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Over 70% of people hate local AI data centers. Politicians just learned the hard way

Over 70% of people hate local AI data centers. Politicians just learned the hard way

Voters are disgusted by the unchecked expansion of AI data centers and made their concerns known across the country in Tuesday’s primary elections....

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Juliana Keeping

Big Tech spent $40 million to convince you saving kids is ‘censorship’

Big Tech spent $40 million to convince you saving kids is ‘censorship’

This week, the Kids Online Safety Act was favorably reported out of committee — an important procedural hurdle in bringing the bill to the floor of...

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Melissa Henson

Singapore destroyed Cuba’s favorite excuse

Singapore destroyed Cuba’s favorite excuse

For years, Cuba’s hardships have been explained primarily as the fault of the United States. External pressure can be real. But when the same...

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Carlos L. Valdes

Will Ukraine retaliate against North Korea outside of the war zone?

Will Ukraine retaliate against North Korea outside of the war zone?

North Korea has previously sent approximately 15,000 troops to join Russia’s war against Ukraine. That’s not all. North Korea has also provided...

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Tom Rogan

The rainbow reds are more dangerous than communists of old

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Matthew R. Petrusek

Iran cracked Trump’s tell — now the price just went up

Iran cracked Trump’s tell — now the price just went up

In the 1998 poker movie Rounders, Matt Damon plays Mike McDermott, a gifted card player who turns a climactic rematch with Teddy KGB after recognizing...

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Arie Blitz

A hidden legal glitch is undermining Trump’s AI agenda

A hidden legal glitch is undermining Trump’s AI agenda

President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants the United States to dominate artificial intelligence. That ambition is warranted, but if...

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James Edwards

Trump’s losing trifecta solved: Dump NATO and buy Greenland

Trump’s losing trifecta solved: Dump NATO and buy Greenland

Across the American political firmament, from far-left progressives to centrist Republicans and Democrats to far-right conservatives, a remarkable new...

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Samir Tata

Delayed to death: How healthcare middlemen run out the clock on sick Americans

Delayed to death: How healthcare middlemen run out the clock on sick Americans

A severe healthcare crisis is unfolding across the United States. Private Medicare Advantage plans are systematically denying vital hospital care to...

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Eric Wargotz

The WNBA has a black entitlement problem

The WNBA has a black entitlement problem

The politburo of the Women’s National Basketball Association continues to be mired in controversy after an excessively hard foul by Chicago Sky...

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Christopher Tremoglie

Trump’s Jones Act waiver isn’t ‘America First,’ it’s a gift to foreign fleets

Trump’s Jones Act waiver isn’t ‘America First,’ it’s a gift to foreign fleets

The Trump administration acted quickly after the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily waiving the Jones Act in hopes of easing pressure on...

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William P. Doyle

Mayor Mamdani, you can hate the Jews — but you must protect them

Mayor Mamdani, you can hate the Jews — but you must protect them

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, I know you’re busy with your socialist agenda for New York. So much to destroy, so little time. You’re already moving...

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Michael Levin

When Bernie Sanders and Republicans agree: It’s time to kill secret medical bills

When Bernie Sanders and Republicans agree: It’s time to kill secret medical bills

The U.S. healthcare industrial giant is a beast that even Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus would struggle to slay. The multi-tentacled monster —...

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Tom Price

An AI agent just broke containment. Congress needs a $3 billion response

An AI agent just broke containment. Congress needs a $3 billion response

Only a handful of technologies in history have earned the label “revolution,” the ones that reset what a civilization can accomplish....

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Suresh Garimella

Why an obscure Kansas City nonprofit organization is jacking up your insurance bills

Why an obscure Kansas City nonprofit organization is jacking up your insurance bills

When people open their insurance bills and wonder why premiums keep climbing, they’d never think to blame an obscure nonprofit organization based in...

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Eric Ventimiglia

Cancel recess, cut the tape, lock in 3% growth: Why the jobs panic is dead wrong

Cancel recess, cut the tape, lock in 3% growth: Why the jobs panic is dead wrong

Congress should cancel its August recess and act on the warning in July’s jobs report. America needs legislative and regulatory action that turns...

