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Cornell lets itself be governed by an outrage mob

Cornell lets itself be governed by an outrage mob

Elite universities are supposed to be resilient and stalwart defenders of the truth. So, if Cornell is making decisions in a panic to avoid political...

yesterday 1

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Zachary Faria

It’s nothing like it was under Biden, but inflation still vexes Trump

It’s nothing like it was under Biden, but inflation still vexes Trump

IT’S NOTHING LIKE IT WAS UNDER BIDEN, BUT INFLATION STILL VEXES TRUMP. On Wednesday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new numbers...

yesterday 1

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Byron York

Putin makes Trump dance as his useful Muppet

Putin makes Trump dance as his useful Muppet

President Donald Trump’s greatest delusion is that he is a superior president to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson. Perhaps...

yesterday 3

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Tom Rogan

Has Trump broken his McDonald’s promise?

Has Trump broken his McDonald’s promise?

The defining moment of the 2024 presidential campaign, it can be argued, came almost exactly two years ago, on Sunday, Oct. 20, when then-former...

yesterday 3

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Michael Barone

This Democratic congresswoman is holding ‘resistance labs’ to subvert the Trump administration

This Democratic congresswoman is holding ‘resistance labs’ to subvert the Trump administration

It is well known that Democrats have made resisting the agenda of President Donald Trump an integral part of their political platform over the last 10...

yesterday 4

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Christopher Tremoglie

China is chipping away at America’s AI advantage

China is chipping away at America’s AI advantage

Last week, Chinese AI giants Huawei and DeepSeek announced a new partnership to integrate DeepSeek’s TileLang, a programming framework used for AI...

yesterday 4

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Courtney Manning

Democratic governors should stop blocking education help

Democratic governors should stop blocking education help

Late Friday afternoon, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) opted into a federal tax credit scholarship program that could help families pay for tutoring,...

yesterday 4

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Sydney Altfield

The Fed can’t issue a building permit

The Fed can’t issue a building permit

A lower mortgage rate may help a family afford a house, but it will never solve America’s housing affordability crisis. That is because the price of...

yesterday 4

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Frank Cassidy

America’s first monument is a lesson in how to honor our warriors

yesterday 4

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Amanda Johnson

From Obama to el Sayed

From Obama to el Sayed

Abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, imposing Medicare for All, and disarming Israel used to be policy positions confined to the fringe of...

yesterday 10

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Washington Examiner

How California incentivizes illegal immigration and ICE raids

How California incentivizes illegal immigration and ICE raids

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are staging operations at California community colleges. They are only doing so because California...

previous day 4

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Zachary Faria

Meet New York Democrats’ new anti-ICE poster child

Meet New York Democrats’ new anti-ICE poster child

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer-involved shooting in New York last week sent Democratic politicians scrambling to the nearest camera to...

previous day 3

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Guy Benson

While the public fears AI, these Ohio and Iowa business owners are finding relief

While the public fears AI, these Ohio and Iowa business owners are finding relief

COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a recent afternoon, with homecoming weekend bearing down and a football game that night, April Polk was driving to a doctor’s...

previous day 3

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Salena Zito

After Trump brought him home, an Oct. 7 hostage tells his story

previous day 4

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Moshe Emilio Lavi

Less red tape, no ‘orphan tax’: How Trump’s ACF stopped bureaucrats from robbing foster youth

Less red tape, no ‘orphan tax’: How Trump’s ACF stopped bureaucrats from robbing foster youth

One year ago at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), I walked through the doors of the Administration for Children and Families...

previous day 3

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Alex Adams

When will Democrats recognize the brutal murder and genocide committed by Native Americans?

When will Democrats recognize the brutal murder and genocide committed by Native Americans?

