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opinion
The Kernel of Good News in Hate Hoaxes
Jussie Smollett, “Empire” actor, claimed that on Jan. 29, two masked men identifying themselves as Donald Trump supporters and using racial and homophobic insults attacked him. Smollett said the assailants yelled “This is MAGA country,” bashed his face, crushed his ribs, splashed him with bleach, and put a noose around his neck. Smollett’s telling of… -
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No One Is Safe in Maduro’s Venezuela
Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos and his team were detained in the presidential palace of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela on Monday evening. After Ramos inquired about electoral fraud and human rights abuses, and played a video of hungry Venezuelans rummaging through garbage, Maduro’s thugs confiscated their equipment and apprehended the journalists. They were released and… -
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Blue State Refugees Flock to Conservative Florida
While most attention has been focused on immigrants trying to enter the United States over America’s southern border, there is legal migration taking place that has been largely ignored, though it may have at least as much economic and political impact as the other. People are moving out of high-tax states to Florida and other… -
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Too Many Liberals Want to Believe America Is Racist
The reactions of many on the left to the case of Jussie Smollett prove two important things: 1. There is little racism in America. 2. The left—white and black—is morally and psychologically impaired. There is no doubt that most Americans on the left, including black Americans, are distraught over the fact that Smollett faked the… -
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Top-Ranked NCAA Women’s Runner Competed as Man Last Year
A top-ranked runner in NCAA women’s track is dominating the competition and setting records one year after competing as a man at the same level. Franklin Pierce University senior CeCe Telfer leads the NCAA’s Division II women’s division in the 55-meter dash and 55-meter hurdle events. Telfer led Franklin Pierce’s women’s track team into the top 25 rankings for… -
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Another Democratic Governor Pulls National Guard Troops From Border
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers joined a growing number of Democratic governors by ordering his state’s National Guard troops to leave the U.S.-Mexico border. Evers issued an executive order Monday that withdraws 112 National Guard troops from their posts along the southern border. The first-term Democratic governor, while blasting President Donald Trump’s claims that a national… -
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Lesbian Tennis Star Removed From LGBT Charity for Saying Trans Athletes Have Unfair Advantage in Women’s Sports
Martina Navratilova is an 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion, but now, she’s creating a racket over something else—transgenderism. Turns out, refusing to stick to the LGBT talking points can land you in a lot of hot water with the left, even if you’re someone as famous as this tennis legend. After years of identifying as… -
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Gov. Matt Bevin Believes the American Dream Still Exists Because He’s Lived It
Health care. Covington. President Donald Trump’s attention to what governors think. Abortion extremism. School safety. On today’s podcast, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Ky., on all these topics and more. Talking about Medicaid work requirements, Bevin shares details about his own rise from poverty—and why he still thinks the American dream… -
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‘You Saved Us’: In an Era of New Threats, Kosovo’s Pro-American Culture Continues
PRISTINA, Kosovo—On this brisk but cloudless Feb. 17 day, thousands of people descend onto the pedestrian thoroughfare of Saint Mother Teresa Boulevard in central Pristina to celebrate Kosovo’s 11th Independence Day. Police have blocked off part of the street for a military parade. Along the barricades, observers wave Kosovar, Albanian, and U.S. flags. One bystander… -
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South Dakota Ponders Change in Rules for Transgender Athletes
South Dakota lawmakers are considering legislation that would make a student’s birth certificate the determinant of “sexual identity” for participating in high school athletics. According to the South Dakota High School Activities Association, current state law says: “All students should have the opportunity to participate in SDHSAA [South Dakota High School Activities Association] activities in… -
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‘Green New Deal’ Is Alienating Mainstream Americans
Amid oil embargoes, gas lines, terrorist threats, and foreign powers colluding to fix oil prices, a bipartisan consensus emerged on energy. Presidents with otherwise differing views, from Barack Obama to George W. Bush to Bill Clinton, all agreed that the United States should realize its own energy potential. Today, we are nearly there. America is… -
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Taxpayers Deserve a Refund for California’s Rail Debacle
Nearly 10 years after Congress passed billions of dollars in funding with no expiration date for rail boondoggles, American taxpayers have received a fresh reminder of how their hard-earned money has gone to waste. On Tuesday, the Federal Railroad Administration issued a notice of intent to end a grant agreement funding California’s high-speed rail project…. -
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Neomi Rao’s Personal Views Aren’t Relevant. She Will Follow the Law.
Liberals have been trying to politicize the judiciary for decades. Since they believe judges use their personal views rather than the law to decide cases, liberals demand to know a judicial nominee’s personal views on certain issues during the confirmation hearing. Since they want judges to serve certain political interests, liberals try to determine in… -
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Singer Janine Stange Is Calling for Letters to Our Bravest in Battle
A patriotic American singer and motivational speaker is looking to rally special attention to the 72 living recipients of the most prestigious award for members of our nation’s armed services. Every year on March 25, National Medal of Honor Day is observed in honor of the heroic Medal of Honor recipients who have distinguished themselves… -
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We Talked to Former Planned Parenthood Workers. Their Stories Are Chilling.
Planned Parenthood employees and educators “celebrate” abortion and do not protect young women, former employees told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a series of interviews revealing graphic details about their tenures with the organization. Myra Kincaid worked as a surgical assistant at a Planned Parenthood in Baltimore, Maryland, from February 2013 to February 2014,… -
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8 Serious Flaws in the New Background Check Bill
Very few people disagree with the idea that certain individuals should not be allowed to legally access firearms. Federal law reflects this general consensus by barring felons and those with histories of serious mental health problems from legally purchasing or possessing firearms unless their civil rights have been restored. But certain members of Congress have… -
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Ocasio-Cortez on Climate Change: ‘Is It OK to Still Have Children?’
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posed a question to her supporters during a streaming conversation from her kitchen Sunday night: “Is it OK to still have children” because of global warming? There is a “[s]cientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult, and it does lead, I think, young… -
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Jussie Smollett and the Wages of Victimhood
What’s the moral of the Jussie Smollett case? Simply this: A culture that rewards victimhood status will produce an ever-growing number of victims. It’s basic economics, really: You get more of what you subsidize and less of what you tax. Smollett was indicted Wednesday and arrested and arraigned Thursday on a felony charge of filing a… -
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We Hear You: What Listening to Each Other Might Achieve
Editor's note: Welcome to the 100th edition of "We Hear You," where we publish your takes on the policy issues The Daily Signal covers. Thank you for making this feature one of our most popular. And don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Thanks for Rob Bluey’s interview with Black Lives… -
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Media Misses: Reaction to Jussie Smollett and Covington Case Shows Media’s Agenda
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good narrative. But that’s what happened in the case of Jussie Smollett, a gay, black actor who stars in the show “Empire,” who claimed he was the victim of a vicious and brutal hate crime in Chicago. On Wednesday, Smollett was charged with filing a false…