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New Zealand’s COVID-19 Related Crackdown on Economic Freedom Lingers On

February 23, 2022 related, COVID19, Lingers, economic, freedom, crackdown, Zealand's0 comment

New Zealand has long been considered an economically free country. The government’s stringent, almost straight-jacket-like COVID-19 restrictions, however, run counter to New Zealand’s multi-decade history of strong and robust economic freedom. New Zealand fell two ranks in The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of Economic Freedom released last week, from No. 2 to down to No. 4 in the world. The government, under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, may be governing over a relative swan song in economic freedom now, as it seems to be steering the country toward more dark and…

What Is National Conservatism?

February 19, 2022 National, Conservatism0 comment

A new group of thinkers and activists calling themselves national conservatives believe American politics and policy questions increasingly invite a national approach. They seek to combat the left’s attempt to bury our constitutional order and replace it with a matrix of identity politics, vast social spending, and other objectives. Chris DeMuth, a leader of the national conservatism movement and former president of the American Enterprise Institute, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explore the main trends of American conservatism and what national conservatism brings to the discussion. Conservatism must move…

18 Photos That Capture Canadian Truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’

February 15, 2022 capture, Truckers’, Convoy’, PHOTOS, freedom, Canadian0 comment

As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers in an attempt to quell the “Freedom Convoy,” protesters remain in Ottawa, Canada for the third week in a row. Protesters have stated they will remain in Ottawa until all COVID-19 mandates are lifted. Images from the protests highlight the escalating tensions between the Canadian government, police, and the truckers. Here are 18 images depicting protesters in Ottawa, Toronto, and Windsor, Canada. A variety of signs are displayed in Ottawa, Canada on Feb. 9 protesting vaccine mandates and thanking truckers. (Photo:…

The Gap Between Political Correctness and Reality

February 11, 2022 Political, between, reality, correctness”0 comment

The Democratic Party increasingly exhibits traits of a revolutionary party bent on obtaining control over thought and discourse. The potential ability to exercise this kind of power enables the progressives who run the Democratic Party to inevitably steer the country towards their objectives, having already defined the acceptable bounds of language and debate. Lenin defined a revolutionary party as one that awakens and cultivates working-class consciousness that can supplant the bourgeois owners. The revolutionary party’s aim is to steer this consciousness toward the creation of a socialist regime that will…

How to Earn Voters’ Trust: The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard

February 7, 2022 Integrity, Foundation’s, Election, voters, scorecard, trust, Heritage, earn0 comment

The Heritage Foundation on Dec. 14 launched its Election Integrity Scorecard to give states and their residents and lawmakers a clear picture of whether their election laws and regulations meet best practices standards for fair, secure, and honest elections; to illustrate where vulnerabilities exist; and to provide them with information on how to fix them. Many have contacted us to tell us it’s a useful tool. They also have provided us with recommendations on how to improve it. But some have misinterpreted it. It’s important to understand what the Scorecard…

South Dakota’s Noem Indignant After State Lawmakers, Pro-Life Group Stop Her Heartbeat Bill

February 3, 2022 Noem, ProLife, state, Heartbeat, after, stop, Lawmakers, Bill, group, South, 'indignant', Dakotas'0 comment

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sharply criticized state lawmakers for denying the introduction of her pro-life bill—a bill lawmakers fear could affect the outcome of the state’s major legal battle against Planned Parenthood. South Dakota’s House State Affairs Committee declined Wednesday to allow the governor’s draft bill, modeled after widely discussed Texas legislation banning abortions of babies with a detectable heartbeat (after as early as six weeks of gestation). State lawmakers and the South Dakota Right to Life reportedly expressed concerns that the bill is premature and could affect the…