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Judge Faces Removal, $40K Fine Because of Her Beliefs About Marriage
A state agency wants to remove a small-town judge in Wyoming from two posts because she told a reporter that her religious beliefs would prevent… Read More
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Exclusive: North Carolina Lt. Gov. Calls Obama Administration’s Jim Crow Claim ‘Shameful’
RALEIGH, N.C. — Two days after North Carolina and the Justice Department announced dueling lawsuits, The Daily Signal sat down with Lt. Gov. Dan Forest…. Read More
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Texas School District Adopts Transgender Guidelines Without Parental Approval
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has called for school superintendent Kent Scribner’s resignation after Scribner adopted new transgender student guidelines for his district, without the… Read More
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Sexual Abuse Survivors Talk About ‘Devastating Implications’ From Transgender Bathroom Laws
Policies allowing a person who is biologically male to access women’s restrooms and locker rooms can create negative, unintended consequences, according to some sexual abuse… Read More
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UNC Students Fight Back Against Obama Administration Bathroom Lawsuit
A group of students at the University of North Carolina are fighting back against the Obama administration’s civil rights lawsuit against the state this week… Read More
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Ben Sasse: Are Americans OK With White House Propaganda?
The New York Times Magazine recently profiled President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser, Ben Rhodes, in an article titled “The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama’s… Read More
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Meet the Woman Who Oversaw Maine’s Welfare Reform
For Mary Mayhew, reforming the state’s welfare system hasn’t been easy. But the impact those reforms have had on Maine residents makes it all worth… Read More
SocietyCommentary
DOJ’s Lawsuit Against North Carolina Is Abuse of Power
North Carolina has sustained unrelenting and coordinated attacks from big business, the entertainment industry, the American Civil Liberties Union, and now the federal government over… Read More
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Facebook’s War on Conservative News
Maybe we need to start talking about the consequences of living in Mark Zuckerberg’s America. It’s easy to see Facebook as the new town square…. Read More
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The Conservative Lessons of ‘Captain America’
Warning: Spoilers Loki, Ultron, Red Skull, and Hydra—moviegoers might be familiar by now with the list of Marvel Comics’ villains. But in “Captain America: Civil… Read More
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Congressional Panel Issues More Subpoenas in Ongoing Planned Parenthood Investigation
A House panel issued subpoenas to two organizations in an effort to access information related to the purchase and sale of aborted baby body parts…. Read More
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Harvard Law Professor Says Treat Conservative Christians Like Nazis
Liberals, stop being so defensive. That’s the message of Harvard law professor Mark Tushnet in a new post at Balkinization, titled “Abandoning Defensive Crouch Liberal… Read More
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Arizona Taxpayers Fight to Stop Funding Space Balloon Tourism
Taxpayers in Pima County, Ariz., have filed a lawsuit challenging county officials’ decision to subsidize a private company’s space tourism business. “Pima County has agreed… Read More
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New Chicago Schools Bathroom Policy Courts Controversy
Chicago Public Schools announced on Monday that students and staff must be granted unfettered access to intimate school facilities based on their chosen gender identity…. Read More
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Lawmaker: ‘Big Brother’ Shouldn’t Force Americans to Participate in Abortions
Recently-introduced federal legislation would protect doctors, nurses, hospitals, and health care providers from being forced to provide abortion as part of their practice or insurance… Read More
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NC Conservatives: Obama Administration Using Children as ‘Pawns’ for LGBT Agenda
North Carolina conservatives are fighting what they call “bullying” after the Obama administration threatened a lawsuit against the state. The Justice Department is threatening to… Read More
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Central Americans Are Crossing the Border Illegally at 2014 ‘Crisis’ Levels
The number of children illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone during the first six months of this fiscal year is almost at the level of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Feminism Misunderstands What Women Really Want
In 1992 Hillary Clinton sneered at the idea of being a homemaker, even as she was about to assume the unelected role of first lady…. Read More
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51 Families Sue Over Illinois High School’s Transgender Bathroom Policy
A group of 51 families whose children attend a high school in Illinois filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, attempting to reverse a policy that allows… Read More
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Target Stock Drops in Wake of Transgender Bathroom Policy
Target’s stock has dropped and more than 1 million consumers have pledged to boycott the retail giant after it announced an “inclusive” policy allowing individuals… Read More
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Education Secretary Assails ‘Hateful’ Transgender Bathroom Laws
Education Secretary John B. King Jr. on Monday blasted state laws that prohibit public school students from using bathrooms designated for the opposite sex, calling… Read More
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ESPN Erases Curt Schilling From Baseball History
In the bad old days of the Soviet Union, Stalin, Brezhnev and the rest would literally airbrush out of photographs those who fell out of… Read More
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Sorry, Environmentalists: Buffalo Were Saved From Extinction by Capitalism
The North American bison, widely known as the buffalo, will now likely be recognized as America’s “national mammal”—on par with the bald eagle. (The bill… Read More
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Nationally Ranked School Counters Complaint of Transgender Discrimination
A nationally recognized charter school in Minnesota is fighting a complaint filed by the parents of a transgender kindergartner who allege the school enabled discrimination… Read More
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In 2015, 19,000 Criminal Illegal Immigrants Were Released From Custody
More than 19,000 criminal illegal immigrants were released from custody in 2015, according to new figures disclosed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency…. Read More
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Big Business Helps Squash Voters on Religious Liberty Debate
When it comes to religious liberty debates, big businesses don’t want the people to decide. Or at least they don’t want the people of Missouri… Read More
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Attempt to Send Religious Liberty Bill Straight to the People Fails in Missouri
A measure that attempted to take the power away from Missouri lawmakers and give it to the people to decide how to handle the marriage… Read More
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House Conservatives Say ‘It’s Time’ to Address Freedom of Conscience Debate
House conservatives said Wednesday that “it’s time” for Congress to address the marriage debate and protect religious liberty at the national level, arguing for legislation… Read More
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US Commission on Civil Rights Fails to Understand Religious Liberty Laws
The United States Commission on Civil Rights has issued a statement slamming what it described as “so-called ‘religious liberty’” laws in North Carolina, Mississippi, Kansas, and Tennessee… Read More
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Colorado Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Christian Baker’s Appeal on Gay Wedding Cakes
The Colorado Supreme Court will not review the case of a Denver-area “cake artist” ordered by the state government to bake and decorate cakes to… Read More
