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‘Rugged individualism’ leads to community

‘Rugged individualism’ leads to community

‘Rugged individualism’ leads to community

Victor Joecks
Monday, January 26, 2026
The most fertile soil for collectivism is isolation.During his inaugural address, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.”Many people have skewered the second part of that statement -- and rightfully so.
Is a red line still a red line?

Is a red line still a red line?

Is a red line still a red line?

Josh Hammer
Monday, January 19, 2026
One of the most embarrassing moments of the extremely embarrassing Barack Obama presidency came in the context of the Syrian civil war.
Fraud and Obama’s ‘fundamental transformation’ of America

Fraud and Obama’s ‘fundamental transformation’ of America

Fraud and Obama’s ‘fundamental transformation’ of America

Laura Hollis
Monday, January 19, 2026
Just five days before the election of 2008, which would catapult him into the presidency, candidate Barack Obama gave a speech in which he made what is now one of his infamous statements: “We are just five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.
Protecting girls’ sports is a winning position

Protecting girls’ sports is a winning position

Protecting girls’ sports is a winning position

Victor Joecks
Monday, January 19, 2026
Keeping men out of women’s sports is smart policy and smart politics. Just look at what happened recently in Nevada. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo recently rolled out the Protect Girls’ Sports initiative.

‘Political dynasties’ challenged

News Staff
Monday, January 19, 2026
When I attended the congressional candidate forum in Lampasas on Jan. 13, I expected a routine night of policy talk. Instead, one exchange highlighted a deeper question voters should be asking: How do these candidates view power?
Maduro is getting what he deserves

Maduro is getting what he deserves

Maduro is getting what he deserves

Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, January 12, 2026
It was almost six years ago -- during the COVID-19 pandemic -- that then Attorney General Bill Barr called a press conference to announce the Justice Department was taking action against Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela.
The Left’s performative outrage

The Left’s performative outrage

The Left’s performative outrage

Laura Hollis
Monday, January 12, 2026
What a news cycle we’re having. In just the past couple of weeks, we’ve had exposure of massive fraud in the state of Minnesota, the U.S.
wish list for 2026

wish list for 2026

A wish list for 2026

Josh Hammer
Monday, January 5, 2026
Listening to the usual legacy media suspects, one might think 2025 was an apocalyptic wasteland -- an authoritarian fever dream brought on by the return of Donald J. Trump to the Oval Office. The reality looked very different. This past year was, in many ways, a pretty great and clarifying one.
Government controls too much land

Government controls too much land

Government controls too much land

Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, January 5, 2026
In which jurisdiction does the federal government own a higher percentage of the land? Is it in the District of Columbia, which sits on the East Coast and serves as the nation’s capital, or is it in California, which sits on the West Coast and is one of the 50 states?The answer is California.
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