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Democrats Find New Ways to Play Race Card for Electoral Advantage
This is an adapted excerpt from Fred Lucas’ new book “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean Elections,” now out from Bombardier Books. After Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed election reforms into law, several Democrats framed a talking point for their party by referring to the changes as “Jim Crow… -
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Study Uncovers Psychological Effects of Medication Abortions on Women
More than half of all abortions are medication, rather than surgical abortions, according to research by the Guttmacher Institute. Medication abortions are performed with pills that women usually take at home. According to a new study by Support After Abortion, a Florida-based organization that provides post-abortion resources to women across America and the world, many women who have medication… -
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Stop the Attacks Against Peaceful, Pro-Life Americans
In the five months since someone leaked a draft majority opinion by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade—which the high court officially did June 24—pro-life Americans have faced a wave of violent attacks. Pro-abortion politicians from President Joe Biden on down haven’t just been silent about the attacks on pro-life organizations. They’ve helped fan… -
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Reality of Illegal Immigration: ‘Dead Bodies All Over the Whole of the Border,’ Local Leader Says
BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—It was 5:15 p.m. on a Monday afternoon and the 13th hour of Sheriff Brad Coe’s workday. “Phone call came at 4 a.m. this morning,” said Coe, the sheriff of Kinney County, which borders Mexico. A human smuggler had been caught trying to sneak illegal immigrants across the border into the U.S. The… -
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Michigan’s Radical Proposition 3 Ballot Measure Would Go Far Beyond Just Codifying Roe v. Wade
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision this summer, abortion did not become illegal in the U.S. The court simply ruled (rightly) that there is no right to an abortion in the U.S. Constitution. That returned the question of abortion to the states. Some… -
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‘Heroic Work’: Biden Congratulates Coast Guard Hero He’s Trying to Fire
As the death toll from Hurricane Ian soars past 100, heroes like U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician Second Class Zach Loesch are one reason it isn’t higher. Loesch kicked through a wall to rescue a 94-year-old disabled woman and her husband, hoisting them—and her wheelchair—into a helicopter amid high winds. You know, the sort of feats they… -
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Americans Often Hear About ‘Religious Extremism,’ But Rarely About ‘Extreme Secularism,’ Says Dennis Prager
Americans often hear about “religious extremism,” but rarely hear about “extreme secularism,” commentator and radio host Dennis Prager said Monday night at an event launching his latest book. Prager spoke about the themes of the book, “The Rational Bible: Deuteronomy,” in an interview format while seated on a stage at the Museum of the Bible in Washington,… -
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Woke Ideology Has Metastasized in US Military. It Will Take Time to Remove Its Divisive Influence.
Efforts to uncover the prevalence of woke, divisive critical race theory-based equity training and policies in the military are bringing to light an extensive problem. The latest revelation is the Air Force Academy promoting gender-based “inclusivity” indoctrination while advertising for a fellowship that excludes cadets based on sexual orientation. Those are only the latest tips… -
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Why Putin’s Delusional Nuclear Gambit Can’t Be Dismissed Out of Hand
Six months after the start of his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 21 addressed his “special military operation” in a nationally televised speech. To our ears, and maybe even to a segment of the Russian population, his justification for war smacks of delusion. Putin said that his action was to “liberate… -
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You Think Martha’s Vineyard Had It Rough? These 6 Border Towns Highlight Border Crisis
The 24-hour drop-off in Martha’s Vineyard of about 50 illegal immigrants was treated as a crisis by many in the media, with some comparing it to the Holocaust. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, both Republicans, began sending illegal immigrants to two large, northern blue cities: New York and Washington, D.C. This… -
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‘Time Has Arrived’ to Legalize Polygamy, Writes New York Judge
A funny thing happened to the Democrats’ same-sex marriage bill on its trip from the House to the Senate: People actually started reading the legislation. When they did, an uncomfortable reality set in—nothing in the text explicitly outlawed polygamy. It was just a “drafting error,” the more liberal senators claimed. But it wasn’t a “drafting… -
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6 Takeaways to Know on Newly Released Trump, National Archives Documents
A public records release sheds some new light on the FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, and the 15 boxes of documents that Trump previously provided. Late Monday, the National Archives and Records Administration released 65 pages of documents in response to a public records request from the Heritage Oversight Project, The… -
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Big Tech’s Big Moment Finally Arrives at Supreme Court
In what is shaping up to be an action-packed term at the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices upped the ante Tuesday by granting review in another banner case: Gonzalez v. Google. The case centers on interpretation of a law that has plagued social media users, especially conservatives, for some time by allowing tech giants to… -
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Dock Lawmakers’ Pay to Curb Abuse of Continuing Resolutions
The state of our nation today is in shambles. Congress continues to ignore our most pressing issues, and the crux of these pain points mostly lies in our inability to produce sound fiscal policies and adequate budgeting practices. While I might sound like a broken record, I continue to mention these issues because of their… -
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How Childhood Experiences and Beliefs Can Shape Gender Identity
Children now are inundated from a young age with messages about sexuality and gender, the founders of the CHANGED Movement say, but those messages aren’t always positive. “What [society is] doing is not allowing children to really explore their sexuality before labeling them as LGBT or Q or anything else, and suggesting that at 7… -
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With GOP Support, House Takes First Big Step to Curb Power of Big Tech
One of the first skirmishes in the fight against Big Tech occurred last week in the House of Representatives. The subject was not tech per se, it was antitrust. But as we know, the problems of Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Twitter stem from their size, scope, and power. The antitrust… -
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‘Stigma’ Prevented California Health Officials From Closing Bathhouses Amid Monkeypox Spread
San Francisco and California state health officials knew monkeypox was spreading through gay or bisexual men who went to bathhouses and international festivals but hesitated to create a “stigma” by communicating these details and closing such venues, according to emails obtained by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. Much of the internal communication between and among San Francisco… -
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Catholic Voters Strongly Pro-Life Across Party Lines, Poll Finds
A new poll commissioned by the Eternal Word Television Network and conducted by the Trafalgar Group finds that across party lines, Catholics are strongly in favor of restrictions on abortion and support public funding of pro-life pregnancy resource centers. The poll, co-sponsored by RealClear Opinion Research, was conducted in the run-up to the midterm elections from Sept. 12 to 17. The… -
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Guardian of Biologically Male Trans Student: School Closed Locker Room ‘to Protect My Child’
Amid controversy over a biologically male student using the girls’ locker room at a Vermont high school, that student’s alleged guardian spoke out Monday, claiming that the school closed the girls’ locker room to “protect” her trans-identifying child from harassment. Melissa Sivvy said in a Monday afternoon phone interview with The Daily Signal that she… -
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The Thinnest Veneer of Civilization
Civilization is fragile. It hinges on ensuring the stuff of life. To be able to eat, to move about, to have shelter, to be free from state or tribal coercion, to be secure abroad, and safe at home—only that allows cultures to be freed from the daily drudgery of mere survival. Civilization alone permits humans…