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Our Children Are at Risk
I’m sure President Obama’s heart was in the right place. A few years ago, his Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, studied school discipline data and came to a troubling conclusion: African American students in the 2011-12 school year had been suspended or expelled at a rate three times higher than White students. This news sent shock waves throughout the community and government.
The End of World War II 73 Years Ago, Offers Us an Incredible Lesson Today
Sunday marks the 73rd anniversary of V-J Day – Victory over Japan, when World War II ended on Sept. 2, 1945 with Japan’s surrender to the United States in a ceremony about the battleship USS Missouri. It followed V-E Day – Victory in Europe – on May 8 that same year, when the Allies accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany.
To appease Democrats, NAACP misses opportunity to help Black community
When the vice president of the Chesterfield County NAACP invited me to speak at the organization's Aug. 20 Freedom Fund Banquet, I welcomed the opportunity to share my perspective as a longtime Black conservative leader in Virginia and a member of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) Cabinet. I looked forward to talking about how the NAACP and the Youngkin administration could work together to improve the lives of people in Chesterfield and throughout Virginia.
What Is Juneteenth, and Why Should Every American Want To Celebrate It?
Juneteenth—the annual observance celebrating the end of slavery in the United States in 1865—is a holiday that many Americans haven’t heard of until recently. That has caused some to wonder if it’s just some new “woke” holiday invented by Marxist academics, the creators of the historically inaccurate 1619 Project, or some other group on the left. It is not.
On May 30, 1922, thousands gathered on the National Mall to dedicate the Lincoln Memorial. President Warren Harding, Chief Justice William Howard Taft and Dr. Robert Russa Moton offered remarks and remembrances honoring the life and legacy of the slain emancipator. A native of Amelia County, Virginia, Dr. Moton was born shortly after the Civil War ended. He knew better than any of the other speakers the importance of America fulfilling its great promise.
It's time to lower the cost of living in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin assists Safeway employee Morocco Assou with a customer at a Safeway grocery store in Alexandria on Feb. 3. (Robb Hill for The Washington Post)Placeholder while article actions load This year the average American family is forced to spend an extra $5,200 for the products they need and use every day because of inflation. In an already high-cost region, these increases are stealing the paychecks of workers in Virginia struggling to make ends meet.
On the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, the Taliban Is Stronger Than it Was in 2001
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. As we prepare to mark the 20th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on our homeland on Sept. 11, 2001, we take stock of the past two decades—of all that we have won, and of all that we have lost.
Reflecting on 9/11: Taliban are stronger than they were in 2001
ANALYSIS/OPINION: As we prepare to mark the 20th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on our homeland on Sept. 11, 2001, we take stock of the past two decades—of all that we have won and of all that we have lost. We have seen Americans come together in unity in our darkest hour, we have foiled many such attacks since, and we have watched our country shine as a beacon of freedom and hope like never before. But it has not come without tremendous, heartbreaking cost.
Biden's lies and their consequences in the fall of Afghanistan
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Americans can debate whether there was good reason to leave Afghanistan after 20 years, but what can’t be debated are the disastrous consequences of President Joe Biden’s precipitous pullout. President Biden, we see you. When you look into the camera and say that everything is under control, that our allies aren’t angry with us, and that you trust the Taliban to let American citizens make their way safely to the Kabul airport to evacuate, we see you.
Bloated $1.1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Neither Reasonable nor Centrist
The bipartisan group of senators that just passed a $1.1 trillion federal infrastructure bill is attempting to sell it as a reasonable, centrist compromise. Yet it is neither reasonable nor centrist.
It’s Not Racist To Support Election Integrity Laws
Earlier this month, when I heard that the Supreme Court had struck down a lawsuit claiming that Arizona’s election laws were a form of racist voter suppression, I happened to be standing where civil rights leaders had long ago gathered to talk about the very issue of fighting for the right to cast their vote without fear or intimidation. These were the Black leaders who envisioned an America where people of all colors could live together as equals, in peace, and with mutual respect.
It's not racist to support election integrity laws
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Earlier this month, when I heard that the Supreme Court had struck down a lawsuit claiming that Arizona’s election laws were a form of racist voter suppression, I happened to be standing where civil rights leaders had long ago gathered to talk about the very issue of fighting for the right to cast their vote without fear or intimidation.
