Two men with decidedly different political outlooks have been my go-to sources on race in America. They are Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution at Stanford […]
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Raising Social Security’s retirement age is the least bad option
by Karl W. Smith Republicans in Congress have proposed a plan to shore up the Social Security Trust Fund, mainly by slowly increasing the retirement age from […]
Why Trump’s running mate is less likely to be Rubio than MTG
by Jonah Goldberg Now that Donald Trump is officially the presumptive Republican nominee, he’s getting ready for the general election. In just the last couple of weeks, […]
Abortion and the GOP
The Biden administration and Democrats generally are under water in polling that has consistently shown voters are displeased with their performance on the economy, foreign policy and […]
The miracle of nuclear energy derailed by politics
Reason.com has released a documentary on “The political sabotage of nuclear energy.” It’s a fascinating overview of how misguided environmentalists derailed the clean energy of the future […]
Did Trump literally threaten a ‘bloodbath’?
by Jonah Goldberg At a rally in Ohio on March 16, Donald Trump said that if he is not elected in November, there will be a “bloodbath.” […]
Red lines or victory?
A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal expressed Hamas’ last chance in its terrorist war against Israel: “Hamas Pins Survival Hopes on Ramadan.” The sub headline […]
Conservative values shine brightly at Principles First conference
by Lynn Schmidt In the midst of the darkness that is our politics and ongoing threats to democracy, I found light while sitting in the Grand Ballroom […]
Trump’s MAGA movement stormed the Republican establishment
Now they have become it by Jonah Goldberg Donald Trump’s domination of last week’s primaries made it official: He has successfully routed the GOP establishment. Some would […]
The president and Congress need an intervention
When some people appear beyond help because of addiction or other circumstances they can’t control, family members have been known to stage an intervention. Congress and President […]