Political Commentary & Opinion
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4 Out of 5: Milwaukee Residents’ Election Complaint Questions Left’s Role in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis.—The city of Milwaukee allowed liberal, third-party groups funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to set the rules and help administer November’s presidential election, according to a complaint filed on behalf of five residents by an election watchdog. Milwaukee, with the complaint filed by the Amistad Project, became the fourth of the so-called WI-5 cities to be… -
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Our ICBMs Are Not on ‘Hair Trigger’ Alert
The claim that U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, are maintained on “hair-trigger alert” has persisted despite multiple senior military leaders having discredited that falsehood. One such accusant is President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, Deborah Rosenblum. She has stated that U.S…. -
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Biden’s Hypocrisy on Keystone XL vs. Nord Stream 2 Pipelines
When President Barack Obama rejected a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, he concluded that “America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change. … And America is prepared to show the rest of the world the way forward.” Then-Vice President Joe Biden was at his… -
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I Got Paid a Duplicate Stimulus Check, and It’s Probably Bad News
Last March, I got an extra $1,400 check from the IRS—money I shouldn’t have received. I had already received an economic impact payment earlier in the month from my parents because they claimed me as a dependent on their 2019 return and filed their 2020 taxes a few months after I did. It seems the… -
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Gov. Whitmer Apologizes for Violating Her Own Indoor Dining Restrictions
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apologized Sunday after she was caught dining maskless indoors with a dozen people, violating her own COVID-19 restrictions. Photos posted over the weekend showed Whitmer, a Democrat, dining with at least a dozen other people at The Landshark Bar & Grill in East Lansing, Michigan, Breitbart News first reported Sunday. The publication reported before… -
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Colombia Is Being Threatened by Leftist Violence. Biden’s Silence Is Deafening.
Colombia, one of the United States’ oldest and most reliable allies in the hemisphere, has been rocked by political violence in the past few months aimed at destabilizing the country. As the Center for a Secure Free Society reports, the government of democratically elected President Ivan Duque has been targeted by the same violent, narco-funded,… -
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Media Covers Only ‘Maverick’ Republicans, Not Democrats
The bad news for liberals arrived on the front page of the May 18 Washington Post under the mild-mannered headline “Hopes dim for Democrats’ bills on election oversight.” That’s a nicer headline than “It’s Toast.” Mike DeBonis began by reporting that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has approached the For the People Act that would… -
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‘Gender Fluid’ Celebrities Like Demi Lovato Are Defining New Moral Relativism
Pop star Demi Lovato announced Tuesday in a video on her Instagram account and podcast, “4D with Demi Lovato,” that the singer now identifies as nonbinary. This appears to be an increasingly popular decision among celebrities that is harmful to young people and represents America’s increasing decline toward embracing moral relativism as a whole. “Over… -
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Judge Denies College Exemption From Policy Allowing Men to Live in Women’s Dorms
A federal judge has denied a request from the College of the Ozarks to be exempted from a Biden administration directive that allows biological men who “identify” as female to live in women’s dormitories. Federal Judge Roseann Ketchmark ruled against the Missouri college on Wednesday, saying that the court could not offer a remedy to… -
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5 Ways to Understand Biden’s $6.4 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Agenda
President Joe Biden released three enormous spending plans within three months of taking office. These packages, each of which contain dozens of major provisions, should not be considered in isolation. While focus is currently on the so-called infrastructure and family plans, it’s important to keep in mind the flawed “COVID-19 relief” bill that Biden already… -
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Tennessee Becomes Second State to Ban Trans Hormone Treatments Before Puberty
Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed legislation Tuesday that bans hormone treatments for prepubescent minors. SB 0126 goes into effect immediately, making Tennessee the second state to ban trans procedures for minors, NBC reported. The Arkansas Legislature overrode Republican Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of a bill banning transgender surgeries and procedures for minors in April. Arkansas’ Save Adolescents… -
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What Exactly Does ‘Freedom’ Mean? New Book ‘The Unbroken Thread’ Offers an Answer.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson went on the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” recently to defend his decision to veto a bill that would have prohibited minors in his state from receiving gender-transition medical procedures. Hutchinson, a Republican, said that the principles of limited government espoused by William F. Buckley and Ronald Reagan compelled him to… -
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Israeli Explains What Life Is Like in Her Country Right Now
Yael Eckstein and her family, who live in Israel, have heard rockets explode day and night for nearly two weeks. Eckstein, who leads the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, lives near Jerusalem with her husband and four children. She says the most recent Hamas-Israel conflict has affected her family, and all of Israel, in… -
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Electoral College Threatened by Left Like Never Before, Sen. Jim Inhofe Says
The Electoral College is under threat and the left is closer than it ever has been in getting rid of it. This was the topic of an event Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation, where speakers explained why the Electoral College is so important, how it has been a bulwark of a free society, and the… -
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Steven Crowder Is Suing YouTube Over Vague Rules, but It’s Not Just About Him
Conservative comedian Steven Crowder filed notice last week of a lawsuit against YouTube, claiming, “This is the big one, boys and girls.” Crowder’s May 14 filing follows his second “strike” in as many months. In March, YouTube demonetized Crowder’s channel and issued his first demerit of 2021 on grounds that one of his videos contained… -
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Why Does the Left Seemingly Hate Israel?
With more than 3,000 rockets having been fired into Israel by Hamas recently, the Democratic Party seems paralyzed over how to respond to the latest Middle East war. It is not just that it fears that “The Squad,” Black Lives Matter, the shock troops of Antifa, and woke institutions such as academia and the media… -
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‘Drag Queens in Training’: Kids Show on PBS Features ‘Lil Miss Hot Mess’ Reading, Dancing
A children’s show on PBS featured drag queen and author "Lil Miss Hot Mess" singing, dancing, and reading a book about drag queens to an intended audience of 3 to 8 year olds. “Today I’m going to read from my own book, which is ‘The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish,'” explained… -
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The Right Way to Fight Racism
Members of Congress, including several Asian Americans, surely meant well when they drafted a bill against hate crimes committed against Asian Americans. Alas, it’s a hollow political victory for one side, rather than real progress toward justice. The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act focuses on strengthening law enforcement efforts against hate crimes related to the coronavirus and on providing guidance on racially discriminatory language. >>> What’s the… -
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After Losing to Male Athletes, College Runner Fights for Fairness in Women’s Sports
Mary Kate Marshall fell in love with track and cross-country in high school. Running “gives me so much confidence,” Marshall said. Now an athlete at Idaho State University, Marshall is fighting for Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act—and for every woman’s and girl’s right to compete on a level playing field. The Fairness in Women’s… -
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CNN’S View of Rioters Depends on Its Politics
In recent days, CNN has put a major emphasis on “new” videos of the dreadful Jan. 6 Capitol riot, expressing outrage in heavy rotation over Republicans who would try to dismiss what happened as resembling a routine day of tourism. You can’t say the people there were “mostly peaceful.” CNN even aired an hourlong anti-Republican…