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Dan Varroney

Trump is paying twice for the same Iran strategy

Trump is paying twice for the same Iran strategy

The Trump administration is once again negotiating over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said Saturday that an agreement with Oman is close, but that the...

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Travis Lynch

China doesn’t need to sink our aircraft carriers to defeat America

China doesn’t need to sink our aircraft carriers to defeat America

The greatest strategic competitions in history have rarely been decided by a single battle. Rome did not become an empire because it won one campaign....

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Pedro Ordein

Democratic mayor secretly seized land to block housing. A federal judge just nuked his power trip

Democratic mayor secretly seized land to block housing. A federal judge just nuked his power trip

A federal judge in Rhode Island handed property owners a rare and useful win last week, and the reasoning behind it deserves more attention than the...

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Jay Rogers

Abdul el Sayed doesn’t just have a socialism problem — he has an Iran problem

Abdul el Sayed doesn’t just have a socialism problem — he has an Iran problem

Abdul el Sayed just won the most expensive Senate primary in American history, beating Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) by a single point, surviving roughly...

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Tymahz Toumadje

Russia didn’t need an invasion to take my country. Is Trump paying attention?

Russia didn’t need an invasion to take my country. Is Trump paying attention?

Russia has learned that influence can often achieve what occupation no longer can afford to. The Trump administration must be on notice. For...

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Emzari Gelashvili

While Washington hesitates, Israel is blocking China and Iran in America’s backyard

While Washington hesitates, Israel is blocking China and Iran in America’s backyard

Israel is quietly executing a masterclass in geopolitical realism, while Western diplomats indulge in hand-wringing and empty rhetoric. Advanced...

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Jose Lev Alvarez

What the Iran-Oman Hormuz deal means (it’s not good)

What the Iran-Oman Hormuz deal means (it’s not good)

Optimism about reaching a diplomatic solution to the Iran crisis is premature. No deal between Iran and Oman has been formally announced, but what we...

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John Bolton

Ken Paxton’s tax plan would take Republicans in the wrong direction

Ken Paxton’s tax plan would take Republicans in the wrong direction

Republican tax policy used to have the simple goal of lowering rates, eliminating loopholes, broadening the base, and letting people decide how to...

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Obama’s biggest lie: ‘You didn’t build that’

Obama’s biggest lie: ‘You didn’t build that’

Former President Barack Obama once infamously said, “You didn’t build that.” I beg to differ. Our forebears created it, inherited it, and...

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Michael Breeden

From Sinsheimer to Spencer: What antisemitism across the spectrum has in common

From Sinsheimer to Spencer: What antisemitism across the spectrum has in common

He was a quietly wonderful man with a quick sense of humor, and when he laughed, he would cover his mouth — a gentle, self-conscious habit to hide...

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Andrew Moore

The one thing AI can’t replace — and colleges refuse to teach

The one thing AI can’t replace — and colleges refuse to teach

Two polls fielded this July by HarrisX tell us much that we need to know about where the public stands on artificial intelligence. The first, a...

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Gerson Moreno-Riaño

America has made treason affordable again

America has made treason affordable again

A reflection on accountability, deterrence, and the erosion of standards in public service. In the summer of 1779, George Washington wrote to Maj....

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Dory Wiley

The next Senator from South Carolina

The next Senator from South Carolina

THE NEXT SENATOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. On Tuesday, voters in South Carolina will choose a Republican nominee for the Senate to replace Sen. Lindsey...

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Byron York

In defense of AIPAC

In defense of AIPAC

“Next week, AIPAC is set to spend at least $3,847,990 against me,” Abdul el Sayed complained during his successful Democratic Senate primary...

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History with a warning label: Trump is right about who tells America’s story

History with a warning label: Trump is right about who tells America’s story

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order directing temporary warning signs outside the Smithsonian‘s National Museum of American...

