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The Consumption God

Americans have become consumers of civilization itself.

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Allan J. Feifer

Let NATO’s Free-Riders Fight WWIII

If the socialists of Canada and Europe wish to fight Russia, they should do so without us.

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J.b. Shurk

When the Algorithm Becomes the Gatekeeper: What AI Hiring Means for Merit

The question is what we want AI to optimize.

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Michelle Brenier

George Clooney, Mark Ruffalo, and the Free Speech Straw Man: How Cowardice Sanitizes Hate

We shouldn’t hold our breath expecting Hollywood celebrities to display spontaneous moral courage.

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Erez Levin

America’s Nuclear Reassessment: The Dangerous Return of Limited Nuclear Deterrence

A strategy designed to prevent strategic nuclear war could inadvertently create greater incentives for early nuclear use during a regional conflict.

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Mario Alexis Portella

Iran’s Ring of Fire Now Ashes

Iran is rapidly being consumed in the flames it lit.

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Clarice Feldman

Soft Secession From The Republic

Sanctuary cities: political cynicism, legal subversion, and the erosion of national sovereignty.

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Lars Møller

The Democrats’ War on Children: A Systematic Assault On Innocence, Family, And The Future Of America

From the moment a child is conceived, Democrats and their leftist allies have declared open season.

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Terry O’brien

Datacenter Towns Hold All the Cards Before the Golden Shovel Hits Dirt

Town need to invoice the future before the dirt moves.

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Alex Ashe

Grab the Popcorn and Enjoy the Erupting Democrat Civil War

Patriotic Americans must always volunteer and donate like they're 20 points behind.

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D. Parker

What About Clancy's Diet?

One thing that hasn’t been broached is Lindsay’s metabolic health and whether what she was suffering from had more to do with her quest to be...

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Jeannie Deangelis

Europe Signs On

At last, the EU is pulling on its big-boy pants to take up sanctions against the mullahs.

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Kenneth R. Timmerman

Communism’s Insidious Change of Priorities

Philosophy and Christianity base themselves on goals. Communism has another basis entirely.

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E. Jeffrey Ludwig

The Great Tariff Mystery

When taxing an imported product begins creating politically uncomfortable consequences, the solution repeatedly turns out to be…taxing it less.

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Peter C. Earle

The German Blueprint for Wealth Redistribution

People are not sovereign when the sword of Damocles of arbitrary taxation hangs over them: once the state can seize assets at will, private property...

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Thomas Kolbe

Freedom Is Much More Important Than Democracy

Our rights do not come from government.

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J.b. Shurk

Can We Throw Off the Yoke of Government?

Government—and those who feed off it—slowly but inevitably become our masters.

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Allan J. Feifer

Trump, Venezuelan Oil, and National Security

The core attributes of any energy source are reliability, cost, and security. Gaining control of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves advances each of...

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William R. Hawkins

The U.S. Must Maintain a Strong Presence in Europe

The U.S. should maintain its presence while encouraging European allies to invest more in their own defense and gradually assume greater...

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Mario Alexis Portella

Milo Yiannopoulos Finally Got What He Deserved

There are no special classes or influencer exemptions under American immigration law.

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Joseph Ford Cotto

Only Reform Can Restore The UK

The United Kingdom is more disunited than ever.

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Arthur Schaper

California’s War on Consumers

There was a time when buying a light bulb did not require government permission.

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Jim Cardoza

2009 Obama: I’m Not A Socialist — 2026 House Democrats: Yea Socialism!

It was once so toxic to be called a “socialist” that newly minted President Obama called The New York Times to protest that he wasn’t one. Now?...

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M. Walter

Democratic Socialism: A Limited Appeal to Voters

The democratic socialist approach relies on one central idea: tearing down all the nation’s existing institutions and replacing them with a system...

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S.t. Karnick

Russia’s Canaries Are Singing

Strong men like Putin can seem admirable, but the societal costs are terrible, as citizens have no say in government, and the dictator can quickly...

