It’s undeniable, though, that the media have done more damage to trust in American institutions, including their own, than the Russians could ever have hoped with their Twitter trolls and Facebook ads.
Publication: Daily Signal
Why Democrats Fear the Electoral College
Democrats prefer a system in which politicians who promise the most free stuff to the largest number of people win. Because they can’t admit it, we have to wrestle with preposterous arguments in favor of overturning the Electoral College.
Hit the Pause Button on College Admission Outrage
The fact is the whole college admissions system is rigged in one way or another to give unfair advantages. It is rigged to give preference to black students, even if their parents are wealthy, their schools are comfortable, and their lives are privileged…It is rigged to give preference to Hispanic students who write admissions essays (read by liberal college admissions officers) arguing that their family has been oppressed.
Leftism Eradicates Character
Every year, many thousands of American parents find that the child they sent to college has been transformed into a leftist. For parents who are not leftist—not to mention conservative—it is often painfully jolting because their beloved child now holds America in contempt; prefers socialism to capitalism; regards all white people and police as racist; believes the Bible, Christianity, and Judaism are dangerous nonsense.
Climate Skeptic Accuses Apple of Political Bias in Removing App Countering Climate Alarmism
Gregory Wrightstone wrote the book “Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn’t Want You to Know,” which served as the basis for the information available from the app. He notes that former Vice President Al Gore, a leading proponent of the view that mankind’s activities propel dangerous climate change, is a board memberof Apple.
Young Adults Explain Why They’re Conservative
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, young Americans from across the country made a strong showing. The Daily Signal spoke with nine young adults to get their take on conservatism and why they identify as conservatives.
How Covington’s Nick Sandmann Could Win His Defamation Claim Against Washington Post
Does Sandmann have any chance of winning? The short answer is “yes.” But it’s not a sure thing. He’s taking on a defendant with very deep pockets and absolutely no incentive to settle.
Meet the Man Who’s Calling Out AOC with Times Square Billboard
He’s Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of Job Creators Network, an advocacy group for small businesses. Ortiz and his organization played a critical role in passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017. Now he’s working to defend tax reform and fight proposals such as the Green New Deal. (podcast)
Smollett Case Highlights Reasons for Skepticism About Hate Crime Statistics
This whole episode seems to be an extension of the identity politics culture we’ve seen on college campuses, which promotes victimhood as the main social currency over things like achievement and merit. Being a victim is more valuable than money or accomplishments, which Smollett seems to already have in spades.
Lessons from the Smollett Hoax
Ben Shapiro: Smollett had an incentive to lie: unending media attention, fawning sycophancy from politicians, and the potential for even greater Hollywood stardom. If Smollett had gotten away with his hoax, he’d be the face of gay, black suffering in the United States.
Obama’s Border Patrol Chief Explains Why Walls Work
Mark Morgan, who was chief of the U.S. Border Patrol under President Barack Obama, is speaking out in favor of President Donald Trump’s border wall. (Podcast)
A Year After Parkland School Killings, Gun Foes Still Misdiagnosing Problem
They claim that the real problem is the prevalence of firearms and demand that law-abiding Americans be subjected to increasingly drastic measures to combat this alleged epidemic.
Trump’s Agenda Is a Winning Formula for Black America
The effect of the left’s agenda on our black communities has been devastating. Single-parent homes and out-of-wedlock births have tripled since the 1960s. What kind of future can we expect for our black children when they so often come from low-income single-parent households?…Capitalism is the bedrock of our future.
Why Liberals Can’t Talk Honestly About Abortion
Democrats will protect American children from the evils of trans fats and gay conversion therapy, but not from doctors who will kill them through negligent homicide in the first few hours of their lives.
The Demonizing of White Men
Walt Williams: Decent American people ought to soundly reject and condemn the brazen attack on white men. I think that the attack is on masculinity itself and that white men are a convenient scapegoat—for now.
The Left’s Use of Intimidation to Silence Christians
If you’re Christian, shut up. That’s been the unmistakable message of our current culture in recent weeks.
The Left’s Extremism Will Continue to Drive Support for Trump
Whether or not they like Trump, millions of voters still think the president is all that stands between them and socialism, radical cultural transformation, and social chaos. Many would prefer Trump’s sometimes-over-the-top tweets and hard bark to the circus they saw at the Brett Kavanaugh nomination hearings, the rantings of Ocasio-Cortez, or the endless attempts to remove Trump from office.
Trump Pick to Replace Kavanaugh Attacked for Opinions in College
Young conservatives, be warned: Reasonable ideas written in college…can and will be twisted and used against you should you be nominated for high-powered positions two and a half decades later. That’s what’s happening to Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The Ironies of Illegal Immigration to the US from Mexico
A recent poll revealed that one-third of Mexicans would like to emigrate to the United States. Such massive potential emigration into the United States makes no sense. First, Mexico is a naturally rich country. It ranks 19th in the world in proven oil reserves and is currently the 12th-largest oil producer.
7 Presidents Tougher Than Trump on the Media
Includes Abraham Lincoln, LBJ and Woodrow Wilson.
Cohen, Manafort Developments Don’t Reveal Any Illegal Conduct By Trump
After a year and a half of the special counsel investigation, we’ve had multiple indictments of Russians for trying…to use social media and the internet to encourage social unrest in America…But we still have had no indictments that have revealed any evidence about the issue the special counsel was supposed to investigate.
By Excluding Conservative Women, Marie Claire Compels Them to Vote
The exclusion of conservative women from the pages of glossy women’s magazines is nothing new…So, when Marie Claire published an article on election eve, “50 Influential Women on Why They’re Voting in the 2018 Midterm Elections,” it was hardly surprising to see not a single voice from a conservative woman.
Trump Is Right. Ending Birthright Citizenship Is Constitutional
Those who claim the 14th Amendment mandates that anyone born in the U.S. is automatically an American citizen are misinterpreting the amendment in a manner inconsistent with the intent of the amendment’s framers.
Reporter Who Covered Maryland Crime in the 80s Never Heard of Gang-Rape Parties
Ken McIntyre: I had my first job as a reporter in Montgomery County, MD, at the time Swetnick claims Kavanaugh and other teenage boys routinely were drugging and gang-raping girls at a series of house parties in the county…I never heard about teen parties where girls routinely were sexually assaulted, much less where gang rapes were on the agenda…