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The politically incorrect crisis: How society is failing boys and men

The politically incorrect crisis: How society is failing boys and men

For decades, Americans have told a clear story about gender. Women were held back. Society was built by men and for men. The moral task of our...

yesterday 8

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Jason E. Thompson

Ford recognizes electrical shock therapy

Ford recognizes electrical shock therapy

The F-150 Lightning was sold as the vehicle of the future. But Ford Motor Company’s “iconic” electric vehicle pickup didn’t even live to see its...

yesterday 10

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Jason E. Thompson

Anti-ICE Democrats get another innocent person killed

Anti-ICE Democrats get another innocent person killed

One might have more sympathy for Democratic Party objections to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts if it would just work with the...

yesterday 7

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Jason E. Thompson

Mossad man

Mossad man

Meir Dagan died in 2016, six years after his tenure as director of the Mossad, Israel’s vaunted intelligence agency, ended. But some of the fruits...

previous day 20

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Sean Durns

Sydney Sweeney and the BookTok blockbuster: Review of The Housemaid

Sydney Sweeney and the BookTok blockbuster: Review of The Housemaid

The new psychological thriller starring Sydney Sweeney, The Housemaid, is one of those movies that is more interesting to talk around than about....

previous day 10

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Conn Carroll

Worse and worse on Obamacare

Worse and worse on Obamacare

The worst of Washington politics is in plain sight as Republicans and Democrats fight over Obamacare subsidies that expire at midnight on New...

previous day 9

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Hugo Gurdon

We must not go this way

We must not go this way

In 2005, my Army unit searched an Afghan village for an enemy weapons cache. Our convoy consisted of a lead Humvee with a .50 caliber machine gun,...

previous day 10

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Trent Reedy

To weaken China, Russia must be defeated in Ukraine

To weaken China, Russia must be defeated in Ukraine

Days before Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “no-...

previous day 10

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Christopher Tremoglie

Trump’s pot pander will go up in smoke

Trump’s pot pander will go up in smoke

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 directing relevant federal agencies to begin the process of rescheduling marijuana from...

previous day 10

Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner

GOP alternative to Obamacare subsidy extension could cut health insurance prices by 11%

GOP alternative to Obamacare subsidy extension could cut health insurance prices by 11%

After 15 years of Republican railing against the Affordable Care Act, GOP lawmakers have it on the ropes. But four House Republicans are trying to...

previous day 5

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Conn Carroll

Conservatives we lost in 2025: An annual remembrance

Conservatives we lost in 2025: An annual remembrance

Having been part of the conservative movement for over 35 years, I’ve met a lot of the people who make the movement work. Unfortunately, given this...

previous day 5

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Conn Carroll

Don’t blame racism for inequality in America

The belief that if you work, you will be able to succeed has fallen in recent years, but a strong 70% majority still believes it is true. ...

previous day 4

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Conn Carroll

Still don’t want no scrubs

Still don’t want no scrubs

Maybe the progressives can bend the arc of history. Maybe feminists can change the rules of the game. But try as they might, the self-appointed...

previous day 4

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Conn Carroll

Rob and Michele Reiner deserved a better option to protect themselves

Rob and Michele Reiner deserved a better option to protect themselves

Narcissists and the single-mindedly ambitious thrive in Hollywood for the same reason that successful actors and filmmakers are disproportionately...

previous day 3

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Tiana Lowe Doescher

Democrats won’t give up on child gender transitions

Democrats won’t give up on child gender transitions

With President Donald Trump‘s approval ratings in the tank, all Democrats have to do is offer a sane alternative that normal Americans feel they...

previous day 3

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Hugo Gurdon

Democrats are letting criminal illegal immigrants kill people

Democrats are letting criminal illegal immigrants kill people

Democrats are allowing people to be murdered by illegal immigrants so they can brag that they are not cooperating with Immigration and Customs...

previous day 4

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Zachary Faria

The media effort to Bidenize Trump

The media effort to Bidenize Trump

THE MEDIA EFFORT TO BIDENIZE TRUMP. President Joe Biden’s two biggest liabilities were his senility and the damaging inflation his administration...

previous day 3

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Zachary Faria

Trump abandons the pro-life movement

Trump abandons the pro-life movement

During President Donald Trump‘s first campaign for president, pro-life activists were thrilled at his statements of support for the unborn. Once it...

previous day 2

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Hugo Gurdon

Who wants to destroy March Madness?

