Political Commentary & Opinion
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State Treasurer Warns Americans of Politicized Credit Scores
Are your financial investments being weaponized to undermine your political beliefs? Investment firms, banks, and many other companies have embraced environmental, social, and governance, also known as ESG—a politicized rating system that advances the left’s agenda. In Utah, Treasurer Marlo Oaks is fighting S&P Global Ratings, which adopted ESG to make decisions about the credit…Robert B. Bluey -
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Launches Governmentwide Effort to Ban Child Sex Changes
The Florida Department of Health urged the state’s board of medicine to establish standards of care in accordance with guidance strongly advising against child sex treatments in a Thursday letter. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo pointed to a lack of evidence on the safety and efficacy of the procedures and urged the Florida Board of Medicine to…Laurel Duggan -
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Federal Agencies Celebrate Pride, Ignore Memorial Day
If you’re wondering where America’s heroes rank on President Joe Biden’s list of priorities, try below the rainbow flag. While federal agencies have been tripping over themselves to pledge allegiance to LGBT activism, two couldn’t be bothered to recognize the fallen troops who make our freedom possible. Despite a governmentwide tweet-fest over Pride Month, the…Suzanne Bowdey -
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This Pride Month, Companies Should Skip the Rainbows
It’s Pride Month, meaning Americans are getting barraged by more rainbows than a unicorn convention. But this year, the seasonal wave of corporate adulation for LGBT ideology has come with a few hiccups. First is Amazon. While the company prides itself on being a good little woke pet to the radical left, it still found…Douglas Blair -
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‘What Is a Woman’ Exposes Disturbing Transgender Agenda
“I’ve heard people say that there are no differences between male and female. Those people are idiots.” Thus begins Daily Wire host Matt Walsh’s new “What Is a Woman?” documentary, which highlights the left’s ever-growing reluctance and inability to define gender. Think that defining the qualities of men and women is easy for most people…Evalyn Homoelle -
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Out of Formula
Parents still struggle to find baby formula. The left and most media (sorry, same thing?) blame “corporate power run amok.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, “There might be a need for indictment!” They blame Abbott Laboratories, because it shut down a Similac plant. The Food and Drug Administration says unsanitary conditions led to deaths of…John Stossel -
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DC Pregnancy Center Vandalized: ‘Jane Says Revenge’
The Capitol Hill Crisis Pregnancy Center, located just blocks away from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., was vandalized sometime between late Thursday night and Friday morning. The center’s front door was splattered with red paint and the words “Jane Says Revenge” were spray-painted on the side of the building. “I got a phone call…Douglas Blair -
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The Fraud That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Dinesh D’Souza’s new documentary “2,000 Mules” raises serious questions about possible skullduggery in the 2020 election, involving absentee ballots across multiple states. But neither the liberal media, nor election officials, nor law enforcement seem to have much interest in investigating that potential wrongdoing. The reaction has largely boiled down to “nothing to see here!” or…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Georgetown Law Reinstates Ilya Shapiro
Well, there it is. After four months of “investigation,” Georgetown law professor Ilya Shapiro has finally been reinstated. In case you haven’t been following Shapiro’s saga, here’s the rundown. Shapiro, a constitutional scholar who previously worked at the libertarian Cato Institute, was put on indefinite administrative leave in January for a tweet in which he…Jarrett Stepman -
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No Excuse for Reserving DC Memorial Day Concert for Elites Only
The 2022 PBS National Memorial Day Concert took place outside the United States Capitol, but you probably weren’t there to witness it. While congressional VIPs and their guests were invited, the exclusive, nationally televised PBS event was closed to the public. Hundreds of armed Capitol Police officers patrolled the perimeter to protect the few people…Armstrong Williams -
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Right to Bear Arms Isn’t for Hunting, Nor Exclusively American
“Other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives.” That’s what Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a press conference Monday when announcing a proposed law that would ban the sale of handguns in his country. The move followed the…Jarrett Stepman -
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California Reparations Report Demands Tree Planting in ‘Black Neighborhoods’ for ‘Shade Equity’
A report on alleged systemic racism released Wednesday and greenlit by California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for the planting of trees statewide “to create shade equity” and reduce “heat islands in black neighborhoods.” The 500-page report was released after Newsom, a Democrat, signed legislation in 2020 forming a nine-member task force to “inform Californians about slavery and explore ways the…Gabe Kaminsky -
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Harvard’s Attempt to Cancel Black Professor Is Height of Hypocrisy
In the summer of 2020, after the sensationalized killing of George Floyd burned the words “Black Lives Matter” onto America’s streets and television screens, American institutions of higher learning turned to their offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion to pledge loyalty to the African American community with cookie-cutter press releases and affirmations. Harvard University, known…Albert Eisenberg -
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The Dangers of Mattel’s Transgender Barbie
It’s no longer just Barbie and Ken. Mattel has created a transgender Barbie in the likeness of actor Laverne Cox, a biological male who identifies as a female. Cox, who gained notoriety in the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black,” worked with Mattel to design the doll. “It’s been a dream for years to…Virginia Allen -
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Fathers: The Family Component Missing From Mass Shooters’ Lives
Senate Democrats considered gun control legislation last week in response to the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, but Republicans questioned whether such a response would actually address the real problem. “Why is our culture suddenly producing so many young men who want to murder innocent people?” asked Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. “Could things like fatherlessness, the…Joshua Arnold -
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3 Nonprofits Win Heritage Foundation’s Inaugural Innovation Prizes
The Heritage Foundation announced Wednesday the inaugural recipients of its new Innovation Prize, an award recognizing and supporting special projects of organizations focusing on research, litigation, education, and communication. The Alliance Defending Freedom, the Independent Women’s Forum, and the State Financial Officers Foundation will each receive $100,000 for their work in creating innovative solutions to major…Evalyn Homoelle -
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LGBTQI+ Pride Month Caught in Its Own Contradictions
June marks LGBTQI+ Pride Month—a month honoring those who are “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex.” This ever-expanding rubric revolves around a particular value system entirely embraced by the modern left: the notion that a person’s core identity ought to lie not in the relationship between individual desires and societal duties, but instead ought…Ben Shapiro -
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The Numbers Are In: Trump’s Tax Cuts Paid Off
The Congressional Budget Office’s May 2022 forecast shows that the government now expects to bring in more tax revenue in the decade following the 2017 “Trump tax cuts” than it had projected prior to the December 2017 passage of tax reform. It doesn’t look like the tax cuts—which government scorekeepers said at the time would…Preston Brashers -
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Douglas Murray Explains How to Win ‘War on the West’
A fight is raging for the soul of the West. Great civilizations basking in the legacy of the Enlightenment and heroic men such as George Washington and Winston Churchill find themselves faced with an internal enemy. Some citizens of America and Europe, furious about perceived failures of the past, have decided the best way forward…Douglas Blair -
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Lia Thomas Says ‘Trans Women Are Not a Threat to Women’s Sports’
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas defended his participation in women’s sports in his first TV interview. “Trans women are not a threat to women’s sports,” Thomas told ABC News and ESPN in an interview that aired Tuesday. “Trans women are a very small minority of all athletes,” Thomas, who competed in women’s swimming during his time at…Bernadette Hassan