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Educating Students About Victims of Communism
Many Americans today assume that the threat of communism subsided with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, but “we continue to see communist and socialist regimes pop up and spread not only in Latin America—for example, in Venezuela and Nicaragua—but around the world,” says Ambassador Andrew Bremberg, president and CEO of the Victims of… -
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What Is the Root Cause of Our Supply Chain Problems?
Americans across the nation are feeling the effects of an unprecedented supply chain crisis. Prices for everyday essentials like milk and gas have skyrocketed and public officials are warning people to start buying their Christmas gifts now. But what is causing all of these supply chain issues? And how do we get out of this… -
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US Must Defend Taiwan’s Independence
Foreign policy is most effective when it strikes a balance between idealism and realism that gains the support of a majority of the American people. When foreign policy becomes either too idealistic or too “realistic,” public support wanes. Consider Afghanistan. Today it stands as an embarrassing failure of U.S. policy. The more idealistic elements of… -
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Vaccine Mandates Decimating Police Forces Across US
As crime rates surge, so are vaccine mandates—and resistance by police to those mandates. That means major cities across the United States risk losing one-third or more of their police forces, hesitant about getting the COVID-19 shot. In Chicago, more than 4,500 employees of the Chicago Police Department—about one-third of both officers and civilian employees—refused… -
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3 Takeaways From AG Garland’s House Panel Testimony on Virginia School Rape Case, Conflict of Interest
Attorney General Merrick Garland denied any knowledge Thursday of a highly publicized Northern Virginia school rape case and suggested that he called for federal investigations of parents without independently confirming a purported spike in threats made to school boards and teachers. During the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Republican lawmakers grilled the attorney general… -
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‘Complete Open Border Is Just Not Sustainable,’ Border Chief Ousted by Biden Says
As a onetime U.S. Border Patrol chief, Rodney Scott previously kept his questions and objections about policies he considered unsustainable to himself. But now, after the Biden administration ousted the nearly three-decade agency veteran, Scott is speaking out. “We have to be able to control the border to simply know who and what is coming… -
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Homeland Security Chief Mayorkas ‘Has to Resign,’ Sen. Rick Scott Says
Sen. Rick Scott is calling for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign, charging that he lied to members of Congress and the American public about the security of the border. Two former senior officials of Mayorkas’ department who served in both the Obama and Trump administrations agree Mayorkas should either resign or be fired. … -
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CDC Says 5 Year Olds Will Still Need to Wear Masks After Vaccine Is Approved for Kids
Students as young as 5 years old may still need to wear masks in school after the COVID-19 vaccine is approved for children ages 5-11, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said in a White House briefing Wednesday. Walensky did not discuss if or when children would not be required to wear… -
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US Partnership With Romania Is Strong, but Could Be More Practical
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited “stalwart NATO ally” Romania on Oct. 20 to discuss a range of key bilateral issues. Austin noted that the two nations have built a relationship that’s based on “mutual trust, respect, and the political will to advance our common defense objectives.” Indeed, Romania, dubbed as a “role-model NATO ally” by a senior defense… -
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Proposed Electric Vehicle Tax Credits Benefit Unions, Wealthy Individuals—Not Environment
True to the image of a stereotypical car salesmen, President Joe Biden and congressional leadership are pitching a multitrillion-dollar spending package that they say won’t cost middle-class Americans a dime. That’s like telling someone who came to the dealership to buy a Honda that they can have a Mercedes instead. Sure, if the dealership backloads… -
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Twitter Mob Comes for Dave Chappelle. It’s Time to Realize It Isn’t as Powerful as It Thinks.
Perennially persecuted comedy legend Dave Chappelle is under fire yet again. The controversy began after his latest special “The Closer” aired on Netflix. Chappelle, with his usual brand of acerbic humor, made a series of jokes that ran afoul of transgender ideology. Chappelle is no stranger to controversy. His 2019 special “Sticks & Stones” faced… -
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US Military Is ‘Right There on the Edge.’ Here’s What’s Driving Its ‘Marginal’ Status.
With aging equipment, a lack of adequate funding, and limited production capabilities, the U.S. military is ranked “marginal” at best. That’s the conclusion of the 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength, an annual report from The Heritage Foundation that assesses the status of the military and the global threat level to the United States, which… -
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Has COVID-19 Changed Dating Game Forever?
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, dating apps saw a surge in usage. In March 2020, Dating.com reported online dating was up 82%. Forbes reports that from March to May 2020, OkCupid saw dates increase by 700%. With more people using platforms such as Zoom or Bubble video calls to go on first… -
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Rubio Delays Vote on Biden Nominee Over ‘Defense of Infanticide’
Sen. Marco Rubio has delayed a committee vote on President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead global health development at the U.S. Agency for International Development, citing the nominee’s past comments on gruesome partial-birth abortion techniques. “Atul Gawande’s defense of infanticide is disqualifying,” the Florida Republican said in a statement. “Infanticide should be condemned, not celebrated,… -
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Cowardly to the Core: Apple’s App Store Bows to China’s War on Faith
It was reported last week that a Bible app and a Quran app had been removed from Apple’s App Store in China amid pressure from the Chinese government. That’s hardly surprising behavior from the Chinese Communist Party. But now, an American company has been enlisted to do Beijing’s dirty work. The watchdog group Apple Censorship was the… -
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UN Health Special Rapporteur Supports Abortion at Expense of Women’s Health
The United Nation’s top health czar presented her debut report to the international assembly on Oct. 20. While the COVID-19 pandemic provides a point of departure for the presentation, the report’s real focus was abortion. Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng is the new U.N. special rapporteur on the right to physical and mental health. Her report focuses on the topic of women’s “sexual and reproductive health rights.” Such reports from international officials may seem irrelevant to pro-life Americans, but… -
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Heritage’s Index of US Military Strength Finds Marines ‘Strong,’ Air Force ‘Weak,’ Army and Navy ‘Marginal’
The U.S. military is only “marginally” prepared to defend America’s interests at a time when adversaries are ramping up military capabilities, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength released Wednesday. Heritage’s analysis examined each branch of the military, as well as America’s nuclear capability. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet… -
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New York City to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for Entire City Workforce
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that all New York City municipal workers would be required to have a COVID-19 vaccination. All municipal employees, including police and firefighters, will have until Oct. 29 to receive their first shot or risk losing their jobs, according to de Blasio. City employees will receive an additional $500 in… -
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New Study Confirms What Women Seek in Good Provider
Nearly three years ago, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made the following statement: “Study after study has shown that when men make less than women, women generally don’t want to marry them. Maybe they should want to marry them, but they don’t.” Carlson was vilified for those comments, but a recent study proves that in some significant… -
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What’s Inside Democrats’ 2,465-Page $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill?
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending package gives the IRS permission, and funding, to snoop on nearly every American’s bank account, Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action for America, says. The “Biden administration is asking Congress to go … weaponize the IRS to spy on Americans,” Anderson says. The future of the bill is unclear after…