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Hugo Gurdon

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Ask a stupid gotcha question

Ask a stupid gotcha question

Sometimes it’s hard to know if a reporter’s question comes from an antagonist lamely trying to expose supposed hypocrisy in President Donald Trump...

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Hugo Gurdon

Trump’s dangerous off-ramp from Iran

Trump’s dangerous off-ramp from Iran

President Donald Trump is saying he wants to end the Iran war within the next few weeks, according to White House insiders. This fits his frequent...

26.03.2026 5

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Iran — whose decision is it?

Iran — whose decision is it?

When is an enemy threat imminent? Once the button has been pushed and a missile is on the way? That is obviously too late. Does potentiality blossom...

20.03.2026 4

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Normalizing the grotesque

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s latest outrage, with his wife Rama Duwaji, was hosting terrorist sympathizer Mahmoud Khalil for dinner at Gracie...

13.03.2026 6

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Bait-and-switch Democrat: Spanberger is a leftist wolf dressed as a smart centrist sheep

It would be apt to describe the new Democratic governor of Virginia the same way Joe Biden described Barack Obama when the two men were running...

13.03.2026 10

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Trump gets the last laugh

It’s a truism that President Donald Trump loves attention. Even among politicians, a species not known for shunning limelight, he’s in a league of...

06.03.2026 9

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Trump makes patriotism a battlefield in midterm elections

President Donald Trump has chosen the battlefield on which Republicans will fight Democrats for control of Congress in November’s midterm elections....

27.02.2026 10

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A snowball’s chance of decency in New York City

The snowstorm that shut down the Northeast did not shut down the mob. In the streets of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New York and in its Washington Square...

24.02.2026 20

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The Duke of hazard

“Now is the winter of our discontent made an inglorious bummer by this Duke of York.” My mangled version of the words that open Shakespeare’s...

20.02.2026 30

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The point Rep. Randy Fine made so badly

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) threw a social media hand grenade on Sunday, tweeting, “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is...

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American credibility: Why Trump must enforce his ‘red line’ in Iran

06.02.2026 8

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Mark Rutte endangers NATO’s future

06.02.2026 10

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A small win for Afghan women who helped special operations forces

06.02.2026 8

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Trump’s leadership restores US influence in Latin America

06.02.2026 20

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Trump puts seniors first by making drugs affordable again

06.02.2026 9

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American decline, or a rebound?

06.02.2026 10

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Hollywood needs more Groundhog Days

30.01.2026 20

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‘FAFO’ isn’t a good law enforcement strategy

30.01.2026 10

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Tim Walz’s disingenuous ‘sanctuary’ spin

30.01.2026 40

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Syria’s Kurds have a problem

30.01.2026 10

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Trump should stop Britain’s ‘stupidity’

30.01.2026 10

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Against the vice economy

16.01.2026 10

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Years of law enforcement hatred is taking a toll on Minneapolis police

16.01.2026 20

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Donald Trump disproves MAHA

16.01.2026 10

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Socialism’s rise is really a gift to America

16.01.2026 10

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Democrats — the party of lawbreaking

16.01.2026 20

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Venezuela raid is about the oil — keeping it from Russia and China

09.01.2026 8

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Trump administration strikes another hammer blow at Afghan allies

09.01.2026 10

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My part in the ayatollahs’ downfall

09.01.2026 10

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Mamdani’s incendiary socialist sparkler

07.01.2026 10

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Trump’s all-in AI push is paying off handsomely, making up for his failed tariffs gamble at least somewhat

02.01.2026 10

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The activism of Mr. Grinch

02.01.2026 9

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An essayist who remembers

02.01.2026 10

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Betting against books

19.12.2025 7

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Who wants to destroy March Madness?

19.12.2025 9

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Trump abandons the pro-life movement

19.12.2025 6

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Democrats won’t give up on child gender transitions

19.12.2025 10

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Worse and worse on Obamacare

19.12.2025 10

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Good, bad, and ugly jobs report

17.12.2025 10

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Kevin Warsh would be an excellent Fed governor

17.12.2025 10

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The road to Venezuela runs through Cuba

17.12.2025 10

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The intifada, globalized

17.12.2025 10

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An airport spectacle for the whole family

12.12.2025 8

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Cool Hand Mike

12.12.2025 10

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Why is US leaving Syrian door open to Russia?

12.12.2025 10

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Taiwan indeed needs a gun culture

12.12.2025 10

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Seizing the tanker was the Monroe doctrine in action

12.12.2025 10

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America needs a drink

05.12.2025 10

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The college degree was a signal. Now it’s just noise

05.12.2025 20

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Trump new weakness on China

05.12.2025 10

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