"Brainwashing" at freshman orientation, Two truths and a lie on immigration, Manisha Singh's story, Taylor Swift needs to calm down, and more.
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"Women’s economic empowerment is important to me personally, and it’s important to societies."
– Manisha Singh, Assistant Secretary of State
** YES, SHE'S A CONSERVATIVE:
MANISHA SINGH ([link removed])
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Manisha Singh, Assistant Secretary of State, Empowers Women
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Singh is making the economic empowerment of women a key part of her job. She works closely with Ivanka Trump on the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, W-GDP, which is directed at women in developing countries. And she works on an initiative that is her own brainchild, Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER), which focuses on women entrepreneurs in the U.S. who can benefit from exposure to overseas opportunities.
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** TWO TRUTHS & A LIE:
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Can you spot the lie about immigration below?
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A: Most immigrants in the U.S. are here illegally.
B: Congress has failed over 20 times to address the situation with Dreamers.
C: A majority of Americans want the U.S. to increase immigration levels or keep them the same.
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Freshman Orientation: Not What It Used to Be
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** The Story
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Penny Nance, CEO of Concerned Women for America, was proud to send her youngest son to Virginia Tech. With such a history, Virginia Tech seemed a great choice. But, according to Nance, once freshman orientation began, so did a brew of lefty propaganda and indoctrination (paid for by taxpayers; after all, this is a public institution).
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In Short
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The parents’ orientation featured a rather alarming warning: “Parents, don’t be shocked if your kid comes home changed.” The attitude they conveyed was one of how “privileged” parents should feel that the university selected their children to attend such a fine and prestigious university. Lucky them. And lucky taxpayers.
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** Taylor Swift Needs to “Calm Down” About U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Pay Gap Fight
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Taylor Swift entered the political fray again at the Teen Choice Awards this weekend to encourage her fans to fight gender inequality and the pay gap.Taylor Swift is an icon for younger generations, but she’s missing the opportunity to influence them for good. She should fill that “Blank Space” with truth and facts rather than emotion and misinformation.
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** California Shows Why Students Need an Escape Hatch From Public Schools
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The state’s overhaul is heavy on academic social justice gobbledygook like “cis-heteropatriarchy” and--with its placement of capitalism alongside hateful ideologies like white supremacy--short on truth. Frustrated parents from coast to coast know that the only way to make their voices heard is to attach consequences to their dissatisfaction. Otherwise, we will all reap the consequences of inaction.
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