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How I learned to love the 9/11 Memorial — after years of being a skeptic

I refused to go see the memorial once it opened in 2011, and I made it a point to avoid the site for years after. Until, at last,...

Republicans’ Midterm Hopes Rest on the Insanity of Their Opponents

Republicans are counting on the flaws of Democratic candidates to overcome an overall political...

Draining the Swamp, Continued

How bad do you have to be when even the Qataris and UAE aren’t...

Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Seizure and the Chavez Crony Abetting It

A likely double fail in which the president both undermines the American-led global order...

For members of Congress, a picture may soon join a thousand words

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wants lawmakers to be able to include images in the text of their bills, figuring it could help illustrate or simplify some of the trickier things lawmakers are trying to do in their legislation.

A mug shot will turn Trump’s legal peril into his greatest possible political weapon

Former President Donald Trump elected to skip the first debate of the Republican presidential primary, and frankly, nobody missed him. Without the elephant in the room, a relatively lean gang of eight spent two hours sparring over the worst inflation in 40 years, how to navigate geopolitical tensions with Russia and China, abortion, education, and basically every issue other than what Trump cares about: the 2020 election and himself.

Trump wins, DeSantis struggles, Haley shines, and everybody hates (or loves) Vivek

TRUMP WINS, DESANTIS STRUGGLES, HALEY SHINES, AND EVERYBODY HATES (OR LOVES) VIVEK. Milwaukee — Going in, former President Donald Trump's view of the first Republican debate was that it would turn into a bunch of people fighting over second place, while Trump remained untouched and far ahead of the pack. The idea in the Trump camp was that if the former president skipped the debate, his absence would inevitably lead the other candidates to attack each other, bringing themselves down while Trump, and his big lead, remained unscathed.

Third-trimester abortions are much more common than ‘assault-rifle’ deaths

Defenders of legal abortion, in politics and the news media, do not like talking about third-trimester abortions. That’s natural because, as everyone who has had a baby knows, in the third trimester of pregnancy, the not-yet-born baby looks just like a baby, acts like a baby, and is viable outside the womb.

Chris Christie was the biggest surprise of the Republican debate

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie built a reputation for being one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest critics. Through media appearances and on social media, Christie’s been relentless in attacking Trump.

Russia decimates its last bastion of human rights

On Aug. 18, Moscow City Court ordered the closure of the Sakharov Center.

Vivek Ramaswamy bravely calls the climate change agenda ’a hoax’

Many people are discussing Vivek Ramaswamy’s performance at the Republican debate last night. Some people thought he was too cocky, some thought he was annoying, and others claimed he acted like an arrogant frat boy.

Republican candidates have to step it up to take nomination from Trump

It was a delicious two-hours, if only because it allowed the top contenders to get a public hearing without Donald Trump’s antics and baggage...

UFOs rightly make the debate stage

Echoing her former colleague Tucker Carlson's interest in the subject, Fox News's Martha MacCallum rightly raised unidentified flying objects/UFOs at the first GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday.

Republican debate: Nikki Haley wins and it’s not particularly close

The dominant front-runner of the Republican presidential contest was not even on the stage of the primary's inaugural debate. The current runner-up either remained above the fray or receded into irrelevance, depending on your opinion of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and the supposed pugilists failed to provide any anticipated career-ending blows.

Obama’s worries on Joe, Dominican rights crisis and other commentary

In the DR, “the Biden administration is seemingly enabling a crisis” of “preventive detention, which holds individuals indefinitely in prison before trial.”

Ron DeSantis was winner of the first 2024 Republican debate — man best suited to unseat Trump

And even if he didn’t go for the kill on Wednesday, DeSantis demonstrated a willingness – and ability – to take Trump on.

Republican debate: Vivek Ramaswamy had the night’s strongest close

Vivek Ramaswamy either did very well or very poorly on the Republican debate stage Wednesday night, depending on who you ask.

David Weiss has no credibility as special counsel for Biden investigation

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in the Biden family investigation has become an insult to the public. Garland should replace Weiss with somebody fit for the job.

Republican debate: Ukraine disputes show why more foreign policy debates are needed

The fiery foreign policy disputes between Republican presidential primary candidates Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Mike Pence serve to underline the importance of foreign policy debates.

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