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I recently wrote a letter to my alma mater urging the school to embrace ideological diversity rather than pushing its liberal agenda on students. It fell on deaf ears. I graduated from Davidson College in May with a B.S. in biology and a plan to pursue a physician assistant school. But during the fall of…
While the expression is “a picture is worth a thousand words,” as the race for Virginia’s next governor heats up, could it be worth only 15? That’s not due to inflation. It’s just that sometimes, 15 words may be all that are needed to change the course of history. >>> Sign up for our Virginia…
They say that no good deed goes unpunished. There’s even a song called “No Good Deed” in a hit Broadway musical. If anyone ever had a reason to say that, it would be the Little Sisters of the Poor. Free exercise of religion may be a fundamental right in America, but they’ve been fighting for…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democrat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s net worth reportedly skyrocketed to upward of $30 million in 2024 after claiming she’s “barely worth thousands” earlier this year. Omar and her husband Tim Mynett’s May 14 financial disclosure shows a 3,500% increase in net worth from Mynett’s two businesses, as was first reported by The Washington Free Beacon on…
When I began my first year as a student teacher, I encountered a tough classroom situation. Unsure of what to do, I asked my mentor teacher for advice. His words have stayed with me ever since: “Always do what is in the best interest of the students. Even if it doesn’t work out the way…
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…
Salvadoran citizen and “Maryland man” Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia has become the Joan of Arc of the American Left—their poster child for opposing President Donald Trump’s campaign of enforcing immigration laws. Why? At first glance, Abrego Garcia seems a lousy pick. Two immigration judges found it credible that he was a member of MS-13, the vicious Salvadoran gang. Indeed, when he finally…
Victor Davis Hanson appeared on “The Tony Kinnett Cast” to discuss Democrats, the 2022 election, and more. Watch the interview above or read a transcript, lightly edited for length and clarity. Tony Kinnett: With all of the burning fires, chaos, and shenanigans—and of course, I’m only talking about Minneapolis with the [Democratic National Committee] right…
As an older millennial, my high school and college summers were defined largely by the jobs I held. Not many of today’s teens can say the same. Once a rite of passage, teen jobs are now endangered. Just 35% of 16- to 19-year-olds worked last summer, down from 54% in 2000. It’s a big deal….
Ever since Ronald Reagan gave his “A Time for Choosing” speech in 1964, conservative politicians have wandered further and further away from engaging the issue of poverty. However, Reagan’s “do a little arithmetic” point about how much was spent on fighting poverty versus how much it never really ended poverty still pencils out. President Donald…
Reports of Chinese nationals admitted to the U.S. on visas and then spying or stealing sensitive information for China are all too common. But perhaps more shocking is the fact that some Chinese nationals are able to enter U.S. territory without any visas at all. How? The answer can be found in a special program that allows…
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…
I won’t say his name. I won’t say his name because that’s what the 23-year-old monster who opened fire on innocent children at Annunciation Catholic Church during a Mass in Minneapolis on Wednesday wanted. I won’t say his name because his final gasp—his suicidal wish—was to take the life or do bodily harm to as…
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…
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…
A keynote speaker canceling at the last minute is a conference organizer’s worst nightmare. Any excuse, whether it’s flight cancellations, a public emergency, or a personal matter, is unlikely to fully satisfy ticket holders. Steve Bannon had to cancel on the last National Conservatism Conference, but no one held it against him. He was in…
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…
More than 400 elected Democrat Party officials from all 50 states and seven territories huddled in Minneapolis this week before the horrible mass shooting at nearby Annunciation Catholic Church. The proceedings demonstrated a party in the wilderness, and the Democrats in the national media mostly steered clear. For starters, losing vice-presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov….
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…
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…