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Long-Suffering Cuban People Yearn for Economic Freedom
Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets, demanding greater economic freedom and an end to the country’s socialist dictatorship. The rallies, quite notable for a country that limits and suppresses dissent, unambiguously stem from a deepening economic crisis, particularly worsened by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not surprising that after decades of suffering from… -
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Unprecedented Protests in Cuba Deserve America’s Support
The people of Cuba stood up on Sunday and took to the streets to demand liberty and an end to 62 years of communist oppression. Thousands took part in unprecedented protests in at least a dozen cities throughout the island. The term “historical” is so overused it has become a cliché, but it applies perfectly… -
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Son Honors Father’s Legacy and Reminds Us to Prioritize These 3 Quintessential Values
Faith, family, and freedom. The late Sen. William L. Armstrong cherished these values throughout his life as a successful businessman, political leader, and university president. Today, Armstrong’s son Wil is honoring his father’s legacy with the William L. Armstrong Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a difference in America’s culture through business, politics,… -
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We Hear You: National Archives Goes Woke and Campuses Hush Pro-Life Voices
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience was none too happy to learn that the National Archives sees "structural racism" in the nation's founding. See what you think as we dip into this and other topics in the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I am appalled after reading Jarrett Stepman’s commentary article about the… -
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Mom Says School Board Threatened to Sue Her for Seeking Public Information on Critical Race Theory in Curriculum
Nicole Solas was surprised to find her name listed on the meeting agenda of her local school board, especially since it said the board was considering taking legal action against her in response to her many requests for public records. The Rhode Island mother of two began filing records requests with the South Kingstown School… -
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Don’t Force My Church to Pay for Abortions
Imagine, 75 years ago, some British officer lining up a group of young Indian children against a wall in Bombay, handing some bullets to Mahatma Gandhi, and ordering him to load soldiers’ rifles so that they could execute the youngsters. Would you expect Gandhi to go along with that? Why would an officer even give… -
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Teachers Unions Push Critical Race Theory in Schools, Urge Defiance of State Laws Against It
“Critical race theory is not taught in elementary schools or high schools,” the head of America’s second-largest teachers union insisted Tuesday. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said that what you think is critical race theory is actually just “teaching students accurate history.” The very next day, however, Weingarten introduced a presentation by Ibram… -
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Should Congress Legalize Illegal Aliens Through a Budget Process? Consider These 7 Points
Congressional Democrats are considering breaking budget rules to enact controversial changes to immigration law. President Joe Biden has endorsed using the so-called budget reconciliation process to enact his multitrillion spending agenda, which would allow Congress to pass spending and tax increases along party lines, bypassing the filibuster in the evenly divided Senate. But Democrats threaten… -
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Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in Government
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill Friday that prohibits the instruction of critical race theory in the state’s local governments. House Bill 2906 prevents “the state and any local governments from requiring their employees to engage in orientation, training or therapy that suggest an employee is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether… -
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Woke Reviews of Pixar’s ‘Luca’ Attack Male Friendship
“Luca,” a new animated film from Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios, has charmed viewers with its coming-of-age tale about two sea monster boys living on the Italian Riviera, who spend a summer forming a deep and powerful bond of friendship. But some woke film critics, who insist on reading LGBTQ undertones into the perfectly innocent film,… -
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Trump’s Lawsuits Against Big Tech Will Go ‘All the Way’ to Supreme Court, Backers Say
Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuits against censorship by Big Tech companies likely will reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the leaders of a public policy group backing the legal action say. “Ultimately, we are going to take [the case] all the way,” Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, said in a… -
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On ‘The View,’ McCain Shone as Rare Journalist Who Asked Liberals Tough Questions
Meghan McCain is leaving “The View.” One assumes that regular readers of editorial pages and political magazines aren’t exactly the prime audience for a daytime television show. And one also assumes that a not insignificant number of Republicans aren’t fans of McCain because of her sharp criticism of former President Donald Trump. Yet I think… -
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Rubio, Hobby Lobby Face Criticism After Sharing Bible Verses
What’s wrong with good old-fashioned “God and country” patriotism and referencing the Good Book? Apparently, it’s so offensive some won’t stand for it. Exhibit A is the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s criticism of Hobby Lobby for something it has done since 1995, which is run a full-page ad in newspapers on Independence Day. Sunday’s ad was titled… -
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Florida’s DeSantis: America’s Great Right Hope
Democratic Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gavin Newsom of California, and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan shatter everything they touch. Ron DeSantis, conversely, seems to get everything right. The Florida Republican has emerged as America’s governor. “We’re standing with our folks. We’re going to do the right thing. We leaned into it, and we stood strong,”… -
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New Social Media Platform Gettr Says No to Cancel Culture, Yes to Free Speech
Amid the debates over Big Tech companies and censorship, a new social media platform has emerged to champion free speech. The platform Gettr officially launched July 4 with a mission of “fighting cancel culture, promoting commonsense, defending free speech, challenging social media monopolies, and creating a true marketplace of ideas,” according to the platform’s website…. -
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The Costs of Biden’s Big Government
It is one of the unfortunate ironies coming out of the Biden administration that, with all the obsession about so-called equity, policies it is putting forth will only hurt the very low-income Americans it pretends to want to help. The Biden administration is growing government at a record pace. If what it wants is opportunity… -
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San Francisco Political Leaders Out of Touch as City Descends Into Lawlessness
If you don’t like the explosion of violent crime, you’re a racist. That’s the message sent by a top aide to the San Francisco district attorney to a self-described “Democrat” who had said on Twitter that the jump in crime had made people afraid for their lives and dubious about the city’s future. The Democrat… -
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Economist Sowell’s Long March From Marxism to Free Markets—With a Little Help From His Friends Friedman and Hayek
The following is the second of three excerpts from Jason Riley’s new book “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell,” about the iconoclastic economist. The book is available here. When Thomas Sowell arrived at the University of Chicago in the fall of 1959 to begin his Ph.D. studies, economist Milton Friedman had been on the faculty for… -
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‘Minneapolis Effect’ Caused Last Year’s Spike in Violent Crime
The spike in violent crime last year was a serious departure from recent crime patterns over the last several decades. In fact, 2020 was likely the deadliest year for gun-related homicides since 1999. According to the Gun Violence Archive, more than 19,000 people died of gun violence in 2020. This spike was particularly acute in major cities across… -
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El Salvador Is the First Country to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender
El Salvador passed a new law last month that makes bitcoin national legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar. This means Salvadorans can pay their taxes in bitcoin and use it for any debt or purchase. While this is the first time a country has made a cryptocurrency legal tender, El Salvador continues a long tradition of governments recognizing that currencies freely chosen by the people are often better than the government’s product. Political leaders should return to that tradition by embracing innovations in currency, payments,…