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This Is What a World Superpower Looks Like

This Is What a World Superpower Looks Like

America is living through a moment difficult to describe without sounding a little unhinged. But here goes: We are watching the United States do...

08.04.2026 7

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Ben Shapiro

In Today's NBA, Beliefs Can Be a Firing Offense

There are plenty of things an NBA player can do and still keep his job. League history is littered with examples: players involved in off-court...

01.04.2026 7

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Are We Safe Anymore?

It's time to ask some serious questions. As spring travel ramps up, a record 171 million Americans are expected to take to the skies. Airports...

25.03.2026 10

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Iran Is Losing. Why Pretend Otherwise?

Don't fall for the propaganda. Iran is not holding its own in this conflict. It is being systematically dismantled. One by one, the senior...

18.03.2026 10

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The 3 Big Lies About the Iran War

If you've been following coverage of the Trump administration's military action against Iran, you've probably noticed something: A lot...

11.03.2026 10

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Iran's Last Hope Is American Division

The United States is winning. Anyone telling you otherwise is either mistaken — or rooting for a different outcome. That may sound blunt. But it...

04.03.2026 10

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The Con Consuming American Politics

12.02.2026 10

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Warning Signs for Republicans in 2026

Republicans are beginning to sound the alarm about the 2026 midterm elections, and not without reason. The concern was crystallized by a Texas state...

05.02.2026 9

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Warning Signs for Republicans in 2026

05.02.2026 10

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Democrats’ Response to Minneapolis Chaos Could Be to Their Detriment

The unrest surrounding federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis did not arise by accident. It is the product of a combustible mix: deliberate...

29.01.2026 7

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Democrats' Response to Minneapolis Chaos Could Be to Their Detriment

28.01.2026 10

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The Left’s Search for a New Cause

Monday marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday honoring a man best remembered for urging Americans to judge one another by the...

24.01.2026 10

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The Left's Search for a New Cause

22.01.2026 30

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Tricia McLaughlin Defends ICE’s Visible Presence

There is still chaos surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, and nowhere is the anger more palpable than in cities like...

15.01.2026 10

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Tricia McLaughlin Defends ICE's Visible Presence

15.01.2026 10

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How Trump Finally Buried the Iraq Syndrome

Something crucial happened with President Donald Trump’s recent actions in Venezuela. In fact, taken together with his earlier moves abroad, they...

09.01.2026 10

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How Trump Finally Buried the Iraq Syndrome

08.01.2026 20

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The Dumbest Assumption in All of Politics

One of the most persistent mistakes in modern politics is the insistence on flattening all ideologies—pretending that all human beings think the...

19.12.2025 10

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The Dumbest Assumption in All of Politics

18.12.2025 10

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What Do We Do About China?

The United States is confronting an existential threat—but not the kind defined by ships on the horizon or missiles in the air. The danger...

15.12.2025 10

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What Do We Do About China?

11.12.2025 20

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A Two-Pronged Democratic Strategy for 2028

04.12.2025 7

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What Is Going On With the Economy?

The fate of the Donald Trump administration—and perhaps Republicans in Congress—is tethered to how Americans feel about the economy. And right...

29.11.2025 9

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The Epstein Grifters

20.11.2025 10

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What Makes Things Affordable

Affordability. It’s the word on everybody’s lips. Ever since self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani became the front-runner in the New York City...

14.11.2025 7

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What Makes Things Affordable?

13.11.2025 10

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Generation Z(ohran)

How does a 33-year-old lifelong do-nothing—a person who has never held a real job, never suffered a true challenge, been handed everything on a...

31.10.2025 10

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Generation Z(ohran)

29.10.2025 10

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The Normie Revolution

Three weeks ago, The New York Times released a poll of Americans on the question of whether America’s political system could still solve the...

24.10.2025 10

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The Normie Revolution

23.10.2025 10

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Donald Trump, Peace President

This week, I had the opportunity to visit the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, to hear President Donald Trump speak. Trump, who had just brokered a......

17.10.2025 10

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Donald Trump, Peace President

16.10.2025 10

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How to Win a War

It has been a long time since a Western country has won a war. It can now be said that Israel has won its war... Read More The post How to Win a War...

11.10.2025 10

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How to Win a War

10.10.2025 10

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Violent Movements We Must Denounce

This week, my friend Charlie Kirk was murdered in cold blood in front of a crowd of thousands at Utah Valley University. He was assassinated... Read...

19.09.2025 20

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the Violent Movements We Must Denounce

18.09.2025 10

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A Society Paralyzed by the Presence of Evil

This week, most Americans were shocked by the images of Decarlos Brown Jr., a violent schizophrenic with a 14-count rap sheet, stabbing a young...

12.09.2025 10

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A Society Paralyzed by the Presence of Evil

11.09.2025 10

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The Barbarians Within

This week, anti-American and pro-Hamas advocates gathered in Detroit at a “People’s Conference for Palestine.” There, they expressed radical...

04.09.2025 10

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The Barbarians Within

04.09.2025 10

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The Left’s Misdefinition of Americanism

This week, Axios ran a fascinating piece about the supposed “redefinition” of Americanism under President Donald Trump. Titled “Inside Trump’s...

29.08.2025 10

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The Left's Misdefinition of Americanism

28.08.2025 20

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Why Would We Want Bad People Here?

This week, news emerged that the Trump administration has been setting new standards with regard to incoming immigrants. According to Axios, the U.S....

22.08.2025 10

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Why Would We Want Bad People Here?

21.08.2025 10

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Hamas Understands the Myopia and Moral Imbecility of the West 

Just a few weeks ago, it was widely thought that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas were nearing a deal to end the war in... Read More The post...

10.08.2025 20

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Hamas Understands the Myopia and Moral Imbecility of the West

08.08.2025 20

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Cleavage In a Bored Country

Some countries have true, serious problems. Then there are countries that have national discussions over a buxom young white woman in a jeans...

02.08.2025 10

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Cleavage in a Bored Country

02.08.2025 10

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What Will AI Do for Our Happiness?

The West faces a series of serious economic challenges: a demographic collapse that undermines growth; a welfare state that sucks money from the...

27.07.2025 10

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What Will AI Do for Our Happiness?

24.07.2025 10

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