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A Fatal Rivalry -- Hamilton vs. Burr

What do you get when you put together two gifted politicians from different parties, a fledgling nation, a code of honor, and a lot of personal...

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Joe Alton

When People’s Actions Demonstrate Who They Are, Believe Them

We have met the enemy and he is us.

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Marc E. Zimmerman

The Apparent Paradox Of GDR Nostalgia

The Myth of Carefree Communism: Why some long for the imagined “freedom from worry” of the defunct GDR.

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Lars Møller

Citizen Kane at 85: A Revolutionary Masterpiece Still Hiding in Plain Sight

Orson Welles’s film may no longer shock us the way it shocked audiences in 1941—but only because so much of modern cinema learned to speak its...

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Charlton Allen

‘Patch and Pray’ IT Culture is a Dangerous Game

Cybersecurity is one of the only sectors where failure is not only expected, it has actually been normalized.

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Julio Rivera

Martiime Security in the Red Sea

The Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean are vital waterways for the world.

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Darlene Casella

The Origin of Reform in Judaism

The movement’s mostly unknown origins go a long way to explain Jews who are hostile to traditional Judaism and to Israel.

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Ron Kean

Could Deep-Sea Mining Break China’s Stranglehold On Critical Minerals?

The U.S. must pursue deep-sea mining so that the American economy—and our defense equipment and fighter jets—are no longer dependent on our...

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Janet Levy

Why I Still Believe In America

Despite its current troubles and the rise of the DSA, history shows that Americans are consistently able to maintain stability while creating positive...

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Allan J. Feifer

Don't Waste America's Best Chance to End the Opioid Crisis

The opioid settlements represent one of the largest public health investments in American history. They should become one of the greatest...

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Julio Rivera

Hubris Sinks Canada

Welfare queen Canada can’t survive without handouts.

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J.b. Shurk

Germany's Debt Crisis Crescendos

As Germany's public debt expands, the dynamics of its sovereign bond market are beginning to change.

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Thomas Kolbe

Fauci: The Public Servant from Hell

If the allegations put forward by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence prove to be substantially true, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s legacy...

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Jim Cardoza

Elon Foretold

How did a popular American writer of the 1940s come up with a novel that accurately portrayed the activities and historical role of Elon Musk as a...

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J.r. Dunn

Demise Of The Leviathan

The breach of the social contract and the rise of judicial governance.

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Lars Møller

Descending The Ladder To Poverty

If a governing system is a ladder, there are rungs that, if strong, lead to prosperity and, if attacked, to collapse. Democrats are attacking...

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Allan J. Feifer

Joe Digenova Returns: The Grim Reaper Cometh For The DC Swamp

His knowledge and expertise may be the final thing necessary to bring the years-long Russia Collusion hoax to a just conclusion.

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Ron Wright

Strengthening America’s Thread of Liberty

Ned Ryun has a new documentary that you should see.

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J.b. Shurk

Farewell to the Euro Debt Club

Morgan Stanley has advised its institutional clients to sell French government bonds.

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Thomas Kolbe

The Empire Stripes Back

Did King Charles add a 14th American stripe on purpose?

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Andre Billeaudeaux

Stop Praising All Our 'Wonderful' Teachers

There are obviously many excellent teachers, but as a whole, educators are one of the nation’s least admirable professional cohorts and contain...

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Richard Kirk

Trump v. Barbara: Suicide by Cop-Out

Trump v. Barbara is a fundamental disaster for American territorial integrity, and therefore for what America is.

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Tom G.k. Swift

A Blood-Red Line in Maine

The eyes of the nation are on the 2026 U.S. Senate race in Maine.

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John F. di Leo

How Democratic Socialists Hijacked the Progressive Playbook

The radical left's electoral machine has officially graduated from municipal council chambers to the federal stage.

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Kim Ezra Shienbaum

The 2026 Supreme Court -- a ‘C Minus’ at Best

The Supreme Court’s just-concluded term produced several important victories for constitutional principles. Unfortunately, two catastrophic failures...

