January 11 2023
 
Good morning from Washington,  where House Republicans seek to end Big Tech’s private funding of election operations, as Fred Lucas reports, and yesterday attracted Democrats’ support for creating a select committee on China, as Samantha Aschieris writes.  On the podcast, a brave young woman named Chloe Cole explains why she no longer embraces the transgender agenda. Plus: Tyler O’Neil explores South Dakota’s policy on trans-identifying prisoners; Jarrett Stepman decries Twitter’s bias against debating COVID-19; and Mary Margaret Olohan notes Florida’s next pro-life moves. Fifty years ago,  owners of the nation’s 24 major league baseball clubs vote to allow American League teams to use a “designated pinch-hitter” to bat for a pitcher.
 
 
 
ANALYSIS
Social Media Gave Me the Idea 'I Could Be a Boy.’ Chloe Cole's Journey Into and Out of Transgenderism.
By Virginia Allen

“I often felt like I couldn’t match up to other girls in terms of appearance,” says Chloe Cole, who transitioned—and then detransitioned—as a teen.
NEWS
South Dakota Never Has Placed a Male in a Woman’s Prison, Gov. Noem Says in Response to Criticism of Trans Policy
By Tyler O'Neil

Female inmates suffer at the hands of male inmates who claim to identify as transgender. Noem is taking heat for her policy, but her office says no male has been allowed in a women’s prison.
COMMENTARY
‘Twitter Files’ Exposes How Pfizer Official Colluded With Big Tech to Censor Speech on COVID-19
By Jarrett Stepman

The latest installment of the “Twitter Files” reveals a disturbing connection between the Big Tech company and a Pfizer board member who once lead the Food and Drug Administration.
NEWS
House Republicans Call for Ban on Big Tech Private Funding of Election Administration
By Fred Lucas

Conservatives speak out as the Center for Tech and Civic Life again directs funding to election offices in a potential repeat of a big 2020 election integrity scandal.
NEWS
House Overwhelmingly Adopts Resolution to Establish China Select Committee
By Samantha Aschieris

“It is time to push back against the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression in bipartisan fashion,” says Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.
NEWS
DeSantis Wants to Further Advance Protections for Innocent Life
By Mary Margaret Olohan

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who signed a 15-week abortion ban into law last year, wants more protections for his state’s unborn babies.
COMMENTARY
Enough’s Enough. It’s Time to Take Back Our Streets From Criminals.
By Armstrong Williams

Videos of ruthless thieves have gone viral, showing them ransacking stores and taking whatever they can get their hands on. Who ultimately pays the price? Consumers, of course.
NEWS
ICYMI: Here’s Why Merrick Garland Tapped a Trump Appointee to Investigate the Joe Biden Documents
By Tyler O'Neil

Heritage expert John Malcolm breaks down the latest news about the classified documents found in Joe Biden’s private office.
 
     
 
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