The Republican Party, the party that for years has styled itself as the party of “family values” and “traditional marriage” has lost all credibility on these issues. […]
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Pence rails against populism among Republicans. But he’s late to the game
by Jonah Goldberg A couple weeks ago, Mike Pence gave a speech at Saint Anselm College that, depending on your view of the man, was either courageous […]
Getting the Saudi-Israel formula wrong
If one is mixing chemicals, getting the formula wrong can produce disastrous results. It is the same with international diplomacy. For decades the left was wrong about […]
Group identity drives division
Social scientists believe they know why America has become so divided along political lines. “The human brain in many circumstances is more suited to tribalism and conflict […]
Motives behind illegal immigration
It can be difficult to establish the motives of government leaders, unless they are told to us outright, or unless a pattern of behavior allows us to […]
Televise Trump’s federal trials
More than three dozen House Democrats have signed a letter urging that the federal trials of former President Donald Trump be televised. The idea has merit, but […]
China’s faltering economy is a result of state-directed planning
Now comes the global fallout by Jonah Goldberg “China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man,” scoffed then-presidential candidate Joe Biden in 2019. Two years […]
Force-feeding ideology
It was just a matter of time before choice became mandatory. Last week, a federal judge denied a request by parents of students in the Washington, D.C. […]
Trump won the GOP debate by being a no-show. But who came in second?
by Scott Jennings It is fair to wonder how the other Republican candidates for president can catch up to Donald Trump. What is their plan to beat […]
Questions I would ask the GOP candidates
Tonight’s GOP primary debate in Milwaukee for the Republican candidates for the presidency will be more a Q&A session than a classic debate, but that’s OK. Viewers […]