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President Barack Obama said it is easier in some neighborhoods to get a gun than a book. Is that true? The fact checkers weighed in… Read More
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California conservatives won a surprise victory this week, changing a state assembly bill that would have curtailed the freedom of private religious colleges. “We literally… Read More
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This week, The New York Times ran a two-part, two-day piece on its front page titled, “How Think Tanks Amplify Corporate America’s Influence.” It tried to indict… Read More
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One of the unavoidable consequences of youth is the tendency to think behavior we see today has always been. I’d like to dispute that vision,… Read More
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At a time when many Americans say the nation is headed in the wrong direction and the American dream seems increasingly improbable, who better to… Read More
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Three professors are fighting a Texas law that allows students to carry concealed handguns in their college classrooms. Senate Bill 11, allowing concealed handgun license… Read More
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The Big 12 will be making a big mistake if the college sports conference cowers at the latest assault on the First Amendment and freedom of… Read More
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I hate the question, “What’s the secret of your success?” There is no secret to being successful. Ask anybody who is successful and they will… Read More
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A high school football coach who lost his job after defying orders to stop praying at the 50-yard line today sued a school district in… Read More
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PHILADELPHIA—In 1976, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, a law that prohibits the use of taxpayer money for abortion, except in the case of rape, incest,… Read More
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A guiding principle for physicians is primum non nocere, the Latin expression for “first, do no harm.” In order not to do harm, whether it’s… Read More
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The National Institutes of Health has announced its support for expanded research into the development of chimeras, experimental genetic combinations of human beings and animals… Read More
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The U.S. Supreme Court signaled an interest in taking on the transgender bathroom debate on Wednesday, granting a Virginia school system temporary permission to keep… Read More
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A plan to ensure disability insurance isn’t abused has been introduced in Congress. The program could save taxpayers a substantial amount of money and maintain… Read More
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James Madison once wrote that “Conscience is the most sacred of all property.” Sadly, over the course of the Obama administration, there has been an… Read More
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As the mantra of “Don’t discuss politics or religion” repeats like a drumbeat in your head, you settle on “How about that game?” Your desperate search… Read More
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Kicking off what is expected to be a long legal battle, the U.S. Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge… Read More
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Several states have grappled with welfare reform. A few states that have incorporated work requirements have seen encouraging outcomes that should provide a blueprint for… Read More
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How far does the NBA want transgender “rights” to go? The NBA stepped into the culture war with its recent decision to move the 2017… Read More
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PHILADELPHIA—Despite being proud of advances they’ve made during eight years under President Barack Obama, leaders of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender movement say they… Read More
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Planned Parenthood’s virtual reality exhibit promoting access to abortion at the Democratic National Convention doesn’t depict reality, pro-life groups tell The Daily Signal. The nation’s… Read More
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PHILADELPHIA—Democrats didn’t shy away from the issue of gender identity and public restrooms at the Democratic National Convention, turning what used to be a women’s… Read More
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Even the best intentions cannot reverse the insidious effects of a wrong policy. When those who advocate for assisted suicide cite a benevolent desire to… Read More
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The White House struck back after a clean sweep of fact checkers criticized President Barack Obama’s assertion that it’s easier to obtain a gun than… Read More
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Susanna Ruth Makinson can blame a lot of things for why her then-husband was shot dead eight years ago while patrolling the streets of Fort… Read More
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PHILADELPHIA—Steps outside a women’s caucus meeting at the Democratic National Convention, Planned Parenthood’s lobbying arm got techy with attendees, using computer-generated imagery to give people… Read More
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Although Barack Obama has been staunchly pro-choice during his presidency, the White House this week cited a “longstanding view” that doesn’t support federal taxpayer funding… Read More
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Two undercover filmmakers whose videos exposed abortion provider Planned Parenthood won’t face criminal charges after all. Instead, they’re hailing the news as a First Amendment… Read More
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Three years after he was convicted of murder, Kermit Gosnell’s shuttered abortion clinic still stands mere miles from Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center, home to this week’s… Read More
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President Barack Obama signed an executive order in 2010 applying the Hyde Amendment, which bans taxpayer funding of most abortions, to Obamacare. Five years later,… Read More
