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A Brief Glimpse of Seriousness in Unserious Times

Don’t get used to last night’s sudden focus on a Republican candidate’s tax-policy preferences.

Longtime NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre Resigns ahead of Civil Corruption Trial

LaPierre started working for the NRA in 1977, before rising through the ranks to become CEO in 1991.

Wayne LaPierre Ends His Reign at the NRA

Had the 74-year-old Wayne LaPierre stepped down from the NRA after the 2016 elections, he would be universally hailed as a hero among gun...

House Republicans cannot risk a single other death or defection without losing control

Although voters narrowly gave Republicans control of the House of Representatives, the once-"Grand Old Party" was keen to throw its majority away. Despite the GOP's declasse candidate quality in the 2022 midterm elections, the coattails of Lee Zeldin's quixotic bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul in indigo New York provided Republicans a crucial four-seat margin in the House, carrying them to 222 seats at the start of 2023.

Many voters still see crime as a significant problem heading into 2024

Widespread violent crime has been a recurring issue for most in the country during President Joe Biden’s term. Images of rampant muggings, assaults, and shootings have dominated the news cycle since Jan. 20, 2021. Numerous cities have set records for homicides in a year since Biden was elected. In many ways, it should come as no surprise that a large number of voters in the country believe crime is still a problem, even if reports have suggested crime rates have started to decrease.

Claudine Gay’s ouster won’t break higher education’s DEI addiction

The ouster of diversity hire poster child Claudine Gay as the president of Harvard has prompted a wave of optimism that the pernicious diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucracies that have become pervasive in higher education could face a reckoning.

Mark Cuban doesn’t get DEI

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban likes to opine on politics, but his understanding of cultural matters is amateurish, and he proved that with his latest comments on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

For Trump’s GOP skeptics, only Nikki Haley offers real hope

Nikki Haley is by now the only practical vehicle to stop Donald Trump from again being the Republican nominee for president.

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce strict abortion ban

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed provisions of Idaho’s near-total abortion ban that could penalize doctors who perform the procedure in medical emergencies to take effect.  In an unsigned order Friday, the court granted a request by the state to overrule an injunction issued by a federal appeals court that prevented the state from prosecuting...

Homelessness has reached record levels. We know how to fight it. 

Fighting the distrust and disinformation surrounding homelessness is a significant challenge, particularly in our political environment. But if we double down on what works, rally together our allies, and disprove the cynics, we can fix our broken housing system in America.  

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