Why Democrats may be structurally screwed

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Sarah Bedford

Don’t reverse progress on deficits with new spending

The U.S. government spent $173 billion more than it collected in revenues in November. But as bad as that sounds and is, it is nevertheless better...

yesterday 8

Washington Examiner

Democrats blame guns, not evil, for Bondi Beach and Brown University shootings

The United States and Australia suffered horrific mass shootings over the weekend. First, a gunman at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island,...

yesterday 9

Peter Laffin

Reclassifying marijuana will not make America great again

Many decisions should not be based solely on the influx of money. The possible reclassification of marijuana is one of those decisions. It has been...

yesterday 1

Christopher Tremoglie

How Democrats ‘Jacked’ up the justice system

For four years under former President Joe Biden, Americans witnessed the Department of Justice‘s fall from a respected pillar of our democracy to...

yesterday 1

Christopher Tremoglie

Partisan pundits are wrong. Trump is keeping his promise on Social Security

At the Social Security Administration , we meet Americans at life’s turning points. Whether retiring, dealing with the loss of a loved one, or...

yesterday 1

Christopher Tremoglie

Trump is right to demand social media details for foreign tourists

The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that foreign visitors seeking entry through the United States’s visa waiver program...

yesterday 1

Christopher Tremoglie

What I found in Hamas’s internal documents

Hamas‘s rule over Gaza since 2007 has been marked by the exploitation of its civilian population and abuse of humanitarian aid mechanisms. Now, led...

yesterday 1

Christopher Tremoglie

The miracle of Hanukkah lives on

Hanukkah has always been my favorite holiday. It arrives at the darkest time of year, yet it brings with it so much light. The entire Hebrew month...

yesterday 0

Jamie Geller

Trump’s deranged statement gives Rob Reiner the last laugh

yesterday 1

Zachary Faria

Palestinian propaganda has globalized the intifada

yesterday 1

Zachary Faria

An active, engaging, and honest National Security Strategy

Sometimes, what a troubled relationship needs more than anything else is honesty. That is what President Donald Trump‘s 2025 National Security...

previous day 10

Washington Examiner

Mexico’s welcome tariff action against China

Mexico’s legislature deserves praise for its stand against Beijing last week, approving a new law that will impose tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese...

saturday 20

Washington Examiner

What if sex trafficking was the least of Diddy’s crimes?

Despite the prosecution’s eventual loss in its felony sex trafficking and racketeering case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, there was not an honest...

12.12.2025 20

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Another BLM scam

ANOTHER BLM SCAM. There’s a quote, attributed to the intellectual Eric Hoffer, that describes much of what happens in Washington and the activist...

12.12.2025 8

Ron York

DEI casting is killing Survivor

Many have left behind the obsession with diversity, equity, and inclusion that infected entertainment (and society) back in 2020. But CBS‘s...

12.12.2025 6

Zachary Faria

COVID-19 closure consequences

The students who were sixth graders when schools first closed for COVID-19 are high school seniors today. In the Democrat-run school districts of...

12.12.2025 5

Timothy P. Carney

Netflix’s ‘identity’ crisis

Can you guess which of these quotes came from a politician and which came from a show for three-year-olds? “There are at least three [genders].” “I...

12.12.2025 10

Madeline Fry Schultz

Cool Hand Mike

Another week, another low-key but significant win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). This time, Johnson steered the annual National Defense...

12.12.2025 7

Hugo Gurdon

Seizing the tanker was the Monroe doctrine in action

After news broke that U.S. armed forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Dec. 10, the government in Caracas accused President...

12.12.2025 2

Hugo Gurdon

Taiwan indeed needs a gun culture

Taiwan faces the growing threat of an invasion by China. Beijing dwarfs Taipei in nearly every respect. But a very American solution can help...

12.12.2025 2

Hugo Gurdon

An airport spectacle for the whole family

ARLINGTON, Virginia — My wife was surprised to learn that I was headed to the airport on Monday. The next day was our daughter’s birthday, and I...

12.12.2025 1

Hugo Gurdon

Trump’s new global order will make the US more vulnerable

I marvel at the determination of MAGA-leaning intellectuals and apologists to define Trumpism as some sort of philosophy. Trumpism is whatever...

12.12.2025 1

Dan Hannan

A comedy writer takes the pulpit

I have been a professional writer for nearly 40 years and have been giving speeches and appearing occasionally on television for two decades. Since...

12.12.2025 6

Rob Long

Helen Dewitt’s experiment

A famous quote about insanity, usually attributed to Albert Einstein — that it can be defined as “doing the same thing over and over again and...

12.12.2025 1

Rob Long

Dress for success: An unexpected call for civility

Ours is an era in which elected officials, like public figures more generally, have by and large abdicated their responsibility to model good...

12.12.2025 2

Peter Tonguette

Senatorial courtesy: Bad practices in political power can be challenged and changed

The Netflix series Death by Lightning offers a compelling, dramatic look at James Garfield‘s rise to the presidency. It also explores the journey...

