Political Commentary & Opinion
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New York Times Demotes Editor for Tweets Mocking Jews, Native Americans
A New York Times editor has been demoted after 10-year-old tweets mocking Jews and American Indians resurfaced Thursday. A Times spokesperson told Fox News that the editor, Tom Wright-Piersanti, apologized to leadership for “his recent serious lapses in judgment.” “I have deleted tweets from a decade ago that are offensive. I am deeply sorry,” Wright-Piersanti wrote on Twitter, according… -
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Ethnic Studies’ Latest Ploy to Brainwash Kids
President Donald Trump told a rally last week: “We are all Americans. We all share the same home. We all share the same heart.” He cautioned that “the radical Democrats are trying to tear this country apart” with their divisive identity politics. Warning to parents: Left-wing activists are using these same divisive tactics to target… -
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The Unchanging Principles of Conservatism Defined
At The Heritage Foundation, we’re always thinking about ways to talk to new and nontraditional audiences about how conservative principles can create the greatest freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society for the American people. We realize that for these ideas to take hold, we have to counter the false narratives of left-leaning media outlets, educational institutions,… -
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Former Planned Parenthood Clinic Director Wins $3 Million in Wrongful-Firing Case
An Arizona jury has awarded a former Planned Parenthood clinic director $3 million after she was fired for blowing the whistle on unsafe medical practices at the clinics. “I hope my case is a lesson to other workers that shows them that the truth will prevail,” Mayra Rodriguez, a former clinic director for Planned Parenthood… -
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Space Command Will Help the US Retake the Lead in Space
The space race is very much on, and the United States needs to up its game. That was the message President Donald Trump conveyed in a series of speeches that began in March of 2018, and next week, his administration will take a major stride to do just that. The Defense Department on Thursday… -
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North Carolina Governor Vetoes Anti-Sanctuary Bill After Illegal Alien Charged With Rape
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have mandated local law enforcement officials in the state to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Cooper on Wednesday vetoed House Bill 370, titled “An Act to Require Compliance with Immigration Detainers and Administrative Warrants.” If the legislation had been signed into law, sheriffs and other… -
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Problematic Women: Eyeing Freedom in Hong Kong
On “Problematic Women,” we often talk about the widely misunderstood gender pay gap. But this week, we discuss another “gap”—the alleged beauty gap, and whether women are treated differently in the workplace based on their looks. We also discuss Planned Parenthood’s sky-is-falling rhetoric after the organization voluntarily removed itself from the Title X funding program,… -
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Defending America After 2020
Many people around the world will be watching and waiting to see how the next American election turns out, but one group doesn’t have that luxury: those in the Pentagon. They have a little less than two years to get ready to explain to the next administration, a new Congress, and their fellow Americans how… -
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The New York Times Is Trying to Rewrite History to Fit Its Biases
Remember the controversy in 2012 when President Barack Obama said, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” In context, the president was trying to make the point that in addition to our own hard work, others contributed to whatever level of success we have attained. The president suggested… -
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Why This Court Got It Right on Religious Imagery
In a win for the First Amendment, a federal appellate court ruled earlier this month that the seal featuring a cross located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, does not violate the Constitution’s establishment clause and can stay put. In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled against the atheist group… -
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Israel Right to Shut Out the Hostile Voices of Tlaib and Omar
It perplexes me why anyone would question the perfectly logical move by Israel to deny Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., entry to the country. Who invites guests whose motive is to destroy their host? We certainly don’t do it in the USA. No one, elected official or not, is permitted entry into… -
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Georgia Unveils Legal Arguments for Protecting Fetal Heartbeat Law
Georgia unveiled the legal arguments it will use to defend its “heartbeat bill” against legal challenges Monday, telling an Atlanta federal court the state has a substantial interest in protecting life. Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the fetal heartbeat bill, H.B. 481, May 7, which outlaws abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected…. -
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Alyssa Milano Says Life Would Be ‘Lacking All Its Great Joys’ Without Her Abortions
Actress Alyssa Milano revealed on her Monday podcast that she had two abortions in 1993, saying, “It was absolutely the right choice for me.” The actress discussed her abortions on her podcast, “Sorry Not Sorry” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Milano said that she had both abortions in 1993 while in a relationship where she was… -
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A Day to Resolve to Fight Religious Persecution
In a breakthrough for global advocacy of religious freedom, the United Nations this year established Aug. 22 as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. The U.N.’s May 28 decision was a long-overdue global recognition thatviolence against people based on their faith is a serious and growingproblem. … -
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What Will They Learn at College?
For many parents, August is a month of both pride and tears. Pride because their teenager is taking that big educational step and tears because for many it’s the beginning of an empty nest. Yet, there’s a going-away-to-college question that far too few parents ask or even contemplate: What will my youngster learn in college?… -
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Podcast: Blue State Business Owners Are Packing Up
Months after New York passed an extreme abortion law, one bookstore owner and pastor decided he has had enough. On a visit to Texas, Jon Speed got a glimpse of a better life—and decided to go for it. Plus, we discuss the similar case of a California business owner who’s also leaving. We also cover… -
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The New York Times Works for the Left, and Now Everyone Should Know It
Is The New York Times a media outlet or an activist organization? It appears that it’s leaning toward activism. A recent town hall meeting of Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Times staffers revealed a publication struggling to maintain any meaningful independence from its aggressively left-wing readership and staff. The leaked transcript is well worth reading,… -
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The Green New Deal: Less About Climate, More About Control
If someone asked you to describe the Green New Deal, what would you say? According to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., it’s a “bold idea” that would “create millions of good-paying jobs” and help “rebuild communities in rural America that have been devastated.” Oh, you thought the Green New Deal was all about fighting climate change?… -
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Criticism of Israel Is Not Anti-Semitism; Anti-Zionism Is
Imagine a group of people who work to destroy Italy because, they claim, Italy’s origins are illegitimate. Imagine further that these people maintain that of all the countries in the world, only Italy is illegitimate. And then imagine that these people vigorously deny they are in any way anti-Italian. Would you believe them? Or would… -
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Rashida Tlaib Blames ‘Senior’ Democrats After Partnership With Terror-Linked Group Draws Backlash
Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib blamed senior members of her party after she and Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar faced backlash for partnering with a terror-linked group for their cancelled trip to Israel. Tlaib and Omar held a joint press conference on Monday to address the cancelled trip, which Israel barred the lawmakers from making on account…