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opinion
Why the Sudden Hunter Biden Epiphany at Washington Post?
Just when you thought the Hunter Biden scandals had died in darkness, The Washington Post published more than 6,300 words on March 30 admitting that a notable fraction of his laptop contents was authentic. Why now? Why not last year? Why did liberal outlets act like everyone expressing concern about Biden was a Trump-adoring kook?… -
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Conservatives Need to Take Better Advantage of Gifts From Far Left
According to Pew, the so-called progressive left makes up only 6% of the American population and 12% of the Democratic Party. This small group is overwhelmingly white (nearly 70%), young, and highly educated. They are also extremely engaged politically, voting and donating to candidates at a higher rate than almost any other political grouping. And… -
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What We Know About Judge Jackson’s Record in Child Porn Sentences
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s sentencing pattern in child pornography cases was one of the big issues raised in last week’s multiday confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Clarity on this issue is needed before the committee, and then the full Senate, make their decision regarding Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Federal law distinguishes among three… -
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Biden Doubles Down on Radical ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Kids
Thursday, the final day of Women’s History Month, was dubbed the Transgender Day of Visibility by whatever star chamber makes up those sorts of things. Given the trans-saturated news, however, the day is about as necessary as calling for a Will Smith Day of Visibility on the morning after the Oscars. The fight between Florida… -
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Is Your State Ready for Roe to Go?
Every spring, as the end of the Supreme Court’s term approaches, judicial watchers around the country wait on pins and needles, usually for one or two opinions in particular. This year, that feeling is amplified as we anticipate the decision for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the first direct challenge to Roe v. Wade… -
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‘Unprecedented’: Conservative Lawyers Condemn Coordinated Effort to Discredit Clarence Thomas
Conservative attorneys slammed Democratic lawmakers’ attempts to pressure Justice Clarence Thomas into recusing himself from certain cases over his wife’s political activism. “The left’s partisan crusade to force Justice Thomas off of cases is not based on real recusal standards but on politics,” Carrie Severino, president of Judicial Crisis Network, said in a statement to… -
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No, Biden, US Inflation Rose Long Before Putin’s Invasion
President Joe Biden has yet another inflation scapegoat: the war in Ukraine. On March 10, in response to new data showing year-on-year inflation hitting 7.9%, Biden characterized the jump as “Putin’s price hike,” pinning 14 months of inflation on a 2-week-old war. This administration needs to quit the excuses and get to work reversing the… -
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Censorship of Hunter Biden’s Laptop Confirms Need to Rein in Big Tech or Cease to Be Free People
On the precipice of the regime-defining 2020 presidential election, Facebook and Twitter committed their “Pearl Harbor attack” against the incumbent president, Donald Trump, and in dutiful favor of the regnant regime’s favored candidate, Joe Biden. In an October move that would presage the collapse of the “public”-“private” distinction during the Biden presidency—as seen in press… -
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Remembering Kip Hawley
Last week, we lost a respected leader in the homeland security community and friend of The Heritage Foundation. Edmund “Kip” Hawley, former administrator of the Transportation Security Administration under President George W. Bush, died at his home in Pacific Grove, California, on March 21. He was 68. Hawley helped to establish the TSA—and later served… -
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Recuse Yourself, Joe Biden
If we’re going to create transparently idiotic, partisan standards on the fly, they should be applied to everyone in government. If Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has an ethical obligation to recuse himself from all cases related to the Jan. 6 riots because his wife, Ginni, has opinions on the matter, as most Democrats now… -
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March for Life Marches On in Hopes of a Post-Roe World
The Supreme Court is considering the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has the potential to severely limit or eliminate access to abortion. Each year since 1974, the March for Life has made its way peacefully through the nation’s capital, its hosts of participants calling for an end to abortion on demand,… -
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20 More Questions Ketanji ‘I’m Not a Biologist’ Brown Jackson Probably Can’t Answer
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on the nomination of federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on April 4. The nomination likely will be forwarded to the full Senate with no recommendation on an 11-11 committee vote, with all the Republicans on the panel against it and all the Democrats in favor. As much as… -
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History Should Be Our Guide in Ukraine
There are several historical referents we should keep in mind about the Ukraine war. First, no-fly zones: Lots of Westerners are calling for NATO aircraft to establish a no-fly zone above Ukraine to stop Russian bombing of Ukrainian cities. That’s a terrible idea. Russian planes can still launch missiles from the nearby airspace of Russia… -
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Sen. Rick Scott: GOP Must Be More Than ‘Speed Bump’ on Road to Socialism
The “militant left” has gained control of virtually every one of the nation’s institutions, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said Thursday, arguing that Republicans have to be more than a “speed bump on the road to America’s socialism and collapse.” “I’m a business guy,” Scott said in outlining an 11-point plan for conservative governance during a… -
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YouTube Bans St. Louis Talk Radio Station’s Channel for Discussing Election Integrity
The censor-happy goons at YouTube are at it again, but this time they struck a little too close to home. The Big Tech streaming platform banned St. Louis radio station NewsTalk STL’s YouTube channel after it posted an interview with me discussing the 2020 election and the need for election integrity legislation on the channel. … -
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As Putin’s New Iron Curtain Falls, Here’s How US Can Help Part It
While the international community grapples with the millions of Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn nation, there has been a quieter exodus of middle-class Russian citizens fleeing their country since the beginning of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s second invasion of Ukraine. It’s been estimated that roughly 200,000 Russians have already left the country, traveling anywhere that… -
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Hollywood Face-Slaps Conservatives
Goodness! What a night. During the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, actor Will Smith walked up to the stage and face-slapped comedian Chris Rock. When Smith returned to his seat, he unleashed a profanity-laced tirade—muted by the show’s producer—at Rock. What did Rock do to warrant the attack? He told a joke about Smith’s… -
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Biden’s Bid to Transform Federal Judiciary in Full Swing
President Joe Biden took office in January 2021 with clear instructions about undoing his predecessor’s impact on the federal judiciary. Weeks earlier, more than 70 liberal groups issued a statement urging Biden to appoint judges who would advance “the administration’s priorities” on a range of issues. Their demand became Biden’s plan and, while a lot… -
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs 3 Bills on Abortion, Child Sex Changes, and Women’s Sports
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed three bills Wednesday restricting abortion, child sex-change surgeries, and male participation in women’s sports. Ducey signed a bill into law banning gender-reassignment surgeries for minors, which makes exceptions for children born with sex disorders or other medically verifiable issues. The legislation specifies a long list of surgeries doctors cannot perform on children, including mastectomies,… -
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Sold! Tennessee Auctioneers Score Win in Occupational Licensing Case
Opponents of occupational licensing secured a victory this week in their battle against excessive state regulations that erect barriers to competition in various fields. One of those opponents, who knows full well the burdensome effects of occupational licensing, is Will McLemore. In 2006, he started McLemore Auction Co. as one of the first online auction…