Who wants to destroy March Madness?

March Madness is the greatest playoff spectacle in sports, something that breaks through into popular culture and people’s workplaces and dominates...

previous day 2

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Hugo Gurdon

Betting against books

Betting against books

Ray Bradbury gave a characteristically prescient interview to the Seattle Times over 30 years ago, in 1993. “The problem in our country isn’t with...

previous day 3

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Hugo Gurdon

Americans should have no truck with European ethno-nationalism

Americans should have no truck with European ethno-nationalism

It is now an explicit U.S. foreign policy goal to promote parties that, in Europe, are considered subversive. “American diplomacy should continue...

previous day 3

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Dan Hannan

An undivided Kill Bill demands your undivided attention

An undivided Kill Bill demands your undivided attention

The elusive original cut of Quentin Tarantino’s fourth and fifth films, known together as Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, had hitherto existed...

previous day 3

Washington Examiner

Jibran Khan

How Tolkien built worlds

How Tolkien built worlds

J. R. R. Tolkien was a poet at heart. Charmed by the sound of language, he was influenced by everything from the poem The Hound of Heaven by...

previous day 3

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Diane Scharper

The Bondi Beach massacre and the resurgence of global antisemitism

The Bondi Beach massacre and the resurgence of global antisemitism

In an attempt to lift our spirits during what had already become a dark start to Hanukkah, a friend forwarded me a YouTube sketch titled “Jewish...

previous day 3

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Daniel Ross Goodman

The Trump Pencil Doctrine toward Christmas presents

The Trump Pencil Doctrine toward Christmas presents

Despite whatever misgivings I have about the current president, and I confess to having many, he’s right about pencils.  “How many pencils does a...

previous day 2

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Rob Long

Unraveling Ireland: High rates of immigration upend free speech and fiscal health

Unraveling Ireland: High rates of immigration upend free speech and fiscal health

On a clear winter day in Dublin, a cold wind blows down the Liffey and flutters the Palestinian flags at the souvenir stall on O’Connell Bridge....

previous day 2

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Dominic Green

Badly drawn boys: Review of ‘Haha, You Clowns’

Badly drawn boys: Review of ‘Haha, You Clowns’

Over several decades, as Hollywood comedy has become mostly paint-by-numbers, Adult Swim, the nighttime programming block on Cartoon Network that...

previous day 2

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Chris R. Morgan

False echoes of Weimar

False echoes of Weimar

Seven states seceded from the Union before James Buchanan left office in 1861, and within months of Lincoln’s inauguration, the forces of...

previous day 2

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Andrew Bernard

The importance of protecting homeschooled children from abuse

The importance of protecting homeschooled children from abuse

Earlier this year, authorities found the remains of 11-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-García in a plastic container in New Britain, Connecticut....

previous day 2

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Naomi Riley

Australia and UK sacrifice free speech over Bondi Beach atrocity

Australia and UK sacrifice free speech over Bondi Beach atrocity

Two terrorists who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group gunned down 16 Australian Jews on Sunday. They and 40 others who were wounded...

previous day 10

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Christopher Tremoglie

Review: Avatar Fire and Ash is a spectacle of CGI that signifies nothing

Review: Avatar Fire and Ash is a spectacle of CGI that signifies nothing

There is no mistaking that Avatar: Fire and Ash is the work of a talented filmmaker. Pandora remains a lavishly imagined, technically immersive...

previous day 7

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Christopher Tremoglie

Gas prices hit $2.88 a gallon and Dems experience ‘affordability derangement syndrome’

The national average for gas prices fell to $2.881 per gallon on Friday, marking another week of decreases at the pumps.  Friday’s prices mark a...

previous day 3

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Christopher Tremoglie

Why is Trump yelling at us? End of year address utterly lacked human touch

Why is Trump yelling at us? End of year address utterly lacked human touch

On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump angrily shouted a cheerful speech about how well his administration is doing. The bizarre and...

