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Roe v. Wade: Days of Abortion on Demand Could Be Numbered
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that could result in the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. While the nine justices considered the future of the country’s abortion laws, thousands of Americans gathered outside the court to express their views on the subject. Melanie… -
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Why It’s Likely That Supreme Court Will Overturn Roe v. Wade
The days of abortion on demand could be numbered. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case in which the high court could overturn its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade and send power back to the states to determine their own abortion laws. “I feel like the Supreme Court right now has… -
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Heritage Foundation’s New President Talks Conservative Agenda With House GOP Group
In his first day on the job, The Heritage Foundation’s new president, Kevin Roberts, told a group of House Republicans what their shared policy goals should be. “No disrespect to those of you who stand for election, but the most important thing we’re going to achieve is that we’ll look back 10 years from now, and… -
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High Court Hears Arguments in Biggest Abortion Case Since Roe. Here Are Key Takeaways.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act. The law bans most abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation. The time allotted for each side was extended so that newly appointed U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar could participate and include the Biden… -
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What I Saw at the Supreme Court as Justices Heard a Major Abortion Case
Large crowds of protesters gathered early on a chilly Wednesday morning in Washington as the Supreme Court prepared to hear a monumental abortion case. As is typical in these abortion protests, pro-abortion activists gathered on the left side of the Supreme Court building while pro-life activists gathered on the right side. Leaders and activists on… -
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Taxing Wealth Is Sure-Fire Way to End Up With Less Wealthy Society
In 1696, England instituted a window tax, which determined household taxes based on the number of windows in the home. The tax was intended to target wealthier households who would theoretically have more windows in their homes. The tax was ineffective. To avoid paying the tax, new buildings included fewer windows and citizens bricked up… -
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An ‘Abundance of Caution’ Mentality Leads to Tyranny
This week, governments around the globe spun into full-scale panic thanks to the revelation of the so-called omicron variant of COVID-19. As of this writing, we know that omicron is likely more transmissible than prior variants. We have no evidence, however, that omicron is more deadly. To the contrary, Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chairwoman of the… -
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Nonconformity Is the New Threat to Health Professionals
With a loss of health care workers from stress, burnout, and vaccine mandates, hospitals are scrambling to keep beds open and retain licensed health professionals. Unfortunately, national professional associations are threatening licensed health professionals with disciplinary action or loss of licensure for questioning recommendations from government agencies, especially the Food and Drug Administration and the… -
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Why These 21 Americans Say Supreme Court Should Overturn Roe v. Wade
A pro-life crowd including students, mothers, feminists, conservatives, liberals, and Democrats as well as Republicans gathered outside the Supreme Court building Wednesday as the sun rose over Washington. Americans traveled to the Supreme Court from across the country to express their views on abortion and call for the nine justices to overturn the court's 1973… -
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Dispelling 3 Common Myths About Abortion
With the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case before the Supreme Court and the ongoing litigation over the Texas heartbeat law, the issue of abortion looms large in our national discourse. Too often, pro-abortion actors make claims that are simply not true, and those claims are repeated without challenge in the media. Therefore, it’s… -
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CNN’s Ouster of Chris Cuomo Better Late Than Never
CNN’s dramatic and insurmountable conflict of interest of using Chris Cuomo as a “news anchor” just keeps getting more ridiculous. Thousands of pages of evidence emerged Tuesday from the investigation of New York Attorney General Letitia James into ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Once again, it underlined that his brother, Chris Cuomo, didn’t have a line of… -
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Welcome to Mark Zuckerberg’s New Dystopia: the Metaverse
Americans are familiar with the idea of a dystopian future, dominated by an inescapable metaverse and ruled over by Big Tech overlords. Films such as “Blade Runner” and “Minority Report” depict a world conquered by technology and the terrifying consequences. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he wants to take that world… -
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Fact-Blockers
I’ve reported how Facebook censors me. Now I’ve learned that it also censors environmentalist Michael Shellenberger, statistician Bjorn Lomborg, and former New York Times columnist John Tierney. Facebook’s “fact-checkers” claim we spread “misinformation.” In my new video, Tierney argues that the “people guilty of spreading misinformation are Facebook and its fact-checkers.” He’s right. Facebook doesn’t… -
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Abortion Is About Our Core National Values
The Supreme Court will hear this week Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. At issue is the law in Mississippi that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. A decision finding the Mississippi law constitutional will fundamentally change the abortion regime in our country, defined by Roe v. Wade since 1973. Roe said the mother… -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Demand Google Stop Censoring Pro-Life Ads
Republican lawmakers are again demanding that Google cease censoring abortion pill reversal ads from the pro-life organization Live Action. “We are deeply disappointed that you have not reversed Google’s unjust decision to censor life-saving information on abortion pill reversal,” wrote Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado, and Rep. Jim Banks of… -
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Mike Pence Predicts That ‘Tide Has Turned for Pro-Life Movement’
The day before the Supreme Court was to hear a major abortion case challenging Roe v. Wade, former Vice President Mike Pence predicted that “the tide has turned for the pro-life movement” and “life is winning across America.” “I have long believed that a society can be judged by how it deals with its most… -
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Biden’s Spending Plan Makes Americans Even More Dependent on Government
President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan aims to build, sure enough. That is, build atop the massive amount of welfare that the federal government doles out. Right now, there are a huge number of Americans simply not working, as most Americans know, given the huge number of “help wanted” signs in front of businesses… -
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A Major Abortion Case Goes Before the Supreme Court. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a major abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know about the facts of the case, what’s at stake, and how to think about this consequential moment. Explaining the Moment Life is our most basic human freedom, and it… -
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Remember Baby J: Empower Women, Protect Life
The eyes of the world will be on the Supreme Court as the justices convene Wednesday to hear oral arguments in a potentially landmark abortion case. This is a critical moment for the pro-life movement, which has fought for decades to secure any legal protections for unborn babies. The decision in the case, Dobbs v…. -
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A Brief Guide to Leftist Destruction
To understand the modern world, perhaps the most important rule one needs to know is this: Everything the left touches it ruins. This first became clear to me years ago during my radio show. I was talking about the left’s war on the Boy Scouts (for not accepting announced gay people). It was becoming clear…