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Poor Europe: denial, decline, demise

Poor Europe: denial, decline, demise

Poor Europe: denial, decline, demise

Alas, poor Europe, I knew it well. A continent of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. Where be your gibes now? Your gambols? Your songs? Your flashes of merriment?
A step toward peace in Ukraine

A step toward peace in Ukraine

A step toward peace in Ukraine

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Belgium last week to participate in the Ukraine Defense Contact Group -- a gathering of officials from countries supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Defending the indefensible

Defending the indefensible

Defending the indefensible

President Donald Trump’s creation of a Department of Government Efficiency and delegation of responsibility for its oversight to Elon Musk has resulted in revelations of extraordinary waste and fiscal irresponsibility not only within aid agencies but within government departments.
Marco Rubio has it right

Marco Rubio has it right

Marco Rubio has it right

On the day President Donald Trump was inaugurated to his second term, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer did two remarkable things. He spoke in favor of a proposition Trump had made -- and voted for it.

The rainbow revisited

The human condition is wrought with unpleasant realities, some of which include humans who are born blind and/or deformed in some way, and even though such births happen, they are not considered normal and certainly not desirable.
Judicial ‘resistance’ deserves a smackdown

Judicial ‘resistance’ deserves a smackdown

Judicial ‘resistance’ deserves a smackdown

America has long been suffering from a crisis of civics. Many Americans are woefully ignorant about the structure and features of their government. But every so often, an opportunity emerges to reteach some basics.
International aid and internal fraud all part of the same plan

International aid and internal fraud all part of the same plan

International aid and internal fraud all part of the same plan

Information about the appalling waste of American taxpayers’ money continues to pour out. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency team were tasked by the Trump administration with cleaning up the federal government, exposing and ending waste, fraud and outright theft.
JOSH HAMMER

JOSH HAMMER

Trump’s Gaza gambit

Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the “ultimate deal” between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs to resolve the “war that never ends.”