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Constitution doesn’t require funding abortions

Constitution doesn’t require funding abortions

Constitution doesn’t require funding abortions

Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, July 14, 2025
When the Founders wrote the Constitution, they gave Congress control over federal spending. But Planned Parenthood is now suing the federal government in denial of this fact -- claiming the Constitution requires the federal government to give money to organizations that are abortion providers.
A reminder of what’s so great about America

A reminder of what’s so great about America

A reminder of what’s so great about America

Victor Joecks
Monday, July 14, 2025
In honor of America’s recent 249th birthday, let’s take a moment to celebrate some of the most incredible things about her.We are a nation of settlers. This is the country where ancestors risked -- and often lost -- their lives in pursuit of religious freedom and opportunity.
There is no limited government without individual virtue

There is no limited government without individual virtue

There is no limited government without individual virtue

Laura Hollis
Monday, July 14, 2025
As we begin the countdown to the 250th anniversary of the formation of this nation, we should be thinking about the circumstances that made the foundation of the United States of America possible, what has undergirded the prosperity and relative peace we have enjoyed for almost two and a half...
The end of patriotism in our country?

The end of patriotism in our country?

The end of patriotism in our country?

Ben Shapiro
Monday, July 7, 2025
EDITOR ’S NOTE : Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro.America has a major problem: nearly half of Americans — 42% — don’t believe in America.
The real meaning of Independence Day

The real meaning of Independence Day

The real meaning of Independence Day

Josh Hammer
Monday, July 7, 2025
We have just celebrated the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation’s grand semiquincentennial celebration next year, it is worth re-engaging with the document whose enactment marks our national birthday: the Declaration of Independence.
Keys to President Trump’s triumph in the Middle East

Keys to President Trump’s triumph in the Middle East

Keys to President Trump’s triumph in the Middle East

Victor Joecks
Monday, July 7, 2025
If you blinked, you just missed World War III.Last Monday, President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. That came two days after Trump sent B-2 stealth bombers to drop 14 bunker-buster bombs on the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant.
Strike against Iran encapsulates the Trump doctrine

Strike against Iran encapsulates the Trump doctrine

Strike against Iran encapsulates the Trump doctrine

Josh Hammer
Monday, June 30, 2025
My young family and I were in Israel when the Israel Defense Forces and Mossad began their offensive operations against Iran on June 13, commencing what President Donald Trump has since called the “12-Day War.
The political footprint of ‘settled science’

The political footprint of ‘settled science’

The political footprint of ‘settled science’

Laura Hollis
Monday, June 30, 2025
Last week, science writer Christopher Plain published a story in the online magazine The Debrief about fossilized human footprints found in a desiccated lakebed in White Sands, New Mexico. According to the article, radiocarbon dating places the age of the footprints at 23,000 years old.
Israel’s stunning victory over Iran -- and two lies debunked

Israel’s stunning victory over Iran -- and two lies debunked

Israel’s stunning victory over Iran -- and two lies debunked

Ben Shapiro
Monday, June 23, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: Josh Hammer is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro.Last week, Israel finally unleashed its firepower against Iran’s nuclear program in a devastating feat of intelligence work, technological competence and war planning.
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