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You may have missed it, but a recent Census Bureau report revealed that the bureau made significant errors in the most recent census, overcounting the population of eight states and undercounting the population of six states. As a result, the citizens in undercounted states, such as Florida, did not receive all of the congressional representation to which…
Georgia election laws supposedly were so restrictive that, in January, President Joe Biden traveled to Atlanta with a stark warning. “Jim Crow 2.0 is about two insidious things—voter suppression and election subversion,” Biden said. “That’s not hyperbole. That’s a fact.” However, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday that 1.13 million Georgians already had…
At this point, it would save everyone time if Democrats could simply point to a policy agenda item that isn’t going to save democracy—if such a thing exists. If Republicans vote, they are killing democracy. If they don’t vote, they are killing democracy. The only way to “save democracy,” writes The Washington Post’s Max Boot,…
Americans know all too well that soaring energy prices have raised costs throughout the economy. What isn’t as obvious is that the Biden administration knows it is blocking solutions that could decrease those costs. Such an embarrassing admission likely won’t come in President Joe Biden’s next press conference. But it can be found buried in a 500-page report…
This week, President Joe Biden held an interview with a TikTok influencer named Dylan Mulvaney. Mulvaney is a man—a former Broadway star in “The Book of Mormon”—who less than a year ago decided that he was a woman. Ever since, he has made daily videos titled “Day X as a Girl.” These videos range from…
The U.S. economy grew by 2.6% in the third quarter of 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report released Thursday. Compared with the gross domestic product figure from the second quarter, which showed the economy shrunk 0.6%, that appears to be solid economic growth. Not quite—according to EJ Antoni, a research fellow in…
Today, Oct. 28, is National First Responders Day. As respect for law enforcement, firefighters, and other emergency services personnel continually spirals downward and as lies spread about them, the truth about their professionalism, compassion, and sacrifices matters more than ever. Once upon a time, first responders were widely respected and supported. Now, shamefully, they are…
The Court of Appeals of Indiana on Friday affirmed a trial court decision removing a 17-year-old minor from the custody of his parents for their refusal to affirm him in a female gender identity. The case displays the messy, personal qualities in a gender identity crisis, as well as the disastrous implications of permitting the transgender ideology…
The economic gaslighting coming out of Washington is astounding, even by D.C. standards. Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently praised the Biden administration for its handling of the economy, ignoring failures on inflation, boondoggle spending, and energy taxes. McAuliffe even compared fellow Democrat President Joe Biden’s failed American Rescue Plan to former President Franklin D….
Why didn’t anyone say school closures would be bad? That’s the question some of our enlightened media experts are asking right now. Yes, really. “I have to say I’m surprised that there hasn’t been a national conversation about the damage done to kids because of these school closures and the virtual learning and everything,” CNN…
Protesters shouting “women, life, freedom” are risking their lives in the streets of Iran. For about 40 days now, men and women—many of them young women in high school and college—have taken to the streets to demand basic human rights being denied under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader under the Islamist regime. The death…
Colorado graphic artist Lorie Smith doesn’t want to be forced to create wedding websites for same-sex couples. “I’ve always been creative, I’ve always wanted to design for weddings, and I want to design and create for weddings in a way that’s consistent with God’s view of marriage,” Smith says. Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal…
A federal judge last week stopped New York state officials from enforcing the part of a new gun law that bans firearms from places of worship, at least temporarily. The Oct. 20 ruling is a small but important Second Amendment victory for New Yorkers and advocates of self-defense in a state that largely has been…
The world is trying to recover from COVID-19, the worst pandemic since the 1918 Spanish flu, and a lot of questions remain concerning the origins of the virus and the role of U.S. taxpayer-funded research in China. Nonetheless, the National Institutes of Health recently awarded $650,000 to EcoHealth Alliance, the nongovernmental organization that’s at the…
The U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Program pairs state National Guards with America’s willing partners around the globe and advances practical engagement with them. For 20 years, Oklahoma’s partnership with the republic of Azerbaijan is one of the prominent examples of the program. The Oklahoma National Guard and Azerbaijan have been partners under the Department…
In the latest in a series of outlandish claims and nefarious threats involving weapons of mass destruction during its war on Ukraine, Russia now asserts that Kyiv plans to explode a “dirty bomb” on its own soil, blaming the radioactive act on Moscow. This Russian allegation reportedly came in phone calls last weekend between Russian…
When does a male quit being a boy and enter manhood? The answer has little to do with his age, Ryan Michler says. Michler, the host of the “Order of Man” podcast and author of the new book “The Masculinity Manifesto: How a Man Establishes Influence, Credibility, and Authority,” has a simple definition for when…
President Joe Biden wants your children to make life-changing gender transitions, and the only reason you want to stop him is bigotry and fear. At least, so he says. In a NowThis media roundtable aired Sunday, Biden discussed issues of the day with progressive activists and social media personalities. Most notable was his interview with…
With the Navy’s eyes set on achieving a goal well above Congress’ mandated 355 manned warships, the American shipbuilding industry has a lot of work to do. Unfortunately, the industry’s current state doesn’t offer much hope for meeting those goals, let alone sustaining a modestly larger fleet. In a 2021 report on U.S. defense supply…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is “completely off the separation of powers books.” So wrote the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a decision last week holding that the bureau’s independent funding mechanism was unconstitutional because it violated Congress’ exclusive power to appropriate federal funds. The decision heralds trouble ahead for this…