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Biden Admin’s Pronoun Police Demand Employees Deny Biology
If your boss required you to announce publicly that 2 + 2 = 5 and act like you sincerely believed it, would you comply or be fired? Unfortunately, tens of thousands of federal employees are being put to a similar test by the Biden administration. But instead of being required to deny basic math, they’re being forced… -
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Boston ‘Electeds of Color Party’ Is Part of the Resegregation of America
The tea party is out in Boston. The “Electeds of Color Party” is in. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office sent out an email earlier this week announcing an “Electeds of Color Holiday Party” to the Boston City Council. Seven of the council’s 13 members are white, which apparently meant they weren’t welcome at the party…. -
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The BorderLine: Is There Really a Link Between Climate Change and Mass Migration?
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— To avoid admitting that President Joe Biden’s own policies are… -
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Boom Boom: Out Go the Lights!
Ruling like the dictator whom he says Donald Trump aspires to be, President Joe Biden has decreed restrictions, if not prohibitions, on gas stoves, gas furnaces, gasoline-powered cars and trucks, and other products. Congress has passed no such laws for Biden to sign. Instead, he has acted unilaterally, as despots do. Emperor Biden further expects… -
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How Special Counsel David Weiss Protects Joe Biden
When Rep. James Comer wondered on CNN whether special counsel David Weiss had indicted Hunter Biden on nine tax-related charges to protect him from having to be deposed in the House Oversight Committee and Accountability, Jake Tapper snarkily responded: “Yes, the classic rubric. He indicted him to protect him. I got it.” Well, yes. Indicting… -
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Joe Biden Said Subpoena Defiers Should Be Charged. Will His DOJ Arrest Hunter Biden?
Hunter Biden defied a congressional subpoena on Wednesday, an action his father has previously said should be prosecuted. President Joe Biden said in October 2021 that individuals who defy subpoenas from the January 6 House Select Committee should be prosecuted, and the Justice Department indicted Steve Bannon for doing so in November 2021. Legal experts said the president’s son could… -
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Start at Ellipse in DC to Visit America’s 7 Wealthiest Suburbs
If you want to drive through the seven wealthiest counties in the United States, as measured by median household income, you will have to visit only two of the nation’s metropolitan areas. And it would be best to start your trip from the Ellipse in front of the White House. From there, drive six blocks… -
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What We Saw in Videos of Hamas Terrorists’ Oct. 7 Attacks in Israel
We both went to the Israeli Embassy in Washington recently to watch 46 minutes of raw footage showing Hamas terrorists’ savage attacks Oct. 7 on innocent Israelis, including women and children. It was the most horrific, barbaric thing we have ever seen. >>> Warning: This commentary contains graphic descriptions of acts committed by Hamas. In… -
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‘They’re Already Here,’ Arizona Sheriff Says of Terrorists Coming Across the Border
There is growing concern in the U.S. over terrorists crossing America’s southern border and entering the country illegally, according to Pinal County, Arizona, Sheriff Mark Lamb. And after Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, Lamb said some Americans asked, “Should we be concerned about Hamas coming in across our borders?” But the reality, according… -
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Is Biden’s Education Department Scheming With SPLC to Demonize Concerned Parents? Rep. Jim Comer Demands Answers
President Joe Biden’s White House has hosted staff and leadership of the Southern Poverty Law Center at least 11 times, and congressional Republicans want answers about whether the Department of Education has used the SPLC to demonize concerned parents. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, sent a letter Monday… -
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Solving America’s History and Civics Crisis
History and civics education in America is languishing. A troubling number of Americans can’t even pass a U.S. citizenship test. Pioneer Institute‘s recent poll findings on the topic are “pretty sobering,” explains Chris Sinacola, the organization’s director of communications and media relations. The Pioneer Institute, a think tank based in Massachusetts, offers solutions for how schools… -
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Will We Get a Bad Border Deal for Christmas?
Don’t hold your breath that some senators will be able to squeeze border sanity out of the White House in exchange for billions more in aid to Ukraine, all before they go home for Christmas. Before discussing the latest effort, it’s worth noting new laws aren’t even needed to fix about 80% of the border… -
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Conservative Women Shouldn’t Be Calendar Girls for a Beer Company. We Can Do Better.
A brewery that aims its beer at conservative consumers recently announced it will sell a 2024 calendar featuring “real” women who happen to be conservative. Models for the calendar marketed by Conservative Dad’s Ultra Right beer include former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines, NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch, businesswoman and former GOP congressional candidate Kimberly Klacik, and… -
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SPLC Demonizes Opposition to Transgender Orthodoxy as ‘Pseudoscience,’ Tool of ‘White Supremacy’ and ‘Theocracy’
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a scandal-plagued far-left smear factory notorious for putting mainstream conservative and Christian organizations on a “hate map” with KKK chapters, released a new report demonizing opposition to gender ideology as “pseudoscience” and a tool of “white supremacy” and “theocracy.” “The controversy over trans health care is manufactured to reinforce both… -
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As Planned Parenthood’s Abortion Market Share Goes Up, So Does Its Taxpayer Funding
To borrow from an old saying, nothing can be certain except for death and taxpayer funding for the abortion industry. At the request of pro-life members of Congress, the Government Accountability Office released the latest round of data detailing how much taxpayer funding goes to Planned Parenthood and other international abortion organizations. From 2019 through… -
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Teacher Fired for Not Using Student’s Preferred Pronouns Wins Major Victory
In a gratifying win for religious freedom and free speech, the Virginia Supreme Court concluded Thursday that embattled Virginia high school teacher Peter Vlaming, who had been fired over his refusal to use a student’s preferred pronouns because of his religious faith, was protected by the free exercise and free speech clauses of the Virginia… -
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How Government Limits Our Choice in Low-Cost Automobiles
It’s no secret that regulation hits the poorest Americans the hardest. Academic research has long demonstrated that environmental regulations impose a higher cost on low-income Americans than they do on the general population. The phenomenon is most visible in the automobile sector, where the average price for a new car was $48,008. Even the least… -
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International Energy Agency Promotes Oil Shortage Instead of Preventing It
This year’s Conference of the Parties to the U.N. climate agreements, or COP, is being held in the Emirate of Dubai, arguably the world’s most extravagant display of oil wealth. Ironies abound. The host and president of this year’s conference, Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, happens also to be the CEO of the United Arab Emirates’… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Butler University Investigates College Republicans for Condemning Antisemitic Chants
While other universities, including Rutgers, have suspended a group called Students for Justice in Palestine over violations of discrimination and harassment policies, Butler University apparently is investigating anyone who dares to condemn the pro-Palestine organization. Indianapolis-based Butler University launched an investigation of the school’s College Republicans chapter Oct. 30, according to an email obtained by… -
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A Renowned Science and Engineering Institute Loses Its Way Due to Woke Leadership, Imperiling Jewish Students
As a 1981 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I have been appalled by the behavior of the president of the university, Sally Kornbluth, in the face of the antisemitism now infesting MIT, something that wasn’t there when I was a student. I echo all of the serious concerns raised by over 700 other…