea Neighbors
In Singapore on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris scolded China for trying to bully its neighbors in the South China Sea region. The vice president said that China “continues to coerce, to intimidate, and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea.” “Beijing’s actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and…Fred Lucas -
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‘Latinx’ Unpopular With Actual Latin Americans, Poll Shows
A new Gallup poll shows just 5% of Hispanics prefer to use the term “Latinx” when asked how they would like to be called. The word “Latinx” represents an attempt by leftist academics and activists to make Spanish gender-neutral—in this case, to avoid using the masculine term “Latino” or feminine term “Latina.” These radicals, uncomfortable…Douglas Blair -
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What a Retired General Who Served 10 Tours in Afghanistan Has to Say
As Afghanistan continues to dominate the news cycle, we learn more about what led to the end of America’s longest war. But sometimes lost in the discussions about strategy and tactics is the human element of the story. Retired U.S. Army Gen. Don Bolduc served 10 tours in Afghanistan and knows what daily life was…Douglas Blair -
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Salon Owner Who Exposed Pelosi’s Maskless Visit Fights for Small Businesses
Erica Kious could hardly believe it when she saw House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walking through her San Francisco hair salon without a mask last summer. For Kious, it was the epitome of hypocrisy. While small businesses still were shut down all over California because of COVID-19, Kious received a message from a stylist who rented…Virginia Allen -
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6 Reasons China, Not Just Taliban, Benefits as US Exits From Afghanistan
The U.S. abandonment of Afghanistan presents an opportunity for China, but one that the communist regime likely will take cautiously. Beyond Afghanistan, a major Chinese propaganda organ already has used the U.S. defeat there to warn Taiwan (which the communist regime claims as part of China) and potentially other countries. China’s diplomats met late last…Fred Lucas -
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Running Away From a ‘Nation-Building’ Mess
Where America got Afghanistan wrong is “nation-building.” That’s a myth. Nations don’t build nations. Nations rebuild themselves. President Joe Biden, predictably, learned the wrong lesson. The opposite of nation-building is not running away. It is being realistic. After World War II, Japan rebuilt Japan. West Germany rebuilt West Germany. Sure, America helped, but you can’t help a…James Carafano -
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Don’t Blame Trump for Afghanistan’s Collapse. Blame Obama.
President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw abruptly from Afghanistan, without any discernible exit strategy, has plunged that nation into a bloody, ruinous chaos. After pleading with the Taliban to spare our embassy in Kabul, he has now redeployed 3,000 troops to conduct a hasty air evacuation of embassy staff. At this stage, the only good that can come from this debacle is…James Carafano -
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Taliban Captures 3 Major Cities in Afghanistan, Advances on Capital
The Taliban took control of three major cities in Afghanistan’s southwest region as the insurgents set their sights on the capital city of Kabul. The Taliban, a powerful political and military group in Afghanistan, overwhelmed government security forces defending Lashkar Gah, Herat, and Kandahar, the nation’s second-largest city, on Friday, The New York Times reported. With the latest…Thomas Catenacci -
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Salon Owner Who Outed Maskless Pelosi Headlines ‘Save Our Paychecks’ Event
It’s been nearly a year since San Francisco salon owner Erica Kious lost her business after exposing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s violation of California’s COVID-19 lockdown rules to get her hair done. “I thought if I ever lost my business, I would lose it in an earthquake,” Kious said Tuesday, speaking at a salon in…Fred Lucas -
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Who Should Teach Your Pre-K Toddler, You or Biden and Pelosi?
“Universal pre-K, I love that because it’s children learning, parents earning,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at an April 29 press conference. That was the day after President Joe Biden had presented Congress with his euphemistically titled “American Families Plan,” which calls “for free universal pre-school for all three- and four-year-olds.” Pelosi’s professed “love” for…Terence Jeffrey -
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France Withdrawing Troops From Africa’s Sahel Could Cause More Terrorism
President of France Emmanuel Macron announced the end of Operation Barkhane in June, winding down a nine-year counterinsurgency military operation and stirring doubt about the future of counterterrorism in Africa’s Sahel region. Origins of the Insurgency About a decade ago, an Islamist insurgency in Mali, a country in West Africa, took root in the north…Joshua Meservey -
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This Is the Fundamental Advantage That China Lacks
The China challenge looms large and shows no sign of stopping. Put simply, China is working aggressively to spread its influence and promote its interests throughout the globe, exploiting nations and flouting individual rights and sovereignty as it does so. And it’s doing a pretty good job. China invests huge amounts of capital into developing countries, with overseas investment and construction exceeding $2 trillion since 2005. Many of…Anthony B. Kim -
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Nigeria, West Africa Increasingly Beset by Kidnappings, Terrorism
While much of the world has been focused on combating the global coronavirus pandemic, extremist and criminal groups have been carrying out kidnapping-for-ransom raids on Nigerian schools with the hopes of extorting local populations. The Daily Signal has reported on those developments previously, but the situation has not improved. In early July, following six days…Alexander Jelloian -
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China’s 100 Years of Humiliation Left an Everlasting Footprint on Its Ambitions and Aspirations
When you look up “Why is history important?” on Google, the answer you are given is that “studying history allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved.” While history does indeed give us insight on the past, it also grants the ability to make inferences about the present and future. This is especially true…Liliana Falcone -
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Building on an Effective Africa Development Strategy
With President Joe Biden’s intent to “revive” the Trump administration’s approach to relationship-building in Africa, to deliver effective commercial engagement across African markets, the Biden administration must build on recent successes and continue the strong starting point. The administration announced on July 29 its intent to engage Africa through commercial diplomacy and to reinforce its…Ned Rauch-Mannino -
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Senate Republicans Release Contents of Redacted Fauci Email on Chinese Lab
A group of Republican senators released the full contents of an April 2020 email between Dr. Anthony Fauci and the leader of a nonprofit group with close ties to China's Wuhan Institute of Virology. The email previously had been redacted. The federal government had said the redacted version of the email, released to the public…Andrew Kerr -
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Corporations Mum on Stiffing GOP Candidates, but Not Democrats, Who Questioned Election
Corporations were silent on why they chose to suspend political contributions to Republicans, but not Democrats who have objected to election results. More than 15 major United States-based companies that announced they would suspend giving money to members of Congress following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot didn’t respond to requests for comment from The Daily Caller News…Thomas Catenacci