Juneteenth and Why Should Every American Want to Celebrate It
Juneteenth—the annual observance celebrating the end of slavery in the United States in 1865—is a holiday that many Americans haven’t heard of until recently. That has caused some to wonder if it’s just some new “woke” holiday invented by Marxist academics, the creators of the historically inaccurate 1619 Project, or some other group on the left. It is not.
Dannenfelser and James: The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Dannenfelser and James: The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act 1 of 2 Marjorie Dannenfelser and Kay Cole James Our federal government’s most sacred duty is to safeguard the right to life for all Americans. Yet current federal law allows our most vulnerable citizens — newborn babies who are born alive after botched abortions — to be neglected, denied medical care, and left on the abortionist’s table gasping for air until they ultimately succumb to death. How is this allowed to happen?
What is Juneteenth, and why should every American want to celebrate it?
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Juneteenth — the annual observance celebrating the end of slavery in the United States in 1865 — is a holiday that many Americans haven’t heard of until recently. That has caused some to wonder if it’s just some new “woke” holiday invented by Marxist academics, the creators of the historically inaccurate 1619 Project, or some other group on the left. It is not.
Seven Steps to Surviving Cancel Culture
As a Black conservative for more than 40 years, I’m an expert on being canceled. I was canceled by the political left long before cancel culture was all the rage. If there’s one thing liberals and leftists dislike more than a conservative, it’s a Black conservative. Liberal America doesn’t want to hear from African-American conservatives because we go counter to their narrative that Black people needed liberal saviors, especially ones who come bearing gifts of more government.
Seven steps to surviving cancel culture
ANALYSIS/OPINION: As a Black conservative for more than 40 years, I’m an expert on being canceled. I was canceled by the political left long before cancel culture was all the rage. If there’s one thing liberals and leftists dislike more than a conservative, it’s a Black conservative. Liberal America doesn’t want to hear from African-American conservatives because we go counter to their narrative that Black people needed liberal saviors, especially ones who come bearing gifts of more government.
The American Families Plan will do more harm than good
ANALYSIS/OPINION: President Ronald Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” Those words couldn’t ring truer today as President Biden recently introduced the American Families Plan, a $1.8 trillion taxpayer-funded proposal that would radically undermine American families instead of help them.
Biden’s Non-Infrastructure Bill
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Well, they’re at it again. Since the Left can’t sell its ideas to the American public honestly, it’s changing the definitions of words yet again to get its agenda passed. This time, it’s the word “infrastructure,” as in President Joe Biden’s recent “infrastructure” bill.
Biden's 'Infrastructure' Plan Is Largely About Leftist Goals
Well, they’re at it again. Since the left can’t sell its ideas to the American public honestly, it’s changing the definitions of words yet again to get its agenda passed. This time, it’s the word “infrastructure,” as in President Joe Biden’s recent “infrastructure” bill.
Big Tech Has Two Choices After Facebook Keeps Trump Suspended
Featured are 45th President Donald Trump and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook’s Oversight Board decided Wednesday to uphold Facebook’s and Instagram’s suspension of former President Donald Trump from their platforms. This decision is the wrong one, and one that all Americans, regardless of political affiliation, should be concerned about.
Oversight Board Is Wrong to Uphold Facebook Suspension of Trump
Facebook’s Oversight Board decided to uphold Facebook’s and Instagram’s suspension of former President Donald Trump from their platforms today. This decision is the wrong one, and one that all Americans, regardless of political affiliation, should be concerned about. However, the Oversight Board was entirely appropriate to admonish Facebook for the fact that its penalty was vague and standardless.
'Jim Crow' Smears Against State Voting Reforms Insult Black People
As a black woman who grew up in the segregated South, I’m shocked and appalled with the race-baiting from mostly white left-wing politicians who are throwing around the “Jim Crow” label to score political points in the debate over strengthening our voting laws. To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen’s line from the 1988 vice presidential debate with Dan Quayle: I knew Jim Crow. Jim Crow was no friend of mine. And these common-sense voting laws that states are adopting are no Jim Crow.
