Paul Dupont, Author at The National Pulse

Politics

WATCH: Trump, Clinton Spar over Abortion in Final Debate

Things got spirited early during last night’s final presidential debate when moderator Chris Wallace asked both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to discuss their views on abortion, the Supreme Court,…

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Clinton Calls Common Core “Laudable Effort,” Repeats False Talking Points

Hillary Clinton has once again sounded off on Common Core, and this time, we don’t need any leaked emails to determine where she stands. Last week, The Washington Post published…

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Mass. Churches Take State Government to Court over Controversial Transgender Law

Last month, I wrote on a growing controversy in Massachusetts over new rules published by a state commission which seemed to suggest that churches would be punished if they did…

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Clinton Tweets on Planned Parenthood’s 100th Birthday: “That’s Worth Celebrating”

Yesterday was Planned Parenthood’s 100th birthday, and unsurprisingly, Hillary Clinton and her campaign were eager to celebrate with the abortion giant: From birth control to cancer screenings, Planned Parenthood has…

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Analysis

Report: Eight Reasons Why Catholic Schools Should Not Adopt Common Core

The Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project teamed up today to release “After the Fall: Catholic Education Beyond the Common Core,” a white paper exploring how the Common Core standards…

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Planned Parenthood Launches $30 Million Campaign to Defeat Trump

Planned Parenthood is certainly going all in on 2016 — and Donald Trump is the abortion lobby’s clear enemy number one. Fresh off of their most recent victory in Congress,…

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Pence Punts on Religious Liberty: “The Courts Sort Out Those Issues…”

Earlier this week, I wrote about Mike Pence’s complicated past history on religious liberty and argued that he had two choices before him on the issue: take a strong stand…

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Will Mike Pence Defend Religious Liberty at Tonight’s VP Debate?

With 2016’s first and only vice presidential debate set to take place tonight, speculation has been building as to what topics will be covered once Mike Pence and Tim Kaine…

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Are Donald Trump and Republicans Getting Serious About Religious Liberty?

Since beginning his 2016 presidential run last year, Donald Trump has not always appeared to have the strongest grasp on the issue of religious liberty. However, if his recent actions…

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Planned Parenthood Plans to Spend Millions to Influence North Carolina Elections

Amidst the anticipation of last night’s presidential debate, USA Today reported yesterday afternoon that Planned Parenthood has announced it intends to spend “seven figures” in North Carolina to push its…

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Pence in Iowa: “Donald Trump Will Advance the Cause of Life”

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence was in Iowa this weekend where he addressed social conservatives at the annual Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition dinner. During his remarks, Pence reiterated his full…

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Cruz Says These Six Things Convinced Him to Support Trump

After Ted Cruz’s high-profile snub of Donald Trump during last July’s convention, it seemed likely that the Senator from Texas would emerge as the GOP’s chief conservative opponent of Trump…

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New Polls Show Trump Needs Just One More State to Win

A new Florida poll from Suffolk University was released today showing Donald Trump with a slim, single-point lead over Hillary Clinton. But while this was only the latest poll showing…

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The Gary Johnson Effect Revisited: Is the Libertarian Hurting Hillary?

Back in May, I speculated that the conventional wisdom that Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson would disproportionately impact Donald Trump was wrong, and that Johnson was instead pulling support from both…

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NCAA Caves, Joins Progressive War on North Carolina

The Big Business/Big Entertainment pile-on continues in North Carolina. Yesterday, the NCAA announced that it would be relocating seven college athletic events from North Carolina due to HB 2, the…

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Flipping the Narrative: Can Trump Expand His Electoral Map?

Last week, The Pulse’s own Jon Schweppe gave a detailed rundown of possible electoral strategies Donald Trump can take if he hopes to beat Hillary Clinton. As Schweppe pointed out,…

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