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The Assisted Suicide of Lofty State and Local Taxes
We get the government we choose to elect, hence the government we deserve. Voting for ever-higher punitive taxes on the rich is arguably a form of civic suicide. Consider that a wealthy New Yorker can get a raise of almost 40% just by moving. That’s right. If moving eliminates a 14.8% top state and local…Rob Arnott -
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Is Thorium the Future of Nuclear Energy?
What if the future of energy has been sitting unused on the periodic table for decades? Mike Anderson, author of “Thorium-Powered Abundance,” believes it has. He talked with Jack Spencer on a recent episode of “The Power Hour” podcast about the amazing potential of thorium. This exciting element has the power to reshape the nuclear…Jack Spencer -
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Conservative and Proud: Is the Right Representing Women?
The conservative movement has undergone drastic changes in the past decade, not least of which is the way the political right messages to women. The shift has been subtle. A movement built on the shoulders of conservative leaders who spent years rejecting the harms of the feminist movement now recognizes that women can “have it…Virginia Allen -
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Trump DOJ Cracks Down on States Housing Biological Men in Women’s Prisons
The Justice Department opened an investigation into male inmates being placed in women’s prisons in California and Maine. The DOJ notified California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Maine Gov. Janet Mills, respectively, on Thursday about the pending probes, noting the danger to female inmates of potential sexual assault. California law allows male prisoners who identify as…Fred Lucas -
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Ohio Lawmakers Steadfast in Passing Pro-Life Legislation
While the pro-life cause suffered a major setback in Ohio when the Reproductive Freedom Amendment passed in 2023, Ohio lawmakers continue to pass legislation to protect the unborn. The Ohio House of Representatives passed the Share the Health and Empower With Informed Notices Act, or the SHE WINS Act for short, on Wednesday by a…Rebecca Downs -
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DHS Orders Payment of 50,000 US Airport Workers in Emergency Action
REUTERS—The Homeland Security Department said on Friday it was taking emergency action to pay 50,000 airport security officers who have gone unpaid since mid-February, after work absences brought chaos and long security lines to U.S. airports. “[The Transportation Security Administration] has immediately begun the process of paying its workforce. TSA officers should begin seeing paychecks…David Shepardson -
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‘ABSURD’: House GOP Leaders Dismiss Senate DHS Bill
House Republican leadership and the party’s hardline conservative faction rejected the Senate’s homeland security funding deal, which omits funding for border security. “The Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday afternoon as he…George Caldwell -
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GROTESQUE: Barack Obama’s Orwellian Push for Virginia Redistricting Is Something to Behold
What do you call it when a politician tells you to put elections “back on a level playing field” by voting for a redistricting map gerrymandered to give Democrats 10 seats to Republicans’ one? “Lying” doesn’t quite foot the bill. “Rank deception” is closer, but I think this kind of rhetoric calls for the big…Tyler O’Neil -
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House Republican Group Hijacks House Floor to Reject Radical Islam
A dozen members of the Sharia Free America Caucus spoke consecutively on the House floor Thursday evening against the “threat of radical Islamic terrorism” in the United States. The speeches, organized by Republican Texas Reps. Keith Self and Rep. Chip Roy, the founders of the caucus, claimed that America was on the same migration trajectory…Pedro Rodriguez -
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The Air Force Is Finally Restoring Honor to the Faithful It Wrongly Punished
The Department of the Air Force’s March 19 decision to correct the records of airmen and guardsmen discharged over the COVID-19 mandate deserves real praise. At Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s directive to conduct a review, the Air Force Review Boards Agency examined and upgraded the records of nearly 600 airmen, changing them to “Honorable”…Christopher Motz -
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House Passes Legislation to Combat Mexican Government’s Seizure of American-Owned Port
The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to grant the president authority to limit U.S. port access for countries that have seized American property abroad. As Congress remains bitterly divided on the SAVE America Act and funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 passed with bipartisan support. The bill, introduced…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director’s Personal Email, Publish Photos and Documents
REUTERS—Iran-linked hackers have broken into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet, the hackers and the bureau said on Friday. On its website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims.” The…Reuters -
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Judge, Longtime Thorn for Trump, Sides With Administration
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg—with a history of halting Trump administration policies—sided with the president in a case regarding deporting criminal illegal immigrants to El Salvador. Boasberg, the chief judge in the District of Columbia and an appointee of President Barack Obama, sided with the administration against liberal groups who sued to prevent illegal immigrants…Fred Lucas -
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‘Do Not Mention China’: Alleged AI Smuggling Conspiracy Rings Alarm Bells
Federal charges over an alleged conspiracy to smuggle advanced artificial intelligence technology to China have sparked bipartisan concern. Federal prosecutors announced charges against one Chinese national and two Americans on Wednesday for allegedly violating U.S. export control laws by attempting to send restricted computer chips to China. The alleged conspiracy began in 2023, included an…Fred Lucas -
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What’s Driving the Rise in Catholic Conversions Across the US?
At a time when we’re often told institutions are collapsing, trust is evaporating, and the truth is “relative,” a surprising trend is emerging. As Easter approaches, thousands of Americans are flocking to one of the oldest institutions in the world: the Catholic Church. A recent New York Times report highlighted a surge in adult conversions to Catholicism across the United States, with dioceses from New Jersey to Oregon…Katherine Matt -
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Senate Jams House With DHS Funding Bill in Dead of Night
In the early hours of Friday morning, the Senate voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security while excluding funding for immigration law enforcement agencies. The deal, which passed by unanimous consent at around 2:30 a.m., could put an end to chaos at airports across the nation but may upset hardliners in both…George Caldwell -
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Europe’s Blackout War
An ongoing element of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been targeting and crippling energy infrastructure. Like Londoners in 1940 seeking shelter from German bombs raining down on them, Ukrainians are often forced to take cover in Kyiv’s metro as Russian missiles and drones barrage their city. Justifying such continuous, large-scale strikes, Russian President Vladimir…Maciej Olchawa -
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The Smithsonian’s Failure to Tell the American Story
Today marks the first anniversary of the start of President Donald Trump’s war on the Smithsonian Institution. It is nothing less than a heroic clash between the forces of American continuity and those who seek foundational, ideological transformation of our country. It was on March 27, 2025, that Trump issued Executive Order 14253, appropriately titled…Anna Gustafson -
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The Fragile Lifeline That Could Cut NATO in Half
NATO once centered planning around the defense of the Fulda Gap—the critical chokepoint through which Soviet tanks could push into West Germany. Today’s analog is the Suwalki Gap, a narrow corridor whose loss would amputate three member states from the rest of NATO. The military planning challenge is to prevent a Russian movement that would…Ryan Moreman -
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Maryland Loves My Ratty Old Rug More Than It Loves Me
I just had to show ID at my county dump. Yes, in order to get rid of my moldy, worn, faded, and generally disgusting old outdoor rug that my wife’s been bugging me for a year to dispose of, I had to hand the landfill worker my driver’s license. “My license?” I blurted. “Well, that’s…Al Perrotta