Political Commentary & Opinion
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US Women’s Soccer Player Criticizes Christian Player as ‘Homophobic’
Ashlyn Harris, current goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, has labeled professional soccer player Jaelene Hinkle “homophobic” because in 2017 she turned down a spot to join the national team, a decision guided by her Christian faith. “Hinkle, our team is about inclusion,” Harris said in a tweet last week. “Your religion was… -
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The Lessons of the Versailles Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919. Neither the winners nor the losers of World War I were happy with the formal conclusion to the bloodbath. The traditional criticism of the treaty is that the victorious French and British democracies did not listen to the pleas of leniency from… -
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In Firing Its President, Planned Parenthood Revealed Its True Priorities
After less than a year at the helm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, President Leana Wen has been abruptly ousted by the organization’s board of directors. She was the first doctor in over half a century to head the organization. Wen’s departure highlights mounting disagreements within the pro-abortion movement about how to frame the abortion… -
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Problematic Women: Why Government-Funded Maternity Leave Is Not the Answer
Rachel Greszler has six kids–and works as a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation. But she’s no proponent of government-funded maternity leave. On today’s show, Greszler breaks down why a top-down, big government paid family leave program would actually hurt women, and why the private sector is better equipped to provide solutions. Read the interview, posted… -
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8 Takeaways From Mueller’s 2 Appearances Before Congress
Former special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday defended his investigation of President Donald Trump and Russia before two House committees. “It is not a witch hunt,” Mueller said at one point in his sworn testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He was referring to his probe of Russian interference in the 2016… -
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Understanding Why ‘the Squad’ Screams ‘Racism’
Unfortunately, the U.S. House of Representatives is starting to look more and more like America’s universities. Freshmen show up not to learn, but to teach. They think they already know it all and see their personal mission is to set straight the faculty, the university administrators, and the world. So we see it with “the… -
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Why the Left Is Reconsidering Al Franken
On Monday, The New Yorker printed a lengthy piece by reporter Jane Mayer about the sad fate of former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. Franken resigned from the Senate in 2017 after a bevy of women accused him of sexual harassment; their accounts ranged from unwanted kisses to unsolicited a– grabbing. In the midst of the… -
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Canada’s Ball-Waxing Controversy Is an Omen for America
In Canada, a transgender woman—that is, a biological male living as a woman and who still possesses male genitalia—asked a woman who operated a salon out of her home to wax his genitalia. When Marcia da Silva, a Brazilian immigrant, refused, Jonathan Yaniv, who goes by Jessica, harassed her to the point that she closed… -
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Too Many Black Americans Live in Horrible Conditions
Let’s think about priorities. Say that you live in one of the dangerous high-crime and poor-schooling neighborhoods of cities like Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, or St. Louis. Which is most important to you: doing something about public safety and raising the quality of education or, as most black politicians do, focusing energies upon President Donald Trump… -
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Ted Budd’s Bill Would Help Main Street Small Businesses Find Investors
The Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2019 (H.R. 3768), introduced by Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., would provide a safe harbor for finders and a reasonable regulatory regime for more active private placement brokers. It would have a substantial positive impact on the ability of Main Street entrepreneurs to raise capital. A “finder” is… -
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Google’s Suppression of Content Threatens the Future of America
Last week, at the invitation of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, I spoke to the Senate Judiciary Committee about Google’s having placed more than 60 Prager University videos on its restricted list. Any family that filters out pornography and violence cannot see those particular videos on YouTube (which is owned by Google); nor can any school… -
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Liberals’ Equality Act Could Bring Canada’s Transgender Waxing Controversy to America
A high-profile dispute in Canada over whether a transgender activist can force women’s waxing salons to handle male genitalia could be repeated in the United States if a Democratic bill becomes law. The Equality Act, which the House passed in May with unanimous support from Democrats, would make “gender identity” a protected category under federal anti-discrimination… -
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Interior Secretary Bernhardt Shares How He’s Promoting Federalism, Opening Up Land for Hunting
The Interior Department is relocating the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, D.C., to Colorado. So why move a federal bureaucracy to the other side of the country? Interior Secretary David Bernhardt discusses that, federalism, opening up 1.4 million acres for hunting and fishing, and more. Read the interview, posted below, or listen on the… -
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‘The Squad’ Is Only the Beginning of Nancy Pelosi’s Problems
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of “the squad” are just the beginning of problems for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the left. Socialism—and not the soft, “Scandinavian” kind—is building so much momentum that soon, it could come to define the modern-day left. My colleague Jarrett Stepman shed light on this in attending the “Socialism… -
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Nearly 3,100 Federal Inmates to Be Freed Under Prison Reform
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is freeing over 3,000 inmates under a criminal justice reform measure, the largest group to be released since President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan First Step Act into law less than seven months ago. The law’s Second Chance Hiring Program funds job training and re-entry initiatives to help former prisoners gain… -
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How the Media’s Moon Landing Reminiscences Drowned Out the 50th Anniversary of Chappaquiddick
It’s a long-standing tradition of the news media to run stories on the anniversaries of consequential events from the past, as they did for the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6. Accordingly, for several days last week, the print and broadcast news media ran countless stories leading up to the 50th anniversary of the… -
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Rep. Omar’s Latest Anti-Israel Move
While the State Department was trying to stop religious hostility, one congresswoman was down the street trying to fuel it. In an eerie backdrop to the Trump administration’s ministerial, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., seemed determined to highlight the threat that exists right here at home—radical Democrats. Omar, who hasn’t exactly been a friend to Israel,… -
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The Debt Is Mounting. Here’s How to Rescue Our Children’s Future.
With an economy that’s strong, that creates opportunities, and that grows wages, people are experiencing the American dream. But this dream is in danger of becoming the American nightmare. The future looks bleak: job losses, lower wages for those lucky enough to keep a job, and massive tax increases on average Americans. For many families,… -
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3 Things to Know About Eugene Scalia, Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary
President Donald Trump has tapped Eugene Scalia, the son of a judicial icon, to be the new labor secretary. The nomination comes a week after Alex Acosta announced he was stepping down from the post, effective today. Scalia—a former solicitor for the Labor Department and now a partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn…