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opinion
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… -
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Higher Ed Proves It’s All About Cultural Revolution
Harvard is sticking by its woman and the University of Wisconsin turned down a mountain of money just to maintain commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The actions of these two universities this week demonstrate the depth of the problem with higher education. Their commitment to ideology is stronger than their commitment to anything else…. -
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Tagging Evangelical Christians as a ‘Polarizing Extreme’
In a previous epoch, Tim Alberta was a reporter for National Review, one of too many NR cubs who later joined the liberal-media zoo. Alberta is now at The Atlantic, one of America’s most intense producers of frothing leftist drivel. It seems like every leftist network has welcomed Alberta to trash conservative Christians through his… -
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By Ending Forced Representation, New Proposal in Congress Could Benefit Workers and Unions Alike
What if some of the antagonism around labor unions in the United States could be reduced by eliminating laws that force workers and unions alike to do things against their will? That’s what the Worker’s Choice Act, introduced Wednesday by Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., would do. Current law forces workers in unionized workplaces to be… -
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The New Religion of the Left: Nihilism
Nihilism is the religion of the Left. Anarchy is now at the core of the new Democratic Party. If the Left wished radically to alter the demography of the U.S., it could have expanded legal immigration through legislation or the courts. Instead, it simply erased the border and dynamited federal immigration law. By fiat, nihilists… -
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Hits and Misses: What Congress Achieved in 2023, What’s Ahead for New Year
Only 17 days remain in 2023, and members of Congress are preparing to leave Washington to return to their districts for Christmas. It has been a lively, and sometimes contentious, first session for the 118th Congress. The removal in October of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., by his own party likely will be remembered as… -
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Hamas Murdered Their Friend. Now, They Help Israeli Soldiers to Keep His Memory Alive
David Newman sent a text to a friend the morning of Saturday, Oct. 7. Something terrible had happened. Word quickly spread among Newman’s group of friends, who had known each other since high school. Newman, 25, had traveled the night before to the music festival in southern Israel, close to the border with the Gaza… -
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New Education Model Charts Course for ‘Success Sequence’ in New Year
Just in time for Christmas, new data finds good news on education: Average graduation rates nationwide are up two percentage points. Before celebrating, though, research reminds us that students still are posting low scores in national and international comparisons, and a troubling share of college students need remedial work. Graduation rates may not represent what… -
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Navy Needs Shipyards to Protect America, and Gulf Coast Provides Options
China’s shipbuilding capacity dwarfs America’s. According to the Pentagon, the Chinese navy will have constructed 440 warships by 2040. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy is unlikely to meet its goal of 355 ships as a result of the severe limitations of current shipyards. Today’s shipyards also are incapable of effectively maintaining the Navy’s current fleet. Existing… -
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Biden Could Be Impeached for Bribery, House GOP Members Say
Many House Republicans say they anticipate an impeachment article of bribery against President Joe Biden after the impeachment inquiry wraps up. The House voted 221-212 Wednesday to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into Biden. Bribery appears to be a potential article of impeachment, based on what the investigation has turned up thus far, said Rep…. -
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With Ukraine Funding in Limbo, US Defense Contractors Huddle With Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy courted a group of U.S. defense contractors this week during his visit to Washington, D.C., as he lobbied lawmakers to approve an additional $61.4 billion in funding for his country’s war effort against Russia. Even before speaking with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Mike Johnson, U.S. senators,… -
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Abortion Back on the Docket for Supreme Court Term. This Time It’s a Chance to Check Runaway Agencies.
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the Food and Drug Administration’s decisions in 2016 and 2021 to drop virtually all safety precautions for obtaining and using abortion drugs. The Supreme Court’s involvement in any case related to abortion provokes all sorts of hysteria. But the court’s decision here will not just be about… -
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Why Chip Roy Says Hunter Biden ‘Gave Up the Game’
Hunter Biden defied a congressional subpoena from House investigators Wednesday, but nevertheless may have “given up the store,” according to one leading House Republican. President Joe Biden’s son—indicted last week on federal tax charges—didn’t do a deposition, but did a press conference outside the Capitol, saying his father wasn’t “financially involved” in his business. The qualifier… -
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The Not-So-Scary Truth About Climate Change
United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry says it will take trillions of dollars to “solve” climate change. Then he says, “There is not enough money in any country in the world to actually solve this problem.” Kerry has little understanding of money or how it’s created. He’s a multimillionaire because he married… -
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Hallmark Leans Into LGBT Content, Vows More ‘Inclusion’ in 2024
It’s been Christmas since July on the Hallmark Channel, but viewers got their first taste of the network’s woke holiday programming Saturday. With the debut of “Christmas on Cherry Lane,” management made it abundantly clear that the “heart of TV” will continue to push the LGBT envelope—despite America’s towering wave of pushback. Unlike other companies who’ve… -
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‘Mistaken Strategy’: Conservative Women Slam Kellyanne Conway’s Push for GOP to Message on Contraception
Conservative women are pushing back vehemently against the idea that Republicans must embrace pro-contraception messaging to win back the White House in 2024. Politico reported Wednesday morning that “Kellyanne Conway is going to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with a message for Republicans: Promote contraception or risk defeat in 2024.” Conway reportedly believes the Republican Party… -
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Pro-Life Experts Warn Leftists Are Using Texas Woman’s Abortion Battle as ‘Highly Public Flashpoint’
Kate Cox asked the Texas Supreme Court to give her permission to abort her unborn baby, a baby that has a condition known as trisomy 18. On Monday, her lawyers said that she will go to another state to end the baby’s life. That same day, the court said Texas law didn’t require her to… -
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Supreme Court to Weigh Major Case on Abortion Pill Approval
The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it is taking on a case regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the chemical abortion pill mifepristone. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Pediatricians, and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations filed a lawsuit against the FDA in November…