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opinion
Another Trump Narrative Collapses: Why the Media Jumps to Conclusions
When law enforcement cleared protesters from Lafayette Square last year, left-leaning media outlets immediately ran with the narrative that President Donald Trump had ordered the move so he could get a photo-op in front of nearby St. John’s Church. But a new inspector general’s report reveals the truth: Trump had nothing to do with the… -
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Iran’s Presidential ‘Selection’
Iran is in the final phase of its presidential “selection” Friday to determine who will succeed Hassan Rouhani, who is term-limited from running again. The process is more of a selection than an election because Iran’s theocratic leaders hand-pick the candidates who are allowed to run. Only seven of the 592 candidates who threw their… -
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IRS Denies Tax Exemption to Christian Group, Associates Bible With GOP
A top Internal Revenue Service official told a Christian group that “Bible teachings are typically affiliated” with the Republican Party as a rationale for denying its application for tax-exempt status. The Texas-based Christians Engaged filed an appeal on Wednesday to the IRS’ denial, objecting to the tax agency’s assertion that it is partisan. In a… -
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Father’s Day: Fatherlessness, America’s Top Domestic Problem
A powerful new documentary called “The Streets Were My Father” features three Chicago men, two Hispanics and one black, who grew up without fathers. All three did hard time for serious offenses, including murder. The film, with no narrator, just lets the men talk. None blames “systemic racism.” All concede they made bad choices, but… -
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Judge Rules Christian Baker Jack Phillips Must Make ‘Gender Transition’ Cake
A Colorado baker and self-described cake artist who won a 2018 victory at the Supreme Court faced a related setback this week when a state court ruled in another case that the law requires him to make a cake to celebrate a gender transition. Denver District Court Judge A. Bruce Jones ruled against Jack Phillips,… -
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Unanimous Supreme Court Gives Win to Religious Foster Care Agency
In a unanimous judgment Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a faith-based foster care agency, saying the city of Philadelphia could not disqualify it because of its religious beliefs. The high court noted that Catholic Social Services has “long been a point of light in the city’s foster-care system” and that the agency simply wishes to be allowed to “continue serving the children of Philadelphia in a manner consistent… -
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Senate China Bill Cuts Tariffs, Increases Regulations
Earlier this month, the Senate approved the 2021 United States Innovation and Competition Act, which includes a significant trade amendment called the Trade Act of 2021. The amendment renews two tariff-cutting trade programs, the Generalized System of Preferences and the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill. While the renewal of these programs would represent a huge tax savings for… -
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How Economist Thomas Sowell’s Warning About Combating Racial Disparities Came True
The following is excerpted from Jason Riley’s new book, “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell,” about the iconoclastic economist. The book is available here. The economist Thomas Sowell distinguished himself in the early 1970s as a critic of the traditional civil rights leadership, but in earlier decades he had been optimistic about the direction of… -
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Biden-Putin Summit Proves Essentially Fruitless
President Joe Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16 to discuss a number of issues, including human rights, Ukraine, and cyberattacks. The summit was a result of the White House’s invitation to Putin this past spring in response to a massive Russian troop buildup along Ukraine’s border. Regarding human rights,… -
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With Obamacare Still on Books, Americans in Dire Need of Better Insurance Options
Now that the Supreme Court has just—yet again—left the Affordable Care Act on the books, it’s a good time to ask just how well the program is doing. A good place to start: how is it working to help the sick? And why are people still saying they want better options? For example, as more people… -
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Democrats Reject Amendment Requiring Companies to Disclose Ties to Uighur Forced Labor
House Democrats voted against an amendment Wednesday that would have required companies to inform their shareholders if they engaged in activities with a Chinese official or company using forced labor. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., would require companies to disclose to shareholders annually their activities with any “foreign entity” that “engages in,… -
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The Swiss Say ‘No,’ ‘Nein,’ to Costly Climate Regulations
Voters in Switzerland, one of the world’s most competitive and free economies, disapproved a revision on Sunday to the Alpine country’s climate law that would have increased taxes on driving and flying. In the referendum, Swiss voters nixed a trio of expensive environmental proposals, including a carbon tax, an artificial pesticide ban, and a redirection… -
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She Quit Homosexuality. Now, She’s Helping Others Do Likewise.
Elizabeth Woning began questioning her sexuality when she was 16. By the time she was in her 30s, she says, she was “stereotypically butch.” But after an experience at a local church, Woning said she began to question what lesbianism meant to her. “I recognized that it gave meaning and purpose to my life,” Woning… -
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Critical Race Theory Distracts From Real Problems in Education, This Reformer Says
Public education in New York City is far from what it once was, Ian Rowe, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, says. “I had a great public school education in New York City kindergarten through 12th grade,” Rowe says. But today, he says, New York City’s public schools aren’t meeting the needs of… -
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My Mother Came to America the Right Way. Here’s How Biden’s Policies Devalue Legal Immigration.
The Biden administration is devaluing the American experience by allowing illegal immigrants to flock through our southern border. Americans enjoy citizenship either by birth or through patience and hard work. Immigrants who have traveled the painstaking and purposeful journey toward legally earned citizenship hold the most deeply ingrained sentiments of gratitude and patriotism. My mother,… -
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Education Secretary Prioritizes Transgender Students Over Biological Girls, Does What Supreme Court Hasn’t
Americans can’t say they weren’t warned. During his Senate committee confirmation hearing in February, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona affirmed his support for transgender athletes during a line of direct and intensive questioning by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Cardona stated, “I think that it’s critically important to have education systems and educators respect the rights of all students, including students who are… -
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Meet the Teacher Who Fought Back Against His School’s Radical Gender Policies
Editor’s note: Teacher Tanner Cross was suspended from his job as a gym teacher at Leesburg Elementary School in Virginia after he spoke out against two proposed school policies related to transgender students at a Loudoun County School Board meeting. Last week, a judge ordered him reinstated and Cross spoke to The Daily Signal about… -
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US Needs Icebreakers to Keep Up With China and Russia in Arctic
President Joe Biden recognized the U.S. Coast Guard’s crucial presence in the Arctic Ocean during his address to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduating cadets in New London, Connecticut, on May 19. But it will take more than words to compete against China and Russia in the Arctic Circle. The U.S. has been an Arctic… -
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Juneteenth Reminds Us of a Great Turning Point in US History
Juneteenth—the annual observance celebrating the end of slavery in the United States in 1865—is a holiday that many Americans haven’t heard of until recently. That has caused some to wonder if it’s just some new “woke” holiday invented by Marxist academics, the creators of the historically inaccurate 1619 Project, or some other group on the… -
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Obamacare’s Side Effects: Higher Costs, Lower Choices
One of the main goals of Obamacare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, was to make individual insurance cheaper and more accessible for Americans. The health care law imposed new mandates and regulations on the market for individual insurance, and the data indicates these reforms did exactly the opposite of the goal: In nearly…