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Dick Cheney Remembered by Black Conservatives

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney passed away last night at the age of 84. "History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation — a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence and seriousness of purpose to ...
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Tesla Shareholders Urged to Vote on Child Labor, Elon Musk Compensation and More

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Washington, D.C. – The National Center for Public Policy Research is urging Tesla, Inc. shareholders to make their voices heard this week by voting their proxy ballots before Thursday’s annual shareholder meeting. The National Center recommends investors support its own ...
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Horace Cooper: When Government Shuts Down, the Post Office Stands Up

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"The Postal Service provides an essential service and has done so for 250 years," writes Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper in a commentary published at Townhall. "A government shutdown gives Americans a good reason to remember why it's lasted so long ...
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Stefan Padfield: SEC Aim to End Shareholder Proposals Won’t Depoliticize Corporations

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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins recently suggested eliminating shareholder proposals in order to "depoliticize" corporate governance, but Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield warns that this strategy "would almost certainly have the opposite effect. It would further entrench corporate politicization rather ...
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Christopher Arps: SNAP Saps Motivation and Creates Dependency

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"No one, especially a conservative like myself, wants to see low-income families or children go hungry," writes Project 21 Ambassador Christopher Arps in a commentary published at RedState. "However, this moment sheds light on something much deeper happening in our country: ...
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Showdown Over SNAP Benefits Points to Excessive Government Control and Dependency

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Black Americans make up about 13.6 percent of our population, but they account for 26 percent of those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. With the government shutdown, families experiencing poverty are once again at the mercy of the ...
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Realigning the Voting Rights Act Would Preserve the VRA’s Legacy

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The U.S. Supreme Court is reexamining the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 -- especially Section 2, which prohibits voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race.  Louisiana v. Callais questions whether the creation of a second majority-black congressional district ...
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We Can Support Special Education Without the Department of Education

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Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley was interviewed by The 19th about the Trump administration’s decision to lay off most employees within the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office: Reducing the Department of Education has long been a stated goal ...
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Stefan Padfield: Don’t Ask Cisco About the ROI For Its DEI

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If tech giant Cisco truly believes its DEI agenda is good for business, why can't it defend that agenda when we ask questions about it? In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield notes: If ...
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Christopher Arps: How Trump Used Leadership and Leverage to Forge a Gaza Peace Deal

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President Trump's recent Middle East peace deal "was such a momentous achievement for the president and the administration that even the Democrats and the media had to give the president plaudits," writes Project 21 Ambassador Christopher Arps in a commentary published ...