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Roper: Absentee voting undermines the secret ballot and election integrity

Advocates for voting “reforms” that lure citizens away from secure voting sites profess to be motivated by making it easier for some people to vote, but what they are really doing is making it easier for other people to cheat by undermining the secret ballot.

December 27, 2018 in Commentary.
Wikimedia Commons/Benjamint444

How unnecessary laws pit falconry against free speech

Although Timmons is free to fly his birds, federal regulations limit photos, films, and discussions about these symbols of freedom. State and federal laws tightly limit what he can say.

December 27, 2018 in U.S..
Bruce Parker/TNR

Statehouse Headliners: Vermont Agency of Education No. 1 in grants without performance measurement

More than 1,000 Vermont Agency of Education funding grants contain no performance measurements, a Nov. 30 state report to the Government Accountability Committee concludes.

December 27, 2018 in TNR News.
Amy Wax/Daily Signal

Professor thinks banning these words would fix free speech on college campuses

While speaking at The Heritage Foundation, professor Amy Wax talked about the fallout of her politically incorrect statements in depth, and put forth tangible ideas about how to counter a radical, identity-based grievance culture that’s now rampant in university life.

December 27, 2018 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons/Cschellenberger

Trigger warnings heading from the classroom to the stage

Theater companies across the U.S. are increasingly providing warnings and safe spaces for viewers who attend productions with potentially inflammatory or disturbing content so that more sensitive viewers will be prepared.

December 27, 2018 in U.S..
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4 in 10 college students say it is OK to disrupt a speaker on campus

The survey shows that 79 percent of undergraduate students said the First Amendment’s protections for free speech need to be respected and followed, yet 41 percent said it was appropriate to shut down or disrupt a speaker on campus.

December 26, 2018 in U.S..
National Institues of Health

The path forward on health reform for conservatives

The Health Care Choice Proposal would make coverage far more affordable — lowering premiums by up to 32 percent, according to the Center for Health and Economy.

December 26, 2018 in Commentary.
Isabella Chow/The Daily Signal

Why this Berkeley student is standing for her beliefs on gender

Over 1,000 persons have signed a petition demanding that Chow resign from student government or face a recall. She also has faced pushback on social media.

December 26, 2018 in U.S..
Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

Opinion: Trump’s early Christmas gift that too few appreciate

For every American, Christmas came early this year. President Donald Trump gave everyone a gift they did not ever expect; but far too few appreciate it. He gifted our nation with the most aggressive tax cut in decades.

December 23, 2018 in U.S..

Roper: Indoctrinating young kids into the liberal mindset, and holiday gift ideas for stopping it

I hope parents and grandparents will use these tools and others like them to provide our kids with some balance in the things they are learning outside the home. Use this opportunity to put some freedom under the tree and in the stockings this Christmas.

December 23, 2018 in Commentary.
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Fact Check: Did Tomi Lahren say ‘Obama created Festivus to destroy Christmas’?

A meme posted this month on Facebook from the progressive page Left Action shows Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren arguing that former President Barack Obama created the Festivus holiday to destroy Christmas. Did she really say that?

December 23, 2018 in Events, U.S..
Canadian Down Syndrome Society

Children with Down syndrome ‘applying to be on the endangered species list’ to avoid extinction

In the U.S., at least 67 percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. In the U.K., that number is closer to 90 percent. In Denmark, it’s 98 percent.

December 23, 2018 in U.S., Videos.

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