Political Commentary & Opinion
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House Oversight Committee Members Launch Probe Into Biden’s Maui Fires Response
House Republicans have launched a probe into the Biden administration’s controversial response to the Maui fires in August. House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced the investigation into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s handling of the situation on Friday. Comer announced the probe in a joint press release with Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas,…Tony Kinnett -
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Post-Postmodern America, Meet Mao’s Cultural Revolution
When the progressive woke revolution took over traditional America, matters soon reached the level of the ridiculous. Take the following examples of woke craziness and hypocrisy, perhaps last best witnessed during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution: The Biden administration from its outset wished to neuter immigration law. It sought to alter radically the demography of the…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Deliberately Distorting Data to Downplay Devastation of Bidenomics
Jared Bernstein has once again demonstrated his complete ignorance of both economic theory and fact—an alarming trait for the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. In his attempts to defend the abysmal record of “Bidenomics,” Bernstein is resorting to misrepresenting data and making false statements. That does nothing to ease the financial pain of the…EJ Antoni -
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A Time for Brave Words From Pope Francis
When I saw that Pope Francis would participate as a speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative this month, my heart sank. Frankly, and I say this as a Catholic, former President Bill Clinton is one of the last people I would like Francis to prominently engage with. Sure, world leaders (and Francis is one) may…Katrina Trinko -
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Nebraska Detransitioner Sues Medical Providers for Removing Her Breasts at 16
Detransitioner Luka Hein is suing the medical providers who surgically amputated her breasts at the age of 16 in 2018, “leaving her physically and psychologically scarred.” “Proceeding straight to breast amputation in a depressed, anxiety-ridden, gender-confused adolescent, who was incapable of understanding the lasting consequences of her decision, constitutes negligence for which Defendants are jointly…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Unraveling Morality, Rising Anger: A Disturbing Trend Among Young People
If you go to Google and type “heinous crimes up with young people,” you’ll see over 2 billion results. It’s a stark reminder that the alarming trend of young people committing gruesome acts isn’t a new phenomenon, but the sheer proliferation and frequency of these acts most certainly is. Our society is grappling with a…Armstrong Williams -
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Yes, It’s Possible to Raise ‘Conservative Kids in a Woke City.’ Katy Faust Explains How.
Many parents, regardless of their religion, quote this biblical truth found in Proverbs: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” But in today’s culture, parents aren’t the only ones seeking to “train up” a child in the way he or she…Virginia Allen -
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DOD Backpedals on Gender-Neutral Pronouns. Gen. Milley’s Citation Won’t Use ‘Themself.’
A Department of Defense policy incorporating “gender-neutral” language into award citations will be amended to clarify that it does not ban using “himself” or “herself,” a defense official told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday. The DCNF previously reported that the end-of-tour award for Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would…Micaela Burrow -
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Vivek Ramaswamy Floats Plan to Cut These 6 Agencies
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he would eliminate five federal agencies if elected. Ramaswamy, a successful entrepreneur and businessman, says he is eyeing the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Education, and the Commerce Department, Axios first reported Wednesday. The Republican hopeful also targets the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Bureau of…Fred Lucas -
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The New Segregation? Randi Weingarten Smears Parental Rights Movement
A top teachers union boss cited a far-left smear factory in demonizing the parental rights movement by comparing it to the “Uptown Klans” that opposed the end of racial segregation in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education (1954). “Those same words that you heard in terms of wanting segregation post-Brown v. Board,…Tyler O’Neil -
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Mitt Romney Addresses Whether He Will Run Again
Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not be seeking reelection to the United States Senate. "I've spent my last 25 years in public service of one kind or another," he explained in a video message released on social media. "At the end of another term, I'd be in my mid-80s. Frankly,…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Department of Corrections Stonewalls on Whether It’s Incarcerating Male Rapist With Female Inmates
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is refusing to disclose whether it is housing biologically male prisoners with women, including a man who raped his own daughter. It remains unclear whether Mark Campbell, a biological man who now identifies as a transgender woman and goes by the name Nicole Campbell, has been transferred to a women’s…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Piercing Chuck Todd’s Political Bubble
Chuck Todd pulled out a farewell speech of sorts on his last day as “Meet the Press” host on NBC, proclaiming, for example, “I’ve had the honor of helping to explain America to Washington and Washington to America.” Does anyone really think an inside-the-Beltway creature like Todd is “explaining America to Washington”? Or that “Washington”…Tim Graham -
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Organized Shoplifting Is $100B Problem. It Hurts Businesses Big and Small, Costing Jobs and Even Lives
Corporate America is finally waking up to the fact that woke policies on crime are costing them billions. Organized shoplifting efforts and flash mobs of robberies across the country caused businesses $100 billion in losses in 2021 and have only gotten worse since then, according to the National Retail Federation. As former Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli…Cully Stimson -
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FEMA Money Should Go to Disaster-Stricken Americans, Not Illegal Aliens
Federal spending is hard enough to keep track of at the best of times, but the Biden administration is highly adept at hiding how it funds an open borders agenda. In a cynical budget negotiation tactic, the White House now is trying to push through a $40 billion “supplemental” funding bill that holds bailout money…Simon Hankinson -
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How UAW’s Unrealistic Contract Demands Would Backfire on Union
Divorced from economic reality, the new leader of the United Auto Workers union has made exorbitant demands that, by roughly doubling the compensation of many workers, threaten the future of the Big Three U.S. automakers and their hundreds of thousands of employees. The UAW’s current contracts with the Big Three—General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (formerly…Rachel Greszler -
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Setting the Record Straight on My Time as the Arizona ESA Director
Editor's note: This is in response to this article. The following statement is a response to the inaccurate article about my performance as the director of Arizona’s ESA program—an article for which I was never interviewed or contacted. I have been involved in the parental rights and school choice movement for almost ten years. I…Christine Accurso -
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Why Did Marxists Launch ‘Attack on America’s Kids’? Liz Wheeler Explains
The battleground that the radical Left has not conquered is “our children,” commentator and podcast host Liz Wheeler says, but make no mistake—the battle is raging. “The Left has actually been trying to reengineer our society for nearly a century, and unfortunately, they have been very successful at it,” says Wheeler, host of “The Liz…Virginia Allen -
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Lack of Swift, Certain Punishment Fuels Crime Wave
“When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled.” — Xunzi, ancient Chinese philosopher Walking along a street in Madrid in the 1970s after a late-night supper, I asked a local resident if there was much crime in the city….Cal Thomas -
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Connecting the Dots Between Fani Willis and Unrepentant Communists
The sudden appearance of communist apparatchik Angela Davis in the middle of former President Donald Trump’s prosecution saga in Atlanta is a testament not just to her stunning political durability. It’s also yet another reminder of how selective justice has been with prosecuting political violence. Davis, twice vice presidential candidate on the ticket of the Communist Party USA and…Mike Gonzalez