Political Commentary & Opinion
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opinion
Washington Archdiocese Takes DC Mayor to Court Over 50-Person Mass Restrictions
The D.C. mayor’s office is only a half-mile from the National Archives. If Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser ever made that trek, she might have a better grasp on the U.S. Constitution. It’s right there for everyone to read, including the First Amendment, which warns leaders like her against infringing on the free exercise of religion—something… -
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Judge Sullivan’s Long Overdue Dismissal of Flynn Case Reveals His Bias
Federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan last week finally got around to doing what he should have done months ago. Sullivan officially dismissed the Justice Department’s case against Michael Flynn, but only after President Donald Trump had pardoned him the day before Thanksgiving. It never should have taken this long for Sullivan to dismiss the case,… -
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Colorado Church, Bars State From Restricting Worship
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that a federal court must reexamine Colorado’s coronavirus restrictions on indoor religious services. In an unsigned decision, the court threw out a federal district court’s ruling that had rejected High Plains Harvest Church’s challenge to the state’s restrictions on houses of worship, according to the Star Tribune. The decision comes… -
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Rogue US Attorneys Coming to a City Near You?
This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros and Cari Tuna, and the threat those prosecutors pose to crime victims and others alike. Previous entries in the series focused on prosecutors in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, and Fairfax County, Virginia…. -
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Gov. Northam, It’s Not Up to You to Tell People of Faith How They Can Worship
During a press conference Thursday, Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., took it upon himself to tell the faithful not only how they should worship, but also shamed them for wanting to worship with fellow believers. “The holidays are typically times of joy and community. We gather together, we celebrate our faith, and we celebrate with family,”… -
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Northam Shames Churchgoers
While California, New York, and other states have gone off the deep end on coronavirus restrictions, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has been unusually quiet. That changed Thursday, when the radical leader broke his silence with a slew of new rules. And, like every other liberal leader, he didn’t mind shaming churches in the process. “This… -
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Leftists Are Upset With the Ongoing Presidential Transition. Let’s Look Back at How They Behaved in 2016.
With so much pearl-clutching by the left and the media over delays and disruptions of the ongoing presidential transition, it helps to put things in perspective by reviewing how things went for President-elect Donald Trump during his transition period, starting from Election Day 2016 to his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017. The Phony Trump-Russia Investigation… -
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Portland Autonomous Zone Removing Barricades After Mayor, Police Chief Apologize
The dayslong autonomous zone reportedly reached an agreement with the city of Portland following an apology from the mayor and street barricades are being removed. The armed encampment, dubbed “Red House on Mississippi,” has persisted for the last week and has erected roadblocks around the family home of the Kinneys, who are black and Indigenous,… -
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Meet Steve Descano, the Rogue Prosecutor Whose Policies Are Wreaking Havoc in Fairfax County, Virginia
This commentary is part of a series on the rogue prosecutors around the country who have been backed by liberal billionaires such as George Soros and Cari Tuna and the threat those prosecutors pose to victims and others alike. Previous entries in the series have focused on prosecutors in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. One… -
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The True Meaning of Hanukkah
In a recent Parents magazine piece headlined, “How to Explain the Hanukkah Story to Kids,” we are informed that, “this year more than any other is a great opportunity to take extra time to teach your family about the Jewish holiday that celebrates the power of light and miracles.” Hanukkah, Parents goes on to explain,… -
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Texas’ Unsuccessful Lawsuit Raises Voting Issues States Should Heed
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a short order Friday night declining to hear Texas’ recently filed lawsuit against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Texas sought to invalidate the results of the 2020 presidential election in those states. Texas raised a number of substantive issues in its request, including: one, that those states violated the Constitution’s… -
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Mastercard Terminates Use of Pornhub After Discovering ‘Illegal Material’ on Platform
Mastercard has terminated the use of its cards on Pornhub, Mastercard told The Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday. “Today, the use of our cards at Pornhub is being terminated,” Mastercard said in a statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation. “Our investigation over the past several days has confirmed violations of our standards prohibiting unlawful… -
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Portland Mayor Wheeler’s Tough Talk on Lawlessness Is Too Little, Too Late
Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, is discovering the hard way that even virtue signaling has diminishing returns. So, no, prattling on about how much “our nation’s systems and structures are fundamentally racist and require significant reform” will not allow you to finally protect your city from marauding mobs, if the vandals themselves see… -
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What Texas Case at Supreme Court Could Mean for the Presidency
Texas this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its complaint that the states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin unconstitutionally changed the rules in the run-up to the Nov. 3 presidential election. Does the Texas lawsuit make a legally sound argument, and how likely is it that the Supreme Court will hear it? … -
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7 Things You Need to Know About Monday’s Electoral College Vote
Monday essentially will be the real presidential Election Day, or is scheduled to be, as electors gather in their respective state capitols to cast votes. When voters pick their candidate for president on Election Day every four years, as well as in early and mail-in voting this year, they actually choose a slate of electors… -
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Portland Autonomous Zone Is ‘Stockpiling Weapons,’ Has Armed Patrols, Police Say
Portland’s autonomous zone, which is moving into its third day, has been “stockpiling weapons” and has instituted armed patrols to defend the walled-in city occupation, authorities said. Since the encampment began, rioters have increased fortifications around city streets, assaulted residents, and law enforcement has noticed the presence of “armed sentries” patrolling intersections, according to a press release… -
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Can Human Rights Be Rescued From Human Rights Activists’ Overreach?
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on Dec. 10 in recognition of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights has served as the foundation of the international human rights system for some seven decades, but it’s threatened by its… -
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Left’s Goya Boycott Backfires
Turns out, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., does a better job selling Goya than her radical agenda. According to the company’s CEO, her boycott of the brand was the gift no one saw coming. When the House socialist vowed to stop buying Goya because CEO Robert Unanue visited the Trump White House, he said his sales… -
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Warns of the Left’s ‘Change America’ Vision
The vow by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to “change America” is a threat to the future of the nation and to conservative values, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Tuesday at The Heritage Foundation’s virtual President’s Club meeting. The left’s “version of ‘change’ is packing the Supreme Court and adding more justices; giving statehood to D.C.,… -
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The Wisdom of Walter Williams
Wisdom is not the same as information, or knowledge. These days, there is more information available to everyone than ever before, thanks to the internet, but also, perhaps at least in part because of the internet, there is less wisdom. The late Walter Williams was full of wisdom, which is one reason his economic and…