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Don Brown

Israel’s Capitalist Triumph

There’s an unspoken reason that the Democratic Socialists of America cannot forgive the Jewish state.

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Milli Sands

Europeans Should Embrace the American Revolution

...and declare their independence from ruling-class tyranny.

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J.b. Shurk

Communist Candidates Are a Threat to the USA

The term ‘Democratic Socialist’ is only the means to sneak communists into our government.

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E. Jeffrey Ludwig

No, The American Experiment Is Not Destined For Failure

The left has taken over some essential institutions, but we can still win them back, as long as we don’t preemptively concede defeat.

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Jack Gleason

The War Against Real Empathy

Irrational, suicidal empathy has a tendency to drive out the real thing.

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Gamaliel Isaac

America 250: Our Great Challenge

The whole point of the left is that the middle class, the bourgeoisie, should be regulated, controlled, hemmed in, forced to bend the knee to the...

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Christopher Chantrill

The Third-World Communist DSA is a Real Threat to Republicans

Republicans should not grin with smug self-satisfaction. This is dangerous for them, even though blue moderates and establishment figures feel the...

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Joseph Ford Cotto

If the Land Was Stolen, Give It Back

Words are cheap. Deeds are not.

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Brian C. Joondeph

The Color Of Contagion

I surmise that Christopher Gadsden’s Don’t Tread On Me banner is much more sophisticated than we previously thought.

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Andre Billeaudeaux

Why Do Jews Keep Voting for Leftists Who Hate Them?

One author thinks she has found the answer.

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Elise Cooper

Climate Change Blamed in Heat Waves: Science or Simulation?

As Europe and much of North America endured record heat, headlines quickly appeared claiming that the heat wave was "virtually impossible" without...

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Mark Keenan

Pro-Lifers Must Recognize That Abortion Stops Only If Women Face Consequences

The Pro-Life movement keeps trying soft approaches to end abortion, but the only thing that will stop the slaughter is for women to know they,...

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Arthur Schaper

How to Beat Back the Democratic Socialists

Communist radicals are mobilizing to sweep elections in 2028. Here’s what Republicans need to do to save the country.

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Linda R. Killian

Hey, Republicans! Tucker Carlson is Your Enemy

Tucker Carlson has made his choice ...

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Joseph Ford Cotto

The Third Wave

Islamism, Western suicide, and the prophets of Eurabia.

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Lars Møller

Taxation: The Great Scourge

Abolish all taxes and have the state institute full public borrowing.

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Gary Marshall

Air Duels With Disco-Era Planes

How Iran’s repurposed American military jets have weathered the MidEast war.

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Paul David Young

Mamdomino Theory: Democrats Struggle to Contain the Spread of Communism in Their Party

Ugandan-born, socialism-loving New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has emerged as a “kingmaker” in the Democrat party, says one pundit.

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William Sullivan

Asymmetric Lawfare

There’s actually a small window of time to completely break the Left, and this opportunity will not come again.

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August Harriman

Texas Brings the Bible Back into Schools

Leftists will scream that studying Scripture in public schools is unconstitutional, but is it really?

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Carole Hornsby Haynes

Two Hundred Fifty Glorious Years

The United States enters its 250th year in fantastic shape. Elsewhere, not so much.

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Clarice Feldman

How the Founders Celebrated the 4th

Were Independence Day celebrations always so bright and noisy? Pretty much.

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James D. Best

America at 250: Will our Founding Ideals Survive?

Inasmuch as the Founding Fathers and Lincoln were all willing to give their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to establish and save the nation, how...

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Scott S. Powell

A Verdict on the American Experiment

Success or failure? Here is your answer.

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Armando Simón

MAGAs Can Agree to Disagree

At this crucial time in our history, we cannot forget Reagan’s warning that “The person who agrees with you 80% of the time is an 80% friend, not...

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Robin M. Itzler