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New speaker on to something with debt commission
Getting the nation’s soaring debt under control should be a national priority. But many special-interest groups don’t agree. Recently, newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson told his […]
New poll exposes flaw in Trump opponents’ plan
by Byron York The headline from a new Des Moines Register-NBC News poll of Iowa is that former President Donald Trump still has a big lead in […]
Will media get coverage of the crisis in Israel and Gaza right? It depends on the editors
by Jonah Goldberg If you ask most people, including most journalists, what the job of the press is, they will reasonably respond with a number of high-minded […]
Dracula and spending cuts
Among the top priorities for newly selected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was his announced intention to form a bipartisan panel to cut massive spending that has […]
Will Joe Biden repeat Barack Obama’s mistake?
More than 11 years ago, Barack Obama drew his “red line” in the sand. Will the Biden administration make the same mistake? It was August 2012 when […]
West Virginia’s economic news — the good and the bad
The recent economic news for West Virginia can be broken into four categories — excellent, good, caution advised and bad. Let’s start with “excellent.” Local and state […]
What a Palestinian state would look like
On “60 Minutes” on Oct. 15, President Biden said he thinks it would be a “mistake … for Israel to occupy … Gaza again.” He also conceded […]
Biden’s factory jobs revival not everything it’s cracked up to be
by Karl W. Smith President Joe Biden has been traveling the U.S. touting a manufacturing revival that he no doubt hopes will help his chances for reelection. […]
An early ‘October Surprise’
by Steven Roberts As the violence in the Middle East escalates, attention has focused, and rightly so, on the devastating impact the conflict is having on innocent […]