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Court Challenges Loom as Right to Work Gathers Steam in New Mexico
Local laws that free private-sector workers from union mandates continue to gain momentum in New Mexico, among other states. The Chaves County Commission’s five members voted unanimously last month for a right-to-work ordinance that will prohibit private-sector employers from entering into agreements that make union membership and payment of union dues or fees a condition… -
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From Tolerance to Celebration: How Corporations Impose Sexual Orthodoxy
June is Pride Month for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, and popular fashion retailer J. Crew has collaborated with the Human Rights Campaign to create a clothing collection to support the “fight for equality.” The clothing includes adult and children’s socks, T-shirts, and a tote bag, and depicts rainbow-printed slogans such as “Love… -
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I Went to DC’s Gay Pride Parade. Here Are 9 Things I Saw.
Editor’s note: This article accurately describes a “gay pride” event and contains language and images that may offend some readers. Thousands of gay rights activists and their supporters celebrated Saturday in Washington, D.C., by participating in and watching the city’s gay pride parade. The "Pride Month" parade consisted of over 200 floats in addition to… -
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Podcast: Student Journalist From Florida’s Broward County Shares His Findings on School Safety
The school shooting in Parkland, Florida, rocked the nation. It also revealed incompetence and even corruption within the local school board. Kenneth Preston, a student journalist who helped expose some of these issues, joins us. Plus: A new poll shows Americans are split on whether they want to go to space. -
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Government Agency Funds ‘Trans Theater Works’ With Taxpayer Dollars
In funding theatrical productions aimed at increasing acceptance of transgender people the National Endowment for the Arts runs the risk of reigniting a long-dormant debate over federal spending on controversial arts projects that in the past prompted calls in Congress for the defunding of the NEA. Critics, however, say the federal government shouldn’t be in… -
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Twitter CEO Caves to Liberal Backlash, Says He Was Wrong to Eat Chick-Fil-A
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Sunday expressed regret over eating at Chick-fil-A because of the chicken company’s CEO’s personal views on gay marriage. Dorsey tweeted a screenshot from his phone that showed a purchase he had made at Chick-fil-A using a mobile application. After a liberal backlash, however, Dorsey apologized for eating at the popular… -
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Alleged Leaker Engaged in ‘Betrayal’ of Public Trust, Prosecutor Says
The indictment of a top Senate staffer in a leak investigation touched off more concerns about politicized leaking of what is supposed to be secret government information. A federal grand jury in Washington indicted James A. Wolfe, 58, the director of security for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, for lying to FBI investigators in… -
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Indiana Teacher Forced to Resign After Refusing to Kowtow to Transgender Policies
An Indiana high school teacher alleges that he was forced to resign because he wouldn’t ascribe to the school’s policy of calling transgender students by their chosen names and pronouns. “I’m being compelled to encourage students in what I believe is something that’s a dangerous lifestyle,” former Brownsburg High School orchestra teacher John Kluge told NBC… -
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Ben Carson Discusses Role of Faith in His Career as Neurosurgeon
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson addressed the annual Road to Majority conference Friday, emphasizing the importance of faith in people’s lives and his own. The neurosurgeon-turned-politician told the assembled crowd at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s conference that during his time as a neurosurgeon, he used to think he alone was accomplishing… -
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Kate Spade’s Death Ignites Concern About Rising Suicide Rate
Fashion designer Kate Spade’s death Tuesday has reminded Americans of the enormous toll of suicide, a growing problem that claims nearly 45,000 lives a year. Suicide rates in the U.S. have risen nearly 30 percent since 1999, according to a report released Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicides increased in both… -
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The 2018 Storm Season Is Coming, and America Isn’t Ready
Hurricane Alberto, the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm, already has brought rain and chaos from the Florida panhandle to the Great Lakes region. In 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria also hit the homeland hard, costing $50 billion to $100 billion in damages each. The U.S. can expect more of the same as… -
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Don’t Believe the Rhetoric. NAFTA Has Actually Helped US Manufacturing.
President Donald Trump has long railed against NAFTA as an unfair deal that lets foreign competition take advantage of U.S. manufacturers. That narrative is the basis of his recent move to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on several close allies: Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. The problem is the narrative is simply false. Post-NAFTA,… -
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Podcast: The Week in Review, Plus an Interview With Tucker Carlson
On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano have an exclusive interview with Fox News Channel star Tucker Carlson in addition to reviewing the week’s top news. Carlson gives advice to conservatives: Have children and tell the truth. The host of the cable giant’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight” also breaks down… -
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It Is Not Conservative to Support Farm Subsidies. Here’s Where Conservative Icons Have Stood.
As the farm bill debate heats up, it is important to remember that farm subsidy reform is definitely a conservative issue. Conservatives believe in free markets, not central planning. They believe in fiscal responsibility, not waste. When something comes up such as the House farm bill and its expansion of farm subsidies, conservatives need to… -
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Study: Plastic Packaging Bans Hurt Environment More Than They Help
Outright bans on plastics have an overall negative effect on the environment, and recycling initiatives make for better solutions, according to an Independent Institute report. As climate change becomes a larger political issue, more consideration is being given to bans on plastic products. France became the first country in 2016 to ban plastic plates and cups. The… -
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Nearly 1 Year Ago Scalise Was Struggling to Walk. Now He’s Back on the Baseball Field.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is back on the baseball field nearly one year after he was tragically shot at a GOP congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. Scalise’s colleague, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, tweeted a photo Wednesday of Scalise throwing a baseball in a full uniform. The photo shows Scalise’s cane in the dirt,… -
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Carson Calls on Struggling Communities to Reject Division
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson urged struggling communities to reject racial division and political manipulation, in favor of national unity, Thursday on “Fox & Friends.” Carson announced the opening of the first “EnVision Center” in Detroit to assist families in their fight to become self-sufficient and said the only way America can compete on… -
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Podcast: Conservatives, the Culture, and Preserving the American Spirit
Matthew Continetti, editor in chief of The Washington Free Beacon, joins us to discuss universities, the media, and in general, how conservatives can grapple with a hostile culture. Plus: A new study shows many Americans are sick of the frantic news cycle. -
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CrossFit Spokesman Says LGBT Pride Is a ‘Sin,’ Subsequently Fired
Russell Berger, the chief knowledge officer for the fitness movement and company known as CrossFit, was fired Wednesday for saying that LGBTQ pride and celebrations of such are a “sin.” His criticism came after showing support for a CrossFit facility in Indianapolis, which canceled a workout session that was intended to support Pride Month, according…