Oct. 12 is recognized as Columbus Day, the date on which explorer Christopher Columbus landed on San Salvador, changing the course of human...

previous day 4

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Christopher Tremoglie

Tom Barrack will demolish Trump’s legacy

Tom Barrack will demolish Trump’s legacy

President Donald Trump has unapologetically decimated the career Foreign Service in favor of handpicked political appointments and envoys. Many of...

previous day 20

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Michael Rubin

Trump’s dud of a diesel deal

Trump’s dud of a diesel deal

Last week, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached an agreement for Russia to supply a few million tons of diesel fuel to...

previous day 10

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James Rogan

TikTok’s censorship weakens our election integrity

previous day 3

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Joel Thayer

Trump’s worse-than-useless Russian diesel deal

Trump’s worse-than-useless Russian diesel deal

Rising gas and diesel prices are a major reason Republicans risk losing the House and possibly the Senate in November, but President Donald Trump’s...

previous day 10

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Washington Examiner

Mamdani defends illegal immigrants using children as human shields

Mamdani defends illegal immigrants using children as human shields

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has applied his pro-Hamas mindset to the illegal immigrants in his city, calling for Immigration and Customs...

monday 4

Washington Examiner

Zachary Faria

Martha MacCallum and the stories that define us

Martha MacCallum and the stories that define us

“This is a story of America,” Martha MacCallum writes in the author’s note to The Book of Valor: America’s Story of Survival, Gallantry &...

monday 4

Washington Examiner

Salena Zito

The high cost of Abdul el Sayed

The high cost of Abdul el Sayed

THE HIGH COST OF ABDUL EL SAYED. Abdul el Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, expresses irritation when he is asked about his...

monday 4

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Byron York

Trump has done more to preserve Christopher Columbus’s legacy than any other president

Trump has done more to preserve Christopher Columbus’s legacy than any other president

Today, Oct. 12, is Columbus Day — and only Columbus Day. It is a holiday set aside to honor the accomplishments and legacy of Christopher Columbus,...

monday 4

Washington Examiner

Christopher Tremoglie

Unable to break Ukraine’s defense, Russia embraces Islamist terrorist strategy

Unable to break Ukraine’s defense, Russia embraces Islamist terrorist strategy

Unable to break through Ukrainian defensive lines, Russia is increasingly adopting the strategy of Islamist terrorists: blowing up Ukrainian civilians...

monday 6

Washington Examiner

Tom Rogan

Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’ understands what made John Steinbeck’s masterpiece great

monday 7

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Harry Khachatrian

They lived through socialism. Here is their terrifying warning to American voters

They lived through socialism. Here is their terrifying warning to American voters

“In this election, the Democrats have nominated the most extreme and dangerous group of candidates for the House and Senate ever to seek office,”...

monday 6

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Jenny Beth Martin

Main Street bets decades on America. Washington can’t look past November

Main Street bets decades on America. Washington can’t look past November

Washington cannot expect Americans to invest for decades while managing energy policy one election at a time. Main Street owners put their savings,...

monday 3

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Dan Varroney

Stop calling Trump’s base ‘racist’ — look at their pay stubs

Stop calling Trump’s base ‘racist’ — look at their pay stubs

A column made the rounds this month arguing that President Donald Trump’s remaining supporters stay loyal chiefly out of racial grievance and fear...

monday 5

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Meda Parameswara Reddy

Doctors split the vote. Their teachers have a one-party problem

Doctors split the vote. Their teachers have a one-party problem

Left-wing ideology has taken root in medical education, and it likely isn’t the work of a mere vocal minority. Federal campaign contribution records...

monday 4

Washington Examiner

Naomi Risch

The same Chinese laboratories behind fentanyl have a new $100 million product: ‘Wellness’ injections

The same Chinese laboratories behind fentanyl have a new $100 million product: ‘Wellness’ injections

As a physician, I am accustomed to patients asking me about new treatments they have seen online. Lately, those conversations include peptides, chains...

monday 4

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Anahita Dua

How Trump’s executive order surrenders the global ‘AI’ brand to Beijing

How Trump’s executive order surrenders the global ‘AI’ brand to Beijing

When American policy adopts the lexicon of apocalyptic fiction, it does not calm the public; it surrenders the dominant narrative to China. It can be...

monday 6

Washington Examiner

Jacqueline Cartier

Wall Street is going 23 hours. Who takes the keys from a blind algorithm at 2 a.m.?

Wall Street is going 23 hours. Who takes the keys from a blind algorithm at 2 a.m.?

