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The End of COVID-19
We don’t want Antifa and Black Lives Matter activists shutting down cities with riots, and we shouldn’t want truckers blockading roads either. In each case, as the rule of law is upheld, it is incumbent on those in power to also look at the root causes driving the unrest. American authorities seemed inclined to look… -
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Hillary Clinton’s Greatest Masterpiece
Hillary Clinton’s never-ending shenanigans in 2015 to 2016 could be summarized as an attempted slow-motion coup. Four years of national hysteria, a divided nation, and dangerous new tensions with Russia were some of the wages of Clinton’s machinations. Clinton hired a British national and ex-spy, Christopher Steele, to compile dirt on her election opponent, Donald… -
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The Great Joe Rogan N-Word Controversy
White popular podcaster Joe Rogan apologized after someone posted a 30-second compilation clip on YouTube of Rogan repeatedly saying the N-word. Rogan described his uses of the word, culled from 12 years of shows, as taken “out of context,” but still apologized, now insisting “there’s no context where a white person is ever allowed to… -
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Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Workers, Contractors Is Futile
Unable to force a $15 federal minimum wage across the entire country, the Biden administration issued an executive order, now implemented, requiring a $15 minimum wage for all federal workers and federal contractors. While the federal government can avoid some of the harmful effects of wage-setting by politicians, this executive order may provide a temporary—though… -
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Taiwan’s Free and Vibrant Economy Is a ‘Democratic Success Story’
Taiwan stands for freedom, transparency, accountability, and other democratic characteristics that clearly differentiate the island nation from China. Taiwan’s commitment to cultivating a free economy and a vibrant civil society through independent democratic institutions has unambiguously made the country a notable example for Asia and the world in terms of how an emerging country can… -
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Media Goes After Canadian Truckers’ Donors
Several major media outlets have run stories over the past few days on the identities of individuals funding the “Freedom Convoy,” including names of donors that leaked during a hack of crowdfunding site GiveSendGo. Hackers breached GiveSendGo late Sunday and leaked personal information of roughly 90,000 Freedom Convoy donors, including names, email handles, IP addresses, and… -
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‘Freedom Convoy’ Exposes Canada’s Hollow Liberal Universalism
Canada has seen its third week of so-called trucker protests that mostly have centered on downtown Ottawa, adjacent to Parliament. Last weekend, authorities ended the blocking of traffic on the Ambassador Bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan. And now Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will use the tools of its Emergencies Act to… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Congressman Demands Answers After Whistleblowers Allege Nurse Performed Abortions With Expired License, Turned ‘Blind Eye’ to Sex Trafficking
Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina is demanding explanations from the North Carolina Board of Nursing following reports that a nurse performed abortions after her medical license had expired and turned “a blind eye” to the sex trafficking of underage girls. “It has come to my attention that Deborah Jane Walsh, a nurse who operates… -
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Israel’s Laser Missile Defenses Show Promise for the Future
In response to increasing missile threats from regional terrorist groups, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that a new laser defense system will be deployed within a year to intercept incoming missile attacks. This news highlights the increasing pace of development and utility of using high-energy lasers—a directed energy weapon—for missile defense. Israel already deploys… -
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‘Red-Handed’ Author Peter Schweizer Reveals How China Captured America’s Elites
America’s elites are selling out their country to the Chinese Communist Party. Politicians, athletes, filmmakers, and others from the highest echelons of American society have apparently decided it is more profitable to kowtow to Beijing than it is to support their own country. So says Peter Schweizer, author of the new book “Red-Handed: How American… -
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Nixonian Political Dirty Tricks, the Sequel
“Dirty tricks” was a term used to describe the behavior of operatives within the Nixon administration to smear the reputations of opponents and undermine the appeal of certain politicians. Fifty years ago, these dirty tricks included a false allegation that Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson, D-Wash., had fathered an illegitimate child with a 17-year-old girl and… -
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Far Left Attempts to Dehumanize Pregnancy
A recent article in Ms. magazine describes pregnancy as more like a disease than a natural part of a woman’s life. The headline states: “Pregnancy and Childbirth Endanger Women’s Lives and Health: ‘Pregnancy Is Not a Benign Condition.’” Reading the piece, the message becomes clear—the abortion industry will say whatever it has to say to… -
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School Security Guards Block Mom From Board Meeting: ‘They Didn’t Want to Hear Our Voice’
A mom of four children in Prince William County, Virginia, says security guards blocked parents from entering Wednesday’s school board meeting and physically removed another mother from even entering the building. Merianne Jensen, whose Feb. 2 speech to the school board against mask mandates went viral, arrived an hour early to attend Wednesday’s meeting. But… -
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What This Reporter in Canada With Truckers Is Seeing
Nate Hochman is on the ground in Canada reporting on the unfolding situation with the “Freedom Convoy” protests. National Review’s Hochman joins this bonus episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to paint a picture of what’s really going on, regardless of what the corporate media says. Listen to the podcast below or read the lightly… -
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Democrats Lose Trust as Pandemic Fatigue Seeps Into Culture Wars, Poll Finds
Democrats are losing the culture wars in key areas, a Politico-Morning Consult poll released Wednesday found, due in part to pandemic fatigue and distrust in the federal government’s COVID-19 response. Although Democratic voters are still divided on the issue, the majority of voters are in favor of lifting mask mandates, the polling data shows. “Democratic… -
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A 40% Fatherless Nation?
In 1941, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States entered World War II, there were 2,515,427 babies born in this country. Of those babies, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 95,700—or 3.8%—were born to unmarried mothers. The traditional family led by a mother and father was a foundational fact… -
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This Religious Prosecution in Finland Could Be ‘Harbinger’ for Other Democracies
A court in Finland heard final arguments this week in the prosecution of a member of Parliament and a Lutheran bishop for expressing opposition to same-sex marriage. Charged under Finland’s “ethnic agitation law” are Päivi Räsänen, a member of Parliament who also is a medical doctor and former interior minister, and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola…. -
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5 Takeaways From Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom
The 2022 Index of Economic Freedom—a cross-country study by The Heritage Foundation measuring the economic governance and entrepreneurial environments of 177 countries—went public Monday. The key message? Economic freedom matters more than ever. Heritage’s annual index has tracked economic freedom around the world since 1995. Nations committed to limited government and free enterprise score the… -
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EXCLUSIVE: National Advocacy Groups Sound Alarm, Call on Arizona Republicans to Oppose State LGBTQ Bill
National family and culture advocacy organizations are targeting an Arizona LGBTQ bill, warning state lawmakers that the legislation does not protect religious liberty and enshrines sexual orientation and gender identity into law as protected categories. “No Arizonan should be forced to live in a society that denies the biological differences of men and women,” says… -
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US-China Tensions and the Fight Over Semiconductor Supply Chains
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt production and distribution, Western countries must reassess the geostrategic risks of global supply chains. This is a prime opportunity for the United States to show leadership. Supply chains are increasingly at the center of the technological cold war between the U.S. and China—none more so than the semiconductor…