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John F. Di Leo
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June 19, 2025
Operation Rising Lion and the Judgment of the ElitesThe press refuses to give Prime Minister Netanyahu any credit for the incredible feats he has done.
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June 13, 2025
Trump Won in that Trade Pact with China -- In More Ways Than OneIt certainly explains why the left has gone quiet on this issue.
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May 31, 2025
The College Admissions Game and American Foreign PolicyTrump's recent moves against universities correct many ongoing wrongs.
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May 26, 2025
Why Do Truck Drivers Need to Speak English?The Trump administration insists on it, and leftists are screaming bigotry. So what’s the real story?
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May 15, 2025
What’s the Real Story on Trump’s ‘Deal’ with China?The term ‘deal’ is a misnomer. It’s more like a ceasefire.
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April 20, 2025
Higher Ed is Fighting Back!Against what, you ask? Against just about everything that makes sense.
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April 9, 2025
Free Trade: Reagan and the Austrians vs. the World of TodayIn some critical ways, the world has changed.
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March 28, 2025
Kristi Noem and the prison cellThe left wanted to let these killers into the U.S., forever, even when they’re caught committing crimes. But their media allies are focusing on her wristwatch.
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February 17, 2025
Government Downsizing and the Left’s Instinctive OutcryFederal employee reductions are a necessary step, too long postponed, in the effort to return America to the City on a Hill that it was meant to be.
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February 4, 2025
Evaluating the TariffsAs regards tariffs, the American public is rightly happy that the Trump-Vance administration is keeping its promises to tackle the issues that matter.
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January 25, 2025
Who Should America Protect, and How?There are a lot of people in this country in need of security, starting with schoolkids. Why should only Washington's elites be entitled to America's most lavish?
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January 21, 2025
Carteresque: Joe Biden Said Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas Terrorists Appeared to Be 'in Good Health'The last poor judgment of a flawed judge of character.
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January 13, 2025
The Newsom/Bass Wildfires and the Allocation of BlameThey must not be allowed to get away with this.
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January 7, 2025
Chinese Footprints in a Moroccan SeaportChina has proven itself the world’s expert at using the tools of capitalism in the service of Chinese communism.
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December 16, 2024
Protectionism in an Age of Free TradePresident Trump takes a lot of heat – as a Republican – for being comfortable advocating for the use of tariffs.
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December 5, 2024
The Hunter Biden Who Could Have BeenHow did Hunter get to the point in his life where he even needed a presidential pardon?
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December 2, 2024
Yes, Tariffs Are a Tax. What about It?Democrats seem to think they can corner Republicans on Trump’s trade policy by hammering tarriffs.
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November 29, 2024
Trump's Trade Policy and the Procrastinating ImporterIt is too soon to anticipate just what the tariff aspect of President Trump's trade policy will look like.
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November 15, 2024
DOGE: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government are Not the Problem -- Bureaucratic Power isOne bad bureaucrat with a taste for power can still do a lot of damage.
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November 10, 2024
Tariffs, Inflation, and the Donkey that Cried WolfNow Democrats scream about Trump’s proposed tariffs causing inflation. Isn’t that the most ironic thing?
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November 3, 2024
Donald Trump vs. Liz Cheney: An instructive tempest in a teapotTrump did not advocate for putting Cheney in front of a firing squad. What he really did say terrifies the left.
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October 28, 2024
Iran, Israel, and the surgical strikeIsrael finally hit Iran in a long-awaited retaliation, on Saturday morning, October 26.
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October 17, 2024
The least worthy eulogist at Ethel Kennedy's funeralThe nerve of Joe Biden speaking at Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s mother's funeral, after the outrageous way he treated him, is one for the history books.
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October 8, 2024
Five Half-Truths About the Longshoremen’s StrikeThis strike isn’t over. It’s just delayed until after the election, so it doesn’t hurt the Democratic party at the polls.
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September 29, 2024
Natural Disasters and Unnatural ExpectationsThe best environment for protection of the citizenry after natural disasters is a thriving free market...and that’s exactly what the modern Left has been crushing for years.
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September 24, 2024
The ILA’s Expected Port Strike: One Union Against All OthersThe disruptions from the expected ILA strike will impact every sector of the economy and its workers, including members of other labor unions.
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September 13, 2024
The Debate at the Kitchen TableLet’s look instead at the ‘other’ debates — millions of them — going on in working-class homes in America.
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September 10, 2024
Standing Up to the Puppeteers in the Red Sea and Beyond -
September 3, 2024
Gazan Crimes and Israeli EnablersThe media is blaming Israel for the hostage-murder instead of the terrorists who did it.
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August 21, 2024
Denial and Delusion: The DNC at the United CenterHow are you supposed to run a party convention? And how are you supposed to behave when you stage one?
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August 15, 2024
The Decline and Fall of RFK Jr.?What are we to make of Kennedy getting booted off the ballot in New York?
