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They were wrong about COVID. Fauci's House hearing proves it.

When COVID-19 hit in 2020, I jotted down a makeshift "will" for my four kids under 12. It wasn't official, just a set of instructions for my children...

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Republicans, we have to be honest. Trump is an awful candidate.

As predicted, conservatives have rallied around former President Donald Trump since a New York jury found him guilty of 34 criminal charges Thursday....

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Not all families can afford college. So what about blue-collar jobs?

As my eldest child started high school, I started noticing the cost of college. It seemed like a lot. As each year went by, the price only rose. At...

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Conservatives, would we question the Trump verdict if it were Biden?

Democrats will be applauding the verdict of the New York jury, which found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial. We all know...

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If Trump is found guilty, will Republicans like me still vote for him?

Will Republicans vote for Donald Trump even if he's found guilty? This could be the quandary for Republicans if the former president is convicted in...

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Melissa Lucio's Texas execution was halted. Her case should haunt you.

Imagine spending 16 years on death row for a crime a judge now says you may not have committed. But, just two days before your execution date, you are...

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The public W.H. Auden

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You’ll own nothing and Apple will like it

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The Planet of the Apes franchise forgets the purpose of civilization

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The wisdom of age vs. the wisdom of teeth

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Biden’s sexual revolution: The Title IX revisions will have a devastating impact on women and girls

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Stop trying to cancel Harrison Butker for his views on women

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker delivered a controversial commencement speech last Saturday, during Benedictine College's graduation...

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She got too much jail time for her abortion protest. She's still wrong.

An anti-abortion activist was sentenced to almost five years in prison for blocking an abortion clinic. She was wrong, and the abortions she was...

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Folks are flocking to Florida's conservative policies. Thank DeSantis.

If you've wondered why folks are flocking to Florida and presume it's the sun, sand and surf, I have a better reason. Florida has much more to...

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Rife with hypocrisy, the Met Gala is the real-life 'Hunger Games'

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Voters won't like Biden's plan to undo Trump tax cuts for the wealthy

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What does your mom want for Mother's Day? Year-round appreciation.

Even though Mother's Day is a fabricated Hallmark holiday, it can trigger many emotions because it emphasizes moms, an integral fabric of the nuclear...

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Kristi Noem's dog-killing story reeks of Trump bravado nobody wants

For nearly two weeks now, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has doubled, even tripled, down on the story she shares in her upcoming book about shooting...

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Rife with hypocrisy, the Met Gala is the real-life 'Hunger Games'Nicole Russell 

Just down the street from where Columbia University protesters are still wreaking havoc in New York City, the Met Gala wrapped its opulent night of...

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Rife with hypocrisy, the Met Gala is the real-life 'Hunger Games'

Just down the street from where Columbia protesters are still wreaking havoc in New York, the Met Gala wrapped its opulent night of fashion, beauty...

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Social media is awful for kids. This bill helps parents control it.

Parents worry about a lot of things. But one of our persistent concerns is our kids' smartphones. We justify their use by embracing their necessity....

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Judge threatens Trump with jail. How is he still the GOP's guy?

On the twelfth day of Donald Trump's New York hush money trial, a judge gave to Trump: A threat of jail time for repeatedly violating a gag order....

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Extremists may decide 2024. Trump and Biden are catering to them.

A glance at news coverage or social media, pretty much at any time, shows that there are extremists in politics on both sides of the aisle. It’s...

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MTG can't be the GOP's future. Something has to change.

It’s time for elected Republicans to get their act together.   Enough with them trying to figure out which narcissist will be the president and...

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College protests aren't pro-Palestinian. They're anti-American.

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Why is Texas better than California? Let me count the ways.

It gets hot in Texas in the summer, but my home state gets even more heat from critics for its politics, policies and even cowboy culture. Case in...

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Idaho abortion ban saves lives. Supreme Court must uphold it.

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, returning the question of how to regulate abortion to the state level, 14 of those newly...

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Columbia protests are an ugly reflection of antisemitism in America

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Columbia protests are an ugly reflection of antisemitism in America

University protests that promote rampant antisemitism and support anti-American terrorists might be protected by the First Amendment, but they are...

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Taylor Swift is not like us. Conservatives shouldn't attack her for it.

Taylor Swift’s much awaited breakup album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” releases Friday in what appears to be a zenith moment – one of...

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Republicans in the House keep failing. Is unity too much to ask?

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives currently enjoy a slight majority. You wouldn’t know it, though. For months, many members have...

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California was an economic force – until it wasn't. Blame Newsom.

California was once the wonderland where dreams come true. From Disney and Hollywood to its lush landscape and powerful politics, it seemed like a...

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Do conservatives think Trump is above the law?

No other president in history has been indicted, but lucky for us the Republican running for president again has done it four times.   Donald Trump,...

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Feeling the pinch? Inflation surges thanks to Biden – and Trump.

It started with former President Donald Trump and it ends with President Joe Biden. Not the election, the economy. Specifically, inflation. Something...

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GOP won by overturning Roe. So why aren't more Americans anti-abortion?

Did conservatives win the battle on abortion but lose the culture war on life? For over 50 years, abortion has been the conservative movement’s...

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Texas law banning DEI was long overdue. Let's get back to merit.

Anti-discrimination laws have been around for decades. For the most part, they’re effective.   But diversity, equity and inclusion policies – in...

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Are you excited for the solar eclipse? I am, even if it is scary.

If you’ve got money and time, you might be headed to Texas to see the scientific marvel of a lifetime: a total solar eclipse, slowly traversing a...

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Abbott says he needs ‘two more votes’ to pass school choice

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Gig Workers Need Flexibility, Not More Rules

There are millions of ways to make money in America in addition to working a traditional full-time job. Whether you want to be one of America's 10...

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Greg Abbott’s school choice vengeance

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Nikki Haley's Problem: Being a Woman Who Didn't Fit the GOP Mold

In South Carolina this weekend, former ambassador Nikki Haley put up a brave fight, but ultimately lost her home state's primary by 20 points to...

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Nikki Haley’s unfixable problem

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Biden is green-lighting border chaos

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Border Crisis Demands Stronger Federal Enforcement

Despite genuine attempts from Texas state officials to secure the border and decrease migrant crossings, officials, pundits, and Democratic...

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California's legislature keeps driving the state leftward

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) made waves in his debate with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) by wielding an unlikely exhibit: a map of San Francisco showing how to...

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As New Jersey investigates pro-life pregnancy center, it fights back

A pro-life pregnancy center in New Jersey is fighting back with a lawsuit after the attorney general, Democrat Matthew Platkin, opened a civil...

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Texas' Kate Cox Case Complicates Pro-Life Principles

Since the Supreme Court returned abortion law to the states, the issue has changed in many states in a way that pro-life advocates, myself included,...

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Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten is a backpedaling revisionist

Three years post-COVID-19, and children around the country are still catching up. Almost every state, including states that remained mostly open, saw...

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