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Davos and the real threats to democracy

Davos and the real threats to democracy

Davos and the real threats to democracy

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, breaking records in both contests. In Iowa, Trump received an unprecedented 51% of votes cast -- more than 30 percentage points ahead of the runner-up, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Texas comptroller issues scam alert

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that some taxpayers have received fraudulent letters claiming the state will seize their assets and property for unpaid taxes unless payment is made within seven days. These letters did not originate from the comptroller’s office, Hegar said.
BILL WILSON

BILL WILSON

Americans know border is in crisis

An explosive new poll shows that Biden and the Democratic Party’s approach to the southern border crisis – neglect, blame-shifting and a refusal to face facts – is creating a massive backlash among the American people.
JOSH HAMMER

JOSH HAMMER

A 2024 wish list: sanity at home and stability abroad

The calendar turns to 2024, and the world under President Joe Biden’s watch is burning. The United States’ southern border has reached a historically catastrophic state; overrun border towns such as Lukeville, Arizona and Eagle Pass, Texas are the laughingstocks of the world.
TERENCE P. JEFFREY

TERENCE P. JEFFREY

John Lennon vs. John Adams and George Washington

Afew minutes before the ball came down on Times Square on New Year’s Eve, Paul Anka sang a song that has become a tradition for this event. It was “Imagine,” a 1971 song John Lennon co-authored with his wife, Yoko Ono.
LAURA HOLLIS

LAURA HOLLIS

Standards must apply to everyone

Dr. Claudine Gay has resigned as president of Harvard University. A tepid nonresponse to congressional questioning about opposing antisemitism and calls for genocide of Jewish people on college campuses was enough to doom Liz Magill, former president of the University of Pennsylvania.
A post-wedding dispatch on marriage

A post-wedding dispatch on marriage

A post-wedding dispatch on marriage

Iwrite this as a very different man than I was when writing my last column. Then, I was merely engaged; now, after the single greatest week of my life culminated in the single greatest day and night of my life, I am married. I am filled with immense, overwhelming gratitude.