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How Biden, Trudeau Can Improve US-Canada Relations
In his first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader since taking office, President Joe Biden met virtually with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday. Borrowing and reciting each other’s political catchphrases—“America/Canada is back” and “Build back better”—the two politicians talked about their priorities, among them fighting climate change and racial inequality. Their joint statement,…Anthony B. Kim -
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In Disappointing Debut by Biden, G-7 Barely Mentions Bad Actor China
President Joe Biden spoke to a hastily thrown together virtual meeting of the Group of Seven last week. Given the short duration of Friday’s summit and its lack of any real substance, it seemed to have been organized for the sole purpose of giving the new president a platform from which to proclaim to the…James M. Roberts -
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Before Rejoining UN Human Rights Council, US Should Commit to Authentic Human Rights
The United States is headed back to the United Nations Human Rights Council, as announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In his statement, Blinken addresses the body’s failings, but notes that, “the best way to improve the Council is to engage with it and its members in a principled fashion.” While American human rights…Elyssa Koren -
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UN ‘Expert’ on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Aims to Bully Foes of LGBT Agenda
A U.N. expert is shining a spotlight on those who dare oppose the world body’s ubiquitous LGBT agenda, singling out “actors” who resist the promotion of “gender ideology.” A new inquiry from the independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, based in Geneva, solicits information on these actors and their “strategies” with the objective of showcasing…Elyssa Koren -
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How China Would Benefit From a Key Change to International Monetary Fund Policies
Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., recently wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal on House Democrats’ efforts to require the International Monetary Fund to issue special drawing rights to all member countries. What is the agenda and goal here? “All the Third World countries that [China has] loaned money to over the last 10 years…Rachel del Guidice -
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China’s War With the World
Americans get to elect their presidents. Not so in China. We may have moved from the 45th commander in chief to the 46th, and the attendant changes already are legion, given the dozens of executive orders issued by President Joe Biden. But our relationship with China, and the man who recently made himself leader for…Sebastian Gorka -
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Cotton, Rubio Blast Biden Over Decision on China’s Confucius Institutes at Colleges
Two Republican senators on Tuesday blasted President Joe Biden for withdrawing a proposed rule that would require U.S. schools to disclose their partnerships with Confucius Institutes, which some U.S. officials and lawmakers have alleged serve as front groups for the Chinese Communist Party. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, both known as…Chuck Ross -
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‘Transition’ Treatment Harms Kids, Veteran Psychiatrist at UK Gender Clinic Says
Children “have been very seriously damaged” in receiving treatment at the United Kingdom’s premier gender identity facility, a former psychiatrist there says in a bombshell interview. Dr. David Bell faced disciplinary action after writing an internal report in 2018 raising concerns about procedures at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, which operates the U.K.’s…Nicole Russell -
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Corruption in Putin’s Russia Thrives While Economic Freedom Dies
As Alexis Mrachek of The Heritage Foundation has reported, Russian protesters have taken to the streets in recent weeks to express widespread anger and frustration with ongoing corruption in their country. Coincident with Alexei Navalny’s arrest and conviction by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s police state on trumped-up charges, allies of the opposition leader released a…James M. Roberts -
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Will Biden Force Taxpayers to Fund Massive International Monetary Fund Bailout of China?
Last year, The Heritage Foundation analyzed the risk to American taxpayers from a plan pushed by progressives and the international left to massively increase the quantity of the International Monetary Fund’s special drawing rights, or SDRs—a type of international reserve currency. Under the Biden administration, those fears may soon be realized. And which country would…James M. Roberts -
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Lawyers Are Facing Reprisal for Representing Trump. This Is Un-American.
“So … you represented Trump?” That question is unfairly haunting a number of the former president’s lawyers. Because of his legal counsel to former President Donald Trump, constitutional scholar and law professor John Eastman—the former dean of the law school no less—was pushed out of Chapman University, where he spent his entire, very distinguished academic career. The same thing happened to Cleta Mitchell, a well-known and highly…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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Why Russians Are Protesting Alexei Navalny’s Arrest
Russian citizens are protesting the imprisonment of Alexei Navalny, an opposition leader and anti-corruption activist. Navalny was arrested and jailed Jan. 17, accused of violating his parole conditions from a false conviction for embezzlement and money laundering. He was unable to fulfill these conditions due to the fact that he had been recovering from poisoning…Alexis Mrachek -
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Biden’s Eviction of Churchill Bust Signals Weakening Ties With UK
In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden pledged to “repair alliances.” Yet one of his first moves in power was to remove a bust of the late British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill from the Oval Office, as President Barack Obama did in January 2009. This was a slap in the face for Great Britain on Day…Nile Gardiner -
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China’s Economy Is Mostly Unfree and Likely to Stay That Way
The People’s Republic of China often pays lip service to reforming its bloated, inefficient state-owned enterprises. Unfortunately, reforms rarely pan out. When China began to emerge from the dark ages of the Cultural Revolution in the late 1970s, progress in reforming state-owned enterprises, particularly in the form of consolidating state control of large state-owned enterprises…Anthony B. Kim -
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Biden’s Refugee Policy Will Serve the Interests of the United Nations, Not America
It does not take a political science degree to know that with Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States, things will be very different from the last four years. Much of what the Trump administration had done in tax, energy, health care, and immigration policy, as well as how former President Donald…Brian Lonergan -
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What You Need to Know About the Arrest of Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny returned to Russia from Germany on Jan. 17 and was arrested at the airport upon arrival. Navalny, a leading Russian political opposition figure, had been recovering in Germany since late August, when he was poisoned with Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent, in Tomsk, Russia, in an assassination attempt. The reason for his return…Alexis Mrachek -
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A Rash Decision to Rejoin the World Health Organization Before Securing Reforms
Last year, President Donald Trump decided to halt United States funding to the World Health Organization and withdraw from the organization based on its inept response to COVID-19 and its obsequious failure to confront China over its lack of transparency and cooperation during the outbreak. President Joe Biden, in one of his first actions, reversed…Brett Schaefer -
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Virginia Values Act Makes Everyone Who Disagrees a Bigot
A federal court in Virginia last week held a hearing on a wedding photographer’s lawsuit challenging a state law that he says requires him to participate in same-sex weddings against his personal Christian beliefs. Lawyers representing photographer Bob Updegrove asked the court Friday to stop enforcing the law while his lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General…Nicole Russell -
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What the School Board Members Who Shape Your Child’s Curriculum Really Believe
Over 14,000 school boards, with about 100,000 members, set the course for instruction in classrooms across the country. To understand the views of parents and school board members in debates about K-12 content and policy, The Heritage Foundation commissioned a nationally representative survey. The survey covered views on civics education, school discipline, and character- and…Rachel del Guidice -
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Here Are the 244 People Who Will Be Honored in the Garden of American Heroes
Citing the recent toppling of statues of historical figures, President Donald Trump has announced the names of the 244 people who will be honored in what he calls the “National Garden of American Heroes.” “The heroes of 1776 have been desecrated, with statues of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin vandalized and toppled,” Trump…Rachel del Guidice