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opinion
3 Uncomfortable Truths About School Shootings After Minneapolis Tragedy
Last week, just days into the new school year, a 23-year-old transgender gunman targeted a Minneapolis Catholic school that he used to attend, opening fire on students through the windows of the church where they’d gathered for a special mass. He killed two students and wounded nearly two dozen additional victims before taking his own… -
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Keep Children Safe From Transgender Politics
Before Robin Westman murdered two children and wounded many more at Minneapolis’ Annunciation Catholic School, Robin was Robert, a troubled teenager whose mother worked for the parish. Robert’s mother approved the name change, but after Robert became Robin in 2020, the teen’s psychological problems obviously didn’t go away—they led, five years later, to carnage. A… -
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JD Vance Continues to Be Vindicated About Free Speech in the UK
Vice President JD Vance continues to be completely vindicated about the disintegration of free speech in Europe and the U.K. In February he told The Daily Signal’s Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell that “there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British … but also affect American technology companies, and, by extension, American citizens.” At… -
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In Defense of Praying After Tragedy
Those who denigrate prayer after mass shootings reveal their own ignorance. On Wednesday, a man fired more than 100 rounds into a Catholic church in Minneapolis. He was targeting students attending a back-to-school Mass. Tragically, he killed two children and injured 18 others. He then killed himself. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rushed to the scene… -
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Minneapolis Shooting Highlights Increasing Hostility Toward Christian Churches and Schools
Studying a single issue over time often reveals important trends, and one trend there to observe is an increasing amount of hostility toward Christian churches and schools across the United States. Most recently, a former student at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota came to an afternoon Mass and shot 19 people, two fatally. “The shooter was… -
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How the Left Is Losing the Culture, From Tragedy to Taylor Swift
The Left and the Right’s reactions to the events of this week provide a telling insight into why the Right has a hold on the culture, and the Left, decidedly, does not—from the tragic shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school to Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement. On today’s episode of “Problematic Women,” we begin with the tragic… -
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The Left’s Narrative About ‘Book Banning’ Is Bogus
The Left is obsessed with the idea that conservatives are the real book banners. California Democrat state Sen. Scott Weiner took to X recently to bash “MAGA” and assumedly Florida, accusing them of banning one of the most famous memoirs about the Holocaust. “Florida banning the Diary of Anne Frank tells you everything you need… -
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Left-Wing Dark Money Outfit Accused of Trying to Buy Social Media Influencers
One of the most influential left-wing dark money organizations stands accused of trying to buy social media influencers, aiming to unify the Left as Democrats struggle to find the path forward after President Donald Trump’s historic victory in November. Trump’s interviews with conservative YouTubers, podcast hosts, and alternative media influencers accumulated more than 100 million… -
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Gen Z Leading a Return to a Faithful Culture?
The human heart is made for truth, goodness, and beauty. While the data shows that there is much ground to make up among young people’s faith, recent trends reveal that the young are both curious and interested in religion. Recent data also show that there is a long-term desire for youth to be connected to… -
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Clairton’s Heartbreak: Community Grapples with Deadly Plant Explosion
CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania—Richard Lattanzi started his morning on Aug. 11 getting ready to take his father to his doctor’s appointment at Jefferson Hospital on Coal Valley Road in nearby Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. Within hours, the hospital would receive trauma victims from a series of explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. The former steelworker and… -
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Conservatives Decry Plans for Smithsonian’s Latino Museum as a ‘Woke Abomination’
One of the Smithsonian museums the White House singled out late last week for its egregious progressive narratives doesn’t even exist yet: the Latino Museum. And because it has given every indication that it will be another woke abomination, it should never come into being. So it’s a mystery why Republicans in the appropriations committees of both houses of Congress are thwarting President… -
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One Way to Reverse Feminism’s War on Boys
The bad news keeps coming for the Democratic Party. The New York Times reported Wednesday that the party “faces a voter registration crisis.” Among the 30 states and Washington, D.C., that register voters by party, Democrats dropped 2.1 million registered voters between 2020 and 2024. Republicans added 2.4 million. Nevada contributed its share to that… -
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Evil On the Prowl
Everything has a political angle now. The Left gets worked up by a jeans ad. The Right gets worked up by Cracker Barrel removing both the cracker and the barrel from their logo. Red and blue, colors on the light spectrum and in nature, are now political. A 23-year-old transgender gunman killing children is political…. -
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DNC Doubles Down on DEI
The Democratic National Committee’s Resolutions Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution affirming what it called the “American Values” of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the party’s annual summer meeting. The Democratic Party has struggled to regain its footing after a stunning loss in the 2024 election, but party leaders have so far ignored advice to avoid… -
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MSNBC Trots Out Teachers Union Head to Push for ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten called for a so-called assault weapons ban on Thursday, following the tragic shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that killed two children. Weingarten, a powerful proponent for the harmful school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, said on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports” that a… -
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What Knute Knew: High School, College Football Is a Great Character-Building Game
Three months after he delivered perhaps the most famous pep talk in the history of American football, coach Knute Rockne traveled to Washington, D.C., where he spoke to a gathering of Studebaker executives and then at a luncheon hosted by the Notre Dame Alumni Association. On Nov. 10, 1928, the Fighting Irish had played Army… -
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What Psaki and Frey Don’t Understand About Christianity
Another couple of leftists just revealed they understand nothing about Christianity. “Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, said Wednesday when addressing the horrific shooting at Annunciation Church. “These kids were literally praying.” That same day, Jen Psaki, former press secretary for President Joe Biden,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Sponsor Resolution Commemorating 1782 Bible
Republican Reps. Michael Cloud of Texas and Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania are co-sponsoring a House of Representatives resolution to be introduced on Friday to recognize Sept. 12 as “The Day of the Bible” in the United States. The resolution explains that on Sept. 12, 1782, Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, officially endorsed the “Aitken… -
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Vance Pushes Back on Democrats’ ‘Shocking’ Commentary on Prayer
Vice President JD Vance spoke out Thursday morning against what he sees as attacks on prayer in the wake of the deadly shooting at Minnesota’s Annunciation Catholic School. “It is shocking to me that so many left-wing politicians attack the idea of prayer in response to a tragedy,” wrote Vance, himself a convert to Roman… -
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Faithful Children’s Books Shine With Word of Fire Votive
Bishop Robert Barron’s evangelical powerhouse combines classic stories with truly unmatched aesthetics. What is a tongue-stone? Well, it’s just that: a triangular stone that looks an awful lot like a tongue, found in the high inland places of Europe since at least the Middle Ages. Their origin was mysterious until the 17th century, when a…