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opinion
Tortured by Bureaucrats
Americans like licenses. People think they make us safer. We license drivers. We license dogs. But most government licensing is useless. Or harmful. It limits competition, raises costs, leaves consumers with fewer choices, and blocks opportunity for people who want to work. Michelle Freenor, a tour guide in Savannah, Georgia, gets good reviews from customers…. -
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Kentucky’s GOP Senate Hopefuls Keep McConnell at Arm’s Length
Kentucky Republicans are seeking someone to fill the shoes of retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell—a figure who has been a major face of the Republican Party for decades. But in the race to replace the longtime lawmaker, the leading candidates are in a competition to prove who’s the furthest from McConnell, who at times has had… -
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Levin’s Latest Tackles Thorny Issue of Power
Mark Levin has written a brand-new book on a huge subject: “On Power.” How do you boil that subject down to 208 pages? In America, the founders and their current admirers have been all about limiting power, having the humility about human nature to understand that people lust for power. Early on, Levin quotes C.S…. -
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America’s ‘Happiest’ Golfer Has a Timeless Message: Family First
Every recreational golfer of my generation shares at least two things in common: We grew up revering Tiger Woods, and we know “Happy Gilmore,” the 1996 Adam Sandler golf comedy, like the back of our hands. Which millennial, while lining up a putt on the green, hasn’t told himself at some point to just “tap… -
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Creative Studio to Release Video Series for America’s 250th Anniversary
A creative studio in Austin, Texas, is launching a six-part video series to examine America’s founding principles in anticipation of the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The series, called 250 Years in Pursuit, adds to the Emergent Order Foundation’s expansive content portfolio that promotes a civilized society based on values such as human dignity and freedom…. -
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They Aren’t Alright
A few weeks ago, press outlets globally ran a horrific story about Israel shooting at starving Palestinians trying to get food. The story was not true. Before the press began retracting it, a man in Colorado attacked several Jews, killing, among others, a Holocaust survivor. Earlier this week, the New York Times, on its front… -
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Europe’s Recognition of ‘Palestine’ Is a Cynical Joke
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this week that their countries would unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state. The first problem with that is “Palestine” is a fictional place. There never was any such thing. And diplomatic recognition of it no more changes this reality than if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… -
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Cleavage In a Bored Country
Some countries have true, serious problems. Then there are countries that have national discussions over a buxom young white woman in a jeans commercial. Obviously, America is the latter. This week, the internet—and the media more generally—exploded over a commercial starring actress Sydney Sweeney for American Eagle. The spot features Sweeney, lying seductively on the… -
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Leftist Elites Seek to Divide Us by Race
Recently, a large group of black youths began pummeling several white adults in downtown Cincinnati. The original altercation apparently broke out between a black and white male in he-said/he-said fashion. But that dispute soon turned into a virtual free-for-all. Numerous male and female black youths sucker-punched a middle-aged woman and a man. Others continued to… -
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‘These Are Not Ordinary Crimes’: State Dept. Bureau’s New Findings Prove Trump Right on South Africa
When President Donald Trump interrupted his Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to play a video evidencing widespread persecution against white South Africans in May, the left-wing media called it an “ambush.” Which only leaves one to wonder what the media would call what happened to the Heunis family the night of… -
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Missouri Latest State to Weigh House District Gerrymandering Ahead of Midterms
Red and blue states alike are gerrymandering their congressional districts in bids to create a path to a House majority for their respective political parties in the 2026 midterm elections. The fight to control Congress has opened up debates about partisan control over redistricting and has now put pressure on state lawmakers in Missouri, amid… -
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‘Make America Fish Again’ Campaign Urges Policy Review
THE CENTER SQUARE—Charter captains, commercial fishermen and recreational fishing advocates launched a national campaign this week urging President Donald Trump to issue an executive order restricting foreign industrial fishing in U.S. waters. The campaign calls for new protections to defend American jobs, marine ecosystems and the future of coastal communities. The campaign, titled “Make America Fish… -
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Virginia Nonprofit Wins Prize to Create US History Documentaries for Nation’s 250th Anniversary
Cana Academy is a Virginia-based nonprofit with a mission to train teachers and equip them with educational resources. With America’s 250th anniversary next year, the organization has embarked on an ambitious project to create 250 short American history documentaries. Last month, The Heritage Foundation awarded Cana Academy with a $50,000 Innovation Prize to support its… -
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Chemical Abortions, Sex Education: March for Life President Addresses Future of Pro-Life Movement
There has been a significant shift in the fight to protect the unborn since Roe v. Wade was overturned in the summer of 2022 with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Now, the March for Life is holding state-based marches across the country and continues to work to shift the… -
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Construction Set for New 90,000 Square-Foot White House Ballroom
The Trump administration announced the upcoming construction of a new 90,000 square-foot, $200 million ballroom on the White House property Thursday. The White House State Ballroom will be a large event space to hold over three times as many guests than the East Room currently fits, according to a White House statement. It will have room for… -
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Experts Were Wrong. The Economy’s Strong—But the Fed Won’t Budge.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. I’d like to talk about the economy here at the beginning of August. We’ve just finished July. We have some of the July reports, but mostly,… -
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Trump Admin to Revoke Biden’s Veterans Affairs Abortion Rule
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is applauding the Trump administration‘s reversal of a Biden-era rule that permitted the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system to perform abortions. On Friday, the administration posted the proposed rule change in the Federal Register, which will be formally published on Monday, to prevent VA-run hospitals and other medical centers… -
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AI Is Making Us Wiser. Just Ask Socrates.
A recent MIT study made for splashy headlines: “Using AI makes you stupid, research finds.” Though researchers cautioned against using words like “dumb” or “stupid” in their findings, the study appeared to show that the more a person relied on AI, the less neural connectivity that person experienced. The jury is still out on whether… -
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WATCH: The Left Doesn’t Just Hate Sydney Sweeney’s Ad. It Hates You.
American Eagle released a statement Friday afternoon regarding their controversial ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. The shocker? The company is refusing to apologize. The Left lost it over the ad campaign, calling it “Nazi propaganda” because she’s white, blonde, and the ad makes a pun about having “good genes” … and good jeans. This kind… -
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Americans for Prosperity Has a Message for Rep. Kaptur on the OBBB
Americans for Prosperity has launched a campaign to “Spotlight the Real Benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The first stop, on Friday, involved participants of AFP-Ohio who had a message for Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat representing Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. The OBBB was signed into law by President Donald Trump last month,…
