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    12% of Judiciary Is Empty
    The Senate will soon return from its August recess. What kind of judicial-confirmation progress should we expect during the rest of the 116th Congress? Senate Democrats are sure to claim that the so-called “Thurmond Rule” requires the confirmation process to shut down early next year. Here’s a close look at this claim; it’s not a rule, and it…
    Thomas Jipping
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    Ignorance of the Past Fuels Young Americans’ Enthusiasm for Socialism
    “Socialist” is no longer a McCarthyite slur. Rather, the fresh celebrity “squad” of newly elected identity politics congresswomen—Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.—often either claims to be socialist or embraces socialist ideas. A recent Harris poll showed that about half of so-called millennials would like to live in…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    White House Correspondents’ Association Backs Reporter’s Lawsuit Against Trump
    The White House Correspondents’ Association filed a brief Monday expressing support for Playboy reporter Brian Karem’s lawsuit after his press pass was revoked by the White House earlier in August. Karem, also a CNN political analyst, got into a verbal confrontation with former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka in July. A video appeared to show Gorka yelling at…
    Shelby Talcott
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    Fellow Millennials: Here’s Why We Must Reject Socialism
    Have you ever looked at your paycheck and thought, “Man, I really wish I earned less money!” I’m going to take a wild guess and say, “Probably not.” Here’s a similar thought: Do you like big government? It seems like a loaded question, but it really isn’t. For the vast majority of Americans, a mention…
    Reaghan Waites
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    ‘We Are Facing One of the Biggest Authoritarian States’: A Hong Kong Politician Speaks Out
    Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong continue as China flexes its muscles and warns of an intervention. Today, we feature an exclusive interview with Alvin Yeung, a politician from Hong Kong who supports the protests and hopes to achieve reforms. Read the interview, posted below, or listen on the podcast: We also cover these stories: A…
    Katrina Trinko | Daniel Davis
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    The Media’s Latest Smear of a Trump Judicial Nominee
    Left-wing opponents of an impartial and independent judiciary have picked another target: appeals court nominee Steven Menashi. It’s one thing to be honest about a nominee’s record, but disagree about whether he belongs on the bench. The attacks begun on Menashi, however, amount to nothing more than dishonest smears. Menashi, whose Jewish family came to…
    Thomas Jipping
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    In Military Affairs, Quantity Really Does Matter
    In a recent article, the staff at Stratfor Worldview noted how the unwillingness and/or inability of allies to work with the U.S. to address regional security concerns ultimately limits the ability of America to meet new challenges. In early 2018, then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis made the case that a period of  “long-term strategic competition”…
    Dakota Wood
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    Trump Court Nominee Rebuts Rachel Maddow’s ‘Racial Purity’ Charge
    A White House lawyer nominated for a federal judgeship sharply defended himself Friday from accusations based on a 2010 law review article that he, the son and grandson of Jewish immigrants, is an advocate of “racial purity.” President Donald Trump nominated Steven Menashi on Wednesday to a seat on the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit…
    Fred Lucas
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    This Group Is Educating Young Americans About the Ills of Socialism
    President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised, “America will never be a socialist country.” Since Franklin Roosevelt began expanding government in the 1930s, the United States has increasingly adopted big-state policies associated with socialism. We may not be at the stage Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would advocate, but more millennials appear to favor a system under…
    Cal Thomas
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    American Bar Association Postpones Sexual Assault Resolution That Would Criminalize Normal Behavior
    What do Prince Charming, quarterback Brett Favre, and an awkward teenager angling for a first kiss all have in common? They could all be criminals under the American Bar Association’s proposed new sexual assault law. The American Bar Association is considering whether to push states to amend their criminal codes to define consent in sexual…
    GianCarlo Canaparo
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    Study: Humans Hold Racial Bias Against Robots
    Americans perceive robots to have a human race corresponding to their physical features and color, according to a new study. The study “Robots And Racism” from the Human Interface Technology Laboratory in New Zealand indicates that a robot’s color will determine how it is racially perceived. This supposedly explains why so many robots happen to be…
    Matt M. Miller
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    ‘Medicare for All’ Will Further Lower Physician Morale
    Last week, the administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, spoke at The Heritage Foundation on the effect “Medicare for All” would have on American health care Verma said many of current problems in the American health care system would only be exacerbated under Medicare for All, including access issues, payment…
    Kevin Pham
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    Warning: How the VA ‘Red Flags’ Patriots
    Gun-grabbing crisis vultures just can’t let the latest mass shootings go to waste. “Red flag” laws are now all the rage in the Beltway as the magic pill to prevent homicidal maniacs from wreaking havoc on the nation. Even President Donald Trump has endorsed the idea of preemptively confiscating people’s firearms if they are deemed…
    Michelle Malkin
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    The Senate Ups Judicial Confirmations Despite Democrats’ Obstruction
    The Senate adjourned for the August recess last week, but not before confirming another 13 judges to the U.S. District Court. Now is a good time to evaluate what the Senate has accomplished with respect to President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. The Heritage Foundation’s Judicial Appointment Tracker shows some of the good news, as well…
    Thomas Jipping
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    Socialism May Be Absurd, but It’s No Laughing Matter
    Socialism is no laughing matter, but it’s sometimes difficult to refrain from chuckling at the absurdities of its most devoted adherents. Several videos of a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta have been making the rounds on social media. In one video, posted on Twitter by Young Americans Against Socialism, an audience member identifying…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Author Testifies That China Fails to Crack Down on Fentanyl
    In testimony before a congressionally created panel that oversees U.S.-China economic and security issues, four specialists outlined negative implications of China’s expanding role in the global health care market. Award-winning investigative journalist Ben Westhoff, addressing the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, spoke on the dangers of China’s lucrative production of the drug fentanyl. Westhoff is the…
    Stone Washington
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    How Private Ownership Could Provide Real Social Security
    With the next round of Democratic presidential candidate debates upon us, we will surely hear more about government activism to fix racial inequalities. Inequality is real and needs attention. According to the Urban Institute, average white household wealth in 2016 was $171,000 compared with average black household wealth of $17,409. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., wants…
    Star Parker
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    New Scrutiny for Former Government Official Who Invited Trump Aide to Cambridge
    Carter Page’s visit to the University of Cambridge during the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign has long intrigued congressional Republicans looking into the origins of the FBI’s probe of the Trump campaign. Page, an energy consultant who joined the Trump team in March 2016, attended an election-themed conference at the storied British university July…
    Chuck Ross
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    Voters Reject Single-Payer Health Insurance and Socialism, Heritage Action Polls Find
    Americans don’t want socialism and the policies pushed by the left, such as government-run health care, a series of polls commissioned by Heritage Action for America has found.  “Our goal was simple: To find out what issues currently motivate the coalition that elected Donald Trump and Republican congressional majorities in 2016, so that we can keep…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Native of Scandinavia Debunks Myth of Nordic Countries as Socialist
    Liberals like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., frequently hold up Scandinavian countries as successful experiments in “democratic socialism.” A historian and native Swede, however, is speaking out against their failure to observe the clear capitalistic traits of Scandinavian markets. “Whatever you think about Sweden and what we did, you have to…
    Kaylee Greenlee
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