Political Commentary & Opinion
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Heir to George Soros’ Empire to Wed Ex-Hillary Clinton Aide Huma Abedin
Alexander Soros, son of George Soros and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, is engaged to veteran Democratic operative Huma Abedin, according to his Instagram account. “This happened … we couldn’t be happier, more grateful, or more in love,” Soros wrote on social media on Tuesday alongside a picture of him proposing to Abedin. Soros proposed to…Robert Schmad -
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Teen’s Pro-Life Anthem Climbs iTunes Country Charts
A song with a tender pro-life message has reached the top 5 on iTunes’ chart for country music less than three weeks after its release. Eighteen-year-old Rachel Holt sings “I Was Gonna Be” from the perspective of an aborted child. The chorus of the song—“All I wanted was a chance/To learn to love and laugh…Olivia Pero -
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We Know What a Woman Is. Now, What Does It Mean to Be a Strong Woman?
It was January 2017 and President Donald Trump had just arrived in the Oval Office. The Women’s March took to the streets of Washington, D.C., proclaiming a message of “strength,” but Sarah Stonestreet didn’t see empowerment. She saw anger. “The overarching message was [a] middle finger to the chauvinistic world,” Stonestreet says of the marchers, adding…Virginia Allen -
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Former Kentucky AG Warns About Threat to Business From Woke Corporations
Conservatives must be vigilant about big corporations that seek to “cancel” those with differing political views, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron warns. Cameron, a Republican, ran for governor in 2023, but lost to Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear. He now serves as CEO of the 1792 Exchange, a nonprofit organization that “seeks to preserve…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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‘Anti-Democratic’: Advertising Giant Silenced Conservative Outlets, House Report Says
The Global Alliance for Responsible Media likely violated federal antitrust laws by censoring and boycotting the speech of conservative news outlets and personalities, the House Judiciary Committee concludes in a new report. GARM used its “tremendous market power in the advertising industry” to keep advertising dollars away from certain conservative news platforms, including Breitbart, Fox…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Here’s How Many Democrats Voted Against Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote
The Republican-controlled House voted 221-198 Wednesday to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, would amend the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, known as the “motor voter law,” to require that states obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship from someone before he or she…Fred Lucas -
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‘Completely Ignored’: Parents Outraged After Va. County Disregards Objections, Unanimously Approves Gender Identity Lessons
A Northern Virginia school district will teach kindergartners about gay parents and middle schoolers about transgenderism in the wake of a unanimous vote late last month—despite significant parental opposition. The Fairfax County School Board unanimously approved changes to its Family Life Education Curriculum on June 27 that include “broadening examples of family structures to be…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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HHS Urged Crackdown on ‘So-Called’ Whistleblowers Exposing Gender Medicine, Video Reveals
An office of the Department of Health and Human Services that enforces medical privacy laws expressed concern last summer that “so-called” whistleblowers had exposed “gender-affirming care,” shortly after a surgeon disclosed that Texas Children’s Hospital was secretly transitioning children. Official video of an HHS committee meeting in July 2023 sheds light on the Biden administration’s…Hudson Crozier -
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Here’s Why I Don’t Believe the Legacy Media Was ‘Duped’ by the White House on Biden’s Mental State
Democrats’ freak-out about the mental state of President Joe Biden has been far too delicious for conservative media. Democrats and the legacy media—pardon me for repeating myself—find themselves between the Scylla of a decrepit figurehead and the Charybdis of his most likely replacement, the cackling hyena oft described as “Madame Vice President.” We conservatives must…Tyler O’Neil -
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Heritage Chief’s 3 Possible Solutions to Weaponization of Government
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts offered three key solutions Tuesday to stop the weaponization of government. “The people who will go into the next conservative administration need to understand what’s at stake and be very well prepared to enact the directive of the executive,” Roberts said before a panel convened by Senate Republicans, after quoting…Fred Lucas -
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Biden’s Cognitive Issues Are Destined for Memory Hole
There will be no reckoning among Democrats and their media lapdogs regarding their yearslong effort to hide President Joe Biden’s mental decline. No one will lose their job, precisely because they were doing their job—spinning false narratives to keep the Left in power. And, let there be no doubt, they will keep doing it. The current focus…J. Peder Zane -
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Debunking the Myth That More People Have Been Killed in the Name of God Than in the Name of Anything Else
Almost anyone who has graduated from college in the last 50 years has repeatedly heard the statement, “More people have been killed in the name of God than in the name of anything else.” And most of them believe it. It would take a long essay to respond to this claim. I will therefore only…Dennis Prager -
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FACT CHECK: Does Project 2025 ‘Terminate the Constitution’?
As Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said Monday, the Left’s inflammatory attacks on Project 2025 show that it’s “right over the target.” President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is so desperate to defeat Project 2025 that it spreads direct falsehoods about it, perhaps not expecting the American people to actually examine what the project comprises. The…Tyler O’Neil -
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Time to Take Down the Pride Flags and Put ‘In God We Trust’ on Every Federal Building, Sen. Josh Hawley Says
American recovery begins with religion, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Monday evening in a speech at the National Conservatism Conference in the nation’s capital. The theme of Hawley’s speech: that the West’s Christian legacy has been hollowed out in the past half-century, that the economy has been distorted to fit the interests of a globalist…Jarrett Stepman -
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Garland, Clarke, Willis Possible Targets for Conservative Lawfare
The key to blocking political lawfare is more political lawfare, legal experts regretfully asserted Monday at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington. Possible targets for conservative lawfare include Attorney General Merrick Garland and Kristen Clarke, the head of his Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, they said. Since President Joe Biden’s administration, backed up by local…Fred Lucas -
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‘It’s Going to Be Catastrophic’: Why the Next Pandemic Will Be Worse Than COVID
The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to prepare for the next pandemic, which he fears will be more catastrophic than COVID-19. Dr. Robert Redfield, a virologist who continues to treat patients suffering from COVID, oversaw the CDC’s initial response to the pandemic and served as a member…Robert B. Bluey -
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GOP Should Learn From Far-Left Comeback in France, Expert Says
Conservatives in France suffered defeat in the final round of national elections, despite winning the highest percentage of the popular vote. In last week’s first round of voting, the conservative National Rally party led the far-left New Popular Front and the establishment moderates Ensemble by wide margins, prompting the NFP and Ensemble to form a tacit alliance….S.A. McCarthy -
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The Left’s Freak-Out Over Project 2025 Means ‘We’re Right Over the Target,’ Heritage Chief Says
Leftists are assailing the conservative movement’s Project 2025 because they know that what they’ve done to the nation won’t stand up to common sense, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told Fox News host Will Cain on Monday in a discussion of the outcry. “You might say that all of this attention means we’re right over…Tony Kinnett -
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Washington Republicans ‘Failed’ Americans, Heritage Foundation President Says
Elite “Beltway Republicans” are responsible for the decline of America, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts declared Monday at the National Conservatism Conference in the nation’s capital. The influential conservative leader directed his remarks at the gathering against the foreign policy and political compromises of some GOP politicians. “The Washington Republicans … have, for a generation,…Hudson Crozier -
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Ignoring Warnings, Beijing Escalates Aggression Against Philippines
The Biden administration has warned China against continuing to conduct armed attacks on the Philippines, but China has blatantly ignored the warning, repeatedly harassing Philippine naval vessels and severely injuring its sailors over the past several months. Beijing, for its part, has accused Washington of using the Philippines as a pawn and seems to have…Wilson Beaver