When judging the nation’s character, the media tend to gravitate toward its loudest voices, its most extreme measures, its deepest grudges. The result is a loss of all subtlety and […]
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The great Democratic panic
by Byron York President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer have based the future of the entire Democratic agenda on a trick. And now […]
The new Exodus: Businesses flee high taxes in California
Forget what you hear most pundits saying about last week’s recall election that failed to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Some Democrats think because Newsom ran on an anti-Trump platform […]
Sending aid to Afghanistan: Let’s save a million children
by Jay Ambrose Is President Joe Biden killing a million children in Afghanistan? No, certainly not directly, but he and varied other officials set the stage in the overly quick, […]
Fallen firefighter’s brother takes care of those who serve us
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — The first thing you notice about Frank Siller is the resolve in his mission. Each step he takes along Shanksville Road on the outskirts of this Somerset […]
Accepting Pelosi’s challenge: I’ll tell you where to cut
Responding to Democrats in her party who are troubled by the massive $3.5 trillion spending bill that would forever transform America into a debtor nation, Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked a […]
61% of Americans who say they pay taxes are probably lying
by Jared Dillian The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center recently released a report saying that 61% of U.S. households had paid no federal income tax in 2020, up from 44% in […]
Not so easy summertime: Reliving history’s mistakes
There once were summertimes when the living was easy, as the song from the Broadway musical “Porgy and Bess” melodically reminds us. But not this summer, not with COVID-19 still […]
American leadership: FDR vs. JFK vs. JRB
In his address to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt said: “… we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost […]
Biden’s bad press is his own fault
by Ramesh Ponnuru President Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan has few vocal defenders. What they lack in numbers, though, they make up for in unity of message: The press is […]