On Oct. 5, Nasdaq told its market-data customers to prepare for a 23-hour trading day. Three days later, the Securities and Exchange Commission...

monday 6

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Burak Oktenli

The new ‘TDS variant’ is here: Republicans are walking away from Trump — and into the Left’s trap

The new ‘TDS variant’ is here: Republicans are walking away from Trump — and into the Left’s trap

American voters are increasingly faced with a new political disorder: Trump Disenchantment Syndrome. This new “TDS” is a national malaise reaching...

monday 6

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Kerri Toloczko

Trump’s Iran gambit failed. Vance just found the only way out

Trump’s Iran gambit failed. Vance just found the only way out

Lost in the cacophony of commentary on the U.S. war on Iran is a brilliant opening gambit that Vice President JD Vance recently proffered as an...

monday 4

Washington Examiner

Samir Tata

Putin didn’t get a birthday card from Trump. He got a dilemma

Putin didn’t get a birthday card from Trump. He got a dilemma

Last month, I argued in these pages that the Houthis had handed President Donald Trump leverage over China. Here is what it bought. The Houthis did...

monday 5

Washington Examiner

Emzari Gelashvili

Five questions Mamdani desperately hopes reporters never ask about Gaza

Five questions Mamdani desperately hopes reporters never ask about Gaza

Here are some questions for reporters to ask New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani at his next news conference. They might help clarify his statement...

monday 7

Washington Examiner

Michael Levin

The $1.5 trillion red tape disaster handing energy dominance to China

The $1.5 trillion red tape disaster handing energy dominance to China

America is experiencing an energy boom that is transforming the economy and powering technologies critical for national and economic security....

monday 5

Washington Examiner

David Malpass

Republicans can challenge Democrats on healthcare reform

Republicans can challenge Democrats on healthcare reform

Polls show that healthcare is high on the list of voter concerns. Right now, that’s bad news for Republicans. Democrats are running ads accusing...

monday 4

Washington Examiner

John C. Goodman

A doctor’s diagnosis: Is Trump politically constipated on Iran?

A doctor’s diagnosis: Is Trump politically constipated on Iran?

As a physician, a judge, and a political animal, I know a blockage when I see one. In medicine, when a patient’s system is completely backed up,...

monday 5

Washington Examiner

Eric Wargotz

Iran ‘blew the hell out of Bahrain’ — and Trump’s Gulf strategy with it

Iran ‘blew the hell out of Bahrain’ — and Trump’s Gulf strategy with it

“They blew the hell out of Bahrain.” That was acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao’s assessment last month of the damage Iranian missiles have done to...

monday 4

Washington Examiner

John Hannah

Biden’s immigration failures went far beyond the border

Biden’s immigration failures went far beyond the border

President Joe Biden’s record on border security is so bad that his own party members regard it as toxic. Even far-left candidates such as James...

monday 10

Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner

Blue state taxpayers are funding red state scholarships — and their governors don’t care

Blue state taxpayers are funding red state scholarships — and their governors don’t care

Are Democratic governors playing politics with education? Of course they are. What else explains a governor refusing to join a program that costs his...

monday 10

Washington Examiner

David McIntosh

How 38,000 AI songs might be the biggest shift in Bible access since Gutenberg

How 38,000 AI songs might be the biggest shift in Bible access since Gutenberg

Few things seem further apart than artificial intelligence and the Bible. AI is built to generate, adapt, and constantly produce something new. The...

11.10.2026 4

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Micah Fiechter

Slammed on the brakes to save a life? Your insurance app just penalized you

Slammed on the brakes to save a life? Your insurance app just penalized you

To a consumer dealing with inflation, the pitch sounds great: download an app, let your insurer track your driving, and watch your premium drop. Major...

11.10.2026 7

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Eric Wargotz

Copy, paste, sue: How class-action lawyers turn morning news into cash

Copy, paste, sue: How class-action lawyers turn morning news into cash

On Nov. 14, 2023, STAT News published an investigation into how a UnitedHealth subsidiary used an algorithm to shape the length of Medicare Advantage...

11.10.2026 6

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Ivan Sascha Sheehan

An ‘Epic’ failure: I paid my hospital bill — then their AI demanded $27,000 more

An ‘Epic’ failure: I paid my hospital bill — then their AI demanded $27,000 more

I paid for my medical care. Then I received $27,000 in bills for services I had already paid for. When I spoke with the hospital on Oct. 6, I was...

11.10.2026 5

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Warren H. Cohn