Political Commentary & Opinion
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20 on Trial for Terrorist Attack in Paris That Killed 130
The trial of 20 men accused of orchestrating the 2015 Paris terrorist attack that killed 130 began Wednesday in France Nine gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Bataclan concert hall, France’s national concert stadium, and Paris restaurants and cafés in a coordinated effort, The Associated Press reported. The same Islamic State network killed 32 people in Brussels four months… -
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Biden’s Catastrophic Afghanistan Failure Leaves America Just as Vulnerable as We Were on 9/11
I went to war in 2002 to destroy the terrorists who attacked our country on Sept. 11, 2001. After fighting in Afghanistan to overthrow a government that harbored Osama bin Laden and refused to cut ties with al-Qaeda, watching Afghanistan fall back into the hands of the Taliban is heartbreaking for me and for every… -
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New York Times Story on Biden Budget Says Life Begins at Conception
A New York Times news story on President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget repeatedly refers to life beginning at conception. “From Cradle to Grave, Democrats Move to Expand Social Safety Net,” a Times headline published Monday reads, accompanied by this subhead: “The $3.5 trillion social policy bill that lawmakers begin drafting this week would touch virtually… -
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Yes, We’re Safer From Terrorism Because of Intelligence Reforms After 9/11. However …
The mission of America’s intelligence professionals is to deliver timely, relevant, and unbiased information that includes warnings of impending threats to the nation. Nevertheless, America’s intelligence agencies failed to “connect the dots” and provide adequate warnings that could have prevented the terrorist attacks on our homeland on Sept. 11, 2001. Are we safer today from… -
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In 2 Blue States, This College Teaches Students About Western Civilization
At Thomas Aquinas College, students study the original works of the great thinkers of Western civilization, among them Aristotle, St. Augustine, Chaucer, Descartes, Newton, Locke, Lincoln, Einstein, and Dostoevsky. After reading these influential scholars, students engage in small group discussions about the works, their conversations guided by a professor. But it’s not just the curriculum… -
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Marxism Underpins Black Lives Matter Agenda
You may not hear as much now about Black Lives Matter as you did in the fateful year of 2020, but rest assured, it is still deeply affecting key aspects of our lives today. The divisive critical race theory conflicts flaring across the country are a legacy of BLM. So is the crime wave that… -
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Leading LGBT Group Fires President for Advising Cuomo on Women’s Allegations
The nation’s largest LGBTQ rights advocacy group has fired its president for advising New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, on addressing the sexual harassment allegations against him. The Human Rights Campaign terminated Alphonso David as president “for cause” Monday evening, The New York Times reported. David called his termination unjust in a public statement and… -
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The Female American Mind
Feminism has never gotten American women quite right. It has done its best, going through various evolutions and grasping at ideas from abroad. Yet French and Marxist feminists have never captured the American character. The female American mind is animated by both spirited femininity and Americanism. Feminism at various times has misunderstood or rejected one… -
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Florida Counties Return Unused Zuckerberg Election Funds
Florida counties that received money from a nonprofit financed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg either have paid back or are in the process of paying back all funds that weren’t spent during the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election. The move is in compliance with a new Florida law that restricts private money from funding… -
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Texas Governor Signs Election Reforms Into Law Over Liberals’ Objections
Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday signed Texas’ election reform bill into law, ending a monthslong political fight over the controversial legislation. Abbott, a Republican, traveled to Tyler, Texas, to sign SB 1, which repeals many of the voting measures that large cities in the state implemented amid the pandemic and overhauls the state’s mail-in voting and… -
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Video Game CEO Ousted After Expressing Support for Texas Heartbeat Law
The head of a video game studio stepped down Monday evening after speaking out in support of the Texas Heartbeat Act on Saturday. John Gibson left his position as chief executive of Tripwire Interactive following a Saturday tweet in which he voiced his approval of the Texas Heartbeat Act, a law banning abortions after the unborn baby’s heartbeat… -
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Marxist Nature of Black Lives Matter Exposed in New Book
America has spent years fighting communism outside its borders, but now a Marxist threat is growing from within the country, Heritage Foundation senior fellow Mike Gonzalez says. Gonzalez, author of “BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution,” says the Black Lives Matter organization has encouraged Americans, especially young people, to embrace communist ideology. In… -
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Is Big Business Finally Realizing Not Everyone in America Is Liberal?
Something funny is happening in Texas. In the last few years, a solid pattern has emerged around successful conservative legislation that becomes law: Big businesses speak out, perhaps even threatening boycotts or to not do business in the state, and are roundly applauded on social media and by media. Yet in Texas, where a law… -
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Move to Block Newly Cleared Climate Regulations
No sooner did a Pennsylvania state commission narrowly approve new climate regulations this week than state lawmakers advanced a resolution to prevent those rules from taking effect. The five-member Independent Regulatory Review Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve “cap and trade” regulations to limit carbon dioxide emissions, endorsed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a… -
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‘Fact-Checkers’ Rush to ‘Correct’ Grieving Gold Star Parents
America’s leading “fact-checkers” describe themselves as “independent.” But watching their energetic defenses of President Joe Biden’s politically damaging behavior reveals they are taking a side. In the first 100 days, I found PolitiFact evaluated Biden’s critics eight times more often than it “fact-checked” the president. It was truly shocking when Biden was caught on video… -
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Texas Gets Election Reform Right, ‘Mainstream’ Media Gets It Wrong
The Texas Legislature passed the state’s election reform package, SB 1, designed to protect voters by fixing vulnerabilities in the registration and election system. This happened only when Democrats finally returned to the state after fleeing to the nation’s capital in May to avoid the special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott. This bill’s biased… -
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Texas Heartbeat Law Is Now in Effect. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Americans in many states support significant restrictions on abortion. Accordingly, policymakers are working across the country to enact policies that reflect this consensus, rooted in the understanding that life is our most basic human freedom and should be protected in public policy. A recently enacted Texas law that restricts most abortions after a fetal heartbeat… -
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Why US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement in Interest of Both Nations
The case for prioritizing a U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement remains strong. Consider a recent letter to envoy Bi-khim Hsiao, the top official representing Taiwan in the U.S., in which Democratic Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Sherrod Brown of Ohio called on Taiwan for more support concerning the ongoing automobile computer-chip shortage…. -
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‘It Feels Like the School Board Is Dividing Us,’ Virginia Mom Says
A Virginia suburb 45 minutes west of the nation’s capital has captured national attention because parents and teachers are resisting a school board that has pushed woke ideas such as critical race theory and gender ideology in the classroom. Shawntel Cooper is one of those Loudoun County parents who decided to take action. In May,… -
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Women ‘Will Be Losing Most,’ Former Afghan Ambassador to US Says of Taliban Takeover
America’s longest war is over. But the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has many Americans questioning the leadership of the Biden administration. It’s estimated that between 100 and 200 Americans and thousands of our Afghan partners remain trapped inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Although the Taliban claims it will respect the rights of women and girls, experts…