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The Cost of Government-Funded Free Things
Politicians claim their bills bring us good things. Free health care! Child care! A cellphone for all! But government isn’t Santa Claus. Government is force. Most every law takes away a little of our money or freedom or both. The Heritage Foundation ranks economic freedom across the globe. The United States once ranked No. 4… -
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Durham: Agents ‘Emotional,’ ‘Apologized’ Over FBI Conduct in Trump-Russia Probe
FBI agents, including some directly involved in the Trump-Russia collusion investigation, were apologetic and “emotional” about the conduct of their leaders in that probe, special counsel John Durham told Congress in testimony Wednesday. The FBI’s conduct was “sobering,” according to Durham, who last month released his report on the origins of the bureau’s “Crossfire Hurricane”… -
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‘Embrace’ Anonymous Same-Sex Orgies ‘With Joy,’ Biden’s Monkeypox Adviser Urges
The official President Joe Biden tapped to fight mpox—the virus formerly known as monkeypox—said public health officials should not oppose “Pride” events that end in anonymous same-sex orgies, but instead craft a policy that “supports” the “joy” victims find in random sexual encounters. After all, “one person’s idea of risk is another person’s idea of… -
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‘Pride’ Police Claim Free Speech Is ‘Unsafe.’ Get Over It.
June is designated as “Pride Month,” which is allegedly about inclusion and diversity, but the Pride Police don’t actually believe in that. There is no diversity of opinions on LGBTQ issues. It’s “My Way” or the Bigot Highway. They say “Pride Month” is about visibility, but there shall be no visibility for any resistance. Their… -
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Hunter Biden’s Sweet Plea Deal
In a move that will avoid a public trial and potential prison time, Robert “Hunter” Biden, the wayward son of President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes on over $3 million and agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program for a third count… -
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Kentucky’s Daniel Cameron Scores Win Against Threat of Banks Cutting Off Conservatives
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican who is also running for governor, secured a pledge from JPMorgan Chase that may help protect conservatives from the threat of "debanking"—when banks cut off services over the religious or political stance of a customer, including nonprofits. Cameron slammed the "hypocrisy that we see from big businesses." Speaking… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Colorado Health Clinic Promoted Drag Story Hour To Kids With Autism
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: A Colorado health clinic that works with children who have autism promoted a Drag Story Hour event featuring adult drag queens performing for children, according to documents obtained by a parental rights' group. Seven Dimensions Behavioral Health uses Applied Behavior Analysis, a therapy used primarily with those who have Autism… -
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‘God Save the Queen, Man’: With Biden, Talk of 25th Amendment Is Muted
Who decides a president’s fitness for office? We, the people, do. Or, at least that’s how our republican system of government is supposed to work. In the past few years, however, that idea has been seriously challenged. President Joe Biden delivered a speech at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in… -
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Lessons From Swedish Border Ignored by Biden, Mayorkas
It wasn’t exactly profundity on display when Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson declared earlier this month that “massive immigration and poor integration simply do not work.” To the contrary, it was a keen grasp of the obvious, but one that’s been lost to willful blindness on the part of President Joe Biden and his hapless… -
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Ex-NFL Star Shares How to Advance the Ball on Pro-Life Culture in Post-Roe America
Ben Watson, a former NFL tight end and Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, discussed his new book “The New Fight for Life: Roe, Race & A Pro-Life Commitment to Justice” and the importance of upholding the dignity of the human person in an event at The Heritage Foundation on Tuesday. Watson said… -
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Why Hunter Biden Plea Deal Could Advance Congressional Probe of Biden Family Influence Peddling
The Hunter Biden plea agreement reached Tuesday “enhances” the congressional probe digging into the Biden family’s alleged influence peddling, in closing the Justice Department’s argument of an ongoing investigation, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday. The plea agreement filed in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday came as the House Oversight and Accountability Committee,… -
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13 Questions From Investigators About Special Counsel’s Probe of ‘Russiagate’ Origin
Special counsel John Durham is set to testify Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee on the failures of the FBI and Justice Department in investigating whether Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the White House in 2016. Durham’s written report on his findings clearly shows that the so-called Steele and Alfa Bank dossiers were… -
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From G7 to UN, Pressure to Codify Abortion as ‘Human Right’ Is Wrong
As we approach the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion ruling from the Supreme Court, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the battle for the protection of human life continues unabated around the world. While here in the U.S. the fight to expand or limit abortion at the state level rages… -
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The True Aim of Leftism
After a speech in Romania last week, I was asked a question by a young member of the audience that, remarkably, I don’t remember ever having been asked: What is leftism? The question seems so simple and so basic to understanding contemporary life that you would think it would be posed frequently—and if it weren’t,… -
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Major League Baseball Is Latest Brand Humbled by Anti-‘Pride’ Outrage
It was a 15-0 shellacking Saturday, but what made the Los Angeles Dodgers even bigger losers in most fans’ eyes was how they handled Friday’s “Pride Night.” At a pitifully attended pre-game ceremony, the team raced to get a controversial award off its hands before people could come in and boo. While thousands protested outside the gates,… -
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‘Really Bad Science’: Biden Admin Admits LGBT Lifestyle Produces Worse Mental Health, Addiction
Americans who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual are far more likely to suffer from major depression and abuse illegal drugs, and are up to six times as likely to attempt suicide, according to a new report from the Biden administration. Although the report admits it cannot “explain the reasons” for these differences, it opens… -
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No Jail Time for Hunter Biden in ‘Sweetheart’ Plea Deal
After an investigation of nearly five years, Hunter Biden has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on two tax matters and one gun crime—but President Joe Biden’s son would avoid any jail time under the deal. Under the proposal, which still has to be approved by a federal judge, the younger Biden would reportedly get… -
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‘The People’s Justice’: New Book Demolishes Left’s Caricature of Clarence Thomas
The following is a lightly edited excerpt from “The People’s Justice: Clarence Thomas and the Constitutional Stories That Define Him” by federal appeals court Judge Amul Thapar, set for publication June 20. Justice Clarence Thomas walked out of church after daily Mass on a crisp, clear morning in the fall of 1998. He descended the… -
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Newt Gingrich’s New Book Reveals Behind the Scenes of 1994’s ‘Republican Revolution’
The Republican “Contract With America” is arguably one of the most influential political documents in recent history. In 1994, then-Reps. Newt Gingrich of Georgia and Dick Armey of Texas drafted the Contract With America, rallying Republicans around key policy priorities ahead of that year’s midterm elections. Gingrich credits the document with leading to Republicans’ historic… -
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How James Comer Emerged as the De Facto Special Counsel Probing Biden Bribery Scandal
Farm policy was once a bigger focus for U.S. House Oversight Chairman James Comer than was holding the government accountable. But after the former Kentucky state president of the Future Farmers of America was elected as the Bluegrass State’s agricultural commissioner, his first move in that position risked putting him on the wrong side of…