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    How Biden’s Massive Government Spending Package Could Hurt Social Security

    With trillions of dollars in new government spending aimed at children, families, and green energy, there hasn’t been much mention of how the Build Back Better bill—which was passed by the House of Representatives on Friday—would impact older Americans. But its impact on the labor market could cost Social Security recipients $750 per year in lost benefits.   The big-government bill creates new entitlement programs for taxpayer-funded child care and paid…
    Drew Gonshorowski
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    Legal Expert in Self-Defense Breaks Down Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

    The murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, after eight days of testimony, has gone to a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to arrive at verdicts in the highly publicized case. The jury, which finished its second day of deliberation Wednesday, was considering seven counts, including first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and attempted first-degree homicide. As Americans…
    Douglas Blair
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    6 Takeaways From Mayorkas’ Shameful Senate Panel Testimony on Border Security

    The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” was another subpar performance from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, to say the least. What became clear during the hearing was the lack of transparency and leadership that is needed to tackle the biggest border security crisis the U.S. has ever…
    Chad Wolf
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    Why Debt Limit Is Indispensable Tool to Ensure Limited Government

    While the debt limit has been removed from most people’s focus, it’s one of the best tools to ensure a limited government that doesn’t burden Americans and sap our economic vitality. When the debt limit was suspended from July 2019 through July 2021, few could have known that more than $5 trillion of new coronavirus…
    Richard Stern
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    On Veterans Day, Let Us Honor Those Who Served as Well as Those Who Stood by Them

    Earlier this year, a team of America’s finest welcomed another hero into the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery. The day was sunny but cold, and the view from that Northern Virginia hillside was just as majestic as it was solemn. Many of those who gathered that day had served together and had known the…
    John Venable
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    With So-Called Build Back Better Bill, Socialist Health Care Agenda Is Closer Than You Think

    Politico got it right: “Democrats’ social spending proposal represents a sweeping expansion of the health safety net … .” Despite claims that negotiations among Democrats are leading to a smaller and less radical proposal, the latest version of the “Build Back Better” tax-and-spend bill still represents a massive government expansion in health care. As a…
    Nina Owcharenko Schaefer
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    House Passes Infrastructure Bill as Democrats Pave Way for Huge Social Spending Package

    The House passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill late Friday night, advancing legislation held for ransom for months by Democrats’ left flank to ensure passage of a much more expensive social spending package. The House vote completed about 11:30 p.m. was 228-206, with 13 Republicans joining all but six Democrats in support of the…
    Fred Lucas
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    Governor Calls on Texas Association of School Boards to Remove ‘Pornographic Images and Substance’ From Schools

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said “pornographic images and substance” don’t belong in schools, according to a Monday letter he wrote to the Texas Association of School Boards. Abbott warned about a growing number of parents who are increasingly alarmed by the books and other “extremely inappropriate” content found in the public school education system, but…
    Kendall Tietz
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    It’s Past Time for US Military Base in Baltics

    The Baltic States—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—continue to face ongoing aggression and attacks from Russia. The United States should establish a permanent military presence in one of the three Baltic States to defend the region from Russian aggression, and to reassert America’s security guarantee to our European allies. The Baltic States continue to be important U.S….
    Daniel Kochis
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    Scott Walker’s Formula for Getting Young Americans to Reject Big-Government Socialism

    As the former governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker learned firsthand how to confront cancel culture. In 2012, he became the first governor in American history to survive a recall election. His economic recovery plan and budget reforms ultimately proved more popular with voters. Now, as president of the Young America’s Foundation, Walker is showing the…
    Rob Bluey
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    How Racial Preferences Pigeonhole Minority Lawyers

    How would you feel if your business forced you to do something based solely on your race? For some minority lawyers, that’s a reality. Racial preferences from clients take minority lawyers away from cases they’d prefer to work on, all to fulfill a quota. GianCarlo Canaparo, a legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation (of which…
    Douglas Blair
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    Rise in Kidnappings and Lawlessness in Haiti Highlights Need for Security Response

    The recent kidnapping of 17 missionaries—16 American, one Canadian, and five of them children—and a local driver in Haiti has drawn international attention to the epidemic of escalating violence and lawlessness the Haitian people have been suffering for years.  Coming on the heels of the July assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, the intensifying criminal activity is undermining what little…
    Mateo Haydar
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    4 Reasons Why Liberal Politicians Should Abandon Federal Takeover of Paid Family Leave

    Paid family leave is something almost everyone wants, and it’s important for workers to be able to take time off when a family or medical need arises. The great news is that paid family leave is on the rise, with the percentage of workers with access to paid family leave shooting up by 64%  over…
    Rachel Greszler
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    ‘Wounding Warriors’ Authors Highlight Flawed VA Model That Is Letting Veterans Down

    Daniel Gade and Daniel Huang’s recently released book “Wounding Warriors: How Bad Policy Is Making Veterans Sicker and Poorer” can be summed in one simple sentence: Veterans respond to incentives, just like every human on this planet. The book addresses the veterans benefit system, which is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is…
    Frederico Bartels
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    National School Boards Association Issues ‘Weak’ Apology for Letter Likening Parents’ Actions to ‘Domestic Terrorism’

    The National School Boards Association has apologized for a Sept. 29 letter it sent to the Biden administration inferring that irate parents’ actions toward school personnel could be considered acts of “domestic terrorism.”  “On behalf of [the National School Boards Association], we regret and apologize for the letter,” the group wrote Oct. 22, adding that…
    Virginia Allen
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    Lawmaker Locked Out of Twitter Account for Calling Transgender Government Official a Man

    Twitter flagged a tweet from Rep. Jim Banks sent out on Oct. 19 calling Dr. Rachel Levine, who is transgender, a man, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. “The title of the first female four-star officer gets taken by a man,” Banks, R-Ind., said in a now-locked tweet, in reference to Levine getting sworn in as…
    Ailan Evans
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    Homeland Security Chief Mayorkas ‘Has to Resign,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says

    Sen. Rick Scott is calling for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, charging that he lied to members of Congress and the American public about the security of the border.  Two former senior officials of Mayorkas’ department who served in both the Obama and Trump administrations agree Mayorkas should either resign or be fired. …
    Fred Lucas
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    US Military Is ‘Right There on the Edge.’ Here’s What’s Driving Its ‘Marginal’ Status.

    With aging equipment, a lack of adequate funding, and limited production capabilities, the U.S. military is ranked “marginal” at best. That’s the conclusion of the 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength, an annual report from The Heritage Foundation that assesses the status of the military and the global threat level to the United States, which…
    Christian Mysliwiec
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    Heritage’s Index of US Military Strength Finds Marines ‘Strong,’ Air Force ‘Weak,’ Army and Navy ‘Marginal’

    The U.S. military is only “marginally” prepared to defend America’s interests at a time when adversaries are ramping up military capabilities, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength released Wednesday.  Heritage’s analysis examined each branch of the military, as well as America’s nuclear capability. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet…
    Fred Lucas
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    In the Fight for Racial Justice, Equality of Opportunity, Not Elitism, Should Be the Goal

    The cause of “racial justice” is more popular than ever before. But even its most vocal progressive advocates don’t seem to know what it is they’re fighting for anymore. At the beginning of the civil rights movement, we fought to open doors that had been closed to us by law. We wanted to end the…
    Robert L. Woodson Sr.
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