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Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 - 10:30am
The Daily Signal

Jan. 17, 2018

Good morning from Washington, where the religious freedom of those who view marriage as union of man and woman just got a boost from the Supreme Court. Monica Burke explains. Terrorists tend to be both foreign-born and U.S. citizens, according to a government report summarized by Fred Lucas. The number of businesses paying more after tax reform tops 160, Nick Givas reports. Plus: Kevin Mooney on a lawyerly clash over the right to work, Luke Coffey on the strategic value of Central Asia, Dennis Prager on hellhole nations, and Walter Williams on Americans' neglect of the Constitution.

Commentary

Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy

 

Many people whine that using the Electoral College instead of the popular vote and majority rule is undemocratic. I'd say that they are absolutely right.

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Commentary

10 Thoughts on the President and the 'S—hole Countries'

 

The press' constant description of Trump as a racist, a white supremacist, a fascist, and an anti-Semite has been a big lie.

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News

Why Other Lawyers Fault Legal Opinion That Scuttled Local Right-to-Work Law

 

Mike Buchanon, who was instrumental in pushing local right-to-work laws in Kentucky, says it was a mistake for Delaware officials to be cowed by legal threats from unions and others.

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Commentary

The Supreme Court Quietly Gives Religious Liberty a Big Win

 

In declining to hear a case against Mississippi's Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act, the Supreme Court let stand a lower court's decision in the face of challenges by the ACLU and Lambda Legal.

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Commentary

Why Trump's Meeting With Kazakhstan President Was So Important

 

Due to its geographical location and history, Kazakhstan has to balance its foreign and regional relations among Russia, the U.S., and China—without antagonizing any of these great powers.

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News

164 Companies Credit Tax Reform for Bonuses and Pay Raises

 

The businesses include American Airlines, AT&T, prominent banks and savings and loans, Boeing, Comcast, Pacific Power, and Visa.

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News

3 Out of 4 Terrorists Since 9/11 Are Foreign-Born, but Over Half Are Citizens

 

At least 549 individuals were convicted of international terrorism-related charges in federal courts between Sept. 11, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2016. Of them, 402 were foreign-born.

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