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Louvre heist encapsulates a Western culture that won’t defend itself

Josh Hammer

Monday, October 27, 2025

Iwrite from a quiet, mountainous part of Central Europe. The scenery is idyllic, and the fall air is crisp.

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

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

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

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.

The misery that is air travel today

Laura Hollis

Monday, October 20, 2025

The 1950s were apparently the “Golden Age of Flying.” My mother loves to recall a time when airlines served full-course meals on china, with actual silverware and linen napkins.

Voting recommendations for November’s election

News Staff

Monday, October 13, 2025

On the Nov. 4 General Election ballot, 17 constitutional amendments will be placed before Texas voters. If ratified by a majority of voters statewide, the measures will become codified in the Texas Constitution.The Dispatch Record offers the following recommendations for readers’ consideration.

The battle Israel still needs to win

News Staff

Monday, October 13, 2025

Israel’s battlefield victories haven’t kept it from losing support among Americans.The New York Times recently released some jaw-dropping poll results on U.S. support for Israel -- more accurately, the lack thereof. Forty percent believe Israel is intentionally killing civilians.

Boys should compete against boys

Terence P. Jeffrey

Monday, October 13, 2025

When the Boise State Broncos played the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last Saturday, the lightest lineman on their roster weighed 278 pounds. In fact, most of the linemen on the Boise State roster weighed 300 pounds or more.Should these same young men be allowed to play on women’s teams at Boise State?

In new poll, only one in five Americans trust Democrats to tackle crime, border issues

Manzanita Miller

Monday, October 6, 2025

The past ten and a half months have not been easy on Democrats, with the party losing the popular vote for the first time in two decades, watching President Donald Trump actively secure the border, deport criminals, combat the radical left cultural agenda, and perform possibly the largest audit of...

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