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Allan J. Feifer

Banking Regulation: The Gates Are Slowly Closing

Rising interest rates, record insolvencies, and permanent recession -- the looming economic crisis in the EU is taking shape.

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Thomas Kolbe

So Much Evil! Still Don’t Believe in the Devil?

Evil is out there. But so are the signs of good.

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Alicia Colon

My Christmas with Dolly: A Love Story

I have never forgotten the gift of that moment I spent with the real Dolly Parton.

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John Perry

Did the Blue Angels Get a Good Deal?

The Navy has “suddenly” dropped a long-time vendor, The Sewing Box, for the Blue Angels’ distinctive uniforms, ending a 43-year relationship.

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Julius Sanks

Pandering to Predation

Within Western societies, there persist subcultures that treat institutions as resources to be harvested while simultaneously scorning the normative...

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Lars Møller

The Crucial Midterm Elections

The 2026 midterm election will mark one of the most important inflection points in our history.

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Rick Charles

Why Lefties and Islamists Believe the Way They Do.

The source of all problems is the real Termptation: to reduce life to a single faith and diminish humans into obedient followers of a Great Leader.

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Christopher Chantrill

The Cybersecurity Race Is Getting Faster. America Has to Keep Up.

The Trump Administration has launched a new federal vulnerability coordination initiative intended to accelerate the discovery, prioritization, and...

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Julio Rivera

The Iran War And The Problem Of Victory

Tactical victories that never lead to a strategic end are no longer victories, but losses.

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Diane Parker

Trump’s Economic D-Day Puts America First, Crushes Iranian Jihadists

Do Republican voters want this actual America-first pressure continued?

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Joseph Ford Cotto

Citizen Enforcement or Green Activism?

The original intent of citizen suit provisions was to allow the people the right to petition the government to act in their interest. Unfortunately,...

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David R. Legates

Socialist Promises, Promises

The increasing popularity of socialism in America is frightening.

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Jeffrey Folks

Whatever Happened to 'When in Rome'?

Britain’s new guide for asylum seekers raises an old question: Should newcomers adapt to their host country, or should the host country adapt to them?

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Brian C. Joondeph

A Proper President List

President Trump trolled Democrats by putting himself at the top of a list of the greatest presidents (and dissing Obama). Here’s my own, more...

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Arthur Schaper

Getting Involved Means Republicans Can Win

We can all do something in the lead-up to the November election. What is your something?

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Robin M. Itzler

Understanding And Dealing With Kim Jong-Un’s Resilience

Kim Jong Un has strengthened North Korea through repression, nuclear expansion, strategic alliances, and carefully managing looming succession risks.

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Mario Alexis Portella

Mind Viruses and America’s Irrational Obsessions

A society grounded in reality -- with an intact sense of morality -- recoils from insanity and the first and most necessary step to recovering sanity...

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A.j. Rice

The Manifester In Chief

Trump uses to advantage his ability to become the embodiment of his opponents’ greatest fears, but our enemies have figured out how to exploit this.

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Allan J. Feifer

Summertime and Antifa was Uneasy

While we were spared another one of those ironically dubbed, ”summers of love,” the lawfare war continues, and with some interesting developments.

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Clarice Feldman

Has the Horror of the Act Itself Become the Defense?

What happens when an act is so horrifying that assigning responsibility to the person who committed it becomes psychologically unbearable?

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Luis Gonzalez

Russia Hoaxers Quiet about Canadian Election Interference

The Canadian government once again colludes with Democrats.

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J.b. Shurk

How Capitalism Reduces Poverty and Creates Wealth

It has to be more than just ‘free markets.’ Here is the truth.

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James T. Moodey

The Collection Plate and the Ballot Box

How do you know a charity is legit? Follow the money. A new report does just that, and the findings are disturbing.

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Jay Rogers

A Greek Mythical Trojan Horse May Portend An Islamic Reality For America

The citizens of Troy sealed their fate by assuming there was no war. Are we going to make the same mistake?

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James Zumwalt

Utopia’s Butchers

Socialism’s sectarian logic, pseudoscientific hubris, and the inescapable path from guillotine to Gulag.C

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Lars Møller