The West’s descent into madness

If it is possible to watch a society -- an entire civilization -- go insane, we are watching that phenomenon in real time. Across all forms of media, the headlines bring fresh evidence daily.

What about a Vice President J.D. Vance?

Donald Trump has locked up the necessary delegates for the Republican presidential nomination, which means it’s time for every political junkie’s favorite quadrennial game: Veepstakes!

Israel as a ‘pariah’ among the nations

Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) twice described Israel as a “pariah” among the world’s nations: “Israel cannot survive if it becomes a pariah. ...

A conservative champion for kids

Do you like the direction our educational system has been going over the last 10 years?On May 28, Dr. Mary Bone will be challenging Tom Maynard, 11-year incumbent, for State Board of Education District 10 [which represents Lampasas County].Dr.

The path to victory for Trump

After last week’s primaries, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both attained enough delegates to be their respective parties’ presidential nominees this fall.

The real economic data on Biden’s ‘fiscally responsible ways’

President Joe Biden -- in his State of the Union address -- once again tried to present himself as a “fiscally responsible” president.“And, by the way, the first couple of years, we cut the deficit,” he said, according to the White House transcript of his speech.

Will Americans answer the call?

For those of you who do not know her, Bari Weiss is the journalist who had the courage and intellectual honesty not only to leave her gig as an opinion writer at The New York Times in 2020 but to pen a public resignation letter that exposed the oppressive culture there that prompted her departure.

The Left’s attack on Christianity

In a panic about Americans’ rejection of the Biden administration’s policies of open borders, rampant crime, runaway inflation and profligate spending on foreign wars, the Left has decided the real cause of the widespread dissatisfaction and demand for policies that place Americans first is...

Liberal elites against democracy

Iremember learning about democracy back in grammar school. We learned about it in the context of the American Revolution: Britain’s King George III may have ruled as a capricious monarch, but the intrepid colonists fought for the then-novel concept of democratic selfgovernment.

The Left-Right divide is unbridgeable

Millions of Americans, depressed by the ideological divide in America, harbor a wish that something or someone can bridge this divide. This wish is fantasy. The divide is unbridgeable. One might as well wish that daily consumption of a hot fudge sundae will lead to weight loss.