Tag: Social Issues

Texas Parents Prevail in Fight to Stop Controversial Social Study Curriculum

AUSTIN, Texas—In a win for conservative parents, the Texas state education board voted to shelve changes to the social studies curriculum after dozens of parents objected to adding gender, Critical Race Theory, and LGBT into education standards. More than 100 parents and group representatives signed up to discuss the proposed curriculum and state requirements. State…


Illegal Immigration Keeps Arizona Cattle Ranchers Armed, Awake at Night on the Border

This is the third article in a series on illegal drug and human smuggling along Arizona’s border with Mexico. PALOMINAS, Ariz.—Cattle ranchers Joe and Patty Scelso didn’t always feel the need to carry sidearms walking on their property. Twenty-eight years ago, the Rockin JP Ranch was their dream of a country homestead come true—103 acres…


US Heading Toward China’s Cultural Revolution, Warns Asian-American Coalition for Education President

The United States is dangerously close to repeating China’s Cultural Revolution, according to the Asian-American Coalition for Education president and author Mike Zhao. “The communist playbook, unfortunately, … they used to destroy China during the Cultural Revolution … 50 years ago. Today, the radical left uses the same playbook to destroy America,” Zhao said in a…


Gun Control Group Wants Credit Card Companies to Flag Firearm Purchases

A gun control advocacy group is seeking to make credit card companies flag “suspicious purchases” of firearms, suggesting that restricting such activities might end up saving lives. “The shooters in at least five mass shootings have stockpiled guns and ammo using credit cards and killed 145 people. @Visa, @Mastercard, @americanexpress have the power to flag…


If Voters Keep Believing Gun Control Lies, It Will Lead to Communism: Black Guns Matter Founder

Maj Toure is a Philadelphian and founder of “Black Guns Matter,” a movement that advocates for protecting the Second Amendment and promoting responsible gun ownership in Black and urban communities. He believes that the gun control movement has been and continues to be racist. He began his gun rights work after seeing people he knew…


Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Forcing It to Recognize LGBTQ Club on Campus

New York City-based Yeshiva University filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 29 asking the court to stay a lower court order forcing it to recognize an LGBTQ student club. The application comes as the high court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally protected religious rights in recent years. Last year…


Biden Admin to Spend $11 Million on Monkeypox Vaccine Production

The Biden administration announced on Monday it will provide about $11 million to support the production of the Jynneos smallpox vaccine that is being used against monkeypox in the ongoing outbreak. The funds will support the manufacturing of the vaccines at Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human…


‘Draining the Swamp’ Must Include Social Policy and Welfare

Commentary If Republicans are really seeking to drain the Washington so-called “swamp”—with immediate, tangible benefits for Americans’ prosperity and freedom—they could do no better than to begin with social policy. Long neglected the vast welfare machinery not only furnishes the greatest reservoir of superfluous functionaries, but it is also among the most destructive sectors of…


Lured by Drug Cartel Money, US Citizens Risk All Smuggling Illegal Aliens Across Arizona Border

This is the second article in a series on illegal drug and human smuggling along Arizona’s border with Mexico. CASA GRANDE, Ariz.—Mexican drug cartel money drives international human smuggling operations in the United States, said Sam, owner of a private investigation company in Arizona that deals with border security issues. Without it, the industry wouldn’t…


Aaron Rodgers Says Media Launched ‘Witch Hunt’ of Unvaccinated Players, Explains ‘Immunized’ Comment

NFL superstar Aaron Rodgers has taken aim at the media’s “witch hunt” of both vaccinated and unvaccinated players and explained why he said he was “immunized” against the virus when he had not received any of the shots. Rodgers made the comments during a Saturday appearance on Joe Rogan‘s podcast where he stated that he had not been vaccinated…