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What’s wrong with Wikipedia?

For a long time, I was an Olympic fencer. Then, I became a Michelin-star chef. No one asked me how I managed to julienne my vegetables while wearing an epée glove or if, given my busy schedule, I ever picked up the wrong weapon and impaled my opponent with a carrot. I was a swordsman by day […]

Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here isn’t the warning it’s been made out to be

There’s a quote that’s been flying around the internet since President Donald Trump was reelected: “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” Attributed to Sinclair Lewis, it’s usually posted by people who don’t much like the flag or the cross, and so they would love to […]

Trump faces pivotal moment with California trip

President Trump will venture into deep-blue California on Friday for a closely-watched visit that could determine disaster aid for the state and how Trump will work with Democratic governors throughout his four years in office. Trump’s trip to fire-ravaged Los Angeles comes after he traded barbs with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The president will...

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

Trump’s latest hires and fires rankle Iran hawks as new president suggests nuclear deal

If President Donald Trump’s personnel moves are any tell, he may come out of the gate toward Iran with a tone that is more diplomatic than combative.

‘On notice’: Ex-Venezuelan military official applauds Trump’s ‘first good step’ targeting bloodthirsty gang

President Trump signed an executive order taking drastic steps to crack down on the violent Venezuelan migrant gang “Tren de Aragua," which has been terrorizing American cities in recent months.

Texas Gov. Abbott asks government to reimburse state for $11B spent to secure southern border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion of taxpayer money it has spent on border security over the past four years.

Arizona county shutters border shelters as flow of new migrants stops

The flow of illegal immigrants being caught and released has dried up so quickly that one Arizona county is shutting down two migrant shelters, saying they aren't needed anymore.

Trump administration should dismantle Iran’s domestic influence network

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his confirmation hearings about how he intended to approach the challenge of the Iranian regime. After a brief rundown of various geopolitical situations, Rubio highlighted the attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump. Rubio was not coy: “Let us not forget that [Iran and its […]

A nation wary of war

We are Americans, and we could destroy any country that mistakingly tried to go to war with us. We’re proud about that, but we also value our privileged position: protected from most of the world by two oceans. America’s political class has always been more internationalist than the populace — more open-borders, more ideologically free-trade, […]

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