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After Michigan, the Midterms Give Voters a Binary Choice

After Michigan, the Midterms Give Voters a Binary Choice

There’s nothing new about wedge politics. The formula is actually pretty simple. One party identifies a small number of issues subject to debate...

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Scott Hogenson

Socialism Already Grips the Democratic Party

Socialism Already Grips the Democratic Party

The recent victories by three candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in House primaries in New York City districts, coming...

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Joe Grogan

Driving DEI Through Litigation

Driving DEI Through Litigation

I grew up in an era when the goal of the civil rights movement was to create a system of equal treatment before the law. That promise of equality...

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Ken Blackwell

AI Cannot Give Writers Something to Say

AI Cannot Give Writers Something to Say

After nearly 35 years as a talk show host, I've had many young broadcasters ask me, "What's the secret?" My answer always...

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Larry Elder

We Are the Losers, My Friend

We Are the Losers, My Friend

We have decided to support the losers in society at the expense of the producers. An Israeli friend of mine spoke highly of the U.S. Civil Rights...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

‘What a Grift!’: How Biden Quietly Cut Wall Street in on His Biggest Green Giveaway

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Heartlander News

Testimonies From People Who Have Lived Under Socialism

Testimonies From People Who Have Lived Under Socialism

It has become a truism that people who are embracing socialism have never had to live under it and its ideological twin, communism. Young people seem...

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Cal Thomas

It Buys Votes, It Buys Votes, It Buys Votes

It Buys Votes, It Buys Votes, It Buys Votes

“The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public’s money.” — Alexis de...

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Mark Lewis

Time for the Few Remaining Sensible Democrats to Put Up or Shut Up

Time for the Few Remaining Sensible Democrats to Put Up or Shut Up

Only 25 years after the September 11 attacks on the United States, a major political party has fallen in with people who view that attack as deserved...

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Derek Hunter

Win the War Already

Win the War Already

I have a solution to President Trump’s Iran war problem. It’s pretty simple. Hear me out. Let me use a sportsball analogy. As Las Vegas Raiders...

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Kurt Schlichter

Is Fauci's Pardon Legit If His Pardon Was by AutoPen?

Is Fauci's Pardon Legit If His Pardon Was by AutoPen?

Let's play a fun little game of "what does 'sign' actually mean," shall we? Because Dr. Anthony Fauci just spent a Senate...

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Kevin McCullough

It’s Time to Stop Negotiating With Terrorists and Get the Job Done

It’s Time to Stop Negotiating With Terrorists and Get the Job Done

Even with the unpredictability of evil actors in matters of war, a normalcy bias that developed after World War II has enveloped the minds of many...

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Scott Powell

The Night We Forgot My Sister at the Drive-In — and Why It Would Never Happen Now

The Night We Forgot My Sister at the Drive-In — and Why It Would Never Happen Now

I can’t imagine such a thing happening today: In the early ‘70s, when I was 10, my family left my baby sister Mary behind at the drive-in theater....

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Tom Purcell

Migrant Invasion in Spain Sparked by Court Ruling

Migrant Invasion in Spain Sparked by Court Ruling

A total of 60,000 tough young men from Morocco suddenly arrived in a small town of Spain in northern Africa, many carrying their cell phones in...

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John And Andy Schlafly

DSA Stands for Freeloaders — Hold Onto Your Wallets

DSA Stands for Freeloaders — Hold Onto Your Wallets

New Yorkers, hold onto your wallets, and brace yourselves for financial chaos. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's minions, also known as the...

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Betsy McCaughey

Schumer Thanks Expletive-Using Senator for Her Beautiful Words

Schumer Thanks Expletive-Using Senator for Her Beautiful Words

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) took to the podium at a Capitol Hill press conference on July 23, where she was joined by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and...

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Terry Jeffrey

Why Are Muslim American Politicians Uniformly Democrats?

Why Are Muslim American Politicians Uniformly Democrats?

Muslim Americans are increasingly getting involved in American politics. Most prominent are Democratic members of Congress Rashida Tlaib (MI-12),...

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Star Parker

What Conservative Columnist Could Freely Write for The New York Times?

What Conservative Columnist Could Freely Write for The New York Times?

