Sep 05, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump contemplates withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. The U.S. did what it set out to do there, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells our Nolan Peterson in an exclusive interview. “Problematic Women” welcomes school choice activist Virginia Walden Ford, soon to be the subject of a major motion picture. Plus: Nile Gardiner on what the Brexit drama means, and Thomas Jipping on a court victory for the right not to speak. On this date in 1774, responding to the British Parliament’s enactment of the Coercive Acts targeting the American colonies, the first session of the Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia.
EXCLUSIVE: Pompeo Says US ‘Delivered’ on Mission in Afghanistan
“If you go back and look at the days following 9/11, the objectives set out were pretty clear: to go defeat al-Qaeda … And today, al-Qaeda … doesn’t even amount to a shadow of its former self in Afghanistan,” says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Ignorance of the Past Fuels Young Americans’ Enthusiasm for Socialism
The celebrity and social media influence of socialists has been on the upswing—especially in the current 21st-century climate of radical transformations in economic and political life.
What You Need to Know About Boris Johnson, and the Path Forward for Brexit
Is Britain headed for a political crisis? The Heritage Foundation's Nile Gardiner discusses how Brexit could still happen on Oct. 31, what's at stake, and what kind of leader Boris Johnson is.
Ruling in Minnesota Wedding Videographers’ Case Properly Prioritizes First Amendment Rights
Telescope Media Group owners Carl and Angel Larsen want to produce wedding videos, but, based on their religious beliefs, decline requests to do so for same-sex weddings.
How a Single Mom Brought Educational Choice to DC Kids
“My third child, William, was a child that everybody thought was destined for failure, and they said that all the time. He was the reason that I did this,” recalls Virginia Walden Ford.
Student Group Flags Top 5 Instances of Campus Censorship of Conservatives
When some perceived a fake campus campaign poster at Wake Forest University to be racist, student Jordan Lancaster called out fellow collegiates on Twitter for overreacting. Then she received death threats.
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Sep 04, 2019
How a Texas Town Ended Drag Queen Story Hour
“Parents, communities, and local libraries have the right to protect their children by refusing to host adult entertainment in spaces designed for kids,” The Heritage Foundation’s Emilie Kao says.
US Must Contain Chinese Influence Rising in the United Nations
This trend is concerning, because China is not a benign force internationally.
Judge Orders White House to Restore Playboy Reporter’s Press Pass
The judge says the White House and press secretary Stephanie Grisham didn’t provide Playboy’s Brian Karem with proper notice that his behavior at a Rose Garden gathering violated policies on official events.
New Immigration Policy Causes Needless Confusion
The way the policy was rolled out led many to believe that the Trump administration was ending birthright citizenship for children born to U.S. citizens stationed overseas, which naturally would have been a big deal. It did no such thing.
How the Sexual Revolution Gave Us Identity Politics
"If you ask the question, ‘Who am I?’, up until the sexual revolution, that was not a hard question to answer," says author Mary Eberstadt.
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