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TERENCE P. JEFFREY

TERENCE P. JEFFREY

One big ugly federal debt

On Jan. 2, 2024, House Speaker Mike Johnson posted a warning on X. “The national debt is the greatest threat to America’s national security, and the current addiction to reckless spending cannot be sustained,” he said.
LAURA HOLLIS

LAURA HOLLIS

Antinatalism: the latest destructive ideology

Afertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, was severely damaged by a car bomb last week, in what authorities are calling a deliberate terrorist attack. News reports attributed the bombing to Guy Edward Bartkus, an emotionally troubled 25-year-old who appears to have been killed in the blast.
Qatari jets and golden threads

Qatari jets and golden threads

Qatari jets and golden threads

Last week, controversy emerged when President Donald Trump announced that the Emirate of Qatar had offered him a gift: a $400 million jet, a modernized “flying palace” complete with all the fixings.

The height of hypocrisy

From what is heard on the “news,” there are people today who apparently think that transgender surgery on a child, and/or a teenager, is OK, and they would readily advocate it. However, I would think that no grown man would ever want emasculation for himself, but some with transgender ideas might!
The world needs a truly brave pope

The world needs a truly brave pope

The world needs a truly brave pope

EDITOR ’S NO TE: After this column was written, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago was selected to be the next pope. He will bear the name Pope Leo XIV.The College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church has begun the conclave in Rome to elect the next pope.
Mutually assured law enforcement destruction

Mutually assured law enforcement destruction

Mutually assured law enforcement destruction

Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided at least nine restaurants in the nation’s capital, requesting proof that the establishments are not flouting the law by employing illegal aliens. Washington, D.C.
The art of the second Iran deal

The art of the second Iran deal

The art of the second Iran deal

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, which he celebrated last week with a characteristically electric campaign-style rally in Michigan, were the fastest and most frenzied 100 days in modern presidential history.
The process due illegals is deportation

The process due illegals is deportation

The process due illegals is deportation

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dennis Prager is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Victor Joecks.If you break a system, you can’t be upset when fixing that system requires a solution that is outside the normal operation of the system.