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August 5, 2024
Women’s Issues’ and the 2024 ElectionTo the modern Democrat campaign -- not to the voters, necessarily, but to the candidates -- the only “women’s issues” are about abortion.
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July 23, 2024
The Biden Campaign and the Knives in the SenateIt’s tempting to compare the betrayal of Joe Biden by his own to the experience of Julius Caesar—but the discrepanices between the two men are astounding.
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July 20, 2024
How Can Election Results Really Fight Bigotry?The cultural rot of antisemitism in the U.S. is undeniable, but one might ask how an election can change it.
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July 15, 2024
Insurrections and the Leviathan StateWhy does the government of the United States no longer serve the American people or follow the clear dictates of the Constitution?
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July 10, 2024
Banking Votes and Helping Bean-CountersFine, encourage lazy Republican voters to vote early — but that should not be the primary focus of conservative campaigns.
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June 29, 2024
All of a Sudden, A Crisis Is RevealedMuch was revealed about Joe Biden in this debate. But much more was revealed about his party in its aftermath.
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June 21, 2024
'No Tax On Tips' Reveals the Chasm Between Left and RightPresident Trump's 'no tax on tips' proposal may be more of a game-changer than the leftist elites believe.
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June 11, 2024
Hostages Rescued, and Many Truths Revealed“There was a knock on the door. A voice said, ‘It’s the IDF. We’ve come to take you home.’”
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May 22, 2024
A Helicopter Crashes, and an Opportunity is MissedWhat was with all the gushy condolences from the U.S. and the rest of the West upon learning of the Butcher of Tehran's death in a chopper crash?
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May 10, 2024
Hamas Declares That It Will Make No Further Concessions ...Hamas needs to be understood as a criminal organization with whom negotiations are absurd, and swift action against, is the only reasonable response.
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May 6, 2024
Retail Theft Ring Busts Reveal Some Hard TruthsWhy is retail theft happening so suddenly and in such large amounts now?
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May 1, 2024
A War in Gaza, A Resolution at City Hall?What's with all of these city hall resolutions condemning Israel on its war against Hamas, and what business is it of theirs?
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April 24, 2024
At a Sheetz Photo Op, Joe Biden Accidentally Shows His HandBiden is at war with the private sector.
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April 14, 2024
Israel’s Defenses Repel Iranian Attacks, Vindicating Reagan's TheoryThe great Ronald Reagan was right about the critical need to develop defense, as well as offense, in weaponry, and now stands vindicated.
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March 23, 2024
Want to Rent a Lemon? How About 100,000 of Them?Hertz clearly made this choice — whether they admit it or not — for political reasons.
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March 14, 2024
The Temporary Pier and the Question of WhyFor a long time, Israel forbade ships entering the Gaza Strip because it was so easy to ship arms to Hamas. So why is this pier to Gaza happening now?
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March 4, 2024
A Beautiful Dress and an Ugly CrowdAn incident in Lahore Pakistan stands as a damning indictment of modern Islamic society.
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February 5, 2024
A Tale of Two CanalsSimultaneous crises in Central America and the Red Sea have restricted international shipping through the Panama and Suez Canals.
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January 25, 2024
Why Does Manufacturing at Home Really Matter?Much of America depends on blue collar work for an opportunity to live the American Dream.
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January 7, 2024
Lloyd Austin at the ICU: A Symptom of a More Serious MaladyThe Deep State who kept this secret even from the President of the United States has shown its arrogance.
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January 1, 2024
The True Cost of Trading with the EnemyAs much as we may try to avoid thinking about it, we all know that the next country with which we are likely to go to war is the People’s Republic of China, a communist military dictatorship.
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December 24, 2023
Pardons for Pot Users Leave Dangers in Their WakeOn Friday, December 22, the Oval Office issued a full federal pardon to all Americans who have ever used marijuana. Sounds reasonable?
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December 5, 2023
Charity, Due Diligence, and HamasHamas is a terror network, and it has spent our billions in building a war machine, not in caring for the non-Hamas residents.
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November 28, 2023
Gifts Under the Tree, for Johnny, Suzie, and Chairman XiDoes everyone know the American rules that govern origin-marking on our Christmas presents?
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November 23, 2023
What the ‘Hostage Release’ Ceasefire ProvesWe are dealing with radically different cultures in the Middle East.
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November 10, 2023
Chicago: A City in FreefallBelieve it or not, the math of living in Chicago used to check out. Not so much anymore.
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November 2, 2023
The DNC Con Job to ComeShouldn’t we all feel a sense of relief if (when) the Democrats replace Joe Biden with another presidential contender? Well, no.
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October 25, 2023
Terrorism’s Local Supporters Take Over Downtown ChicagoDriving through downtown Chicago into a protest full of pro-Hamas supporters, is nobody's idea of a Sunday picnic.
