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Senator Lindsey Graham’s passing on Saturday evening represents a great loss to our public life.  Read More

Republicans are going to have a very tough time on some upcoming votes—especially when it comes to President Trump’s nominees. Read More

Sen. Mitch McConnell's hospitalization at age 84 for nearly a month is more evidence that America is governed by a sclerotic gerontocracy. Read More

The Left isn't building a world in which everyone can achieve the massive wealth they have acquired but a world in which the peasants remain... Read More

Some Democrats are making clear they believe in capitalism, as they fear Trump's attacks are working. Read More

Regular readers may note that I am rather deeply haunted by a paragraph written almost exactly a decade ago by the late, great Angelo... Read More

The Democratic Party wants power. That’s understandable. Like any political party, it exists to win elections, pass legislation,... Read More

During Barack Obama’s presidency, several political movements arose that were to define America long after he had left the scene. The first... Read More

I watched the New York Pride Parade on livestream. The parade is a major event in NYC, attended by well over a million people. Today, 11... Read More

Why youths are rampaging in cities across America—and how to stop it. Read More

A virtual cottage industry has emerged among people finding James Talarico clips espousing everything from declaring his campaign meat-free... Read More

The Supreme Court has spoken on the question of birthright citizenship. Five justices concluded that the 14th Amendment guarantees... Read More

President Trump is declining to take credit for the bipartisan housing bill that recently passed Congress, instead allowing it to take effect... Read More

A business school professor and storied investor says it now has to prioritize the national interest. That’s a start, but nowhere near... Read More

Decades of broken promises prove diplomacy cannot succeed while the current regime remains in power. Read More

Sean Trende joins Carl Cannon and Tom Bevan to discuss the latest accusation against Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, what... Read More

Join the conversation with Jerry Rogers as he talks about his July 4th holiday and the celebration of the United States of America. Brian... Read More

On this week’s episode, Jay and Sean hypothesize about what Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, and even Brutus would have... Read More

First, comedian, author and sketch comedy sensation Lou Perez joins the show to discuss the current state of comedy, cancel culture,... Read More

The Supreme Court held that statutory restrictions on the President’s authority to remove Federal Trade Commission commissioners... Read More

U.S. small businesses are using integrated financial tools and seamless access to credit to eliminate back-office friction and unlock future... Read More

Although Donald Trump’s defenders describe the Russia hoax and other efforts to frame the president as a... Read More

Everyone born here — with only limited exceptions — is a U.S. citizen, and immigration hawks will now argue deportations are more... Read More

Last summer, after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin’s knee, protesters in Pensacola, Florida, held a week’s worth of rallies... Read More

In a statement issued last week, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman once again called for an end to Governor Sisolak’s indefinite... Read More

While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the closing of certain grocery stores over COVID-19 concerns, she spent $16,248 in... Read More

Officials from Petaluma, California have decided their city has enough places to fill up gas-powered cars. Last week, the local city council... Read More

The same machine that made Graham Platner inevitable decided that he was disposable. Read More

Inexperienced and improperly vetted, the candidate was a disaster in the making. Read More

This week, Democrats are fighting to keep Maine after shedding their morals. Read More

His progressive campaign's strength in Michigan has caught some Democrats off guard. Read More

Abdul El Sayed us delaying the release of his tax returns because he is a millionaire. Well, only if you count his wife's assets. Read More

Traditionally, America has little stomach for socialism. Why would the democratic socialists think this time would be any different? Read More

Despite years of heated debate, we still lack clear answers, as good data are hard to come by. Read More

The Islamists are playing the longest civilizational war game in the world. Read More

I am so tired of this lazy approach to social commentary. Read More

In 'Diversity Through Freedom,' author Adrian Bejan argues that diversity emerges naturally from freedom and decentralized action, while... Read More

If Congress uses reconciliation again, it should significantly reduce the deficit. Read More

There are only a handful of ways to shore up Social Security. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren are backing one of the most expensive. Read More

What are the implications for our new endless war in the Middle East? Read More

After weeks of patience, President Trump has finally had enough with Iran’s radical Islamist regime. Divided, economically crippled,... Read More

President Trump extends Iran ceasefire amid fractured regime and ongoing US blockade. Read More

Senior officials knew election systems had meaningful vulnerabilities... Read More

Donald Trump’s labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, is leaving the administration under a cloud of misconduct allegations. These... Read More

Real medical freedom will require something greater than replacing the public health establishment: ending the FDA's monopoly. Read More

Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts. Read More

The SNAP program has suffered from a lack of national oversight for decades. Read More