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What I Saw Outside Trump’s Arraignment at Manhattan Courthouse <[link removed]> -
A Manhattan grand jury last week indicted Trump on charges <[link removed]>believed related to the payment of supposed hush money <[link removed]>to porn star Stormy Daniels before his race for president in 2016. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg <[link removed]>, a Democrat, led the investigation that produced a controversial sealed indictment delivered late
Thursday to the court. Heritage Expert: Jarrett Stepman <[link removed]>
SPLC to Face the Music for ‘Hate Group’ Defamation as Lawsuit
Clears Major Hurdle <[link removed]> - The SPLC branded the Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society <[link removed]> an “anti-immigrant hate group” in February 2018 after the SPLC had previously
stated in 2011 that it did not consider the society a “hate group.” The society, named after a 16-year-old Georgia boy killed in a 2000 car crash caused by an illegal immigrant, aims to combat illegal immigration. “After telling the Associated Press in 2011 that we were not a ‘hate group,’ the SPLC changed their mind and made us an ‘anti-immigrant hate group’ within days of their registering as active lobbyists against pro-enforcement, immigration-related legislation here in the Georgia Capitol,” D.A. King, the society’s founder and president, told The Daily Signal <[link removed]> in an emailed statement Tuesday. Heritage Expert: Tyler O’Neil <[link removed]>
Colonial Williamsburg Grapples With Political Correctness <[link removed]> - Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum, a reconstructed freezeframe of life in the 18th century. But while visitors will leave with knowledge of British history and what life was like during the 18th century, they won’t hear much about the accomplishments of those who led the American Revolution. Lost is a clear articulation of Williamsburg’s story, of what happened there, and how it fits into the great American story. Heritage Expert: Brenda Hafera <[link removed]>
Time for House to Join Senate, Reclaim Congress’ War Powers <[link removed]> - It’s a power so profound and consequential that in our
nation’s history <[[chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https:/www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Stimson_05-16-13.pdf]]>, Congress has declared war only 11 times in five different conflicts. In addition to declaring war, Congress has also
authorized the use of military force more than 40 times in our nation’s history, from small affairs like the military action against the Barbary pirates off the coast of Africa, to the Sept. 11, 2001, AUMF to go after the terrorists who were responsible for, or aided and abetted, the attacks of 9/11. Heritage Expert: Cully Stimson <[link removed]>
Debt ceiling could prevent next banking crisis <[link removed]> - With the collapse of several banks in the last few weeks, many fear that their deposits aren’t safe and another financial crisis is looming. Worse, the fight in Washington over raising the debt ceiling threatens to strain the system still more. These two issues may seem worlds apart, but both flow from the same source: excessive government spending. Heritage Expert: EJ Antoni <[link removed]>
The Folly of Shouting Down Judges We Don’t Agree With <[link removed]> - Reading about the recent unpleasantness <[link removed]> at Stanford Law School, with close-minded students angrily protesting and trying to shut down Judge Kyle Duncan, took me back to my own early days in law school, when I encountered a judge I thoroughly disagreed with: Stephen Reinhardt. Heritage Expert: GianCarlo Canaparo <[link removed]>
Fact-Checking 4 Biden Claims About Economy and Manufacturing <[link removed]> - Biden visited a power-generation facility operated by Cummins Inc. <[link removed]>, a company that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power-generation products. Cummins is spending $1 billion for manufacturing plants in New York, North Carolina, and Indiana, Biden noted. The president didn’t note that Cummins also is intertwined with China, which reportedly accounted for 13% of Cummins’
sales <[link removed]> in 2021. Here is a fact check of four claims made by Biden in his remarks Monday. Heritage Expert: Fred Lucas <[link removed]>
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