The Left's perennial scolds of CBS News churned out barrels of umbrage over hiring conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat as part of...

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Tim Graham

California Schools Are Going Broke – No Surprise There!

California Schools Are Going Broke – No Surprise There!

California schools are going bust. Is it any surprise? California government faces routine rounds of boom-bust deficits. The political class squeezes...

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Arthur Schaper

Bernie Slanders

Bernie Slanders

The multimillionaire “socialist” senator joins a long line of Jews who have betrayed their brethren. The Democratic leadership decided to take out...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Illegal Immigrant Wave Overwhelms Spanish Enclave in North Africa, Prompts EU Pushback

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Heartlander News

'They’re Going to Do It Anyway' Is Not a Governing Principle

'They’re Going to Do It Anyway' Is Not a Governing Principle

Illinois says licensing illegal immigrants makes our roads safer. My daughter’s death exposed a system of assumptions, failed safeguards, and...

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Joe Abraham

Climate Crisis

Climate Crisis

Just two years ago, the United Nations secretary-general announced, "Global warming has ended ... The era of global boiling has arrived!"...

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John Stossel

No Wonder the Birthrate Is Dropping

No Wonder the Birthrate Is Dropping

Here’s another addition to the “Glad to Be Married” file. On X, which I often scroll through with the same kind of morbid fascination an...

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Kurt Schlichter

What Fauci Can Never Give Back

What Fauci Can Never Give Back

This is going to be a spicy one, so buckle up. Because like many of you, I'm still fuming. Not the kind of anger that fades after a bad news...

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Ashley Evdokimo

One Standard for Government Failure

One Standard for Government Failure

Whenever tragedy involves ICE, the response from many politicians, activists, and commentators is immediate. They demand investigations, congressional...

29.07.2026 9

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Joe Abraham

Gen Z Turns to Socialism in Desperation

Gen Z Turns to Socialism in Desperation

Gen Z men, the pivotal swing voters under age 30 who helped elect President Trump in 2024, are supporting socialist candidates in shocking numbers....

28.07.2026 2

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John And Andy Schlafly

The 1970s Shag Haircut Is Back — Proof That America Is Doing Just Fine

The 1970s Shag Haircut Is Back — Proof That America Is Doing Just Fine

According to Cosmopolitan, the shag haircut of the 1970s has become all the rage in 2026. That makes me grumpy because I’m still upset about the...

28.07.2026 2

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Tom Purcell

Biden's Last-Minute Amnesty Was Built to Outlast Him

Biden's Last-Minute Amnesty Was Built to Outlast Him

I have spent three decades pricing risk for a living. Before I sign off on any credit strategy, I ask one question: what happens when the other side...

28.07.2026 3

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Jay Rogers

Career Democrat Politicians vs. the Constitution

Career Democrat Politicians vs. the Constitution

Democrat career politician Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island—who is now serving his 19th year in the U.S. Senate—has introduced a bill that would...

28.07.2026 2

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Terry Jeffrey

Yes on the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act

Yes on the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act

It is rare for me to support anything inserting more government into our lives. However, I'm now looking at one of these exceptions. It's...

28.07.2026 3

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Star Parker

It's Not Shocking That PBS and NPR Are 'Alive and Kicking'

It's Not Shocking That PBS and NPR Are 'Alive and Kicking'

CNN's Brian Stelter sent out his "Reliable Sources" email on July 28 with the chirpy headline "Surprise: PBS and NPR are still...

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Tim Graham

There Are Scientists and Then There Are Faucis

There Are Scientists and Then There Are Faucis

In every field, there are professionals and charlatans. The latter usually receive most of the accolades and credit. My father was an old-school...

28.07.2026 7

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Older Voters Will Shape Georgia’s Election, New AARP Poll Finds

Older Voters Will Shape Georgia’s Election, New AARP Poll Finds

A new AARP survey finds that Georgia voters 50 and older are poised to play a decisive role in this November’s closely watched governor and Senate...

28.07.2026 2

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John Hishta

The Case for Capitalism

The Case for Capitalism

I make the case for free markets ... young people elect socialists! What are they thinking? Do they even think? Do they pay any attention to history?...

