UN Poses Danger to Free Speech, Parents' Rights. Here's How Trump Administration Can Fight Back.

May 22, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where Secretary of State Mike Pompeo puts Iran on notice that the U.S. will "crush" its aggressive plans to dominate the Middle East. Fred Lucas reports on the big speech. Elsewhere on the world stage, Emilie Kao and Grace Melton see an opportunity for the Trump administration to moderate the U.N. Rob Bluey talks with the EPA's Mr. Efficiency. Plus: David Inserra on a new amnesty effort, Bill Walton on the China threat, Kelsey Harkness on authentic feminism, and Jarrett Stepman on why all Americans should party in the Spirit of '76.
Commentary UN Poses Danger to Free Speech, Parents' Rights. Here's How Trump Administration Can Fight Back. A dangerous alliance between United Nations bureaucrats and LGBT activists poses a new danger to free speech, free exercise of religion, and parental rights. Read More
News Pompeo Warns Iran to Face 'Strongest Sanctions in History' "The regime has been fighting all over the Middle East for years. After our sanctions come in force, it will be battling to keep its economy alive," says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Read More
Commentary Republicans Flirt With Amnesty Yet Again, Ignoring Long-Needed Reforms As has always been the case with amnesty legislation, amnesty is the central and first part of the deal to take effect—everything else is just grease for the wheels. Read More
Analysis Scott Pruitt's Mission to Make EPA Operate More Efficiently "For every permit that's directly issued by EPA, our goal is to reduce the amount of time it takes from … upwards of three years [to] down to six months," says EPA Chief of Operations Henry Darwin (not pictured). Read More
Commentary Why China Represents Such a Global Threat The U.S. and the rest of the world have been either asleep at the switch or happily complicit in the rise of Chinese power over the past 40 years. Read More or Watch the Video
Commentary Social Justice Warrior Accuses Conservative Women of 'Appropriating' Feminism—but We're Not Having It Disagreement among right-leaning women about the feminist identity exemplifies a healthy debate seldom seen or allowed on the left. Read More
Commentary Only in America's Schools Could 'Partying Like It's 1776' Be Offensive The principal of Cherry Hill High School East in New Jersey issues an apology after some students deem the public school's prom theme, "Party Like It's 1776," to be insensitive. Read More
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