Conservative Movement Needs Leaders Like This to Stay Alive
I’ve been involved in the conservative movement for over 30 years. One reason I’ve been doing it so long is because I know that conservatives have the solutions to the most pressing problems America faces. We have the research and the data on how to eliminate most poverty, how to shore up the education gap, how to create jobs and build prosperity, how to fix our overpriced health care system, and so much more.
Biden’s Illegal Immigration Agenda Creates Another Child Smuggling Crisis
Having been involved in public policy for nearly four decades, I’ve all too often seen the unintended consequences of liberals’ misguided compassion. And long before getting involved in public policy, I experienced those consequences myself as a black child living in a housing project in the 1950s.
Biden’s Illegal Immigration Agenda Creates Another Child Smuggling Crisis
Having been involved in public policy for nearly four decades, I’ve all too often seen the unintended consequences of liberals’ misguided compassion. And long before getting involved in public policy, I experienced those consequences myself as a black child living in a housing project in the 1950s.
Biden's illegal immigration agenda creates another child smuggling crisis
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Having been involved in public policy for nearly four decades, I’ve all too often seen the unintended consequences of liberals’ misguided compassion. And long before getting involved in public policy, I experienced those consequences myself as a Black child living in a housing project in the 1950s.
$15 Minimum Wage Would Harm Those It's Supposed to Help
As someone who grew up in poverty and worked much of her career to help others out of it, I know the importance of having a good job with a good income. It’s a way out of poverty for many. It allows people to provide for their families. And we all know the sense of dignity that comes from being able to support oneself.
Don't turn 2020's election problems into law
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights that we as citizens can exercise. We select the individuals who will lead us and the policies we will live under in our daily lives. Yet the system is broken. Growing up as a Black teen during the 1960s, I knew of the tremendous sacrifices and the dangers that my friends and relatives endured to secure the right to vote for Black people.
Uniting Virtually, Pro-Lifers Will Continue to Protect Life
Since 1974, a year after the Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion on-demand, Americans have gathered every year in Washington, D.C., to mark the occasion and lobby their elected representatives for laws to protect the unborn. This year, a global pandemic and the increased burdens facing law enforcement in our nation’s capital require pro-lifers to forgo the usual March for Life gathering and instead participate in events online and in their local communities.
Congress Puts Constitution to the Test 3 Times in 7 Days
While “unprecedented” seemed to be an apt word to describe much of 2020, the beginning of 2021 seems to be continuing the trend by being precedent-breaking in its own right. In the first weeks of 2021, America witnessed Congress face a series of monumental tests of their commitment to the U.S. Constitution, with the outcome of any one of those tests having the potential to dramatically alter the trajectory of our nation.
Amid Chaos, Our Resilient Republic Endures
Like many Americans, I watched in disbelief Wednesday as an angry mob stormed our U.S. Capitol. As members of Congress gathered to certify the electoral votes of the presidential election, a band of criminals decided to take matters into their own hands. As this horrible act is investigated, it will be determined exactly who they were, and they must be held accountable. The consequences were tragic. Four people dead, others injured. Unanswered questions of how it happened.
Conservatives of All Stripes Must Unite in 2021 Against the Left
After 2020—a year with a deadly pandemic, a crushing economic shutdown, brutal riots, and a contested presidential election—it often feels as though things can’t get any worse. Yet, the political left sees these very moments when the American people are overwhelmed and exhausted as opportunities to push its destructive agenda.
Firefighters applauded for all they do
On July 31, firemen with SBA were checking the gym for gas leaks. They went around until the source of the leak was found. Shopping center personnel and the gas company were involved. We can’t take for granted firefighters and other until a crisis arises. Communities should be glad if they have firefighters, whether they are volunteer or paid.
How the Left Attacks Pro-Life Convictions, and Why We Must Stand Strong
Life is precious in all of its forms, and I will not be complicit in its destruction. Or as my friend, Ivanka Trump, recently put it, “I am pro-life and unapologetically so.” That stance isn’t a choice or a preference—it’s a conviction, and it’s a conviction that takes genuine courage to hold in today’s Washington, because it is under constant attack.
The Federal Election Reform Commission Must No Longer Be Ignored
Our right to vote has been won and preserved by the lives, blood and sacrifice of the patriots of the American Revolution, our war veterans, the suffragists, civil rights marchers and so many others throughout our history. They risked everything so that you and I could freely exercise this sacred right and ensure the very survival of our republic. The least we can do is make sure their sacrifices weren’t in vain and work to ensure the integrity of our elections.
