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UK sides with narco-terrorists — not the Americans they’re killing

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The woke war on standards is destroying higher education

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Jeffrey Epstein’s resentment toward Donald Trump

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Trump’s National Guard deployments show enforcement works

Trump’s National Guard deployments show enforcement works

First in Washington, D.C., and now in Memphis, President Donald Trump has surged federal law enforcement officers and National Guard to high-crime...

yesterday 20

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Joe Concha

With blatant bias against Trump, corrupt BBC now mirrors American media

With blatant bias against Trump, corrupt BBC now mirrors American media

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

yesterday 2

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Joe Concha

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Trump explains how Charlie Kirk’s murder changed his life

yesterday 10

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Salena Zito

Trump says he’s ‘working to make things less expensive’

Trump says he’s ‘working to make things less expensive’

EXCLUSIVE — In a wide-ranging Oval Office interview, President Donald Trump said that for a U.S. president, “there is never a finish line” on major...

previous day 10

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Ryan Long

Sydney Sweeney’s curves move markets, but her face launches a thousand takes

Sydney Sweeney’s curves move markets, but her face launches a thousand takes

You probably didn’t know that GQ‘s now infamous interview with Sydney Sweeney is the product of a 3,000-word cover story for the print edition of...

previous day 2

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Tiana Lowe Doescher

Georgia sinks further into authoritarianism and Russia’s orbit

Georgia sinks further into authoritarianism and Russia’s orbit

The country of Georgia deepened its authoritarian turn last week after charging eight opposition figures with “sabotage,” “calling for the...

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Hugo Gurdon

Newsom pushes California climate colonialism in Brazil

It’s hard to imagine a more fitting start to a global climate conference than the lights going out. But that is what happened during the opening...

previous day 3

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Andre Archie

Crunch time for Vance

Crunch time for Vance

The split on the Right has taken Republican Party leadership and the intellectuals of American conservatism by surprise. Perhaps, like Heritage...

previous day 2

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Andre Archie

Trump’s pro-vaccine, pro-freedom message could restore public trust in shots

Trump’s pro-vaccine, pro-freedom message could restore public trust in shots

Americans’ trust in vaccines is at a historic low. Only about 40% of people now consider childhood vaccines “extremely important,” down from 64% in...

previous day 20

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Ryan Long

Democrats: If it’s broke, don’t fix it

Democrats: If it’s broke, don’t fix it

Something that isn’t discussed much about the Democrats’ 43-day shutdown of Washington is that it demonstrated their scant interest in government...

previous day 2

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Hugo Gurdon

Trump should reject Serbia sanctions waiver request

Trump should reject Serbia sanctions waiver request

Serbia and Russia are lobbying frantically for a reprieve from U.S. sanctions on Serbia’s oil and gas company, NIS, which Washington targeted due...

previous day 2

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Hugo Gurdon

Don’t personalize your politics like Jimmy Kimmel’s family does

Don’t personalize your politics like Jimmy Kimmel’s family does

The debate about political polarization often inevitably devolves into finger-pointing from both sides about how polarizing their opponents are....

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Hugo Gurdon

Sports betting apps are worse than you realize

Sports betting apps are worse than you realize

If you are a member of Generation X or above, you are probably aware that sports betting apps exist, and you might even be aware that they are...

previous day 2

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Hugo Gurdon

Losing touch is hard to do

Losing touch is hard to do

I recently looked up an old film school classmate. I can’t remember what exactly prompted me to enter his name into Google, but for some reason, I...

previous day 2

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Rob Long

The latest TikTok trend: ‘I wanna be a mother’

The latest TikTok trend: ‘I wanna be a mother’

Before Fleetwood Mac released its third album, singer Stevie Nicks became pregnant. But, as she shared in a recently resurfaced interview, she...

previous day 2

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Madeline Fry Schultz

The ground beneath our feet: Review of ‘The Land Trap’ by Mike Bird

In The Land Trap, Mike Bird of The Economist has given us something a little unexpected. It’s a history of land ownership and its consequences that...

previous day 4

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Robert Verbruggen

‘Idiot’ advice

‘Idiot’ advice

Just over a quarter-century ago, I was a college freshman employed by the theater department’s scene shop. Though I was a willing worker, surely no...

previous day 2

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Graham Hillard

Is having children really cost-prohibitive?

Is having children really cost-prohibitive?

The Pew Research Center published a new report last week on the cohort affectionately known as “DINKs,” which stands for “dual income, no...

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Debra Soh

Battle for boxing supremacy: Review of ‘Dempseye and Tunney in the Roaring Twenties’

Battle for boxing supremacy: Review of ‘Dempseye and Tunney in the Roaring Twenties’

In the annals of boxing’s greatest heavyweight champions, two names often enter the conversation: Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. They each had Irish...

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Michael Taube

Lightning in a Bottle: Review of Netflix’s ‘Death by Lightning’

Lightning in a Bottle: Review of Netflix’s ‘Death by Lightning’

In Death by Lightning, the new Netflix miniseries helmed by Mike Makowsky of Game of Thrones fame, President James Garfield and his assassin,...

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Armin Rosen

As an academic and a polemicist, Thomas Sowell is ruthless in marshaling facts

As an academic and a polemicist, Thomas Sowell is ruthless in marshaling facts

The economist and public intellectual Thomas Sowell turned 95 years old in June. Outside of national politicians and high-profile celebrities, few...

previous day 1

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Andre Archie

Margaret Atwood is the Left’s latest fake martyr

Margaret Atwood is the Left’s latest fake martyr

Western liberalism is evidently so free of real hardship that its otherwise comfortably spoiled adherents will fake martyrdom just to seem...

