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4 Keys to What’s Next in Afghanistan as 13 US Service Members Die in Attack
A deadly terrorist attack Thursday outside Kabul’s international airport demonstrate that U.S. evacuation efforts there, as well as the general situation in Afghanistan, are deteriorating. Here’s a look at what lies ahead in the hastily executed U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years there to prevent more terrorist attacks like those that occurred on… -
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New Chief Chaplain at Harvard an Atheist
Harvard University has selected a man who does not believe in God to be the school’s chief chaplain. Chief Chaplain Greg Epstein is the author of “Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe.” He also serves as Harvard’s humanist chaplain, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's humanist chaplain, and as convener for ethical life at… -
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Report: ISIS-K Militants Surround Kabul Airport, More Attacks ‘Likely’
Hundreds of ISIS-K militants have surrounded the Kabul airport and are expected to conduct more attacks, a source familiar with the situation told Fox News. “Hundreds of ISIS-K in the vicinity, attacks likely to continue,” the source told Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich. Twelve U.S. service members were killed and 15 were injured in explosions outside the… -
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Does America Still Work?
For nearly two years, Americans have engaged in a great woke experiment of cannibalizing themselves. American civilization has invested massive labor, capital, and time in an effort to constantly flagellate itself for not being perfect. Yet America’s resilience and its resources are not infinite. We are now beginning to see the consequences of what happens… -
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Supreme Court Latest to Strike Down Biden’s Immigration Policies
It was another bad day in court for President Joe Biden. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the administration to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols implemented by Biden’s predecessor. Since the day he entered office, Biden has stifled immigration enforcement, resulting in historic numbers of aliens entering the country illegally. States, fed up with the fallout from these negligent policies, have sued to reinstate Trump-era… -
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Biden Isn’t Using All Available Resources to Rescue Americans in Afghanistan, Lawmakers Say
Rep. Mike Waltz, a colonel in the National Guard and a decorated Green Beret, is frustrated with what he describes as the State Department’s “risk aversion,” which he blames for preventing the military from quickly locating and rescuing all Americans still stranded in Afghanistan. With the evacuation window beginning to close, the Florida Republican is… -
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Back to (What Kind of) School? Transgenderism, Yes; Testing, No
When I was in public school, a TV ad asked: “It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your children are?” Here’s a better question for today: “Do you know what your children are being taught and exposed to in their schools?” This summer’s controversy over the teaching of critical race theory and whether to wear… -
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Cuomo Ducked Impeachment, but These Governors Didn’t
Andrew Cuomo left the New York governor’s mansion in disgrace this week after multiple controversies, including his poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as credible allegations that he sexually harassed 11 female state employees. Cuomo, who was in his third term, resigned before facing near-certain impeachment in the New York State Assembly and… -
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Where Are America’s ‘Feminists’ Fighting for Afghan Women?
After four years of marching in the streets and claiming “oppression” under President Donald Trump, many of the country’s so-called feminists are conspicuously silent about the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. Worse, some of those who aren’t silent are instead using their platforms to attack conservatives… -
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YouTube Yanks Over 1 Million COVID-19 Videos It Deems ‘Dangerous’
YouTube has removed more than 1 million videos on its platform containing alleged misinformation related to COVID-19. The Google-owned company announced the figure in a blog post Wednesday, “Perspective: Tackling Misinformation on YouTube,” written by Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer. “Since last February, we’ve removed over 1 million videos related to dangerous coronavirus information, like false… -
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Cable ‘News’ Channels Could Use More News
The heartbreaking scenes of suffering in Kabul are the kind of “hard news” that many Americans find compelling. But on most days, many Americans don’t find “hard news” a compelling thing to watch. People would rather be entertained. Even political junkies want to be entertained—with political hot takes. A new Media Research Center study of… -
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Energy and Climate Regulations in California Are ‘Green Jim Crow’
For decades, California has been viewed as a vanguard state, a province that leads America on things like entertainment, fashion, and politics. No longer. Instead, California has become a state to be rebuked, a place where a small group of regulators and politicians—with the full backing of the state’s powerful environmental groups—have created “a new… -
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Welcome to the Forever Pandemic
This week, as President Joe Biden attempted desperately to distract from his ongoing surrender in Afghanistan and the attendant chaos in its wake, the White House turned its eyes once again to the issue of COVID-19. On Monday, Biden pressed private industry to mandate vaccination, stating, “Do what I did last month, require your employees… -
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For Brits, Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle Is a Betrayal
When President Joe Biden addressed the American people on the Afghanistan withdrawal last Friday, we were witnessing the death spiral of one of the most calamitous U.S. administrations of modern times. This presidency is sinking faster than the Titanic, increasingly friendless on the world stage, and looking like easy prey to America’s enemies, from Beijing to Moscow. Biden appeared confused, angry, incoherent, and… -
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Congress Should Fund Stronger Efforts to Block Imports Made With Forced Labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued 13 withhold release orders against imports from China since 2018 to stop goods produced with forced labor from entering the U.S. market. Those orders largely focus on goods from the Xinjiang province, where millions of Uyghur Muslims face what the U.S. government identified as ongoing genocide and crimes… -
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How Might China Exploit Afghanistan Debacle?
In the rarified atmosphere of Washington, the debacle unfolding in Afghanistan has led as much to questions of how China might exploit this as it has analysis and discussion of what is ongoing in Kabul. One regularly asked question is whether Beijing will feel emboldened to invade Taiwan, either because the U.S. is preoccupied with… -
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Biden Living in ‘Fantasyland’ on Afghanistan Pullout, Sen. Joni Ernst Says
President Joe Biden is moving ahead with plans to evacuate all U.S. citizens and troops from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, providing the Taliban does not interfere with the evacuation. But Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a combat veteran, says she does not see how it’s possible to meet that deadline. The notion that Americans and our… -
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Harris Assails China’s Bid to ‘Coerce,’ ‘Intimidate’ South China Sea Neighbors
In Singapore on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris scolded China for trying to bully its neighbors in the South China Sea region. The vice president said that China “continues to coerce, to intimidate, and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea.” “Beijing’s actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and… -
opinion
Time to Revitalize Pursuit of US-Kenya Free Trade Agreement
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, seven Republican senators have underscored the importance of resuming the negotiation of a bilateral U.S.-Kenya trade agreement. The Aug. 20 letter highlighted that a free trade pact with Kenya would be “the appropriate next step in recognizing and strengthening relations, economic opportunities, and a security partnership… -
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Iran Looms Large Over Biden’s Talks With Israeli Prime Minister
Although Washington’s attention has been riveted on Afghanistan, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s visit to the Oval Office on Aug. 26 will prompt the Biden administration to refocus on the slow-motion Iran nuclear crisis, which is fast approaching a critical juncture. Iran’s nuclear brinkmanship has reached dangerous proportions. Not only has Tehran violated the 2015…