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    What Social Distancing? House Transportation Bill Would Pack Americans on Mass Transit
    For months, the news media and health experts have repeatedly told Americans that the main way to stop the spread of COVID-19 is to avoid crowded and enclosed spaces. That guidance led to a nationwide shutdown of churches, schools, businesses, and other places of public gathering, causing the greatest disruption to our way of life…
    David Ditch
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    The Social Justice Warriors’ Takeover of Newsrooms
    In the wake of the protests and riots that erupted following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, a revealing transformation has been occurring in the country’s media landscape. This is now the message coming from the media: The narrative about how society should look at this incident shall remain in accordance…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Basing Troops in Europe Is About US Security. A Pullout Would Be Unwise.
    Unconfirmed news reports say the Trump administration is considering the withdrawal of 9,500 troops from Germany. If true, that would not be a prudent decision, and ultimately would harm U.S. security interests. The Trump administration has done much since 2017 to improve security in Europe. Under President Donald Trump, the U.S. has increased funding for…
    Daniel Kochis
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    6 Cities Where Looters Are Ransacking Minority-Owned Businesses
    Minority-owned businesses are among the worst-hit targets of looters and rioters who rampaged in Minneapolis and then other cities after a black man died in police custody, according to news reports.  “Expressing grievances to our elected officials in the form of protest is a time-honored tradition,” Stacy Washington, co-chairwoman of the board of Project 21,…
    Fred Lucas
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    Costa Rica Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage Via Judicial Activism
    Headlines like a recent one in the New York Post said, “Costa Rica latest country to legalize same-sex marriage.” But it wasn’t really Costa Ricans who made it happen. Instead, Costa Rica became—like the United States five years ago—the victim of a multilayer attack of judicial activism. In an interview with the Family Research Council, Jose L….
    Peter Sprigg
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    The History of Presidents Using Military to Restore Order Within US
    The National Guard has stepped in to quell the violence in Minneapolis in the wake of riots that occurred over the death of George Floyd. President Donald Trump tweeted, “The National Guard has arrived on the scene. They are in Minneapolis and fully prepared. George Floyd will not have died in vain. Respect his memory!!!” …
    Fred Lucas
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    Attorney General Appoints Federal Prosecutor to Review ‘Unmasking’ of Trump Associates
    Attorney General William Barr appointed a federal prosecutor to review so-called unmasking requests that Obama administration officials submitted against Trump associates, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department said Wednesday. Kerri Kupec, the Justice Department spokeswoman, said on Fox News that Barr appointed John Bash, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, to conduct…
    Chuck Ross
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    Twitter Official Overseeing Misinformation Efforts Is Anti-Trump Partisan Who Donated to Planned Parenthood
    The Twitter official overseeing the tech company’s efforts to combat misinformation is a left-wing partisan who in the past has derided President Donald Trump as a “wretched orange man” and said he donated to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of site security, is the man in charge of the…
    Peter Hasson
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    A Bailout Won’t Help States With No Financial Backbone
    At a time when huge spending bills marked “coronavirus relief” are easily passing Congress with little scrutiny, poorly run states are asking unscrupulous members of Congress to slip in taxpayer bailouts to rescue them from years of their own fiscal mismanagement. In response, the House of Representatives on Friday passed a coronavirus relief bill that includes a half trillion…
    Kay C. James
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    White House Official Explains Trump’s Action Plan to Revitalize Underserved Communities
    President Donald Trump met Thursday with national and Detroit-area African American leaders in Michigan to discuss how distressed communities can recover from COVID-19.  Ja’Ron Smith, deputy assistant to Trump and deputy director of the Office of American Innovation, traveled with Trump to his Michigan meeting and explained what steps the commander-in-chief is taking to revitalize underserved…
    Virginia Allen
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    GOP Senators ‘Increasingly Concerned’ Surveillance of Trump Associates Began Earlier Than Previously Known