28.07.2026 3

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John Stossel

We Have Reached a Tipping Point for Tips

We Have Reached a Tipping Point for Tips

The proliferation of promiscuous tipping is indicative of a bunch of the problems currently at play in America. What is promiscuous tipping? Pretty...

28.07.2026 7

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Kurt Schlichter

A Final Lindsey Graham Moment in D.C., South Carolina

A Final Lindsey Graham Moment in D.C., South Carolina

There will be funerals this week in Washington, D.C., and in South Carolina for Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly from a heart condition on July...

28.07.2026 2

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Byron York

The Fauci Diaries Have Press Running Away

The Fauci Diaries Have Press Running Away

Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream...

28.07.2026 2

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Brad Slager

Anthony Fauci: Dr. Wrong

Anthony Fauci: Dr. Wrong

Poor Anthony Fauci—the man who became an overnight celebrity when deadly COVID-19 hit these shores. As time has gone on, and the catastrophic...

28.07.2026 2

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Stephen Moore

Democrats Seeking Senate Seats Hope Voters Will Forget About Their Support for Anthony Fauci

Democrats Seeking Senate Seats Hope Voters Will Forget About Their Support for Anthony Fauci

Anthony Fauci is set to testify before the Senate tomorrow about the federal government’s response to COVID-19, revisiting the outcomes of mandates...

28.07.2026 2

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Tayte Christensen

The Secretary Trying to Close the Department of Education Did Something It Never Did

The Secretary Trying to Close the Department of Education Did Something It Never Did

For 45 years, the Department of Education has claimed to speak for the nation's teachers. This month in Dallas, the secretary running it sat in a...

28.07.2026 3

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Ryan Walters

Did You Catch John Thune's Remarks About the Filibuster From His Interview With Sean Hannity?

Did You Catch John Thune's Remarks About the Filibuster From His Interview With Sean Hannity?

We’ve been hard on Sen. John Thune (R-SD), but that’s what happens when you can’t do your job, become a dithering mess, and, frankly, turn into...

28.07.2026 20

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Matt Vespa

Is It All a Waste of Time?

Is It All a Waste of Time?

“They [Congress] seemed…to be at a loss for objects whereon to throw away the supposed fathomless funds of the treasury.” – Thomas Jefferson...

27.07.2026 3

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Mark Lewis

The Houthis Have Made a Fatal Miscalculation—Saudi Arabia May Finally Strike Back

The Houthis Have Made a Fatal Miscalculation—Saudi Arabia May Finally Strike Back

For centuries, the Bab al-Mandab Strait has served as one of the world's great maritime arteries, linking Europe with Asia and carrying the...

27.07.2026 5

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Struan Stevenson

Taking Our Right to Speak Freely for Granted

Taking Our Right to Speak Freely for Granted

When I lived in the Washington, D.C., region, I enjoyed occasional Saturday morning visits to Lafayette Square to see what the protesters were up to....

27.07.2026 2

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Tom Purcell

Catch and Release, Wisconsin Style

Catch and Release, Wisconsin Style

Corey Durell Ruiz died on a public street in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 22 with a fixed-blade knife in his hand and roughly 40 prior convictions on...

27.07.2026 4

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Jay Rogers

What’s on Your Mind?

What’s on Your Mind?

There’s always something worthy of discussing. I don’t have rabbinic ordination, though one of my graduate school professors suggested that I...

27.07.2026 6

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Alan Joseph Bauer

ICAST 2026: Sen. Graham's Legacy, Expanding Access, and Sharks

ICAST 2026: Sen. Graham's Legacy, Expanding Access, and Sharks

The 68th annual International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), recently held in Orlando, Florida, was humming with activity. Nearly...

27.07.2026 4

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Gabriella Hoffman

Inside Meta's Bet on the Dignity of Work

Inside Meta's Bet on the Dignity of Work

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana—Until recently, Lanyia Brooks worked as a custodian in a data center, where she spent her days maintaining the facility while...

27.07.2026 4

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Salena Zito

Were These People Always This Crazy?

Were These People Always This Crazy?

It’s hard to know what “breaks” someone – which moment the person they used to be, or seemed like they used to be, disappeared and the...

27.07.2026 2

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Derek Hunter