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AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump

AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump

AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump

Victor Joecks
Monday, November 10, 2025
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is both radical and unqualified to be president. But she still has a clear path to winning the Democratic presidential nomination.Last Tuesday, Socialist Zohran Mamdani became the next mayor of New York City.
Tuesday’s takeaways

Tuesday’s takeaways

Tuesday’s takeaways

Laura Hollis
Monday, November 10, 2025
Ihad two different topics I intended to cover this week, but the election results across the country, and the events leading up to them, warrant some observations. So here are a few of mine: 1.
NYC mayoral race has national ramifications

NYC mayoral race has national ramifications

NYC mayoral race has national ramifications

Josh Hammer
Monday, November 3, 2025
In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the nation’s financial and cultural epicenter. Thirty-three-year-old New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has surged to the front of the race.
What our country cannot afford

What our country cannot afford

What our country cannot afford

Victor Joecks
Monday, November 3, 2025
Undermining the principles that made America wealthy is no way to fix poverty. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently participated in a CNN Town Hall. Sanders appears to be passing the socialist leadership torch to AOC.
Misguided ‘compassion’ contributes to our political polarization

Misguided ‘compassion’ contributes to our political polarization

Misguided ‘compassion’ contributes to our political polarization

Laura Hollis
Monday, November 3, 2025
For the past 20 years, the University of Notre Dame has sponsored a yearlong dialogue on a given theme, with featured speakers, panels and other public events at which the theme is discussed and debated. This year’s theme is “Cultivating Hope.
Trump’s Middle East triumph embarrassed the self-proclaimed experts

Trump’s Middle East triumph embarrassed the self-proclaimed experts

Trump’s Middle East triumph embarrassed the self-proclaimed experts

Victor Joecks
Monday, October 27, 2025
ANew York real estate developer and TV star just outsmarted America’s highly credentialed foreign policy establishment.Hamas recently returned its last 20 living hostages to Israel. That was part of a stunning Gaza peace plan announced earlier by President Donald Trump.
We need a ‘Normie’ revolution

We need a ‘Normie’ revolution

We need a ‘Normie’ revolution

Ben Shapiro
Monday, October 27, 2025
EDITOR ’S NOTE : Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro.Three weeks ago, The New York Times released a poll of Americans on the question of whether America’s political system could still solve the nation’s problems.
Some of the government should be shut down for good

Some of the government should be shut down for good

Some of the government should be shut down for good

Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, October 20, 2025
When Chuck Schumer first took federal office as a member of the House of Representatives in January 1981, the Monthly Statement of the Public Debt for December 1980 reported the federal debt at the end of that year was $930.21 billion.As of Oct. 10 this year, according to the U.S.
Why we can’t easily resolve the debates that divide America

Why we can’t easily resolve the debates that divide America

Why we can’t easily resolve the debates that divide America

Victor Joecks
Monday, October 20, 2025
Americans don’t just disagree on policies. In three key areas, they disagree on the principles that lead to the creation of those policies.The first is truth. Some people believe absolute truth exists -- a shared reality outside of ourselves.
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