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SCOTUS Weighs the Risk of Presidential Timidity Against the Risk of Presidential Impunity
Without “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for their “official acts,” Donald Trump’s lawyer told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, presidents will be afraid to do their jobs. “If a president can be charged, put on trial, and imprisoned for his most controversial decisions as soon as he leaves office, that looming threat will distort […]
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Texas Public Colleges Crack Down on Peaceful Anti-Israel Protests
As pro-Palestine demonstrations erupt at college campuses across the nation, several public colleges in Texas have come under fire for cracking down on peaceful protests. While public universities are bound by the First Amendment, a March executive order by Gov. Greg Abbot forces colleges to suppress antisemitic speech, seemingly motivating some of the universities’ responses […]
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New Evidence that Making Legal Migration Easier Reduces Illegal Border Crossings
(Miguel Juarez Lugo/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) I and others have long argued that making legal migration easier is the best way to reduce disorder at the border. To a large extent, this basic Economics 101: if a much-coveted good or service is banned or severely restricted, that predictably creates a large black market. Thus, just as alcohol prohibition […]
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The Intifada Comes to America. Now What?
By Frank Miele for RealClearPolitics “Death to America!” We are used to that chant. Maybe too used to it. If you are old enough, you heard it in 1979 during the Iranian hostage crisis when supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini invaded the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Since then, it has been a recurring theme of Islamic […]
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Hillary Clinton: Trump Would Like To ‘Kill His Opposition’ If Re-Elected
Hillary Clinton made shocking statements during a recent podcast in which she appeared to suggest that former President Donald Trump would like to “kill his opposition.” The former First Lady made that declaration during a conversation with Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias. She believes Trump will model his presidency after that of Russian President Vladimir […]
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Vance Compares Today’s Ukraine Talking Points To ‘Propaganda’ Used To Justify Iraq War
Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) tore into the Senate’s approval of a $95 billion aid package to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan during a speech to the chamber earlier this week. He compared the narrative to propaganda used to draw America into the Iraq War. History, he believes, is repeating itself. And it’s repeating itself on the […]
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Biden Calls Economy ‘Strong’ Despite Poor GDP Growth
By Casey Harper (The Center Square) President Joe Biden defended newly released underperforming economic growth numbers. Federal data shows the U.S. Gross Domestic Product grew at an annual growth rate of 1.6% in the first three months of this year, down from 3.4% in the previous quarter. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released the […]
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Biden Sent Secret Shipments Of Long-Range Missiles To Ukraine — Which Were Used Against Russia
Politico reported on Wednesday that the Biden administration had secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine and that Kiev had used them in their ongoing war with Russia. Ukraine has long sought weapons that can strike deep inside of Russia, which critics argue could severely escalate the conflict. How much deeper can America get in this […]
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More Than 1.7 Million Illegal Entries in First Six Months of Fiscal 2024
By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) More than 1.7 million foreign nationals have illegally entered the U.S. in the first six months of fiscal 2024, the greatest number for this time period in U.S. history. The 1,733,496 who illegally entered in the first six months of the fiscal year outnumber the 1,547,866 who illegally entered […]
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What Is the Cure For the DEI Virus That Has Infected Medical Schools?
This month, conservative radio host Glenn Beck broke down the extent of DEI ideology in the medical community. The examples came from universities from coast to coast. Mandatory seminars on critical race theory and gender ideology abound while tried-and-true principles of medicine are abandoned. Medical treatment based on individualized patient care has been replaced with […]
