Political Commentary & Opinion
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Nashville Shooting, Professor Endorses Killing ‘Transphobes’: What’s Gone Wrong in America’s Soul?
Three massive news events Monday exposed the demons possessing America. The Wall Street Journal published a poll finding that the COVID-19 pandemic wrought a crisis of confidence in America, a rot in the soul of the nation. Back in 1998, Americans overwhelmingly rated these things as “very important”: patriotism (70%), religion (62%), and having children…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘Your Refusal to Do Your Job Is Revolting,’ Sen. Cruz Tells DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, an estimated nearly 5 million illegal immigrants have crossed America’s borders. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Tuesday questioning Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the porous nature of American borders and grilling him on his job performance in general. Mayorkas has…Jarrett Stepman -
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New Heritage Report Reveals ‘Systemic Persecution of Christians,’ Uyghurs
The Chinese Communist Party “has engaged in systemic persecution of Christians and other religious minorities,” according to an Asian studies expert and contributor of a newly released report on China. Michael Cunningham, a research fellow in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, weighed in on the persecution of Christians and why it’s important…Samantha Aschieris -
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The ‘Outpouring’
WILMORE, Ky.—The secular and cynical find it difficult to believe not only that “God governs in the affairs of men,” as Benjamin Franklin said, but that He would visit a small town where there are few traffic lights and a decent restaurant is several miles away. Something happened here at Asbury University. Kevin Brown, the…Cal Thomas -
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NPR Says There’s ‘Limited Scientific Evidence’ Biological Men Have Advantage Over Women in Sports
National Public Radio has become a parody of itself. NPR recently ran a news article about how the World Athletics Council, the governing body for international track and field competitions, will henceforth prohibit biological males who “identify” as females from competing in women’s sports. The article had this line, which, for readers with common sense,…Jarrett Stepman -
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Does Research Point to Spiritual Crisis as Possible Cause of Teen Mental Health Crisis?
Ask any TikTok user about the app’s “For You” Page, and many will say that it “knows them better than they know themselves.” Between its manipulative technology and connection to the Chinese Communist Party, it’s unclear how much damage TikTok is doing to American society. We do know, however, that teen depression is skyrocketing, and…Emma Waters -
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Poll Shows American Values Changed Drastically During Pandemic
What happened during the pandemic? According to a new poll, it looks like there was a seismic change in America’s values during the past few years. In August 2019, mere months before the COVID-19 pandemic would shatter normal life in America, 89% of Americans thought hard work was very important, according to a Wall Street…Katrina Trinko -
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The Left Never Wages Divisive ‘Culture Wars’? Oh, Really.
Everyone who normally or occasionally votes Republican knows that any candidate the GOP chooses as the 2024 nominee for president is going to be treated by the media as either an extremist or as beholden to extremists. No one has to wait for this to happen to potential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. We’ve already…Tim Graham -
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Sex Ed Gets Too Extreme
The facts of life haven’t changed, but sex education is entirely different now from what you likely learned in school. Sex ed in middle school now includes graphic lessons on anal sex, oral sex, and masturbation, with stick figures to illustrate body positions. Supplemental reading in middle school libraries includes “Sex, Puberty, and All That…Betsy McCaughey -
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Recent Lowlights in Woke Capture of Our Once-Venerable Institutions
Lamenting the astonishing success of the activist Left’s centurylong Gramscian march through America’s major institutions is, at this juncture, old hat. Still, there have been a few recent, powerful examples, coming in quick succession, illustrating the extent to which leading liberal institutions of civil society have been captured by far-left activist wokesters who take opportunistic…Josh Hammer -
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New Children’s Book ‘She Is She’ Combats Attempt to Deny ‘Females Their Womanhood’
In a day and age when libraries are holding drag queen story hours and pro-transgender children’s books like “I Am Jazz” are being pushed on kids, pro-family content is needed more than ever. "'She is she' apparently is a controversial thing to say," says Ryan Bomberger, author of the new book "She Is She." Bomberger…Virginia Allen -
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With Appeals Court Ruling, Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Remains on Hold
In what only can be categorized as a win for liberty and a pushback against an authoritarian president who asserts power he doesn’t have, a federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees. Judge Andrew Oldham’s opinion Thursday, joined in whole or in part…Hans von Spakovsky -
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‘If You’re Not Getting Attacked … You’re Doing Something Wrong,’ Libs of TikTok Creator Says
Chaya Raichik, creator of the Libs of TikTok account on Twitter, says she has “had to file a few police reports from threats” that she received. “That’s really part of the reason why I was anonymous to begin with, because as I started exposing all this stuff, the Left started coming after me, and their…Samantha Aschieris -
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Church Fights in Federal Court for Right to Defend Itself With Firearms
Gun safety and the reach of the Second Amendment is a controversial point of law in our modern culture. While the Supreme Court has issued recent rulings on the Second Amendment, states often continue to enact laws that contradict those rulings, prompting individuals or organizations to have to fight back in litigation. One such example…Nicole Russell -
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This New Congresswoman Wants to Hold ‘Cruel’ DC Abortionist Accountable
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wants to hold a Washington, D.C. abortionist accountable for potential crimes he may have committed aborting babies in his Foggy Bottom abortion clinic. Luna sat down with The Daily Signal on Friday for a wide-ranging interview on her first few weeks in Congress, what…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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NPR Lays Off 100 Employees, Cancels Shows as Advertiser Revenue Declines
In a move to preserve its very existence, National Public Radio cut four of its major podcasts and 10% of its workforce on Thursday, a major reduction not seen since 2008. The reasoning behind the decision seems to be a drop in ad revenue from the podcasts “Invisibilia,” “Louder Than a Riot,” “Everyone and Their…Michael Ippolito -
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Keeping Neighborhoods Safe Requires Appropriate Criminal Sentences
Public safety must be a top consideration whenever someone is proposing or discussing changes to the nation’s criminal codes, whether federal, state, or local. Unfortunately, too many today have bought into the twin myths that our criminal justice system is systematically racist (it’s not) and that America has a mass incarceration problem (it doesn’t). Heritage…Zack Smith -
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2 New GOP State Attorneys General Stand Up to Trial Lawyers
At the end of 2021, I wrote a legal memorandum, “Using Public Nuisance Law to ‘Solve’ the Opioid Crisis Sets a Dangerous Precedent.” In it, I wrote about some flaws with, and the risks of expanding the use of, public nuisance theories of liability that were and are being pursued to attack the opioid problem. …John G. Malcolm -
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House Democrats Unanimously Opposed ‘Parents Bill of Rights.’ It Passed Anyway
House Democrats unanimously opposed the Republican-led "Parents Bill of Rights," legislation that would require schools to inform parents if they encourage or promote children's transgender transition attempts. The Parents Bill of Rights Act still passed on Friday, though every Democrat and five Republicans voted against it. Those five Republicans were Andy Biggs of Arizona, Ken…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Disruption of Judge’s Stanford Speech Looms Over Collegiate Affirmative Action Court Cases
James Piereson, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, on Wednesday argued in Newsweek that the recent Stanford Law School tantrum may have “blown up” the Supreme Court cases challenging racial preferences at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. The Supreme Court has permitted universities to use racial preferences in admissions on the theory…GianCarlo Canaparo