Category: Policies & Impacts

Sweden Membership Is NATO Summit’s ‘Million Dollar Question’—but Ukraine Will Be Its Focus

July 6, 2023
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Defense ministers and other officials from all 31 nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) gather between July 11–12 in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a meeting that could define the 75-year-old alliance’s next century. On tap is NATO’s first updated battle plan since the fall of the Soviet Union, a discussion about membership funding levels,…

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Iowa Gov. Seeks to Expand Protection of Unborn by Reviving ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban

July 6, 2023
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has called a special legislative session to look at the possibility of reviving a ban on abortion after the detection of an unborn baby’s heartbeat. “Iowans deserve to have their legislative body address the issue of abortion expeditiously, and all unborn children deserve to have their lives protected by the government…

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People Will ‘Obey’ Future Lockdowns, Says ‘Nudge Unit’ Official

July 6, 2023
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People have been conditioned to accept totalitarian policies they likely would have never gone along with in the past. And this social conditioning could make it easier when forcing the public to comply during the next pandemic—at least, that’s what officials in the United Kingdom are saying. Professor David Halpern is the chief executive of…

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Illegal Immigrant on Terror Watch List Released in US Due to ‘Multiple Mistakes,’ DHS Report Shows

July 6, 2023
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The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) discovered “multiple mistakes” that led to the release of an illegal immigrant whose name appeared on the FBI’s terror watch list. In a June 28 report (pdf), the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) detailed the Yuma, Arizona, arrest of an illegal immigrant and their family on…

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A Massive Government Enterprise to ‘Unabashedly’ Censor Speech: Liz Murrill on the Biden Administration Social Media Case

July 6, 2023
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A federal judge just made a landmark injunction that at least temporarily prevents the government from colluding with big tech to censor Americans. Here to speak with us on this is Liz Murrill, Solicitor General for the State of Louisiana, who worked on the historic case. …

‘The First Victim and Casualty of War is Truth’–Col. John Mills on Russia-Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant Attack Claims

July 6, 2023
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“The first victim and casualty of war is truth.” We speak to Col. John Mills (Ret.) about the Russia-Ukraine nuclear power plant attack claims, and how each country is busy pointing fingers at the other in order to win the information war. …

Struggling Campaigns Scrambling to Qualify for First GOP Presidential Debate—$1 at a Time

July 6, 2023
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After nearly six months of grueling state primaries, the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidate will be formally confirmed as the party’s nominee during the July 15–18, 2024, Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But while there are 376 days of campaigning between now—July 6, 2023—and then, another far more pressing timeline is posing an existential challenge…

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IN-DEPTH: Struggling Campaigns Scrambling to Qualify for First GOP Presidential Debate—$1 at a Time

July 6, 2023
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After nearly six months of grueling state primaries, the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidate will be formally confirmed as the party’s nominee during the July 15–18, 2024, Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But while there are 376 days of campaigning between now—July 6, 2023—and then, another far more pressing timeline is posing an existential challenge…

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National Teachers Union Recommends Explicit Book ‘Gender Queer’ in Educators’ Reading List

July 6, 2023
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The National Education Association (NEA) is recommending that educators read “Gender Queer,” a controversial memoir in the form of a graphic novel that contains sexually explicit content and discussion of adult topics. “Gender Queer” has attracted mass protests from parents who have demanded its exclusion from public school libraries over its visual depictions of sexual acts…

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Supreme Court Rules for Christian Bakers in First Amendment Case

July 6, 2023
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The Supreme Court ruled on June 30 in favor of Christian bakers who said Oregon’s law requiring them to make cakes to celebrate same-sex weddings infringed on their constitutional rights. The decision came hours after the nation’s highest court issued a landmark 6–3 ruling in favor of Christian website designer Lorie Smith of 303 Creative who…

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