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    Boy Saves Video of Teen Girl Saying Racial Slur, Posts It Online to Teach Her ‘a Lesson’

    A high school student held onto a 2016 video of a young girl saying a racial slur, then posted it online after she had chosen to attend her dream school, The New York Times reported. “I wanted to get her where she would understand the severity of that word,” 18-year-old Jimmy Galligan told The New York…
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    Shaming ‘Lockdowns for Thee, but Not for Me’ Politicians

    Leyna Bradley is a 21-year-old server at Tradesman’s restaurant and bar in Philadelphia, one of several major American cities that have recently prohibited indoor dining at restaurants in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The move by the city is not without consequence. Bradley, a student working her way through college, says,…
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    Politicians and Corporations Join to Condemn Pornhub, Protect Children

    After a thorough and explosive investigative story about depictions of child abuse and nonconsensual sex on the Canadian-based website Pornhub, the response from corporations and legislators in the U.S. has been swift and effective thus far. Nicholas Kristof’s piece “The Children of Pornhub,” published in The New York Times on Dec. 4, is frightening and…
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    What You Need to Know About Chinese Spying on US Politicians

    Christine Fang is a Chinese national who is suspected of being a spy and has had ties to American mayors and other politicians, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. Swalwell has said he has cooperated with law enforcement and cut off all ties to Fang once he knew there were concerns she was a spy. However,…
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    2 New Black GOP Congressmen Aim to Fight Socialism, Grow Conservative Base

    Two newly elected Republican congressmen, both of them black, say they aim to fight socialism and extend the reach of conservatives after they are sworn in on Jan. 3.  “I understand that we’re here together at this particular time in our country’s history for a reason. It is so we can make sure that we,…
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    27 House Republicans Demand Special Counsel to Investigate Election Irregularities

    A group of 27 Republican congressmen urged President Donald Trump to order a Justice Department-appointed special counsel investigation of “legitimate questions” about election irregularities. The Republican congressmen asked Trump to direct Attorney General William Barr to appoint the special counsel, according to a letter obtained by Politico that was sent to the White House on Wednesday. Reps….
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    How Beijing Is Threatening Hong Kong’s Status as Global Financial Center

    China’s recent Hong Kong security legislation could be the beginning of the end for Hong Kong as one of the world’s leading financial and trading centers. Many of the 9,000 foreign firms—1,300 of them American—that have regional headquarters there are evaluating the threat from the new law and what many perceive to be a deteriorating…
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    Here Are Politicians Who Refused to Stay Home After Telling You to Do So

    A plethora of elected lawmakers and executives have repeatedly urged citizens to stay home and away from their loved ones, even for the holidays, and then refused to stay home themselves. From New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Democratic lawmakers and executives are flouting their own advice—then either apologizing…
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    Leftist Politicians’ Hypocrisy Demonstrates Shallowness of ‘Party of Science’

    States around the country are heading into the second wave of pandemic lockdowns, but many Americans may not be so keen on complying this time around. Progressives and Democrats are apparently the most eager to shut everything down to stop the spread of the coronavirus, even though this policy stance ignores what science is telling…
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    Naming Durham as Special Counsel Will Make It Harder for Biden to End Russia Hoax Probe

    Congressional Democrats weren’t happy to learn Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr appointed John Durham as a special counsel in October to continue investigating the origins of the now thoroughly discredited Trump-Russia “collusion” probe into the 2016 presidential election. Barr has extended the protection of Justice Department regulations to Durham. These regulations will make it difficult for a new…
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    Barr Appoints Special Counsel to Continue Investigation Into Origins of Trump-Russia Probe

    Attorney General William Barr designated U.S. Attorney John Durham in October as special counsel for the Justice Department, allowing him to continue his investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, according to documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. Barr revealed the decision in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. The move seemingly…
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    How Social Security Reform Could Make a Popular Federal Program Better

    America’s most popular federal government program—Social Security—will be insolvent within 15 years, leaving older workers and retirees fearful of future benefit cuts. It will also leave younger workers reticent to contribute even larger chunks of their paychecks toward a program that 80% of millennials and Gen Xers doubt will be there for them when they…
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    Democrats Grapple With Impact of ‘Socialist’ Label

    Jinhui Chen is a 47-year-old immigrant from China who says he went through the steps to become a U.S. citizen last year so he could vote for Donald Trump.   Chen came to this country 21 years ago as a student at the University of Cincinnati. He went on to study at Northwestern University before…
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    Preserving Our Strategic Investment in the Freely Associated States of the Pacific

    For the next several years, the U.S. is going to have to make some tough decisions in areas related to its foreign policy and national security commitments. Fortunately, there’s one easy call to make. Invest in the Pacific islands; in particular, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. As consultations get underway…
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    The Latino Community’s Take on the Threat of Socialism in America

    A refugee from Cuba and dissidents from Nicaragua and Venezuela are warning Americans against the allure that some see in socialism and big government.  “A lot of people—because they were born under liberty [here in the U.S.]—think all the problems have to be solved with the opposite, with socialism,” said Andres Guilarte, a political activist…
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    Politicians Embracing Lockdowns Should Be Required to ‘Show Their Work’  

    In light of increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has designated certain areas as “red zones.” Those living in these zones are once again subject to severe lockdown restrictions similar to those imposed in the early days of the pandemic. Do you want in-person schooling for your children? Would…
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    Backlash Builds Against NYT for Hyping ‘Anonymous’ Author Miles Taylor as ‘Senior Administration Official’

    Journalists criticized The New York Times Wednesday for overhyping the unnamed author of “Anonymous”—Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff to a former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Taylor, who wrote the 2018 New York Times op-ed “Anonymous” while part of President Donald Trump’s administration, didn’t even hold the agency chief of staff…
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    White House Official Alyssa Farah Reflects on Key Moments of Trump Presidency

    Alyssa Farah, the White House’s strategic communications director, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss President Donald Trump’s leadership over the past four years and share some of her experiences working closely with him. She is proud to serve alongside the commander in chief, Farah says, because she knows that “every day, President Trump gets…
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    How ‘Court Packing’ Would Damage Both the Judicial and Legislative Branches

    The concept of “court packing” has received a lot of attention recently, and rightly so. That radical move—which Democrats rejected in the 1930s—would permanently damage the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. But it’s even worse than that. The steps necessary to achieve that goal would also permanently weaken the legislative branch.  America’s Founders applied…
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    Stimulus Spending Benefits Politicians, Not Taxpayers

    I recall several presidential elections ago, an elementary school teacher wrote a newspaper column about a mock election he held in his class. Two students were nominated by their classmates, and then they campaigned for their votes. Who won the election? One of the students presented an agenda and reasonably argued for the merits of…
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