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EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Hides Docs About Report Comparing Concerned Parents to KKK, America First Legal Sues
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—America First Legal filed a lawsuit Monday after the Justice Department refused to hand over its communications related to a report last June comparing parental rights organizations to the Ku Klux Klan. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a leftist group known for putting mainstream conservative and Christian organizations on a “hate…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: Here Are the Left-Wing Groups the White House Trade Office Is Scheming With to Get Out the Vote
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative intends to cooperate with a liberal legal organization that routinely sues over voter ID laws as part of its strategic plan to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order to get out the vote. USTR, an agency within the Executive Office of the President, included working with the…Fred Lucas -
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Biden’s Department of Re-Education
Throughout all of history, education has been understood as being about learning the truths of reality and conforming oneself to those truths in order to flourish in civil society. The Biden administration wants to turn that idea on its head. The administration thinks one should try to twist reality to conform it to oneself and…Mary-Grace Byers -
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The Song to Inoculate Your Kids Against Gender Ideology
As a father, I love my son dearly. I’m delighted when he learns a new word (he’s 1 year old). It gladdens my heart when he masters a new skill. I’m excited when he figures out connections on his own. And I’m rendered speechless when he demonstrates affection for me and my wife. I’m sure…Joshua Arnold -
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Oblivious to the Irony: Democratic Party Becoming Enemy of Democracy
I remember learning about democracy back in grammar school. We learned about it in the context of the American Revolution: Britain’s King George III may have ruled as a capricious monarch, but the intrepid Colonists fought for the then-novel concept of democratic self-government. A cursory glance at Merriam-Webster is instructive. That venerable dictionary defines “democracy”…Josh Hammer -
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Our Families Are Hurting. Our Country Can Do Better.
What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, as delivered Thursday night by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala. Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor of serving the people of the great state of Alabama in the United States…Katie Britt -
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Controversial Air Force Colonel Gets a Media Makeover
Within the span of a few days this week, two award-winning journalists penned fawning articles about an Air Force colonel whose promotion to brigadier general is in jeopardy. Coincidence? Casual readers, who know nothing about Col. Ben Jonsson other than what The Washington Post and Military.com reported, likely would conclude that he deserves the promotion….Robert B. Bluey -
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Fact-Checking Biden’s State of the Union Address
President Joe Biden delivered his 2024 State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday night. During the 67-minute speech, frequently interrupted by applause from fellow Democrat senators and members of Congress, Biden spoke on a wide range of issues, from border security and the economy to abortion and…Virginia Allen -
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Jordan Peterson: Government-Corporate Collusion ‘Threatens Everyone’s Freedom Equally’
Famed psychologist and author Jordan Peterson warned Congress about a potential “superstate” in which collusion between government and corporations may be “eliminating the private sphere.” Peterson was a witness Thursday in a hearing held by a special House panel on government “weaponization” that focused on the Biden administration’s working with large banks to surveil private…Fred Lucas -
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Americans Chip Away at Corporate Wokeness With Doritos Win
It took Frito-Lay 63 years to build a $13 billion-dollar empire. This week, 50 seconds almost destroyed it. That’s how close the brand came to corporate annihilation after its Doritos team posted a short video with a transgender influencer that makes Dylan Mulvaney look like a youth pastor. Turns out, 24-year-old Samantha Hudson isn’t just…Suzanne Bowdey -
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Student Files Lawsuit Over Virginia County’s ‘Dystopian’ Trans Bathroom, Pronoun Policies
Virginia’s Loudoun County and Fairfax County, suburbs of the nation’s capital that are two of the largest and most wealthy counties in the country, have faced numerous controversies regarding their pushing of LGBT ideology. In May 2021, a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in the girls’ bathroom at Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County by a…Sarah Holliday -
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Red States Slap Biden’s Latest Climate Rule With Legal Challenge Within Hours of It Going Live
A coalition of red states announced Wednesday that it is challenging the Biden administration over its fresh corporate emissions and climate disclosure rule, just hours after the Securities and Exchange Commission greenlit the measure. The SEC moved Wednesday to finalize new rules legally requiring certain public companies to report climate-related risks to their businesses and disclose data…Nick Pope -
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Heritage Foundation President Unleashes Fiery Pro-Life Speech
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts encouraged America’s pro-life activists not to be downtrodden by recent pro-life losses, but to continue to fight on. “Democrat leaders are crowing, while too many Republican leaders are cowering from the fight,” Roberts declared in his recent speech at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, D.C. The conference was dominated…Noah Slayter -
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6 Big Failures of Biden’s Presidency
The state of the union is feeble. That’s what many Americans believe as President Joe Biden is set to make his fourth, and perhaps final, State of the Union address Thursday evening. Regardless of what he says in the speech, the reality of Biden’s tenure is that the American people are not only uneasy but…Jarrett Stepman -
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State of Delusion: Biden’s Address Will Expose Wide Divide Between President and Reality
President Joe Biden on Thursday night will address a joint session of Congress and the American people to persuade voters that his many failures are actually successes. Don’t buy it. He will continue a campaign of gaslighting around his administration’s increasingly dangerous border catastrophe, his unaffordable and anemic economy, and his disastrous foreign policy that…Ryan Walker -
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Critics of ‘Banning’ Books Are Wrong: They’re Not All Suitable for Kids
Our English teachers taught us to use extreme caution before writing a word such as “always” or “never.” Such totalizing words are rarely accurate, since most principles have exceptions. But you won’t see this advice applied by critics of “book bans,” who tend to speak as though no book chosen by a school librarian is…Adam Kissel -
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Democracy-Denying Democrats Lose in Court, Go Bonkers
The pro-Biden media perpetually pat themselves on the back. They are a gift to the people, the essence of democracy, as in, “We inform the voters and then we expect the voters to make smart choices” (the ones we recommend). But when journalists lose, they have a disturbing tendency to argue democracy lost. On Monday,…Tim Graham -
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Clarence Thomas, Liberal Racism, and the Ongoing Denigration of Black Conservatives
Presidential candidate Joe Biden stirred up controversy during the 2020 campaign, when, in an interview with a black radio host, he said: “If you have a problem figuring out if you’re for me or Trump, you ain’t black.” Biden got pushback on this, but he captured a pretty common view among liberals: that liberalism is…Star Parker -
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Attempt to Ban Iconic V-J Day Photo at VA Underscores the Left’s Hypocrisy
The double standards of the Left never cease to amaze and disgust. The Left’s latest “target” is the iconic V-J Day photo of a kiss captured on Aug. 14, 1945, by Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. The Department Of Veterans Affairs was reportedly discussing the banning of the Victory Over Japan Day kiss photo from all…Rachel del Guidice -
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Jason Kelce’s Retirement Speech Emphasizes Value of Marriage, Family
Philadelphia Eagles star center Jason Kelce on Monday tearfully announced the end of his NFL football career with a tip of the cap to his fulfillment in marriage and fatherhood. Kelce reflected on his 13 years in the NFL—all spent with the Eagles, including a win in Super Bowl 52 in 2018—and the enduring support…Mary Elise Cosgray