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While the public's attention this summer has been drawn to masked ICE agents arresting folks without warrants, presidentially imposed sales taxes on goods emanating from foreign countries that have been invalidated by three federal courts, and the fruitless Kabuki dance between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in ...Read more

He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones. How many times in our lifetimes have we heard that admonition to watch our words, especially our criticisms, of those around us? The same could be said of American foreign policy in general, and more specifically of President Donald Trump and his new doctrine of diplomacy around the globe. ...Read more

When President Donald Trump announced in August that the federal government took an equity stake in Intel, he bragged that taxpayers had "paid zero" for part of a company now "worth $11 billion." In reality, taxpayers paid plenty: $8.9 billion in subsidies with potentially more to come. The government simply dressed up the giveaway as an ...Read more

The lovely ladies over at Twitchy.com brought to their readers' attention this week a complaint from Canadian citizen Glen McGregor, who posted on X that he injured his knee playing softball and will need an MRI, but the province of Ontario requires that he get an ultrasound first.

OK, fair enough. Except that McGregor was told by the local ...Read more

On Aug. 24, Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov threatened Norway with nuclear annihilation.

I do not exaggerate. The Barents Observer (via arctictoday.com) reported that Solovyov, on his "Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov" program said Russia should "destroy" Norway, with nukes.

From the article: "Are they all ready to die for it? (...Read more

This week, anti-American and pro-Hamas advocates gathered in Detroit at a "People's Conference for Palestine." There, they expressed radical solidarity with terrorism, celebrated the achievements of Hamas and denigrated the United States. "The average American will never understand the plight of the Palestinian person because the state of ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- In his own fashion, President Donald Trump helped CBS News join the transparency bandwagon.

You could see it after White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe interviewed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on "Face the Nation" Sunday.

Guest host O'Keefe was fine -- better than the usual host, Margaret Brennan.

It's...Read more

Over the years, our government has expanded dramatically, all with the objective of improving our lives.

Yet, with all of this, confidence that Americans express in our country and its major institutions has plummeted.

Of 18 of the nation's major institutions, per a recent Gallup survey, there are only three in which 50% or more now express ...Read more

"Tenants are a majority, it's time we had a mayor who acted like it," says Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race.

When Mamdani says it, believe him. If he wins, tenants will be favored, and homeowners will be in his crosshairs.

They already are. Mamdani is vowing to fully enforce Local Law 97, a law that clobbers ...Read more

"Mental health is declining," says psychologist Jonathan Haidt. This week his book, "The Anxious Generation," is number one on The New York Times bestseller list. His book has been a bestseller for more than a year. Haidt argues that smartphones and social media have "rewired childhood" and made kids more anxious and depressed. My son agrees. He...Read more

When the State Department issued its annual country reports on human rights last month, the report on the People's Republic of China, which covers calendar year 2024, started with this statement: "Genocide and crimes against humanity occurred during the year in China against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and ...Read more

There's something darkly funny about liberal journalists insisting any new focus on the Russiagate frenzy of 2017-19 is a "distraction" from their current obsession over Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. One can argue that their entire Russiagate obsession back then was a massive distraction from the actual business of America. Call it The ...Read more

ERIE, Pennsylvania -- Few outside of those who live there understand what the county of Erie's future holds for its economic future. Is it rural? A port? A city? A college town? A beach town? A faded Rust Belt hub for industrialization?

Drive around the county and you'll soon find that it is all those things. And while the bulk of the ...Read more

Those who denigrate prayer after mass shootings reveal their own ignorance.

On Wednesday, a man fired more than 100 rounds into a Catholic church in Minneapolis. He was targeting students attending a back-to-school Mass. Tragically, he killed two children and injured 18 others. He then killed himself.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rushed to ...Read more

The Elizabeth Warrens of the world have long complained about how the rules in Washington and on Wall Street are rigged in favor of the rich.

Well, there is one federal policy that absolutely does benefit those with higher incomes over working-class Americans.

The wealthy have long had access to many of the most lucrative investment funds, ...Read more

On Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Biden-nominated member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. He moved to fire Cook for "cause," and that cause is clear enough: According to William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Cook allegedly committed mortgage fraud by lying about her principal ...Read more