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Biden-Harris fiscal record is anemic. What’s next?

By VERONIQUE DE RUGYNo matter the result of next month’s election, President Joe Biden will soon leave the White House. That makes it a good time for a nearly final assessment of his and Vice President Kamala Harris’ first-term legacy on federal spending and debt — a tragedy of epic proportion. Unfortunately, neither Harris nor her rival on the campaign trail has made a priority of fixing this problem.According to brand-new Congressional Budget Office numbers, the 2024 budget deficit is around $1.8 trillion. It’s heading to $2.8 trillion in 10 years, assuming a very rosy ...

A political day in court for America

By JAMIE STIEHM Election 2024 is certainly as classic an American courtroom drama as sure as “Twelve Angry Men.”Speaking of angry men, one star witness in the witness box seems to swim in the spittle of his own outbursts of outrage. He is a 78-year-old man, but nobody would mistake him for a gentleman or a sport at court. His tastes are no more refined than Big Macs, golf and watching television like a maniac. He does not feign interest in art, books, history, music.He’s walking proof that privilege is not the same as class.For all he was given, he sowed chaos and hate over ...

Where we stand one year after Oct. 7 attack

By BEN SHAPIRO In the West, we are on vacation from history. That’s because we are living on the interest earned by our parents and grandparents. The European continent, until the war in Ukraine, had never experienced a more peaceful respite from history than since the end of the Cold War; America has enjoyed its own peace dividend, with spending ballooning to unprecedented levels and our wars fought in distant lands.When you are on vacation from history, you tend to engage in foolish fallacies. Fallacies like the idea that evil doesn’t exist; that negotiation solves all conflict ...

Will Either Harris or Trump put patients at the forefront during the next four years?

By KASIA MULLIGANWith more than a third of Americans living with at least one chronic condition and one in 10 Americans living with a rare disease, it might be worth reminding presidential campaigns about an issue critically important to millions whose healthcare is at the forefront of their minds.In their recent vice-presidential debate, Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz sparred on protecting pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act. However, the reality of 160 million Americans living with a chronic condition or a rare disease means healthcare policies and reform should be ...

The five most important people to reduce concussions in sports

By DR. JAVIER CárdenasMuch has has been stated about the protective nature of soft shell add-ons, such as guardian cap. It should be noted that they are just a small piece of the puzzle. To truly reduce concussion, it takes a team. Here are the top 5 members of that team to protect youth athletes. Officials. Yes, officials. They keep our kids safe by throwing flags for unsafe play, especially lowering the head and targeting. Please thank the zebras, when given the chance. Coaches. While we don’t want coaches to make health care decisions, they have the power to limit the number ...

Protecting West Virginians from medically assisted suicide: Vote for Amendment One this November

By DELEGATE PAT MCGEEHANThere are states where it is acceptable for a family to discuss whether one of their members should kill themselves, and there are states where it is not.There are states – Oregon, California, Vermont, Washington and many others now – where insurance companies can deny people end-of-life care–but offer to cover the cost of their suicide.And there are states – like West Virginia – where they cannot.I am proud to be a son of West Virginia, where suicide is known as a problem and not pushed as a solution. But well-funded liberal interest groups – like ...