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Rachel Alexander is a senior editor at The Stream. She is a political columnist and the founder and editor of Intellectual Conservative. Alexander is a regular contributor to Townhall and The Christian Post. She was ranked by Right Wing News as one of the 50 Best Conservative Columnists from 2011-2017 and is a recipient of Americans for Prosperity's RightOnline Activist of the Year award.
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Vaccines debate heats up

by Rachel Alexander -- The news headlines are full of articles about parents refusing vaccines for their children. Now some of those children are infecting others with measles and other contagious diseases. more…

Big Tech continues to squeeze conservatives

by Rachel Alexander -- Political correctness has escalated out of control. It used to be you were criticized if you said something the left didn't agree with. That was political debate. Now, more…

Big Tech: Platform or publisher?

by Rachel Alexander -- Google, Facebook and Twitter are private companies, so the constitutional guarantees of free speech generally do not apply to people using their platforms. But it's not that simple. more…

Explosion of anti-Semitism on the left

by Rachel Alexander -- The left and its comrades in the mainstream media have taken the Jewish vote for granted for years. Jews are one of the most reliable constituencies of the more…

The left's bizarre, irrational hatred of MAGA

by Rachel Alexander -- Make America Great Again is a patriotic slogan President Trump uses. It's no different than phrases like "America the Beautiful" or "Let Freedom Ring." But because it has more…

Lightweight AOC should not be feared

by Rachel Alexander -- When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez burst onto the scene last year, no one expected that she would crash and burn as badly as she has in such a short amount more…

Criminalizing free speech

by Rachel Alexander -- Political correctness applied to free speech has gone too far. At first it took the form of just criticism. Feminists and diversity proponents lectured everybody on how they more…

2 'union thug' attorneys walk into a bar ...

by Rachel Alexander -- An effort started a few years ago to eliminate the union-like, mandatory nature of state bars. These associations have become increasingly politicized, spending members' dues for partisan purposes more…

DOJ's bias against GOP: Is it finally changing?

by Rachel Alexander -- The U.S. Department of Justice has a history of going after prominent conservatives, especially members of Congress. I have covered many of their stories, from Rick Renzi to more…