Political Commentary & Opinion
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opinion
Social Security Trustees Forecast Significant Deterioration, 23% Benefit Cuts in Just 10 Years
The Social Security trustees released their annual report Friday, noting significant deterioration in Social Security’s financial well-being. Here’s what Americans need to know. Social Security will be broke within a decade. Politicians have no credible plan to fix it. And the longer they wait—choosing to vilify their colleagues instead of working with them—the higher the… -
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For Left, Political Ends Justify Violent Means
A transgender Tennessee mass shooter this week executed three adults and three 9-year-old children at a Nashville private Christian school. Supposedly, she left behind her a manifesto justifying her mass killing. As of this writing, law enforcement officials have declined to make the document public. Yet in about a nanosecond after the news was disclosed,… -
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Jane’s Revenge Vandals Slapped With Lawsuits in Florida, Launching a Trend That May Spread Across the Country
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Christian legal group First Liberty Institute filed lawsuits Wednesday seeking damages and fines against two members of Antifa and pro-abortion group Jane's Revenge who allegedly vandalized three pro-life pregnancy centers in south and central Florida. A federal grand jury indicted Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, with violations… -
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Rep. Chip Roy, GOP Lawmakers Back Legislation to Prohibit Religious Discrimination by Government Agencies
Over 20 House conservatives have requested legislation to prevent government agencies from discriminating against American citizens based on their religion. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, led fellow House Republicans in signing a letter last week to three colleagues requesting that House appropriators add language to legislation to prohibit the federal government “from taking any discriminatory action… -
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Nebraska’s Heartbeat Bill Shows That Life Is Worth Preserving, Protecting
One of the Left’s favorite tactics for stifling debate about abortion is to claim pro-life men shouldn’t have an opinion about what women do with their bodies. Nebraska state Sen. Merv Riepe was one of the co-sponsors of the Nebraska Heartbeat Act, so it’s clear he refuses to play the pro-abortion shame game. But like… -
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Why the US Needs to Ban TikTok
TikTok has become a global sensation in recent years, with millions of users sharing and viewing a seemingly endless array of short-form videos on the platform. However, the app’s ownership by the Chinese behemoth ByteDance raises grave national security concerns regarding the risks the app presents to the United States and its citizens. As a… -
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Sen. Rand Paul Opposes Banning TikTok. Here’s Why.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky argued against banning TikTok nationwide on Wednesday as the Chinese-owned app faces bipartisan scrutiny at both the state and federal level. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., one of the most vocal critics of the app leading the charge to ban it, introduced the No TikTok on United States Devices Act… -
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Extremism Watchdog Speaks the Truth About Nashville Shooting as Too Many Lefty Groups Ignore It
Although left-leaning organizations have condemned the shooting of three adults and three children Monday at The Covenant School in Nashville at the hands of a woman who identified as transgender, few have expressed solidarity with the Christian community or called the murders an act of terror. Yet the Center for the Study of Hate and… -
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Pro-Life Groups Slam DC Authorities for Ignoring Aborted Baby Scandal
Pro-life groups are outraged that Washington, D.C., has failed to properly address allegations that a D.C. abortionist is using brutal and illegal tactics to end the lives of babies. "It is deeply disturbing that allegations related to the legal practices and safety protections in this abortion clinic have gone ignored for a year; giving abortion… -
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DOJ Indicts 2 More Far-Left Activists for Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
The Department of Justice has charged two more far-left activists with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act when they attacked pregnancy resource centers in Florida. Gabriella Oropesa and Annarella Rivera allegedly worked with radical Antifa activists Caleb Freestone and Amber Smith-Stewart to attack and vandalize a pregnancy resource center in Winter… -
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How 2 Texas Lawmakers Propose to Solve Problem of Ammo Shortage Amid Crime Surge
Two Republican state lawmakers in Texas propose establishing a Texas Ammunition Manufacturing Facility as an office within the state’s Department of Public Safety. Noting a shortage in the supply of ammunition and soaring prices amid growing crime, state Sen. Pete Flores sponsored a bill in the Texas Senate (SB 1851) and state Rep. Ellen Troxclair sponsored… -
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Associated Press Tells Journalists to Deny People Are Born With Biological Sex in New Guide Entry
Changes to The Associated Press style guide direct reporters to avoid mentioning biological sex in favor of the term “sex assigned at birth.” “Avoid references to a transgender person being born a boy or girl, or phrasing like birth gender,” reads a new entry to the guide, announced at the Society for Editing conference on March 23. “Sex (or gender) assigned… -
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JPMorgan Chase Must Allow Shareholders to Weigh in on Report Into Politically-Motivated ‘Debanking,’ SEC Rules
JPMorgan Chase & Co. must allow shareholders to vote on a resolution urging the company to investigate politically-motivated discrimination after Chase denied payments or canceled accounts in what critics call a discriminatory trend in banking. The Securities and Exchange Commission declined Chase's attempt to exclude a resolution on the issue from the company's proxy materials… -
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Congresswoman Forces Flustered DC Officials to Address Aborted Baby Scandal
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., forced District of Columbia officials on Wednesday to address the abortion scandal the city has been ignoring for the past year. Luna pressed officials with questions about the five preemie-sized aborted babies recovered from Washington Surgi-Clinic, where Dr. Cesare Santangelo aborts babies in the Foggy Bottom neigbhorhood of D.C. The… -
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A Nation Committing Suicide
Historian Arnold Toynbee observed “an autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.” It’s hard not to think about this reading the results of the latest Wall Street Journal-NORC poll, appearing under the headline “America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It.” Only 38% of Americans now say patriotism is “very… -
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Why This Police Officer Made a Run for Office to Fight Crime
Justin Sparks has devoted his life to public service, although he never expected to find himself representing his St. Louis community in the Missouri House of Representatives. After spending his entire professional career in law enforcement, the St. Louis native felt a calling from the Lord and a desire to make a bigger impact. Last… -
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Capitol Police Misled Public About Manpower on Hand Before Riot, Former Lieutenant Says
U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Tarik Johnson expected a relatively easy day when he arrived at work at 7 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2021. Johnson, a 23-year veteran of the department, eventually found a completely unprepared police force and what he faults as poor leadership when rioters stormed the Capitol that afternoon in an apparent effort… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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…