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July 25, 2017

Democrats Prove They’ll Do Anything to Obstruct President Trump’s Agenda

“Disaster.” “Erratic Leadership.” “Failed.” These are just a few words the mainstream media has recently used to describe Donald Trump’s presidency, as a part of the popular narrative that the President and GOP Congress are to blame for their inability to pass major legislation this year. Polls show that many Americans, including some who voted for Donald Trump, are beginning to lose patience with this lack of progress. But is the Trump administration really the problem?[...]

July 25, 2017

Andrea Moury

Christie Caves to LGBT Lobby, Forces N.J. Schools to Accept Gender Ideology

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pleased LGBT political activists on Friday by signing legislation granting transgender students special privileges, such as using whichever restroom they desire, playing on whichever sports team they desire, and being called by whatever pronoun they desire. Any school that does not follow these guidelines could face legal action.[...]

July 25, 2017

Jonathan Decker

Trump’s Team Is the New England Patriots of Deregulation

Although much attention has been focused on the Republican Congress routinely setting-and-missing arbitrary deadlines to repeal Obamacare (remember: it will collapse by itself), our lawmakers’ inability to rollback Obamacare has actually given Americans a blessing in disguise -- it has diverted attention from the total regulatory genocide the Trump administration has initiated.[...]

July 25, 2017

Jon Schweppe

The Democrats’ “Better Deal” Isn’t Even Better Messaging

Despite the media's nonstop obsession with President Trump and Russia, the biggest political story so far this year remains the unbelievable impotence of the Democratic Party.[...]

July 24, 2017

Andrea Moury

“It Is Too Late”: Charlie Gard’s Parents Give Up Legal Battle to Save Son

Today, the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard, who suffers from a rare mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, gave up their legal fight to take him to the US for experimental treatment because Charlie’s “window of opportunity no longer exists.” Outside the court, Charlie’s father delivered a heart-wrenching address thanking Charlie’s supporters and telling Charlie good bye.[...]

July 24, 2017

Kelvey Vander Hart

WATCH: Millennials Love Socialism… But Have No Clue What It Is

In a video recently released by Campus Reform, reporters hit the streets of Washington, D.C., with two questions to ask millennials they encountered: “Do you like socialism?” and “What is socialism?” The replies they received were startling:[...]

July 24, 2017

Karen R. Effrem, MD

Congress Ignores Obvious Problems with State-Run Preschool at Hearing

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Preschool, Elementary, and Secondary Education recently held a hearing titled “Opportunities for State Leadership of Early Childhood Programs.” Although some on the subcommittee made an effort to focus on the duplicative and fragmented nature of the 44 different preschool programs, there was only one brave effort to discuss the preponderance of evidence that government preschool programs are not only ineffective but also, in several cases, harmful.[...]

July 21, 2017

Andrea Moury

POLL: 48 Percent of Americans Believe Abortion Is Morally Wrong

A Gallup poll released yesterday analyzing data from the past four years shows that nearly half of Americans, many of whom think abortion should be legal at least in some cases, nevertheless believe that abortion is morally wrong. The poll also found the same phenomenon on a number of other controversial issues, with many respondents believing certain activities, though immoral, should not be illegal:[...]