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Hawaiian Grid Operator Focused on Promoting Green Energy Instead of Wildfire Preparedness
Hawaiian Electric, the utility company whose power line reportedly played a role in the Hawaiian fires, appears to have focused on green energy development while neglecting to adhere to its own assessment that it needed to increase the safety of its existing infrastructure, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The company concluded that it needed… -
opinion
How Country Music Speaks for Everyday Americans
Taylor Swift may be the hottest ticket this summer, but her listeners don’t share her country roots. That space has been captured by a series of anthems singing the blue-collar blues, songs that are a lot closer to—and a lot more correct—about what is bugging everyday Americans. American music has always been an echo chamber… -
opinion
Iowa State Fair Buzzes With Presidential Candidates as Voters Hope for Better Future, Sen. Joni Ernst Says
DES MOINES, Iowa—Loaded with attractions such as bacon pecan pie on a stick, dairy cows, a tractor pull, and presidential candidates, the Iowa State Fair truly offers something for everyone. Over a million visitors are expected this year for the annual fair, which runs Aug. 10-20, so it’s a magnet for presidential hopefuls ahead of… -
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Back to (What Kind of) School: Education or Indoctrination?
As millions of children return to public school, it’s a good idea to again examine what they are being taught and what is being left out. It also offers an annual opportunity for parents to ask if their kids are being educated or indoctrinated. At the recent convention of the National Education Association in Orlando,… -
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What Residents of Hawaii Can Learn From Biden’s Response to Another Disaster in Ohio
President Joe Biden has forgotten about the residents of East Palestine, a town in that pesky, blue-collar state of Ohio, and he wants you to forget as well. If you’re a resident of Maui, Hawaii, and hoping for the Biden administration to save you in your time of need, then I regret to inform you… -
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Special Counsel for Hunter Biden Doesn’t Meet DOJ Regulations. Now What?
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation appears to violate Justice Department rules. But legal recourse doesn’t look likely for those who argue that Garland’s appointee, David Weiss, isn’t qualified for the job under the agency’s regulations, which specify the naming of someone from “outside” the Justice Department…. -
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5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Dismantle the Federal Bureaucracy
In America, we’re supposed to have three branches of government and a robust system of checks and balances. What we’re not supposed to have is an unaccountable fourth branch of government that is impervious to the changes promised by winning presidential candidates. Yet, thanks to the idea that government should be run by supposedly nonpartisan,… -
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Pro-Abortion Attacks on Pro-Lifers Face Little to No Consequences From DC Authorities
Police say they are still investigating a violent assault on pro-life activists that took place outside a D.C. Planned Parenthood clinic in late July. But a closer look at the manner in which D.C. authorities handle attacks on pro-lifers raises questions about the lack of consequences for the attackers—and how safe it is for those… -
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Did ABC News Bow to Pressure From Climate Activists on Headline on Maui Wildfire Story?
ABC News on Tuesday updated an article on the Maui wildfires in Hawaii ruling out climate change to clarify that it isn’t the “entire” cause of the conflagrations. The original report Monday by Julia Jacobo, Samantha Wnek, and Ginger Zee, titled “Why climate change can’t be blamed for the Maui wildfires,” received considerable backlash from… -
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FINALLY: DC May Face the Music for Its Blatant Black Lives Matter Double Standard
During the summer of 2020, the nation’s capital city didn’t just allow Black Lives Matter protesters to spray-paint public property with their message; Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser actively joined the protest by directing staff to paint the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street across from the White House, rebranding a section as Black… -
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Federal Appeals Court Rules FDA Must Restore Safeguards on Abortion Drugs
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit decided Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration must restore the safeguards to chemical abortion drugs used to end the life of a human baby. The federal appeals court's decision came after it found that the federal government, under former President Barack Obama's administration, improperly loosened… -
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The Highly Dangerous Georgia Indictments
This week, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched a 98-page missile directly into the heart of American politics. That missile was a 41-count indictment charging former President Donald Trump and 18 alleged co-conspirators with violation of the Georgia version of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act—acts in furtherance of a conspiracy to commit… -
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College Rip-Off
It’s August, when many young people head off to college. This year, fortunately, fewer will go. I say “fortunately” because college is now an overpriced scam. Overpriced, because normal incentives to be frugal and make smart judgments about who should go to college were thrown out when the federal government took over granting student loans…. -
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Losing Guatemala as a Critical American Ally
Elections have consequences. They can either benefit a nation or lead to disastrous outcomes. On June 25, Guatemala held its first round of the presidential election, and the results ended disastrously for this historically conservative Central American country of 17 million people. The results also do not bode well for America, as the current government… -
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CNN Beclowns Itself Pushing Gibberish ‘Neopronouns,’ ‘Nounself Pronouns’
CNN wants you to take “neopronouns” seriously—so much so that on Saturday, it published an 1,800-word-long “Guide to Neopronouns.” The article promotes pronoun activist Dennis Baron’s 2020 book, “What’s My Gender?” If you’ve never heard of “neopronouns” before, that’s because it’s unlikely you’ve ever met anyone who uses them—or ever will. “What is a neopronoun?” you might… -
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FAA Should Rely on Ability, Not Race, in Hiring Air Traffic Controllers
Tragedy nearly struck about six months ago when a FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest jet came within 100 feet of each other. An air traffic controller somehow had cleared both planes for takeoff and landing on the same runway at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas. Disaster was averted Feb. 22 only because of the… -
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GO WOKE, GO BROKE: Target Feels the Pain Amid ‘Pride Month’ Backlash
Target's second-quarter sales fell for the first time in six years amid backlash to the company's LGBTQ "Pride Month" merchandise. April 29-July 29 sales at stores open for at least one year dropped 5.4%, including a 10.5% decline online, CNN Business reported. The company cut its annual sales forecast. Even the retail giant's foot traffic… -
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Trump Takes 47-Point Lead Over Republican Field as Ramaswamy Surges to Second
Former President Donald Trump is widening his lead over the field of Republican rivals, according to a new poll shared with The Daily Signal. With support from 60% of Republican primary voters, Trump commands a 47-point advantage over his nearest competitor in Scott Rasmussen’s latest national survey. The poll from RMG Research Inc. was in… -
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The Case for Intelligent Design, With Stephen Meyer
Science and the theory of intelligent design go hand in hand, says Stephen Meyer, author of the book “Return of the God Hypothesis.” The “God hypothesis,” Meyer says, is the “idea that the postulation of a transcendent intelligence, who is also active in the creation, provides a better explanation, causal explanation, for the origin of… -
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Destruction of Rule of Law in Fani Willis’ Georgia Star Chamber
The attack on the First Amendment and the very structure of the American legal system by the Star Chamber of Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis is a profound assault on our democratic republic and the rule of law. There’s no other way to characterize the politically partisan indictment of former President Donald Trump…