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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 | James M. Roberts
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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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    Democrats’ Destructive Spending Spree Would Turn America Into a European Social Welfare State
    Capitol Hill staffers are working around the clock to hammer into some twisted shape a spending bill that warring factions of the Democratic Party will support in their goal to transform America. The cradle-to-grave subsidies in the 2,448-page, $3.5 trillion spending bill that Democrats in Congress are crafting will create a welfare trap for millions…
    Grace-Marie Turner
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    North Carolina’s No. 2 Official Stands by Referring to Teaching Transgenderism, Homosexuality as ‘Filth’
    North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, announced in a Saturday video message that he “will not back down” in his fight against “transgenderism, homosexuality,” or “any of that filth” in America’s public schools. Robinson has been called on to resign over comments he made regarding transgenderism and homosexuality in public schools during a June speech…
    Kendall Tietz
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    Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Spending Spree Would Be Hazardous to Medicare’s Financial Health
    Sen. Joe Manchin perhaps best clarified the huge stakes facing the country in the bitter debate over the Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill: “What I have made clear to the president and the Democratic leaders is that spending trillions on new and expanded government programs, when we can’t even pay for essential social programs…
    Robert Moffit
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    National School Boards Association Calls on Biden to Police Parents Using Domestic Terror Laws
    A group representing school boards across the country asked President Joe Biden to enforce federal statutes that combat terrorism to address violence and threats directed toward school board members and public schools in a Wednesday letter. A letter from the National School Boards Association asked the Biden administration to use statutes such as the Gun-Free School…
    Kendall Tietz
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    America Is Building a Military for Optics, Not War
    Millions of Americans became alarmed when they saw a viral video that compared a U.S. Army recruiting advertisement to those made for the Russian and Chinese militaries. The Russian ad featured tough-looking men doing situps, jumping out of airplanes, and cocking rifles on a snow-covered battlefield. The Chinese ad showed infantrymen firing rounds as they…
    Jason Beardsley
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    Biden’s Proposal to Allow IRS to Track Your Bank Transactions Is Dangerous for All Americans
    President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are trying to force financial institutions to report their customers’ account balances to the Internal Revenue Service, thereby invading your privacy and putting more of your financial data at risk. It’s part of a provision in the $3.5 trillion spending bill that should raise the ire of all Americans….
    Scott Zipperle
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    Registering Women for Draft: Empty Gesture Won’t Boost Military Readiness
    Every year for decades, Congress has passed a National Defense Authorization Act. This year will likely be no different, but there’s a provision in this year’s bill that requires young women to register for Selective Service—that is, the draft. Many women already provide for our national defense by volunteering their service. Women serve honorably in…
    James Carafano
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    What Arizona Audit Really Shows—and Why Election Officials Should Be Embarrassed
    Critics of the forensic audit of Maricopa County, Arizona—including local election officials and many reporters—who are crowing that the audit confirms that President Joe Biden won the election in Arizona, either don’t understand the purpose of an audit or are trying to deliberately obscure the most worrying findings in the audit. In fact, by concentrating…
    Hans von Spakovsky
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    Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Bill Is a ‘Socialist Wish List’
    Editor’s note: Tim Doescher, host of “Heritage Explains” podcast, talks with Tommy Binion, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, about the massive spending bill currently being debated in Congress. Read a lightly edited transcript of their interview or watch it: Tim Doescher: We do a podcast. We do this livestream and Tommy…
    Timothy Doescher | Tommy Binion
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    Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Socialist Dream Is Tax-and-Spend Nightmare
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans a vote soon to push Sen. Bernie Sanders’ $3.5 trillion socialist dream budget one step closer to law. The news gets worse from there. Every other detail about this onerous legislation merits scorn, revulsion, and rejection. The so-called Build Back Better budget resolution boasts a $3.5 trillion price tag. Taxpayers should be…
    Deroy Murdock
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    Left Leans Into Champagne Socialism
    “Tax the rich” reads a dress worn by a socialist congresswoman at an exclusive New York City gala that typically costs $35,000 to get into. The now infamous dress worn by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who appears not to understand the irony or really even the definition of irony, was made by a company deep…
    Jarrett Stepman
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