thursday 4

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Peter Laffin

AI should be a first-tier public policy issue

AI should be a first-tier public policy issue

In the current discourse on artificial intelligence, the interplay between expected consequences and understanding of social impacts demands a...

thursday 5

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Sebastien Laye

Josh Shapiro should stop his lawfare against nuns

Josh Shapiro should stop his lawfare against nuns

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) really doesn’t like it when people accuse him of suing nuns. The solution here is simple: He should stop fighting nuns in...

thursday 3

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Washington Examiner

Marty Makary must go

Marty Makary must go

A new report from the Society for Family Planning suggests that there are now somewhere between 130,000 and 150,000 abortions per year in states...

thursday 2

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David Harsanyi

Legacy media ignored the border crisis. Will they wake up on public safety?

Legacy media ignored the border crisis. Will they wake up on public safety?

Sheriffs live with the real-world consequences of decisions made in Washington every day. We welcomed the depth of the New York Times’s recent...

thursday 3

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David Harsanyi

Newsom acts like a king when it comes to the death penalty

Newsom acts like a king when it comes to the death penalty

The murder of Rob Reiner and his wife has revived discussion of the death penalty in California. Perhaps Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) can stop...

thursday 4

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Zachary Faria

Hollywood butchers Animal Farm

Hollywood butchers Animal Farm

One of my favorite possessions is a 50th anniversary copy of George Orwell’s 1945 novella, Animal Farm, with illustrations by Gonzo artist Ralph...

thursday 1

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David Harsanyi

Will Democrats film a video about Biden DOJ illegal orders?

Will Democrats film a video about Biden DOJ illegal orders?

Congressional Democrats have portrayed themselves as arbiters of truth, defenders of morality, paragons of virtue, and every other benign assertion...

thursday 1

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David Harsanyi

Questions of sovereignty, not neutrality, drive Russia’s war on Ukraine

Questions of sovereignty, not neutrality, drive Russia’s war on Ukraine

An old argument has returned to debates over the war in Ukraine: that Russia might not have invaded had Ukraine pledged to stay out of NATO. Amanda...

thursday 2

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Ani Chkhikvadze

Real wages up 1.5% and core inflation at four-year low: A Christmas miracle for Trump?

Real wages up 1.5% and core inflation at four-year low: A Christmas miracle for Trump?

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and...

thursday 4

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Zachary Faria

The objective of Trump’s drip-drip Venezuela strategy

The objective of Trump’s drip-drip Venezuela strategy

President Donald Trump is adopting a positive strategy toward removing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro from power. By gradually escalating...

thursday 4

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Zachary Faria

A farewell to Rob Reiner

A farewell to Rob Reiner

With the possible exception of John Hughes, it is difficult to think of a filmmaker who so thoroughly defined the texture, tone, and emotional...

thursday 1

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David Harsanyi

We have reached the Emily Litella moment on climate change 

We have reached the Emily Litella moment on climate change 

It’s been a cold winter so far in the Midwest and much of the Northeast, early-in-the-season snow even in Washington, D.C., and temperatures...

17.12.2025 5

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Michael Barone

The intifada, globalized

The intifada, globalized

You do not have to squint to see a pattern.  Sixteen Jews innocently celebrating Hanukkah are shot dead at Bondi Beach, Australia. The attackers...

17.12.2025 5

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Hugo Gurdon

The road to Venezuela runs through Cuba

The road to Venezuela runs through Cuba

U.S. forces continue to ramp up their presence in the Caribbean. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the nation’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier,...

17.12.2025 2

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Hugo Gurdon

Kevin Warsh would be an excellent Fed governor

Kevin Warsh would be an excellent Fed governor

Last week, President Donald Trump said, “I think the two Kevins are great.” Trump was referring to Kevin Warsh, a former governor of the Federal...

17.12.2025 5

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Hugo Gurdon

Good, bad, and ugly jobs report

The top-line numbers of the jobs report released Tuesday are mixed. The 64,000 jobs added in November beat the 40,000 expected, but they came on...

17.12.2025 3

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Hugo Gurdon

Debunking gun-related conspiracy theories

Debunking gun-related conspiracy theories

“Gun guys” (and gals) across the country can be reliably found rolling their eyes when leftist politicians fearmonger about firearms....

17.12.2025 1

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Brady Leonard