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    Chuck Schumer Under Fire After NYC Terrorist Attack for Role in ‘Diversity Visa Lottery’
    President Donald Trump slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., early Wednesday for his role in launching the program that reportedly allowed an extremist onto American soil. Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, a green card holder from Uzbekistan, mowed down pedestrians and bicyclists in a rented truck Tuesday afternoon in lower Manhattan before crashing into a school bus. He…
    Ryan Pickrell
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    ACLU Threatens to Stamp Out Diversity by Shuttering Faith-Based Adoption Agencies
    November is National Adoption Awareness Month. And how is the American Civil Liberties Union celebrating? By trying to reduce the number of agencies that place needy children with families. Specifically, the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the state of Michigan over a 2015 law that allows religious adoption agencies to decline placing children with…
    Emilie Kao | Zachary Jones
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    Weinstein Scandal Reveals Truth About Hollywood’s Feminism
    Five years ago at the Democratic National Convention, I went to a Planned Parenthood rally, where one speaker was TV actress Lisa Edelstein. “Do not go to the polls alone,” she told us. “Drag somebody, if she’s a woman especially, because those women are going to vote for Obama—if they know what’s good for them.”…
    Katrina Trinko
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    How a Radical Left-Wing Historian Birthed the Anti-Columbus Crusade
    Confederate statues aren’t the only ones to come under siege from protesters. Christopher Columbus, the Spanish-backed Italian explorer who discovered the Americas, is also being attacked on a wide scale. Activists and cities around the country are now working to change the holiday made in his name and are working to remove monuments in his…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Hollywood Wants to Force This Profanity-Filtering Service Out of Business, and May Succeed
    The ideological and philosophical divide between Republicans and Democrats has seldom, if ever, been broader and deeper, and the divide between partisans in the degree of their aversion to swearing in feature films is just the latest manifestation of that. A new Harris poll—commissioned by the makers of a forthcoming faith-based film, “Generational Sins,” that…
    Peter Parisi
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    Colleges Pay Diversity Officers More Than Professors, Staff
    Top public universities pay administrators with jobs related to diversity initiatives an average of  $175,088 per year, substantially more than other professors and faculty members, according to a Campus Reform investigation. A sheet compiling the salaries of the top diversity administrators at 43 of America’s top public universities shows that virtually all are paid at least $100,000, with…
    Andrea Vacchiano
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    On Diversity of Top Staff, Senate Republicans Outpace Democrats
    Senate Democrats apparently could take some tips from Senate Republicans in hiring more racially diverse senior staff. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., noting that Republicans have an edge on Democrat colleagues in this department, said he wants to encourage his colleagues to find and bring on board qualified minority applicants. “We have one of the most…
    Rachel del Guidice
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    Hollywood Seeks to Raise Millions for Intolerant ACLU
    If you haven’t gotten your fill of Hollywood celebrities hawking left-wing causes, then mark your calendar for March 31, when the likes of Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, and Tom Hanks will gather for a Facebook Live fundraising event for the American Civil Liberties Union. Yeah, I think I’m busy that night too. Dubbed “Stand for…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Hollywood Liberal Groupthink on Display at Oscars
    Once again, Hollywood showcased its complete lack of diversity in thought at the Oscars. Of course, it’s a free country, and Hollywood is fine to keep its liberal streak going … just as conservatives can continue to decide whether they want to support new movies. But it does suggest that there might be a lot…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Proponents of ‘Diversity’ Tried to Force My Religious Group Off Campus
    Recent news about U.S. colleges has not been flattering. We’ve seen a tidal wave of stories from campus protests and violent riots, to sexual assault and purported millennial “safe spaces.” But obscured by the attention-grabbing headlines is the reality that many students are actively engaged in campus communities that foster cultural and intellectual diversity, encourage…
    Nii Abrahams
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    Ivy League Students Tear Down Shakespeare Portrait in Name of Diversity
    Students at the University of Pennsylvania have removed a portrait of William Shakespeare and replaced it with a picture of a black, lesbian poet for the sake of having greater diversity. The large Shakespeare portrait had resided near a staircase in Fisher-Bennett Hall for years, until a gaggle of activist students removed it and placed it in…
    Blake Neff
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  • opinion

    I Voted for Trump. Here’s the Diversity I Want to See at My Alma Mater.
    Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published as a letter to the editor at The Cornell Daily Sun. You can discern a lot about a person’s character by the way she handles disappointment. I’m concerned that Cornell’s current culture of safe spaces is hindering students from developing the character required to handle disappointment graciously and…
    Megan Tubb
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    Americans’ Triumph at Olympics Shows Greatness of Melting Pot, Not Diversity
    AKUMAL, Mexico—As luck would have it, my family and I have been watching that feast of American greatness called the Olympics while in vacation here in Mexico. Our routine is pretty simple: we do some combination of hitting the beach, visiting Maya ruins or reading, and then have dinner at our hideaway before huddling in…
    Mike Gonzalez
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    ‘Clueless’ Star Stacey Dash Talks About Being Pro-Life and Pro-Gun in Hollywood
    Hollywood is not friendly territory for conservatives, something actress Stacey Dash found out in 2012 when she tweeted out her support for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The “Clueless” star sat down with The Daily Signal to talk about her experience stepping into the political fray. Dash also speaks about her new book, “There Goes…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Why This Hollywood Mom Became a Home Schooling Advocate
    Why are more and more parents making the decision to home-school their children? In her interview with The Daily Signal, actress Sam Sorbo explains how she and her husband, actor Kevin Sorbo, came to the conclusion that home schooling was the best option for their family. Sorbo is the author of a new book titled,…
    Genevieve Wood
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    ‘Me Before You’ Reveals the Decline of Hollywood’s Imagination
    Warning: Spoilers abound. In the 1947 classic movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” protagonist George Bailey, who is considering suicide, sees what would have happened to his wife Mary if he had never been born. With George Bailey alive, Mary is a radiant, enthusiastic wife and mother. Without him, she is a downcast librarian, single and…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Sorry, Hollywood: Reagan’s Second Term Was Incredibly Successful
    Hollywood liberals are known for their contempt of conservatives, but their idea to produce a “comedy” about a demented President Ronald Reagan in his second term is far more offensive than usual. It’s also at total variance with the facts. Actor Will Ferrell appears to agree, and has announced he will not take part in…
    Lee Edwards
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  • opinion

    Why Family-Friendly Movies Are Gaining Ground in Hollywood
    Moviegoers may think of the Oscars as the ultimate awards ceremony, but if you are interested in the best family-friendly movies and televisions shows of the past year, then you’ll want to check out the Movieguide Awards, airing this week on ReelzTV and listed here. I attended the awards event and spoke with Movieguide founder…
    Genevieve Wood
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    Spain’s Loss of National Sovereignty Driving Rise of Radical Leftists
    The political establishment collapsed in Spain in Sunday’s elections, proving once again that this is a trend affecting the entire West, not just the U.S. It did so, at least in part, for another reason that is also trending at the moment: the radical party that surprised at the polls made the case that too…
    Mike Gonzalez
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    Bermuda Hotel Cancels Heritage Scholar’s Speeches on Same-Sex Marriage for Being ‘Anti-Diversity’
    A Bermuda hotel canceled two events this week because the organizers believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman. Ryan T. Anderson, a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, was scheduled to speak on marriage at public forums Tuesday and Wednesday at the hotel in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. But the hotel canceled the…
    Kate Scanlon
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