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‘Let the Reckoning Begin’: Detransitioners Vindicated by Expose of WPATH Experimentation on Minors
Detransitioners have been trying to warn the public that so-called gender-affirming care—transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers—is both experimental and dangerous, especially for minors. Now, thanks to the efforts of journalist Michael Shellenberger, we know that World Professional Association for Transgender Health doctors and medical experts pushing these practices were well aware of the experimental…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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The Left-Right Divide Is Not Bridgeable
Millions of Americans, depressed by the ideological divide in America, harbor a wish that something or someone can bridge this divide. This wish is understandable. But it is fantasy. The divide is unbridgeable. One might as well wish that daily consumption of a hot fudge sundae will lead to weight loss. To cite a few…Dennis Prager -
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Super Tuesday Video Says ‘Votes Trashed’ With Ranked Choice Voting
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Ranked choice voting causes thousands of votes to get “trashed,” contends a new video by a government watchdog set for release Wednesday—one day after Super Tuesday, when 15 states hold presidential nominating contests. The Foundation for Government Accountability provided the video to The Daily Signal ahead of Super Tuesday, which sees…Fred Lucas -
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Liver Cancer in Teens, Reduced Sexual Function, Lack of Consent: Internal Docs Reveal Experimental Nature of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
Doctors at the World Professional Association for Transgender Health repeatedly struggled with various side effects of what they call “gender-affirming care,” including cancer in teens, reduced sexual function, and the lack of informed consent for procedures with lifelong impacts, newly unearthed documents reveal. WPATH, a controversial organization that transgender advocates and health agencies use to…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Left’s Relentless War Against Medicare’s Private Health Plans
For the second year in a row, the Biden administration plans to reduce payments to Medicare’s private health plans. This comes as Medicare Advantage—the system of private, competing health plans—enrolls more than 33 million people, well over half of the entire Medicare population. Private health plans now dominate Medicare coverage. The Left is relentlessly…Robert Moffit -
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The Preventable Downfall of San Francisco
Soon, I really can’t go back. Growing up in a suburb of San Francisco, I loved visiting the city, being whirled into a world of noise and excitement. Over the years, I walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, explored Chinatown, prayed at Mission Dolores, heard music at Davies Symphony Hall, and rode a trolley up…Katrina Trinko -
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What to Watch for on Super Tuesday
Voters in 15 states are headed to the polls or to caucuses Tuesday, in what is arguably the most important day in the 2024 presidential primary season; that is, Super Tuesday. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia are all holding primaries. Caucuses will be held in…Virginia Allen -
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REPORT: Teachers Unions Quietly Spend Millions on GOP Primaries in 32 States
Though teachers unions are well known for donating huge sums to Democratic candidates, a closer look at donor data reveals that the unions have spent the last six years quietly slipping millions of dollars into the pockets of Republican candidates for state legislatures in contested primary races. According to databases maintained by Open Secrets and…Tony Kinnett -
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‘Thank You, DC’: City Ends Haley’s GOP Primary Losing Streak
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley won the District of Columbia’s GOP primary on Sunday, her first win in a Republican nominating contest after a string of losses to former President Donald Trump. Haley carried the Washington, D.C., primary with just under 63% of the vote, according to The Associated Press. The primary came two days before Super Tuesday…Graham Dudley -
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California Carveout: Newsom Donor Exempted From California’s Fast-Food Wage Hike
Advocates of command economies argue that government regulation of wages, prices, and production will lead to a more equitable allocation of income and wealth. But that’s hardly the case under California’s new fast-food command economy. An unusual exemption from California’s new $20 minimum wage requirement for fast-food workers appears aimed at propping up at least…Rachel Greszler -
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Is Your Money ‘Voting’ for Things You Don’t Believe In? Strive Lawyer Sounds Alarm
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans with investments in the “Big Three” financial companies—BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—may see their money “voting” for things they don’t believe in, warns the top lawyer at Strive Asset Management, the firm founded by former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “I think, for a long time, we’ve been really focused on, where is…Tyler O’Neil -
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Google’s Woke Gemini AI Underscores Threat of Big Tech Information Gatekeepers
Google is having a Bud Light moment. If you’ve spent any time online—especially on social media—in the past week, you’ve probably noticed the controversy over Google’s new artificial intelligence program, “Gemini.” Gemini is an AI tool and language model made for a general audience that can do all kinds of things, such as answer questions,…Jarrett Stepman -
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The Fani Willis Escapades Grind On
The fun never sets in the Atlanta courtroom of Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee. That is the red-hot scene of the adults-only reality TV hit called “The Real Prosecutors of Fulton County.” As The Associated Press observed on Wednesday, a perilous political matter has “taken on a soap opera atmosphere, bogged down by testimony about sex, dating, cash stashes, and…Deroy Murdock -
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Conservative Leaders Urge Lawmakers to Back Amendment Protecting Traditional Views on Marriage
Dozens of leaders of conservative organizations planned to send a letter Friday to members of Congress demanding that the lawmakers adopt protections for religious Americans who support the traditional idea of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The signees urged House Republicans to protect religious freedom by prioritizing passage of the…Kate Anderson -
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American Paralysis and Decline
“We can bear neither our diseases nor their remedies.” So shrugged the ancient historian Livy (59 B.C.-17 A.D.) of the long decline of Roman national character that, in his age, finally ended the Roman Republic. Like a patient whose medicine proves worse than the disease, Livy lamented that the Romans knew that they had become…Victor Davis Hanson -
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‘GRATUITOUS SLANDER’: 2,500 Rabbis Slam ADL Over CPAC ‘Smears’
An organization that represents more than 2,500 traditional, Orthodox Jewish rabbis in U.S. public policy condemned Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt for comparing the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to controversial Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. The ADL responded to the rabbi’s statement by emphasizing what it characterized as evidence of extremism at CPAC,…Tyler O’Neil -
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Receipt Belies Hunter Biden’s Denial of Dropping Laptop Off for Repairs
Hunter Biden suggested that he never would have dropped off his laptop at a small Delaware computer repair business, but documents bearing his signature appear to contradict that claim. The president’s son insisted that he would have taken his broken computer to a standard Apple store for repair work, when asked by Rep. Matt Gaetz,…Nick Pope -
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Why New Federal Health Care Benefit Mandates Must Be Avoided
In the wake of the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling related to in vitro fertilization clinics/practices, policymakers are likely to respond by overreacting and making hasty policy decisions. Suggesting a new federal benefit mandate is one of those ill-advised ideas. A federal benefit mandate for IVF would not only raise the cost of health care…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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Rooting Out ‘Woke’: One Church Leader’s Mission to Rescue Christianity From Cultural Marxism
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—An Indiana pastor has launched an effort to connect Christian leaders across the country and root out the influence of a “woke” Christianity that undermines the biblical and traditional doctrines of the faith. “We’ve got 500 pastors that have signed this statement across all sorts of denominational lines, committing themselves to really sound biblical…Tyler O’Neil -
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Single Adult Illegal Alien Men Flood San Diego Streets
The Border Patrol began releasing illegal aliens onto the streets of San Diego last week after local funding for migrant resources ran out. The illegal aliens being released onto the city streets of San Diego County are “predominantly single adults, and predominantly men,” Jim Desmond, a San Diego County supervisor, told The Daily Signal. Desmond…Virginia Allen