    Two Republican senators dramatically expanded their request for so-called Obama administration unmasking records on Tuesday, saying in a letter to the U.S. government’s top spy chief that they are “increasingly concerned” that surveillance of Trump campaign aides began earlier than the FBI has previously acknowledged. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson sent a letter to…
    Chuck Ross
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    Denmark Is Not a Socialist Economic Nirvana
    A recent New York Times op-ed observed that “Danes haven’t built a ‘socialist’ country. Just one that works.” A more precise observation would have been that Denmark has built a free-market democracy that works for Danes. Given the fact that America is a much larger and far more diverse and multifaceted nation than Denmark, comparing…
    Anthony B. Kim
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    Lawmakers Seek Sanctions Against Chinese Communist Party Officials for Human Rights Abuses
    Republican lawmakers are pushing for sanctions on Chinese Communist Party officials over China’s “duplicitous, ineffective, and cruel” response to the coronavirus outbreak. Republican Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana, Dan Crenshaw of Texas, and Lance Gooden of Texas sent a letter Monday to Secretaries Mike Pompeo and Steven Mnuchin asking that Magnitsky Sanctions be imposed on seven Chinese…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    Problematic Women: Air Force Veteran Talks Military Service, Marriage, and Feminism
    If “the American dream” describes overcoming the challenges of a difficult childhood; serving in the armed forces; having the financial freedom to support not only yourself, but also your family; making a difference in your community through political engagement; and finding love along the way, then Anna Paulina Luna is living the dream. Luna joins…
    Virginia Allen | Lauren Evans
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    Pulitzer Prize-Winning 1619 Project Set to Advance Socialism Teaching in the Classroom
    The Pulitzer Prize Board recently awarded its commentary award to The New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones for her essay launching the “1619 Project.” This will accelerate a trend already underway: subjecting schoolchildren to a curriculum that blames slavery on capitalism and whose creator believes socialism offers the best path to racial equity.  The overt political nature of…
    Mike Gonzalez
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    More Economic Freedom Is the Tonic Financially Crippled Greece Needs Most
    Even before the COVID-19 pandemic slammed Greece’s economy, the country’s ranking in The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom had lagged far behind most other members of the European Union for many years. Although Greece’s overall economic freedom score increased by 2.2 points in the 2020 edition of the index, it remains ranked 44th…
    James M. Roberts
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  • news

    Judge Blocks Kansas From Limiting Attendance at Religious Services
    A federal judge blocked Kansas from limiting attendance at religious services during the coronavirus pandemic Saturday. Wichita U.S. District Judge John Broomes blocked an order from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, limiting attendance at religious services to 10 people or fewer. Broomes’ ruling prevents Kelly’s enforcement of the order as long as pastors and congregations observe…
    Mary Margaret Olohan
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    In the Wake of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Fracas, Some Insights on Military Protocols and Leadership
    Americans concerned about the coronavirus threat have heard a great deal about how it’s affecting everything from hospitals to grocery stores. With so much to keep track of, though, it’s likely they know little about the outbreak that occurred aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, let alone what to make of the debacle that led…
    Dakota Wood | Thomas Spoehr | John Venable | Cully Stimson
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    Manipulation Through Racial Hoaxes
    We black people are so convenient and useful to America’s leftists. Whenever there’s a bit of silencing to be done, just accuse a detractor or critic of racism. A recent, particularly stupid, example is CNN’s Brandon Tensley’s complaint that the “coronavirus task force is another example of Trump administration’s lack of diversity.” Tensley said the…
    Walter E. Williams
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    News Media Needs to Be Saved, Especially From Itself
    I confess to a certain self-interest in today’s column. The media, especially newspapers, are in trouble. Conservatives like myself have been relentless in attacking their collective bias over the years, but as more of them fold or reduce staff, it is crucial the institution be saved. Margaret Sullivan, a columnist for The Washington Post, has…
    Cal Thomas
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