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Alan Rechtschaffen

The media act like cheerleaders with press credentials — they’re supposed to be instant replay

The media act like cheerleaders with press credentials — they’re supposed to be instant replay

The press is supposed to be instant replay, not the cheerleading squad. In American politics, the people are the NFL audience. We invest our money in...

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Michael Breeden

Why Gen Alpha will make Gen Z look conservative

Why Gen Alpha will make Gen Z look conservative

“If you think Gen Z is bad, just wait until you see Gen Alpha.” That warning came from Katharine Birbalsingh, the British education reformer known...

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William Nye

If ever a policy belonged in a Monty Python sketch, this is it

If ever a policy belonged in a Monty Python sketch, this is it

I read an article in the Guardian about Westminster Council’s draft licensing policy that would restrict “vertical drinking” — standing at a...

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Andrew Moore

Trump proved America can host the world. Don’t let politics score an own goal now

Trump proved America can host the world. Don’t let politics score an own goal now

The summer of 2026 will be remembered as the moment the FIFA World Cup reminded the world of the magic of the United States. From viral moments to...

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Stewart Verdery

Trump’s empty threats are prolonging the Iran war

Trump’s empty threats are prolonging the Iran war

America’s war with Iran is at an impasse. President Donald Trump’s unfulfilled threats to launch a “major strike” are partly to blame. By...

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Universities are fueling the radicalism in American politics

Universities are fueling the radicalism in American politics

The radicalism that is consuming American politics can be traced back to American universities. Any solution will require overhauling higher education...

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Zachary Faria

My cousin coined ‘genocide.’ They stole his name — now they’re calling our family ‘genocide deniers’

My cousin coined ‘genocide.’ They stole his name — now they’re calling our family ‘genocide deniers’

This month marks 67 years since my cousin Raphael Lemkin died in New York, nearly penniless, with only a handful of mourners at his funeral. He had...

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Joseph Lemkin

Trump-class battleships would help China turn the Pacific into an American graveyard

Trump-class battleships would help China turn the Pacific into an American graveyard

President Donald Trump’s impulse is to believe that bigger is always better. Still, U.S. military procurement must be laser-focused on the...

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Tom Rogan

Ukraine proves how Saudi Arabia and the Sunni monarchies can blunt Iran’s drone knife

Ukraine proves how Saudi Arabia and the Sunni monarchies can blunt Iran’s drone knife

America’s Middle Eastern allies are contending with a new reality. One in which Iran, whatever ceasefire or arrangement is reached to end the...

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Ani Chkhikvadze

Our unpayable debt to Ed Feulner

Our unpayable debt to Ed Feulner

“While others chased headlines, Ed Feulner built institutions.” So said former Vice President Mike Pence, keynoting last week’s William L....

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Wil Armstrong

Trump is holding disaster aid hostage. He knows he’s on thin ice

Trump is holding disaster aid hostage. He knows he’s on thin ice

Twenty-four state attorneys general and two governors filed suit against FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security last month, and the complaint...

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Jay Rogers

Fauci isn’t the devil. He’s worse: A typical Washington bureaucrat

Fauci isn’t the devil. He’s worse: A typical Washington bureaucrat

As the CEO of a public policy group in the Free State of Florida, one that has worked on health policy for nearly 30 years, I have never met Dr....

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Robert McClure

Iran just appointed a national joke to lead security — this is what panic looks like

Iran just appointed a national joke to lead security — this is what panic looks like

In Tehran, appointments to the Supreme National Security Council are rarely bureaucratic reshuffles. They are signals — about fear, factional power,...

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Erfan Fard

Fifty million Americans live in a news blackout. Your town could be next

Fifty million Americans live in a news blackout. Your town could be next

There was a time when nearly every city council member expected someone from the local newspaper to be sitting in the front row. Today, in hundreds of...

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William Pollack

Liberals fear the Bible in Texas classrooms. They’re missing the real threat

Liberals fear the Bible in Texas classrooms. They’re missing the real threat

The Texas State Board of Education has approved a required K-12 reading list, the first state to mandate a common core of books for all its 5.5...

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Bob Armstrong