The Federal Election Reform Commission must no longer be ignored
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Our right to vote has been won and preserved by the lives, blood and sacrifice of the patriots of the American Revolution, our war veterans, the suffragists, civil rights marchers and so many others throughout our history. They risked everything so that you and I could freely exercise this sacred right and ensure the very survival of our republic. The least we can do is make sure their sacrifices weren’t in vain and work to ensure the integrity of our elections.
Count Every Legal Vote-No More, No Less
Conservatives have every reason to be optimistic about the outcome of this election. As we await the results, America needs a secure, transparent,?and peaceful vote-counting process.? Every legal vote must?count?and every election official has the duty to report all potentially illegal and fraudulent activity in their jurisdictions. The functioning of our republic depends on accurate and reliable election results. The longer the process drags out, the more open it is to fraud and abuse.
Social Media's Preemptive Spiking of New York Post Story Shows Bias
Twitter and Facebook are quickly backpedaling after suppressing a New York Post story damaging to former Vice President Joe Biden, but that doesn’t erase the fact that just weeks before an election, the social media platforms continue to enforce their rules differently for those with whom they disagree politically.
Opinion: Your right to vote is sacred. Don’t give it up.
The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy.
Confirm Trump's Supreme Court Nominee-Don't Give in to Threats, Senators
Nominating justices to the U.S. Supreme Court is one of a president’s most important constitutional responsibilities. It is spelled out clearly in Article II of our founding document, the U.S. Constitution, and it’s happened over 100 times in our country’s history. But like so many things in America today, a Supreme Court nomination is a highly politicized affair.
Kay Coles James: Confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee - don't give in to threats, senators
Nominating justices to the U.S. Supreme Court is one of a president’s most important constitutional responsibilities. It is spelled out clearly in Article II of our founding document, the U.S. Constitution, and it’s happened over 100 times in our country’s history. But like so many things in America today, a Supreme Court nomination is a highly politicized affair.
Your Right to Vote is Sacred. Don’t Give it Up.
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy.
6 Persistent Myths About Socialism, Debunked
A frightening 70% of millennials say they would back a socialist candidate for office. Today, we are seeing many socialist ideas gaining traction, such as “free” college tuition, government-run health care, and a guaranteed income even for able-bodied people who don’t work.
Your Right to Vote Is Sacred. Don't Give It Up.
The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy.
Your right to vote is sacred. Don't give it up
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy.
100 years after the 19th Amendment, pro-life women are still treated as unequal
Aug. 26 marked the historic 100th anniversary when the Nineteenth Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution and America finally recognized women’s right to vote. Yet today, some women are still treated as unequal. Not treated as unequal to men, but as unequal to other women. The fact is, many on the left want to exclude pro-life women from this year’s milestone celebration of the success of the suffragists. They bristle at the thought of us having an equal claim to the women’s rights movement.
The Radical Left's Ideas Could Destroy America for Generations
Rioting. Vandalism. Bullying opponents into silence. Calls to defund the police, abolish the Electoral College, and remake America as a socialist country. It’s hard to believe what we’re now seeing. For months, the forces of Marxism, socialism, and anarchy have terrorized our streets and threatened the values that make America the greatest nation in the world.
100 Years After 19th Amendment, Pro-Life Women Still Treated Unequally
Aug. 26 marks the historic 100th anniversary when the 19th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution and America finally recognized women’s right to vote. Yet today, some women are still treated as unequal. Not treated as unequal to men, but as unequal to other women. The fact is, many on the left want to exclude pro-life women from this year’s milestone celebration of the success of the suffragists. They bristle at the thought of us having an equal claim to the women’s rights movement.
One hundred years after the 19th Amendment, pro-life women are still treated as unequal
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Aug. 26 marks the historic 100th anniversary when the 19th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution and America finally recognized women’s right to vote. Yet today, some women are still treated as unequal. Not treated as unequal to men, but as unequal to other women. The fact is, many on the left want to exclude pro-life women from this year’s milestone celebration of the success of the suffragists.
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