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Obama Is Still Playing the Race Card
Former President Barack Obama recently gave a speech in which he attacked the critics of “identity politics.” At the June Copenhagen Democracy Summit Obama said: “I have little sympathy for reactionaries who cynically condemn identity politics or cancel culture when really all they’re doing is trying to preserve existing privilege or excuse entrenched injustice, or… -
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As Hate Crimes Pile Up Against Churches and Pregnancy Centers, Hawley Cracks Down
It began in Boulder, Colorado. On the night of May 3, one day after Politico leaked a draft of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision that would eventually overturn Roe v. Wade seven weeks later, criminals attacked Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, smashing windows and spray-painting multiple anti-Catholic and pro-abortion slogans on the doors and walls of… -
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Woke Hollywood Celebrates Slavers Because They’re Black Women
The left’s obsession with centering everything on race and sex has reached a new and despicable low with an upcoming movie called “The Woman King.” The “historical epic film” centers around the real African kingdom of Dahomey, which existed during the Scramble for Africa in the age of empires, around 1800 to 1904. Viola Davis plays General… -
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Biden Is Steering Us Into a Recession
If you’re having trouble making it from paycheck to paycheck, you’re hardly alone. A majority of Americans tell pollsters they feel the economy is not in good shape and getting worse. People are now demonstrably poorer than when President Joe Biden took office. Although wages have risen, prices have risen much faster. Worse, these are… -
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Biden’s New Title IX Rule Guts Protections for Women and Girls. Here’s How to Fight It.
A few days after the momentous golden anniversary of Title IX—the federal civil rights law that prevents sex discrimination in any educational institution receiving government funding—the Biden administration has proposed a new rule to radically rewrite that law by, among other things, adding provisions for individuals claiming to be transgender and gutting the protections for… -
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Sri Lanka Collapses and Dutch Farmers Revolt. Blame ‘Green’ Policies.
Sri Lanka is on fire and enraged protesters have stormed the presidential palace. Dutch farmers continue to protest all across the Netherlands by blocking roads with their tractors. Germany, Italy, and Poland have all had their own farmers’ protests, inspired by the Dutch. Around the globe, protesters are expressing just how fed up they are… -
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Iranian Drones Head to Russia for Use Against Ukraine
Biden administration national security adviser Jake Sullivan disclosed on Monday that Iran would soon be providing military drones to Russia, supporting Moscow’s 4-plus-month-old unjust war against Ukraine. That’s bad news for the U.S., as Ukraine’s defense will become more difficult and the deepening ties between Iran and Russia will likely mean more problems for American… -
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After 18 Months of Biden, Have We Hit Bottom Yet?
Next week will mark one and a half years since Joe Biden became president on Jan. 20, 2021. On July 20, every American should look within and ask: “Am I better off than I was 18 months ago?” To Biden’s credit, the unemployment rate has fallen from 6.4% when he took office to 3.6% in… -
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Gavin Newsom’s Weird Idea of ‘Freedom’
In a run-up to what is likely to be a 2024 presidential bid, California Gov. Gavin Newsom hit upon the bizarre idea of boasting in commercials that California is America’s true “free” state. Part of his ad campaign is to attack Florida—currently run by Newsom’s possible rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis. Yet, with the most burdensome… -
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Detransitioning Teen Pleads: ‘No Child Should Have to Experience What I Have’
Resisting intense lobbying from well-funded national LGBTQ pressure groups, the state of Florida has taken a step closer to stop taxpayers from funding transgender hormone treatments and surgeries. Concerned parents and at least one teen who has detransitioned after having her breasts surgically removed asked state officials to do more to protect minors. The proposed… -
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‘Agency’: An Important New Book About America
The Gallup polling organization seems to serve up endlessly bleak news about how Americans feel about God and country. I wrote recently about its report of the historically low percentage of Americans that say they believe in God. Now Gallup reports that a historically low number of Americans believe in ourselves and our country. The… -
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Dictator Envy
Some Western leaders envy dictators’ powers. President Donald Trump said, when North Korea’s Kim Jong Un speaks, “his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.” President Barack Obama told reporters it would be so much easier to be the president of China. Canada’s foolish prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said… -
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Increasing ‘Buy American’ Requirements on Defense Spending Is Still Bad Idea
Congress is once again flirting with new “Buy American” legislation for defense programs. But underneath the patriotic cover of this legislation is an unexpected casualty: military readiness and capability. Buy American legislation can be traced back to 1933, when Congress passed the Buy American Act, requiring that government acquisitions be entirely produced in the United… -
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GOP Report Faults Biden’s Policies for Illegal Immigration Surge, Spike in Crime
Eight Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have released a report casting a harsh spotlight on Biden administration policies that they say encourage illegal immigration. The report, “Biden’s Border Crisis: Examining Policies that Encourage Illegal Migration,” concludes that “the illegal migration crisis at the U.S. southern border has worsened under President [Joe] Biden and is the… -
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California Weighs Gender-Transition Bill for Youths Beyond Its Borders. A Former ‘Trans Kid’ Explains.
California is moving ahead with a bill that would offer gender-transition medical treatment not just to in-state children, but also to kids across America. If passed, California’s “trans refuge” bill would allow young people from other states to visit California to receive sex hormones, puberty blockers, and sex-reassignment surgeries. “What’s happened is that there are… -
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Education Reformers Look to Example of Mary McLeod Bethune
Congressional leaders unveiled a statue of education pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune in a ceremony Wednesday in the Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. The next day, a Heritage Foundation panel convened to discuss the legacy of Bethune and what her work means today to Americans, as well as the future of education in this country. Bethune, a… -
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New Video of Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting Just Adds to Bewilderment
The newly released surveillance video of police officers responding to a mass murder in progress at a school in Uvalde, Texas, does little to explain or justify the baffling actions of law enforcement. The video, obtained by the Austin American-Statesman, shows the teenage gunman while he was still outside Robb Elementary School, his entry into… -
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‘We, the Undersigned, Condemn Barrage of Racist, Vicious, and Ugly Personal Attacks’ on Clarence Thomas
White progressives do not have the moral authority to excommunicate a black man from his race because they disagree with him. And those—regardless of background—who join in the charade or remain silent are guilty of enabling this abuse. We, the undersigned, condemn the barrage of racist, vicious, and ugly personal attacks that we are witnessing… -
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Heritage Foundation Files Ethics Complaint Against Lawmaker for Smearing Expert Witness on Gun Control
The Heritage Foundation filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., who last month accused a Second Amendment expert with the Washington-based think tank of lying to Congress about the contents of firearms legislation. In the complaint filed with the Office of Congressional Ethics, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts accuses Porter of “knowingly and… -
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Head of Pregnancy Center Rebukes ‘Horrific’ Claims of Sen. Elizabeth Warren
The director of a crisis pregnancy center in Sacramento, California, ripped into “horrific” words from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a Fox News appearance early Thursday morning. “Her words are actually horrific,” Heidi Matzke, the executive director of Alternatives Pregnancy Center, told “Fox and Friends First” co-host Carley Shimkus. “Pregnancy centers throughout the entire country…