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Andre Archie

Trump is right — our failed public school system means the US needs H-1B talent

Trump is right — our failed public school system means the US needs H-1B talent

In the 10 months since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has forcibly deported half a million illegal immigrants and compelled...

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Andre Archie

A lotta Hart: Review of ‘Blue Moon’

A lotta Hart: Review of ‘Blue Moon’

As an adolescent with basic cable in the pre-streaming era, I often found myself watching snippets of unidentified films on Turner Classic Movies....

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Tim Rice

David McCullough’s America is our America too

David McCullough’s America is our America too

With his white hair and Irish sweaters, reedy voice and reserved manner, his stately appearances on PBS, even the Cape Cod shack where he pecked...

previous day 2

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James Rosen

Trump vs. the BBC

Trump vs. the BBC

The BBC is a big part of why the United Kingdom is less free than the United States. If your chief exposure to Britain’s state broadcaster is...

previous day 2

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Dan Hannan

Federally fueled hospital drug sales must be reformed

Federally fueled hospital drug sales must be reformed

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing last month examining the 340B drug discount program. A recurring line of...

previous day 3

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Ryan Long

Don’t buy the nostalgia, Generation Z. Life is better than you think

Don’t buy the nostalgia, Generation Z. Life is better than you think

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

previous day 2

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David Harsanyi

The EU should follow the FDA’s harm-reduction strategy

The EU should follow the FDA’s harm-reduction strategy

Across much of Europe, policymakers are once again approaching tobacco control through the lens of restriction rather than harm reduction. A leaked...

previous day 2

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David Harsanyi

Montgomery County is still keeping parents in the dark

Montgomery County is still keeping parents in the dark

After two years of litigation and nearly 2 million taxpayer dollars spent, only 43 families, representing 58 students, opted out of lessons...

previous day 2

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David Harsanyi

Failing cities turn to failed socialism

Failing cities turn to failed socialism

Major American cities have been failing to make things better for residents after decades of Democratic rule. Rather than trying to vote for...

previous day 4

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David Harsanyi

Why China remains incandescent over Japan’s comments on Taiwan

China remains infuriated by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statement last week that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would threaten Japan‘s “...

previous day 4

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David Harsanyi

An all too thrilling year: Review of ‘Cry Havoc’ by Jack Carr

In Jack Carr’s outstanding series of thrillers featuring the fictional former Navy SEAL and intelligence operative James Reece, there are several...

previous day 2

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Paul Davis

Mamdani is a warning for Western civilization

Mamdani is a warning for Western civilization

Three days before last week’s elections, the once-trenchant Saturday Night Live devoted its “Cold Opening” skit to poking fun at Zohran Mamdani,...

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Democrats just want men for their votes

In a recent interview, California Gov. Gavin Newsom stated an obvious truth: The Democratic Party has abandoned boys and men. This has been...

thursday 9

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Christopher Tremoglie

Happy talk won’t solve economic anxiety

Happy talk won’t solve economic anxiety

Exit polls from this month’s off-year elections showed the economy, especially affordability, was the top issue on voters’ minds. A strong...

thursday 2

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Washington Examiner

After 40 years, Philadelphia to stop discriminating against white male business owners

After 40 years, Philadelphia to stop discriminating against white male business owners

Philadelphia is a majority minority city, meaning its largest population demographic is considered a racial minority in the United States....

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Christopher Tremoglie

Gaslighting Americans on inflation is a bad idea

Gaslighting Americans on inflation is a bad idea

Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked President Donald Trump this week if the affordability issue was a factor in races in Virginia, New Jersey, and...

thursday 1

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Christopher Tremoglie

Ensure America’s skies don’t fall prey to congressional games of chicken 

Ensure America’s skies don’t fall prey to congressional games of chicken 

The federal shutdown may be over, but its turbulence is far from behind us. Nowhere were the consequences more visible than in the skies. Delays...

thursday 9

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Jackson Shedelbower

After road deaths, Trump administration moves to stop California from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants

After road deaths, Trump administration moves to stop California from issuing commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants

AFTER ROAD DEATHS, TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO STOP CALIFORNIA FROM ISSUING COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. On Aug. 12, the...

thursday 8

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Jackson Shedelbower

Newsom caves on illegal immigrant drivers licenses

Newsom caves on illegal immigrant drivers licenses

Another month, another instance of California walking back a dangerous or destructive policy while smugly trying to assert some sort of moral...

thursday 7

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Jackson Shedelbower

Democrats want school choice for themselves, not everyone else

Democrats want school choice for themselves, not everyone else

Once again, Democrats have shown their lack of self-awareness, let alone self-respect, when it comes to their “do as I say, not as I do”...

thursday 5

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Jackson Shedelbower

The war in Ukraine won’t be won or lost in Pokrovsk

After 18 months of fighting, Pokrovsk, a Ukrainian town once home to 60,000 people, has been reduced to ruins. Russian forces control most of the...

thursday 2

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Ani Chkhikvadze

Weak Starmer waltzes into a winter of discontent

Weak Starmer waltzes into a winter of discontent

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his center-left/left Labour Party government are under great pressure. You’d think that Starmer’s catastrophic...

thursday 5

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Tom Rogan

The threat of an overproduced elite

The threat of an overproduced elite

Success breeds failure. Policies and practices well-suited to society at one juncture in history are often poorly suited to the world they have...

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Michael Barone

Newsom sells out the US at latest hypocritical climate conference

Newsom sells out the US at latest hypocritical climate conference

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is trying to set himself up for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, embracing every left-wing activist issue he...

12.11.2025 4

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Michael Barone

The changing history of the shutdown

The changing history of the shutdown

THE CHANGING HISTORY OF THE SHUTDOWN. Why did Senate Democrats shut the government down for more than 40 days? Now that the standoff is over, it...

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