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Left Started Culture Wars, Sen. Tom Cotton Says, and ‘Normal Americans Expect Us to Stand Up and Fight Back’
The GOP didn’t start the culture wars, Sen. Tom Cotton told The Daily Caller News Foundation, but they owe it to “normal Americans” to “stand up” and “fight back.” “The liberals have been waging a culture war on normal Americans for a very long time now, and it’s well past time now for all Republicans… -
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Supreme Court Leaves Unlawful, Unconstitutional Eviction Moratorium Intact
The Supreme Court’s decision to leave in place the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s unlawful, unconstitutional eviction moratorium poses a threat to the rule of law, federalism, and fundamental constitutional rights. Justice Brett Kavanaugh perplexingly agreed with the court majority to leave this moratorium in place, despite acknowledging that the CDC’s edict is indeed… -
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Why This Veteran Worries Wokeness Is Poisoning Our Military
Jason Beardsley served his country in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Special Forces before taking the helm as executive director of the Association of the United States Navy. Today, he’s speaking out to urge military leaders to focus on their primary mission of defending America—not advancing the left’s woke agenda. Beardsley recently wrote… -
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I Read Robin DiAngelo’s New Book on ‘Nice Racism.’ Here Are 3 Takeaways.
As the battle over critical race theory heats up around the country, it’s important to examine the thinkers who have done the most to launch the woke revolution on our elite institutions. Two figures show up more than anyone else. One is Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University… -
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After Lauding Ngo’s Book About Antifa, Mumford Musician Leaves Band
As part of its ongoing campaign to become the most reviled group in America, Antifa branched out from its usual behavior of smashing windows and beating people to engaging in some good old-fashioned cancel culture. This week’s victim was Winston Marshall, former Mumford & Sons guitarist and banjo player, who was forced to leave the band after praising journalist Andy Ngo for his new book “Unmasked:… -
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal of Christian Florist in Same-Sex Wedding Case
The Supreme Court on Friday announced it had declined to review the case of a Christian florist in Washington state involving same-sex marriage, again punting on major constitutional questions involving religious freedom. Justices Neil Gorsuch, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito expressed support for hearing the case, but to take a case requires the votes of at… -
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Despite Controversies, We Need to Encourage Voluntary Military Service
Just in time for July Fourth, The Heritage Foundation released a citizen’s guide that encourages youth to consider serving in America’s armed forces. >>> The Daily Signal is the news and commentary platform of The Heritage Foundation. Voluntary military service has never been more important to keeping American democracy alive and well. It safeguards all… -
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Law Excluding Religious Schools From State Funding
The Supreme Court decided Friday to hear a case regarding a Maine Department of Education law excluding religious schools from public tuition funding. The court announced it would hear Carson v. Makin, a case brought by Maine parents contesting a tuition assistance program that grants funds to parents without convenient access to public schools, enabling… -
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Our New Religion Is Staying Safe
As many observers have noted, staying safe has become a religion. “Safetyism,” as it is sometimes called, like all religions, places what it values—in this case, being safe—above other values. Safetyism explains the willingness of Americans to give up their most cherished values—including liberty—in the name of safety for the last year and a half…. -
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Want Less Violence? Promote Gun Ownership
Would carrying a gun make you feel safer? Robert Nash and Brandon Koch thought so. But the state of New York denied them gun permits, saying they hadn’t demonstrated a “special need.” Why did they have to prove such a “need”? The Supreme Court ruled more than 10 years ago that all Americans have a… -
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School Choice Only Option in Divided Nation
The issue of critical race theory is raising a more fundamental question about our nation: education. Education is about more than teaching children to read and write. It is about transmitting values, transmitting a worldview, that will define how our youth think and how they will live. Per the Department of Education, in 2020, 56.4… -
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These Woke Firms Are Sponsoring China’s Genocide Games
This article has been corrected to reflect that General Electric has not taken a position on Georgia’s voting law and is not a current sponsor of the 2022 Olympic games. “I never said that I hated the country,” third-place hammer thrower Gwen Berry told CNN after turning away from the United States flag as the… -
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GOP Senators Cautioned on More Funding for IRS in ‘Infrastructure’ Deal
The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal—with as many as 11 Republican senators on board—isn’t limited to building roads, bridges, and broadband. It also includes building up the Internal Revenue Service by $40 billion over 10 years. If passed, it would get President Joe Biden halfway to his goal of $80 billion over a decade in… -
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Critical Race Theory Is Cultural Marxism, Has No Place in Classroom
Critical race theory is a twisted and vile concept. It’s the belief that our nation’s somber history of slavery can only be redeemed by erasing every institution and person that took any part in the nation’s founding. Just as Marxism before it, critical race theory eliminates our individuality and instead divides us into groups of… -
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Democrats Blame GOP for Democrat-Invented ‘Defund the Police’ Efforts
As violent crime surges from coast to coast, Democrats could do one of two things about their “defund the police” initiatives that are propelling this mayhem. They could defend their efforts and say, in essence, “Who cares about the burgeoning carnage? We want social justice, the blood of innocents be damned.” Or they could apologize:… -
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3 Actions You Can Take to Preserve Freedom on Independence Day
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he set into motion a series of events culminating in American sovereignty and the establishment of a government made for the people and by the people. He intentionally wrote the declaration so that America’s government would depend on our civic participation. Embedded in foundational American documents is… -
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Government Checks Can Encourage Dark Side of Human Nature
Books and articles—scientific as well as theological—have been written on human nature. Still, most people don’t understand it, or refuse to learn from it, or worse, play to its dark side. Some politicians play to the dark side of human nature because it empowers them and extends their careers at taxpayers’ expense. They never have… -
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Judge Orders Minneapolis to Hire More Police Officers
A judge ordered the city of Minneapolis to hire more police officers Thursday after finding the city’s reduction of its police force violated its charter. The order, issued by Hennepin County District Court Judge Jamie L. Anderson, commands the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey to “fund a police force of at least 0.0017… -
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Frederick Douglass’ Other Fourth of July Speech Is Particularly Timely in 2021
This time of year, many Americans rightly draw attention to Frederick Douglass and his famous speech “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro,” delivered to white abolitionists in Rochester, New York, in 1852. As I’ve written before, there is a great deal more to this speech—given years before the Civil War—than those who quote… -
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Why Are Lawmakers Agreeing to Send Armies of IRS Agents After American Small Businesses?
If you wanted to find the group getting the rawest deal in 2021 America, you might start with small-business owners. Many are finding themselves working 60- or 80-hour weeks just to scrape by. During the height of COVID-19, these companies were especially beaten down. Between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, about 30% of…