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Why ‘Real’ Socialism Leads to Tyranny
“Real socialism hasn’t been tried!” Anyone who’s gone to college in the past few decades has probably heard some form of this phrase to excuse… Read More
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Missouri Lawmaker Attacked for Wanting Parents to Have Say in Drag Queen Story Hours
Ben Baker is used to getting pushback. A conservative in the Missouri Statehouse, he’s been on the wrong side of the fringe left before. But… Read More
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5 Examples of How the Conservative Movement Is Leading the Way
As the stock market swings wildly up and down, as a virus casts a shadow across the country, and as politics resemble mud-wrestling more with… Read More
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Rights Versus Wishes
Sen. Bernie Sanders said: “I believe that health care is a right of all people.” He’s not alone in that contention. That claim comes from… Read More
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California Lawmaker Wants to Fine Stores for Labeling Clothes, Toys for Boys or Girls
If you’re wondering who’s running California, it’s the 8-year-olds. That’s where state Assemblyman Evan Low got his ridiculous idea to fine department stores that don’t… Read More
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ICE Tracks Down Alleged Rapist Who Was Released by Boston Law Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested an illegal alien living in Massachusetts who was charged with rape and larceny in Boston, and is believed… Read More
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Sasse Calls for Federal Investigation Into Pornhub’s ‘Disturbing Pipeline’
Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Pornhub. Sasse wrote to Attorney General William Barr in a Monday letter that… Read More
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Twin Cities Politicians Celebrate Abortion Providers
The City Council in St. Paul, Minnesota, has voted unanimously to designate March 10 as “Abortion Providers Appreciation Day.” The mayor of adjoining Minneapolis proclaimed… Read More
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The Shame of Chuck Schumer
Just when you may have thought that the low quality of political rhetoric in Washington could not get any worse, along comes Senate Minority Leader… Read More
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Justice Department Defends Catholic School Sued for Letting Go Employee After Same-Sex Wedding
Joshua Payne-Elliott had worked at Cathedral High School for 13 years. He knew the rules. So when the social studies teacher married another man, he… Read More
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‘Open Borders Are Absolutely … the Greatest Threat This Country Faces,’ Texas Lawmaker Says
Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, joins me on The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss illegal immigration, sanctuary cities, and some possible fixes to the U.S. immigration… Read More
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New Mexico Gets Its Red Flag Law Wrong
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, recently signed controversial legislation that created the state’s first red flag law to take firearms from potentially… Read More
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Why Frederick Douglass Would Be Pro-Life Today
Abolitionists and the pro-life movement share a similar respect for the sacredness of human life. Frederick Douglass “was a strong proponent of the black family”… Read More
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Pro-Lifers Should Get Same Access to Schools as Planned Parenthood Does
Many of the political and cultural trends that are anathema to traditional values or free-market conservatism in society today can be traced back to a… Read More
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The 1619 Project’s Outrageous, Lying Slander of Abe Lincoln
The New York Times’ 1619 Project has aimed at nothing less than a revolutionary reinterpretation of the entirety of U.S. history, “re-centering” African Americans as the… Read More
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How Poor, Really, Are America’s Poor?
Editor’s note: This commentary was written and published before the coronavirus pandemic began to disrupt life and work in America and around the world. The… Read More
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Border Apprehensions Rise Slightly, Ending 8 Straight Months of Decline
While enforcement actions along the U.S. southern border rose for the first time in nine months, the increase is much smaller than the historical average,… Read More
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We Don’t Need Divisive Attacks on Legislative Prayer
Opening public meetings with prayer is such a long-standing American tradition that it is puzzling why some continue to seek the demise of the practice… Read More
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Governor Signs ‘Born Alive’ Bill Into Law in West Virginia
The governor of West Virginia signed a bill into law that protects babies born alive in botched abortions and penalizes doctors for allowing these babies… Read More
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What Young Americans Don’t Know About Socialism
Pundits have argued that younger voters, especially those under 30, are less inclined to be bothered when they hear the word “socialism,” since they have… Read More
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A Whole Lot of Problematic Women in 1 Place
We’re at the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, and we’ve got the rundown on everything you need to know from the first day… Read More
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How Sens. Ernst, Blackburn Met Poverty, Tyranny Outside America
A pair of female Republican senators shared eye-opening, firsthand encounters with authoritarianism and socialism in their travels abroad—including grinding poverty and lack of freedom—for an… Read More
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Conservatives Skewer the Socialist Policies of Today’s Liberals
Today’s liberals offer the security of socialism to young Americans, but there isn’t enough money on the planet to deliver what they promise, the chairman… Read More
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‘America Needs Our Help to Keep Her Special,’ Heritage President Tells Conservatives
America is only a republic if Americans can keep it, Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James told an enthusiastic crowd Thursday at the annual Conservative… Read More
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Pence: ‘Socialism Has Failed … Freedom Works’
Vice President Mike Pence warned a gathering of conservative activists Thursday about the perils of socialism and its historical record of failure. “Socialism has failed… Read More
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Trump Administration Can Withhold Funds From Sanctuary Cities, Appeals Court Finds
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the White House can withhold funds from sanctuary cities, delivering a victory for President Donald Trump’s… Read More
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Bernie Sanders Needs to Face Truth About Socialism, Rep. Liz Cheney Says
Socialism works in opposition to and destroys free societies. That was the message Thursday as conservatives gathered near Washington for the annual Conservative Political Action… Read More
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How the 1960s and the ‘Great Society’ Are Still Shaping America Today
“When you compare the two progressive impulses of our past, the 1930s New Deal, 1960s Great Society, which costs us more? … People think New… Read More
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The Left Is Thwarting Trump’s Efforts to Secure Border
Tremendous progress has been made in slowing the number of illegal border crossers, but there is still a long way to go to fully secure… Read More
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LGBT Activists Promote ‘Trans Reading Day’ in Public Schools
It started as just one rogue Wisconsin school, showing its LGBT pride. Now, five years later, it’s a national movement in public schools—and most parents… Read More
