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Issues Forum: Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump vs. Free Speech

September 9, 2016

Donald Trump tells reporters, “We’re going to have people sue you like you never got sued before.” Hillary Clinton doesn’t like her opponents funding documentaries that criticize her, so she demands Congress overturn the Supreme Court decision that allows it. The world is full of people who want their enemies to shut up. Some college […]

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American Exceptionalism

American Exceptionalism

Trump and Sanders’ Victim Complex

April 8, 2016

To hear [Donald] Trump and [Bernie] Sanders talk, America is getting beat up. A lot. According to Trump, we are losing to China. To Mexico. To ISIS. To NATO. To political correctness. According to Sanders, we are losing to the 1 percent. To big corporations. To climate change. To free markets. According to both, we […]

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Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

The Upside to Trump’s Latest Terrible Idea

December 9, 2015

Donald Trump wins again. Oh, he’s still not going to be president. His new offensive — coming out for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslim immigration and travel to the U.S. — won’t get him any closer to taking over the White House. But he has once again succeeded in taking over the news […]

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Environment & Energy

Environment & Energy

No, Bernie Sanders, Exxon Did Not Lie About Global Warming

October 26, 2015

Bernie Sanders is trying tried to divert attention from his bumbling performance in the recent Democratic Party presidential debate by making false and incendiary accusations that Exxon lied about global warming. Sanders claimed on national television that Exxon’s alleged lies likely broke the law and Exxon should be charged by the Obama administration with racketeering. Unfortunately […]

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Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Free Speech & Religious Liberty

Clinton Can’t Force Big Money Out of Politics

September 10, 2015

The money in politics always sounds excessive. The 2012 presidential campaign cost $2.6 billion, up from $2.4 billion in 2008, which doubled 2004’s $1.2 billion. But consider this: The cost per vote in 2012 was a mere $20.60, if you divide it by the 126 million ballots cast. McDonald’s alone spent $1.9 billion promoting its hamburgers […]

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