May 17, 2019
By Rachel del Guidice
Eight House Republicans join Democrats to pass the Equality Act by a vote of 236-137.
By David Harsanyi
The fact that NBC’s “Late Night” host, like most of his colleagues, shills for Democrats isn’t particularly noteworthy. What is notable is that the comedian provides someone like Rep. Rashida Tlaib with a giant platform to spread a despicable historical lie.
By Riley Walters
As things stand, the U.S.-China talks of nearly two years have not sufficed to stave off a trade war.
By Armstrong Williams
Celebrities such as the Kardashians aren’t celebrated merely because of their social media antics, but because they have been able to build a world-class brand and gain substantial wealth.
By Natassia Grover
When I expressed my dismay about the bathroom policy, the pool director asked me point-blank: “How much privacy do you need?”
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May 17, 2019
Happy Friday from Washington, where House Republicans hope to block what they say is Democrats’ bid to make sexual orientation and gender identity more important than religious freedom or women’s safety and privacy. Rachel del Guidice has the GOP take, while Natassia Grover offers a mom’s personal view. President Trump outlines a way forward in reforming the nation’s broken immigration system. We’ve got the news from Fred Lucas and commentary from Mike Gonzalez. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on diversity madness on campus and Daniel Davis on foreign policy that honors America’s founding. Enjoy your weekend.
Trump Takes a Promising First Step to Resolving Our Balkanization Crisis
When Trump opened his remarks by saying, “Out of many people, from many places, we have forged a nation under God,” he was not “breaking norms,” but returning the country to the norm that has existed for centuries.
Men Already Enter the Women’s Locker Room at My Local Pool. Now Congress Could Make It Worse.
When I expressed my dismay about the bathroom policy, the pool director asked me point-blank: “How much privacy do you need?”
Trump Rolls Out Merit-Based Plan to Transform Immigration System
“We discriminate against genius,” says Trump, whose plan would increase the portion of legal immigrants arriving for job-related reasons from 12% to 57%.
'Unplanned' Is Driving Abortion Workers Out of the Industry
One woman said, “I … heard everyone gasping and I thought to myself, ‘Oh my gosh, this really isn’t normal, what I’m doing every day. ... I’ve been trained to believe that it is, but it’s not,’” says Abby Johnson.
Equality Act Would Impose Sexual Orthodoxy, GOP Leaders Warn
The Equality Act “ultimately chips away at our religious freedoms, would jeopardize Title IX sports programs, and puts our children at risk by eliminating parental consent in life-altering medical procedures,” says House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Pompeo: ‘America First’ Foreign Policy Is What the Founders Envisioned
The particularity and uniqueness of America mean that it cannot be replicated elsewhere—at least not easily, and certainly not by U.S. coercion. The best we can do is protect the rare jewel that we have in America with a foreign policy that is muscular but not adventurist.
New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham
The adversity score system makes sense for diversity-obsessed colleges, but it hardly ensures that our schools will admit and graduate the best and brightest among us.
Susan Collins, Not Pelosi, Is the True Profile in Courage
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was subjected to threats of sexual assault and even death ahead of the Senate’s vote in October on the nomination of federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
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