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opinion
Supreme Court: Religious Liberty Prevails in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Saturday is the six-year anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, in which the Supreme Court redefined marriage to include same-sex couples. The Supreme Court’s decision has created questions of how it will treat discrimination claims by same-sex couples and supporters of traditional marriage between one man and one woman. Critics of proponents of traditional… -
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Biden Administration Undermines Women’s Equality Under Title IX
Rather than uphold the hard-won protections for women under the almost half-century-old Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Biden administration continues to steamroll women’s equality and opportunity. Citing the Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court ruling, the Department of Education released a notice yesterday announcing it would interpret Title IX protections against discrimination… -
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Woke Corporate Culture Is ‘Social Justice Scam,’ Author Says
What is “wokeness” in America today? How did we get here? Are “woke” corporations a threat to this country? What risk do we run if we don’t push back? Vivek Ramaswamy, the author of the forthcoming book “Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America’s Social Justice Scam,” joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss wokeness and the dangers it poses… -
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‘Huge Win for Democracy’: GOP Blocks Federal Election Takeover
An attempted federal takeover of elections was thwarted Tuesday, as Senate Republicans voted to block further debate on the legislation. With Vice President Kamala Harris presiding and prepared to cast a potential tie-breaking vote, the Senate divided 50-50 on a straight party-line vote. It would have taken 60 votes to proceed to debate and a… -
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6 Key Things to Know About Arizona’s Election Audit
In what could be either the final battle of the prolonged presidential election or inspiration for future ballot reviews, a contested audit of some of Arizona’s election results is about to wrap up. The audit of the results in Maricopa County, which pitted state and county Republicans against each other and drew the attention of… -
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Understanding How Much the Government Is Spending
Let’s imagine you’re on a road trip. You’ve been planning for a while and you’re well prepared. You’ve got snacks, great company, navigation, your car has been serviced recently, and you have one very important thing: a full gas tank. It’s more than enough to get you to the next gas station. Except, instead of… -
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Is Your School Hiding Its Critical Race Theory Teaching? Here Are 5 Things to Ask About
Is your school principal denying that her school makes use of critical race theory when you call to complain about it? If so, it’s likely that she’s either misinformed or just spreading disinformation. Here below is how to tell the difference. There is a need for a checklist because as more and more Americans reject… -
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Democrats Need Day of Atonement for Their Civil Rights History
With the creation of June 19 (“Juneteenth”) as a federal holiday, Democrats have one more claim to be the party of civil rights and equal opportunity for African Americans, though most Republicans also voted for the holiday. That claim has been promoted for decades by a compliant media, academia, and high-profile politicians, but the facts… -
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Millions of Blacks Emigrating to US Disprove Our Alleged ‘Systemic Racism’
If America is systemically racist, why have millions of blacks from Africa and the Caribbean come to this country over the past 50 years? Why would they and many millions more want to move from all-black societies to a white-dominated, racist one? This is a question every black and white leftist should be asked. After… -
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Minnesota Foes of Critical Race Theory Accuse BLM, NAACP of ‘Trying to Shut Us Down’
A series of presentations across Minnesota to educate the public about the dangers of critical race theory is encountering disruptions and even facing cancellations due to what its sponsor says are efforts by Black Lives Matter and the NAACP. The presentations, called the “Raise Our Standards” tour, in which attendees are educated about critical race… -
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National Popular Vote Compact Would Disenfranchise Smaller and Rural States
With the 2020 presidential election in the rearview mirror, a brazen effort is underway in several states to circumvent the Constitution and fundamentally alter the role of the Electoral College in future presidential elections. If adopted by enough states and not challenged in court, this unconstitutional effort would potentially disenfranchise the voters of several states… -
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San Francisco Is Most Racist City in America, According to Critical Race Theory
San Francisco may have a well-earned reputation as the most progressive city in the nation. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has represented the City by the Bay for more than 30 years. But viewed through the lens of critical race theory, it is also one of the most racist cities in the country…. -
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Regifting the Nuclear Bailout
Americans across the political spectrum didn’t take it well in 2018 when the Department of Energy tried to coerce them into buying electricity from nuclear power plants under its infamous attempt to bail out coal and nuclear power plants. Americans shouldn’t take it if Congress tries to, either. Noting how politically unpopular the 2018 move… -
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Reaffirms That She Will Not Support Abolishing Filibuster
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reaffirmed her opposition to abolishing the 60-vote Senate filibuster, rebuffing progressives who have decried the legislative rule and called for its removal. Sinema, D-Ariz., argued that scrapping the Senate rule would erode “democracy’s guardrails,” writing in The Washington Post that doing so would lead the nation to “lose much more than we gain.” “It’s… -
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New Documentary Highlights the Harm of ‘Gender Affirming’ Health Care Model on Children
“The pediatrician said if I didn’t affirm my daughter’s identity, and I didn’t get her the help that she needed, and she killed herself, I was going to feel awfully guilty—right in front of my daughter.” Horrific conversations like this are happening across the country, and are part of the “gender affirming” health care trend,… -
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Want to Put the Pressure on Woke Big Businesses? This Organization Has Advice
Amy Lannom Wilhite is executive director at 2ndVote, which keeps track of major companies’ positions on social issues such as the transgender agenda. “You wouldn’t support [certain positions] at the ballot box with a candidate that you vote for, so why would you spend your dollars there?” asks Wilhite, who joins “The Daily Signal Podcast”… -
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Biden Embraces California’s Zombified Rail Boondoggle
California has a long history of churning out films about zombies, most of which are made on shoestring budgets. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is throwing its weight behind a zombie with a big price tag: California’s slow-moving “high speed” rail line. On June 10, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the Department of Transportation will… -
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Biden Is Soft on the New Slavery
“We’re finally now getting to the point where we’re going to be addressing the original sin of this country, 400 years old,” candidate Joe Biden told Wisconsin voters in September 2020, “slavery and all the vestiges of it.” On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order that cited “the Civil War… -
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McCarthy Offers ‘8-Pillar’ Plan to Hold China Accountable for COVID-19 Pandemic
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has introduced a plan comprising “eight pillars” for “holding China accountable” for the coronavirus pandemic. “The unfortunate reality is that countless friends and family members could have been saved, had it not been for the deception of the Chinese Communist Party,” McCarthy said in a letter posted Sunday on his… -
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What Merrick Garland Gets Wrong About US Elections
Partisan, political, designed to inflame. That’s what Merrick Garland’s recent speech on voting rights was. It certainly was not objective, measured, and deliberate—the kind of speech you expect from an attorney general. What’s worse, his central assertion—that state efforts to improve the integrity of the election process will make it “harder” for eligible citizens to vote—is demonstrably false….