Louisiana appeal reveals tension between fair voting rights and racial representation. Louisiana has found itself repeatedly in the gerrymandering hot seat. Gerrymandering refers to efforts to favor one political party in the drawing of voting district lines, but racial prejudices – or favoritism – also can influence such actions. Louisiana’s effort to carry out judicial…
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Can you say ‘oligarchy’? Sure, you can. Ever since their repudiation at the polls on Nov. 5, 2024, Democrats have been in search of a message that will capture the attention of the American people. Their hunt for a favorable touchstone that will speak to the heart and soul of the Democratic Party has turned…
The editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, published a story Monday, March 24, that claimed he had been inadvertently added to a messaging group of core Trump administration officials. He explained that the “principals committee” revealed details of a forthcoming attack on Houthi rebels (that took place on March 15) and that the security breach…
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Could this mark the beginning of a new age for Second Amendment freedom? The House Judiciary Committee is preparing several bills for markup today, March 24, among which are two measures aimed at protecting and advancing gun rights. Both bills – the Firearm Due Process Protection Act and the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act –…
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History says the GOP will lose lower chamber seats next year. Current events indicate otherwise. In 20 of the last 22 midterm elections, the party of the president has lost an average of 28 House seats. This time, however, Republicans hope to break the trend. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has identified 26 House…
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Done licking her wounds, Harris says she’s “staying in this fight.” Does she, or doesn’t she? Only her hairdresser knows. Shirley Polykoff developed that slogan for Clairol’s hair color in 1956. If only she were here to help out Kamala Harris with her own campaigning – and perhaps let us know if the failed presidential…
Attempts to regulate homeschooling faces furious opposition. Once considered the exception rather than the rule, more parents are choosing a homeschooling education over public schools as the best path for their children. A recent Illinois initiative, however, would compel registration of parents who teach their children outside the government’s oversight, revealing the popularity of what…
As inflation began to edge upwards under former President Joe Biden, America’s top experts sought to calm fears by insisting such a rise was merely “transitory.” In late 2021, when inflation began to spiral out of control – proving that it was anything but transitory – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and then-Treasury Secretary Janet…
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Acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz has a warning for members Tren de Aragua (TdA) in Colorado: “Start running now.” The violent Venezuelan gang doesn’t just have a large presence in the Centennial State; it apparently uses it as a “command and control” center. In an exclusive interview with Denver7, Maltz said he believed the illegal…
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March Madness is in full swing – not the NCAA men’s basketball playoffs, although the games so far have been nail-biters and barnburners. No, more madness is happening in the game of big politics. This week, one prestigious university decided it likes money enough to capitulate to Donald Trump. A former vice-presidential candidate tried his…
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Donald Trump is back in the Oval Office, and you know what that means. It’s another constitutional crisis – or maybe it’s a nonstop series of crises cascading one after the other. It’s hard to tell, really. In any case, it’s time for leftists to start foaming at the mouth again and throwing that phrase…
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Harvard enjoys a massive endowment of over $53 billion – but there’s a dark side to all that wealth. On March 5, Harvard Management Company, which runs the famed university’s endowment, named a new member to its board of directors, and he’s a top executive at a company with deep ties to China and Saudi…
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