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‘A Man in a Dress’: Glamour Magazine Ridiculed for Trans Model Among Its ‘Women of Year’
Glamour magazine has named a transgender model to its 2023 Women of the Year list, forgoing the requirement of having to be an actual female to receive the award. Geena Rocero is an author and activist. Glamour named six women along with Rocero, including actresses, models, and an abortion-activist doctor, in its Nov. 1 announcement. View…Sara Garstka -
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USA Today Reveals True Colors With Front-Page Hit Piece on Libs of TikTok
They still call their national newspaper USA Today, but on some days, the front page looks more like “LGBTQIA Today.” The bold top headline for Oct. 6 was “When Libs of TikTok posts, threats increasingly follow.” The author of the story is Will Carless, whose beat is “extremism.” Beware, that beat is almost always just…Tim Graham -
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Whose Baby Is It? The Complications of Surrogacy
You don’t hear too much about surrogacy unless a celebrity is mentioned in the same breath. While women like Kim Kardashian, Rebel Wilson, Paris Hilton, and Chrissy Teigen have made headlines for hiring a surrogate to carry their baby, celebrities are not the only ones opting to use a surrogate. The National Library of Medicine…Virginia Allen -
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Candidates and Moderators: Hits and Misses From Third GOP Debate
The third Republican presidential debate was held on Wednesday night in Miami. Five candidates took the stage: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Former President Donald Trump was again absent, choosing instead to hold a…Virginia Allen -
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8 Key Moments From Third GOP Primary Debate
Five Republican candidates were on stage Wednesday night for the third GOP presidential debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. NBC News’ Lester Holt and Kristen Welker were moderators for the two-hour debate, along with conservative talk-show host Hugh Hewitt of “The Hugh Hewitt Show.” The Republican Jewish Coalition co-sponsored…Virginia Allen -
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Vivek Ramaswamy Slams Liberal Debate Moderators: ‘This Should Be Tucker Carlson’
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy tore into the liberal debate moderators during Wednesday evening’s presidential debate, questioning why the media that “rigged the 2016 election” is hosting the debate. Ramaswamy described himself upset with the results of Tuesday evening’s election results, saying that the Republican Party has “become a party of losers at the end…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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WATCH LIVE: The Third 2024 GOP Primary Debate
Five Republican candidates are taking the stage in Miami to make their cases that they can lead the Republican Party to victory in 2024. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott qualified for this debate. North Dakota…Tyler O’Neil -
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Another Time in the Tenderloin
When I graduated from Princeton in 1981, there were two things that I wanted to do: make my living as a writer and live in the city where I was born. That was San Francisco. During some summers in my college years, I had worked for a family-owned car rental company that had its headquarters…Terence Jeffrey -
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‘This Is How I Know God Has His Hand on It’: Riley Gaines Made Advocating for Women’s Sports Her Full-Time Job
Twelve-time NCAA All-American college swimmer Riley Gaines questioned, “Where are the feminists?” when she was forced to compete against a male athlete who said he was a transgender woman. He was “leading the country by body lengths” in swim competitions, leaving his female competitors behind. “Our equal opportunities, our dignity, our mental health, all of…Lucy Gilbert -
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Canceling Cancel Culture
“I was not genuine in my own beliefs,” says 23-year-old Rikki Schlott in my new video. “I self-censored.” Why? What did this college student believe that was so unacceptable that she felt she had to hide it? The fact that she’s a right-leaning libertarian. “I was afraid to have Thomas Sowell and Jordan Peterson books…John Stossel -
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Michigan Parentage Bill Ignores Importance of Biology
State lawmakers in Michigan are gearing up this week to vote on the state’s first assisted reproduction and surrogacy parentage act. That may sound like a pro-child and pro-family effort, but it’s just the opposite. The devil, as always, is in the details. Assisted reproduction refers to adults who use methods like in vitro fertilization,…Emma Waters -
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Parents Bill of Rights Is ‘Common Sense,’ Rep. Julia Letlow Says
Parents should have the right to know what their children are being taught in school and to have their voices heard when they have concerns. That’s why Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., introduced the Parents Bill of Rights. “It’s actually appalling to me … that we have to have a Parents Bill of Rights, but in…Virginia Allen -
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Virginia Democrats Poised to Control Both State Chambers
Democrats are projected to maintain control of the Virginia Senate and state’s House of Delegates in legislative elections that shaped up to be a major ballot test for the political capital of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. After 11:25 p.m. Tuesday, The Associated Press projected Democrats would keep the state Senate. Later in the night, the…Fred Lucas -
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Andy Beshear Wins Second Term in Kentucky
Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won a second term Tuesday after running a campaign where he cast himself as a moderate and distanced himself from his fellow Democrat, President Joe Biden, The Associated Press is projecting. He defeated Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who would have been the first elected black Republican governor in…Fred Lucas -
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Female Athlete’s Injury Creates Outrage Around Coed Sports
A Massachusetts student athlete had two teeth knocked out Thursday when she was struck in the face by a male opponent during a high school coed field hockey game, leading to the questioning of the wisdom of mixing the sexes in certain coed school sports. The Massachusetts Equal Rights Amendment has been around since the…Lucy Gilbert -
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Best Way to Change Trans Policies in Sports? Women Refuse to Play
As more youth experience gender confusion and join athletics, in the name of political correctness sports associations often allow males who “identify” as females to compete alongside females. These male athletes then beat the female athletes because of their physiological advantages. If sports associations won’t change their policies to make the playing field level again,…Nicole Russell -
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Media Attacks Speaker Johnson, Son for Avoiding Porn
New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is facing a new line of attack from left-leaning media outlets this week—criticism of steps he has taken to help his son avoid pornography and navigate technology as a Christian. Rolling Stone published a story Sunday headlined “Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other’s Porn…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Ted Cruz Lays Out His ‘Battle Plan’ to Retake the Institutions From Cultural Marxism
How did every aspect of American society lurch so far to the left seemingly overnight, and what can Americans do to restore sanity in an age dominated by cultural Marxism? Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, addresses those important questions in his powerful new book “Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America,” published by Regnery. The…Tyler O’Neil -
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Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett Gets Own Show on WIBC in Indianapolis
Tony Kinnett, an investigative columnist with The Daily Signal, has a new nightly talk radio show on WIBC-FM (93.1) in Indianapolis. “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” set to debut Monday evening, will air weekdays from 7 to 8 p.m. EST. In addition to the radio show, which also will be livestreamed, a video podcast version may…Fred Lucas -
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Police Won’t Confirm Authenticity of Alleged Manifesto of Nashville Shooter
The Nashville, Tennessee, Police Department addressed documents published Monday by commentator Steven Crowder purporting to be the manifesto of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale. The police statement did not confirm whether the documents published by Crowder were, in fact, part of the school shooter’s manifesto. “The [Metropolitan Nashville Police Department] is in communication with the…Mary Margaret Olohan