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    New Department of Defense Rule Neuters the Brave Men and Women Who Serve in the Armed Forces
    Change 5 to the Manual of Military Decorations and Awards took effect on Aug. 7, 2023, and hardly anyone noticed. That is until last week, when the Office of the Secretary of Defense returned the draft citation for the end-of-tour award for none other than the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, four-star Army…
    Cully Stimson | Dakota Wood
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    Pentagon Spokesman Makes Misleading Claim About Sen. Tuberville
    Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder misled reporters at Monday’s briefing when he claimed Defense Department legislative staff were in contact with Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s office, a spokesman for the Alabama Republican told The Daily Signal. Tuberville is currently blocking the promotions of more than 300 flag officers and military generals over objections to…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    California Transportation Policy Is Not for the Free
    MIDLAND, Texas—Here in Texas oil country, your Uber is more likely to be a pickup than a Prius. Daniel, who works in the oil pipeline business when he’s not driving for Uber, picked me up from Midland International Air & Space Port in his Chevy Silverado. Born in Midland Memorial Hospital and raised in Midland,…
    Diana Furchtgott-Roth
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    Killing 2 Birds With 1 Stone: How to Find More New Teachers and Military Recruits
    America is experiencing two critical shortages at the same time: new school teachers and volunteers for the military. The shortage of teachers is more specific to locality and subject area, rather than acute. School districts have been on a hiring spree for decades, but many schools are struggling to provide their classrooms with effective teachers….
    Jonathan Harman | Thomas Spoehr
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    75 Years Ago, Truman’s Edict Desegregated Military, Helping Build Strongest Force in World
    July 26 marks the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9981, President Harry Truman’s order desegregating America’s armed forces.  That directive helped shape the U.S. military into what it is today, the world’s premier fighting force, one based firmly on meritocracy and which has advanced opportunity and prosperity for millions while keeping the United States safe. …
    Robert Peters
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    Biden’s Woke Crusade Undermines Military Readiness
    Joe Biden has been on an all-of-government cultural crusade since his first day as president. He has caused a great deal of division in our country, but the adverse consequences of his actions have been most pronounced in the military, from promoting the tenets of critical race theory to using taxpayer funds to facilitate abortions….
    Marty Dannenfelser
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    We Hear You: How Do We Fix the FBI? Is Wokeness Infecting the Military?
    Editor's note: We're back with letters from The Daily Signal's audience, this time dominated by responses to our coverage of the cloud over the FBI and concerns with wokeness in the military. Here’s a sampling from the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: It's misleading to state that FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before…
    Ken McIntyre
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    Donald Trump Promises: ‘I Will Prevent World War III’
    PALM BEACH, Fla. — In a speech to college students and conservative Americans on Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump promised that he would not allow the United States to head into a third world war. "I'm the only one that can make this promise," Trump said, amid concerns over President Joe Biden's approval of the…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    What Biden’s Top Military Pick Has to Say About 18-Year-Old Woman in National Guard Required to Shower With Males
    An 18-year-old woman in the South Dakota National Guard was required to shower with biological men during basic training, but was afraid to complain about the situation, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said Tuesday at a Senate hearing.  The hearing held by the Senate Armed Services Committee was to consider President Joe Biden’s nomination of Air…
    Fred Lucas
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    A Matter of Life and Death: America’s Military Academies Must Return to Meritocracies
    The Supreme Court has finally reversed its 2003 decision that first injected racial preferences into university admissions. However, it failed to extend the ruling to America’s military service academies, where a system based on recruiting the most capable to lead service members into battle can ultimately mean the difference between life and death. The court’s…
    Wilson Beaver | Wyatt Eichholz
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    Republicans Gut Biden’s Trans Extremism in Woke-Crushing Military Bill
    Most veterans are horrified the words even have to be uttered, but apparently, nothing’s off limits under President Joe Biden’s radical excuse for Pentagon leadership. “DRAG SHOWS HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR MILITARY,” Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., tweeted in all caps—not for the first time. “How many times do we have to say it?” Several, it appears….
    Suzanne Bowdey
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    SPLC Silent When Asked For Evidence the Lawyer Charged With Domestic Terrorism Didn’t Engage in Violence
    A left-leaning Georgia prosecutor has stepped back from pursuing “Stop Cop City” rioters who violently attacked a police construction site in March, citing a difference in “prosecution philosophies” with Georgia’s attorney general and referencing a Southern Poverty Law Center lawyer who faces domestic terrorism charges in the incident. The SPLC did not respond when asked…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Foundation Sues Pentagon to Learn How Many Abortions It Has Paid For
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Heritage Foundation is suing the Defense Department for access to information regarding the Pentagon’s funding of abortions.   Heritage on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon to gain access to records regarding the number of abortions it has paid for. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)  …
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘Extremism’ in US Military: Stand-Down Was a Solution in Search of a Problem
    Based on reports that more than 80 of the 700 defendants charged in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot had a military background, a popular narrative emerged that the military is riven with extremists. Gripped by the moment, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reacted by ordering a one-day stand-down for the…
    Thomas Spoehr
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    Heritage Foundation Launches Petition to Support Sen. Tuberville’s Fight to End Military’s Paid Leave, Travel for Abortions
    As Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s, R-Ala., public fight to reverse a Department of Defense policy that unilaterally expanded abortion in the military enters its 12th week, a burgeoning grassroots movement is blossoming in support of the senator’s stand, and a growing number of fellow lawmakers on the Hill are also voicing their solidarity. On Thursday, The…
    Dan Hart
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    EXCLUSIVE: 3,000 Military Veterans Reject Pentagon’s ‘Left-Wing Social Agenda,’ Support Tuberville’s Fight
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The cavalry is coming to help Sen. Tommy Tuberville.  For months, the Alabama Republican has waged a fight against the Defense Department’s woke agenda by blocking the Senate’s approval of nearly 200 promotions for military generals and flag officers.  The military establishment, Senate Democrats, and the Biden administration have resorted to…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    ‘Woke’ Pentagon Unites House Conservatives, Tuberville in Standoff Over Military Promotions
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A group of House conservatives made their way across the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night for a rare appearance on the Senate floor. They were there to show solidarity with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican crusading against the Pentagon’s woke leadership. At least 10 conservatives were on hand to witness…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Beijing Telegraphs Its Intentions With Recent Military Exercises Around Taiwan
    In a historic event on April 5, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held the highest-ranking meeting ever between a Taiwanese president and a U.S. official on U.S. soil. During Tsai’s visit, and following a trip to Taiwan by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last Aug. 2, the Chinese Communist Party…
    Brent Sadler | Shalom Victor
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    Beijing’s Hypocrisy Hits New High With Missile Defenses
    For years, China complained about the development and deployment of American missile defenses, a capability that Beijing didn’t have and claimed would undermine strategic stability and security in Asia. It’s funny how you don’t hear Beijing protesting about the development and deployment of U.S. missile defenses anymore now that China itself is developing and deploying…
    Peter Brookes
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    Palestinian Arab Terrorism Gets a ‘Moral Equivalence’ Pass
    This past week, Jews all over the world marked Passover, the celebration of the Jewish exodus from Egypt. As we congregated around seder tables to read from the “Haggadah”—the compendium of texts telling the story of the exodus—we said the following words: “And this [God’s blessings and the Torah] is what kept our fathers and…
    Ben Shapiro
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