12.12.2025 3

Jay Caruso

Trump grapples with immigration crisis far beyond the border

On a crisp autumn afternoon on Nov. 26, two blocks from the White House, the crack of gunfire shattered the routine of National Guard troops Sarah...

12.12.2025 4

Daniel Ross Goodman

Lies, damned lies, and polarization

As a lifelong resident of rural America, I have grown accustomed to the media periodically sending journalists out to low-population areas to...

12.12.2025 1

Brad Pearce

Why is US leaving Syrian door open to Russia?

One year after Syrian rebel forces stormed Damascus and brought down President Bashar al Assad’s regime, the struggle to shape a new political...

12.12.2025 2

Hugo Gurdon

A half-century of Upstairs, Downstairs

Fifty years ago this month, Britain’s ITV network aired the series finale of one of the best-loved television programs of the 1970s. A considerable...

12.12.2025 7

Rob Long

Noah Baumbach’s paean to fallen stars

It goes without saying that a person who is or was a famous millionaire is unlikely to elicit sympathy, but sometimes such individuals can break...

12.12.2025 3

Peter Tonguette

‘Garbage time’ for China’s ‘last generation’

China’s people, as is sometimes said, are “trying to breathe,” hoping to find some freedom from central control. Four female college students in...

12.12.2025 3

Gordon Chang

You say you want a revolution

Ask someone to explain what “revolution” is, and there’s a decent chance they will reply that, though they can’t offer a precise answer, they...

12.12.2025 1

Varad Mehta

Texas continues to eat Gavin Newsom’s lunch

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) walks around with unearned arrogance when comparing California to red states such as Texas, despite the fact that leaders...

12.12.2025 2

Zachary Faria

Sanctuary policies failed my daughter — and my state

My youngest daughter, Katie, who was only 20 years old, was killed on Jan. 19. Her only “crime” was being a passenger in a car in Urbana, Illinois....

12.12.2025 2

Joe Abraham

The dangers of Trump’s venture socialism

President Donald Trump has used the power of the presidency to become an activist investor, buying government shares in a handful of companies....

12.12.2025 3

Joe Abraham

Pro-worker and pro-freedom: A road map for red states

Across the Southeast, a powerful trend is taking shape — one that puts workers, not political organizations, at the center of economic and civic...

12.12.2025 2

Joe Abraham

How embracing transgenderism puts women in danger

The United Kingdom has fully embraced transgenderism, reorienting society around the ideology and sacrificing women’s safety in the process. Police...

11.12.2025 2

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Why Democrats may be structurally screwed

Sarah Bedford

Don’t reverse progress on deficits with new spending

Washington Examiner

Democrats blame guns, not evil, for Bondi Beach and Brown University shootings

Peter Laffin

Reclassifying marijuana will not make America great again

Christopher Tremoglie

How Democrats ‘Jacked’ up the justice system

Christopher Tremoglie

Partisan pundits are wrong. Trump is keeping his promise on Social Security

Christopher Tremoglie

Trump is right to demand social media details for foreign tourists

Christopher Tremoglie

What I found in Hamas’s internal documents

Christopher Tremoglie

The miracle of Hanukkah lives on

Jamie Geller

Trump’s deranged statement gives Rob Reiner the last laugh

Zachary Faria

Palestinian propaganda has globalized the intifada

Zachary Faria

An active, engaging, and honest National Security Strategy

Washington Examiner

Mexico’s welcome tariff action against China

Washington Examiner

What if sex trafficking was the least of Diddy’s crimes?

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Another BLM scam

Ron York

DEI casting is killing Survivor

Zachary Faria

COVID-19 closure consequences

Timothy P. Carney

Netflix’s ‘identity’ crisis

Madeline Fry Schultz

Cool Hand Mike

Hugo Gurdon

Seizing the tanker was the Monroe doctrine in action

Hugo Gurdon

Taiwan indeed needs a gun culture

Hugo Gurdon

An airport spectacle for the whole family

Hugo Gurdon

Trump’s new global order will make the US more vulnerable

Dan Hannan

A comedy writer takes the pulpit

Rob Long

Helen Dewitt’s experiment

Rob Long

Dress for success: An unexpected call for civility

Peter Tonguette

Senatorial courtesy: Bad practices in political power can be challenged and changed

Jay Caruso

Trump grapples with immigration crisis far beyond the border

Daniel Ross Goodman

Lies, damned lies, and polarization

Brad Pearce

Why is US leaving Syrian door open to Russia?

Hugo Gurdon

A half-century of Upstairs, Downstairs

Rob Long

Noah Baumbach’s paean to fallen stars

Peter Tonguette

‘Garbage time’ for China’s ‘last generation’

Gordon Chang

You say you want a revolution

Varad Mehta

Texas continues to eat Gavin Newsom’s lunch

Zachary Faria

Sanctuary policies failed my daughter — and my state

Joe Abraham

The dangers of Trump’s venture socialism

Joe Abraham

Pro-worker and pro-freedom: A road map for red states

Joe Abraham

How embracing transgenderism puts women in danger