The same leftwing voices objecting to using government funds to teach American children how to read and write in Catholic schools howl in complaint that DOGE cut USAID funding to Catholic charities that supported illegal immigrants.
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The Presidency and the Media
It seems that media persecution comes with the presidential territory, unless you die in your first month in office.
The Death of the Good Life in Minnesota
Minnesota has been in the news a lot in recent years, and not in a good way. Here’s the skinny from a distressed local.
The Era of Great Pretending Looks Wobbly
Paging Mr. Orwell…
President Trump’s Bold Statement: Greenland as America’s Strategic Imperative
Mock Trump all you like—but in the coming contest for the Arctic, it’s his map everyone will be using.
What Does ‘Appeasement’ Mean?
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People use the word as if it’s still 1938, but the word’s meaning has changed significantly since that time.
Houdini in a Robe: Judge Dugan’s Courthouse Escape Plan
When a judge opens an escape hatch for a fugitive, she doesn’t just defy law enforcement—she slams the rule of law shut.
The Hamas Masquerade
So-called “Palestinian nationalism” is just the leftist face of the Muslim Brotherhood’s ultimate plan for a global caliphate.
For the Left, Power Isn’t a Tool, It’s the Goal
Every one of them is desperate to achieve ever higher political office, but they have no desire, once in office, to fulfill promises or make American life better.
The Fate of America’s Plutocrats
They’ve made common cause with the mortal enemy, and it will not end well for them.
The Motor City: Prototype for Urban Failure
Every failing city in America follows the old Detroit playbook.
A Very Limited Limited Hangout
Not often are we presented with a perfectly binary option to issues in the political realm. The question of Joe Biden’s diminished mental capacity is an exception to that notion.
Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, Massad Boulos, Deserves Credit, Not Politico’s Smear Campaign
The man is good at what he does, and he’s benefiting America, which may help explain this hostility.
A Visitor’s Reflection on the Vietnam War
For anyone of my generation, Vietnam was not a war. It was the war. But how do the Vietnamese see it?
Rare Earths Need a Big, Beautiful University Home Here in America
Before Linda McMahon shutters the Department of Education entirely, maybe she could incentivize metallurgy as a major.
It’s Not AI that Will Ruin Us
There is a much more dangerous, and all too human, threat against our institutions.
Fighting the War on Western Man
We all feel the threat, but what can we do? How can we fight the madness?
Thoughts About the Golden Age
How do we treat politics as a necessary evil rather than a sacred road to Hope and Change?
Native Americans Take on Wokism
Many American Indians claim “chiefs” is not a disparaging name, but a historical vestige of their culture
Democrats’ Dilemma: Unify or Divorce?
We have the Karl Marx Democrats and the Groucho Marx Democrats. A rift is brewing.
The Party of Disbelief
What the Democrats haven’t determined is that all of their negativity makes it difficult to be enthusiastic about their values.
The Oracle of Omaha Steps Down
After over six decades at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, investment legend Warren Buffett is stepping down.
Hillary May Have Unlocked Our Government’s Digital Door
This isn’t a good thing, because the people coming in through that door are not our friends.
The West Eats Itself
Western governments undermine elections, religious freedom, free markets, and free speech.
The Pandemic that Never Left
Long after it stopped being a sensation, COVID has continued to rewrite American life.
COVID-19 on My Mind
The most outrageous tyrannies under the guise of preventing the spread of the disease appears to have been in Democrat-run jurisdictions and in response to major Democrat supporters.
Texas’s School Choice Bill Isn’t As Good As Claimed
The bill has a lot of problems, not the least of which is that it exerts state control over homeschooling, while making no effort to improve public education.
IVF: The Frozen Sleep Evading Time
With frozen embryos piling up and parents implanting them at different times, the concept of chronological age becomes really weird.
Is ‘Defensive Humor’ the Latest Craze?
With Democrat Tesla drivers now becoming victims of their own maddened party, defensive humor is making a comeback.
The Misguided Outrage over Defunding PBS and NPR
PBS and NPR are crying censorship over their defunding. But the facts reveal something totally different.