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What I Saw Outside Trump’s Arraignment at Manhattan Courthouse - A Manhattan grand jury last week indicted Trump on charges believed related to the payment of supposed hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels before his race for president in 2016. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, led the investigation that produced a controversial sealed indictment delivered late Thursday to the court. Heritage Expert: Jarrett Stepman
SPLC to Face the Music for ‘Hate Group’ Defamation as Lawsuit Clears Major Hurdle - The SPLC branded the Georgia-based Dustin Inman Society 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 in an emailed statement Tuesday. Heritage Expert: Tyler O’Neil
Colonial Williamsburg Grapples With Political Correctness - 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
Time for House to Join Senate, Reclaim Congress’ War Powers - It’s a power so profound and consequential that in our nation’s history, 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
Debt ceiling could prevent next banking crisis - 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
The Folly of Shouting Down Judges We Don’t Agree With - Reading about the recent unpleasantness 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
Fact-Checking 4 Biden Claims About Economy and Manufacturing - Biden visited a power-generation facility operated by Cummins Inc., 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 in 2021. Here is a fact check of four claims made by Biden in his remarks Monday. Heritage Expert: Fred Lucas