Political Commentary & Opinion
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Republicans Question the Department of Health and Human Service’s Authority to Establish Climate Office
A group of House Republican leaders raised concerns Tuesday about the new climate office created by the Department of Health and Human Services. It remains unclear what statutory authority, if any, the Department of Health and Human Services' climate office has and if its mission is “duplicative” of other government programs, two top GOP members… -
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Deadly Delays by the Food and Drug Administration
COVID-19 deaths are up. Politicians tell us to wear masks and get vaccinated. Amid the fear, I’m surprised that we haven’t heard more about two drugs that could make COVID-19 much less of a threat. In blind tests, Pfizer’s Paxlovid was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death by 89%! It was so… -
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The Death of California
In “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Victor Hugo told the tale of Esmerelda, a gypsy dancer falsely accused of attempted murder, set to be hanged by an unjust state. Quasimodo, the titular hunchback, swings down from the cathedral of Notre Dame and saves her, carrying her off while crying “Sanctuary!” In fact, throughout European history,… -
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Differences Between a Secular and a Religious Upbringing
Anyone who thinks about the current civil war in America comes to realize that it is, in large measure, a war between the religious and the anti-religious. The left has contempt for evangelical Protestants, traditional Catholics, and Orthodox Jews for good reason: They represent everything the left loathes; and while there are, of course, secular… -
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Medals for Jumping to Conclusions About Jussie Smollett
If love means never having to say you’re sorry (it doesn’t), then being a member of the media means never having to admit you were wrong (it does). I wouldn’t write about the Jussie Smollett case and his conviction for lying about a hoax he perpetrated if it didn’t reflect something seriously wrong in the… -
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We All Have Role in ‘Fight to Maintain This Great Nation,’ Heritage Foundation’s Former President Says
Former Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James says her life “is a model for what can happen in this country with opportunity and seizing the day.” As a child, James lived with five siblings in the housing projects of Richmond, Virginia. Her father struggled with alcoholism and was absent from her life. Despite the challenges… -
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A Former Prosecutor’s Take on Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell—the right-hand woman of deceased financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—continues this week, with Maxwell’s defense attorneys expected to make their case Thursday. Maxwell is charged with recruiting and grooming four underage girls to be abused by Epstein. To better understand the details and nuance of this disturbing case, The Daily… -
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Media, Liberals Quick to Blame Deadly Tornadoes on Climate Change
Media outlets and liberals, including elected Democrats, were quick to blame climate change for the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest over the weekend. President Joe Biden announced that he would ask the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an investigation into the role climate change played in the storms that caused fatalities in Kentucky,… -
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As Homicide Rates Break Records, Black Lives Clearly Don’t Matter to BLM or to Soros-Backed Rogue Prosecutors
Grim news confronts Americans in the closing days of 2021: as they prepare to gather with loved ones around the Christmas tree, their fellow citizens are being gunned down in the inner city in ever increasing numbers. And the news is likely to get worse. That is because America’s leaders and talking heads refuse to… -
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What I’ve Learned Rescuing My Daughter From Her Transgender Fantasy
My daughter’s story is no longer novel. Stories like it are occurring in your state, your town, and perhaps even on your street. Gender dysphoria—the incongruence between the mind and the body—moves stealthily and quickly to invade girls and boys alike. But this isn’t a cautionary tale. It’s a warning. My daughter was an ultrafeminine… -
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Wikipedia Threatens to Purge ‘Communist Mass Killings’ Page, Cites Anti-Communist Bias
“A spectre is haunting Europe—the specter of communism.” This is the preamble to Karl Marx’s “The Communist Manifesto,” a document responsible for inspiring some of the worst dictators in human history. Men like Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Pol Pot all used the words penned by Marx to justify acts of horrific violence. And Wikipedia… -
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Will New York Times, Washington Post Return Pulitzers for Misleading ‘Russia Collusion’ Stories?
In 2018, journalists from The New York Times and The Washington Post won a Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for their biased and inaccurate coverage of Russia’s alleged collaboration with the Trump campaign to interfere with the 2016 election, a claim we now know was a hoax. So, when are they going to return the prize? If… -
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Just Go Away, Brian Williams
Brian Williams, dismissed as “NBC Nightly News” anchor in 2015 for serial embellishment and lying, has decided to walk away from his MSNBC show “The 11th Hour.” CNN’s Brian Stelter, from a competing network, previewed the last show: “There’s no word on what the Thursday finale will entail, but here’s hoping for a sendoff befitting… -
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Inflation Hits Highest Level in 39 Years
The consumer price index increased 0.9% in November, bringing the key inflation indicator’s year-over-year increase to 6.8%, the highest figure in four decades. The index’s increase is the largest increase in four decades, up from October’s 6.2%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday morning. Experts surveyed by CNBC projected inflation would increase 0.7% in… -
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The Unmitigated Gall of Ilhan Omar
Rep. Ilhan Omar is demanding that Congress censure a colleague over offensive remarks. That’s a real demand happening right now, and reporters write about her demands without peppering their prose with incredulous exclamation marks. House progressives, in fact, are reportedly planning to introduce a resolution that would strip Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., of committee assignments… -
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A Different Perspective on Global Warming
We have grown accustomed to climate change being talked about in a certain way. Usually, it involves words and phrases like “dangerous,” “catastrophe,” “red zone,” and “one minute to midnight.” Equally dramatic are the policies proposed by many in Washington, D.C., to force a transition away from conventional energy to more politically preferred options. These… -
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The ‘Woke’ Got What They Wanted—And Then What?
The “woke” movement was giddy after Jan. 20, 2021. The left controlled both houses of Congress. President Joe Biden was drafted as the necessary veneer of 1980s Democratic normality to ram through an otherwise hard-left agenda. All the major cultural, financial, economic, entertainment, and media institutions had played various roles in seeing former President Donald… -
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New Zealand Moves to Make It Impossible for Next Generation to Smoke Cigarettes
New Zealand’s government proposed legislation that may eventually outlaw smoking for the country’s next generation, CNN reported. Should the proposed legislation become law, the legal age for buying tobacco, which is currently 18, would be raised progressively, CNN reported. Those who are aged 14 and under would reportedly never be allowed to legally buy it. “We want… -
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Understanding the Left’s Plan to Codify Roe v. Wade Into Law
When the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments last week in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, it kicked off the most important abortion case since Roe v. Wade—indeed, the court’s decision may even overturn Roe altogether. Pro-abortion advocates are now attempting to protect abortion through the legislative branch should Roe v. Wade be overturned…. -
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We Are Losing the War for Our Children
It is always humbling to learn something new. Life is, by design, a continuous journey from the unknown to the known, from the old to the new. My most recent learning experience occurred last week, when I learned of the travesties befalling our country’s youth. We often read depressing headlines, such as “100,000 individuals died…