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October 18, 2023
When Gaza has Money, Hamas has RocketsSomeone is buying Hamas all these missiles. Someone provides them with training and gear, intelligence and equipment, rifles and grenades.
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September 15, 2023
Driverless Cars and, Oddly Enough, California's Legislature in Harmony with its VotersA rare alignment of voter sentiment and legislative sentiment means driverless trucks are not happening in California. But Gov. Gavin Newsom may insist on it.
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September 9, 2023
Actor Danny Masterson and the statute of limitationsThere's a reason we have statutes of limitation within laws.
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August 28, 2023
The flip side of 'I, Pencil'A famous economic treatise from 1958 gets a second look.
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August 17, 2023
Those EV Shortcomings Aren’t Shortcomings at AllIn the final analysis, the EV pushers don’t see any gaps or contradictions.
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August 9, 2023
Modern Energy and Your Turbine FootprintBrother, can you spare a few thousand square feet of land for a windmill?
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August 1, 2023
Yellow Freight and an economy on the marginPerhaps, someday, we will learn the lesson that a crushing tax and regulatory burden doesn't just hurt some unknown CEO in a Manhattan office somewhere. This burden makes everything harder for everyone, especially companies on the margin of survival.
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July 17, 2023
Defense Policy and the Social Issues: Who Started This Fight?The military is not there for social engineering. It’s not there to mainstream deviant behavior, to equalize outcomes in the American public, or to plant toxic race theory in the minds and hearts of our recruits.
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July 10, 2023
A Chicago Sex Scandal in Migrant Temporary Housing – This Wasn’t on the Caravan Brochure…Police in Chicago were accused of using these vulnerable migrants for unspeakable acts.
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July 3, 2023
NASCAR and the Chicago traffic jam of 2023As virtually everyone outside the mayor's office predicted, it was a disaster.
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May 29, 2023
The Nanny State Stains a DeckHave you ever thought about the secret ways the government screws up your life? Here's a real-time example.
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April 27, 2023
How Ayn Rand Predicted Dylan MulvaneyHer most specific, dead-on prediction, the one we never saw coming, was in The Fountainhead, and it is all around us today.
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December 29, 2022
The Big Question about UkraineThis is the important one — and the one almost no one in Congress is bothering to ask.
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December 8, 2022
What Does the Constitution Mean to Me?Unlike many a modern American believes, the Constitution is not a “living, breathing document”; rather it is “that rock to which the Republic is anchored.”
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December 4, 2022
Railroad Workers Get Railroaded AgainWhat happened in the latest big railroad strike threat? The Democrat leadership in Washington came out directly against the rank and file.
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November 26, 2022
No-Spot Dice and Modern ElectionsFor a long time now, but especially in 2020 and 2022, American elections have been compromised by vote fraud.
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November 20, 2022
Which Came First? The Chicken or the Laboratory?What's really behind this move to create synthetic meat from a test tube?
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October 29, 2022
Have Democrats Lost Interest in the Working Man?The blue party undercuts the blue-collar workers every time. Maybe the Democrats should give up the word "blue."
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October 26, 2022
Misplaced Compassion Puts Lives in JeopardyThe system shows compassion to a proven criminal, instead of showing compassion to his past and future victims.
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September 16, 2022
Audits, Recounts, and the Secret BallotMaking the case to retain the anonymity of voting, while securing elections.
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August 28, 2022
In the Student Loan Game, Everything is RelativeWhether you can afford your loan payments depends a lot on your expectations and prospects.
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August 20, 2022
Italian Beef and the American WayI don’t often read food reviews, but when the article concerns one of your favorites, you just can’t resist, right?
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August 15, 2022
President Trump is Our ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’In the coal mine, the loss of the canary was a warning, a beacon to everyone else around. It warned them of the danger that could quickly defeat them as well if they didn't act with urgency. Since November 2020, has the Republican Party acted with urgency?
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August 4, 2022
A Desperate Regime’s Hollow Claims at the Gas PumpThe Biden-Harris regime is trying to get away with claiming that it deserves political points for fuel pump price drops this midsummer.
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July 6, 2022
Much More than Murder in Highland ParkThis shooting was not about the Second Amendment, it was about the First -- the right to peacefully assemble.
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June 17, 2022
The Democrat Party Finds a Scapegoat at the SeaportThis is an election year, and the Democrats couldn't resist an opportunity to blame foreigners for our economic problems.
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June 11, 2022
Biden Whips Up the Longshoremen as Strike Fears RiseJoe Biden went to the port of Los Angeles on Friday, June 10, to make a speech about the economy. It was about what you'd expect.
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May 27, 2022
Yet Another Lockdown, and a Fantasy is RevealedWhen will America realize China is no longer a "low-cost" solution?
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April 4, 2022
Media villainizing an education hero who shows college tuition doesn't have to rise at 3 times the rate of inflationWith many in today's press, the opportunity to tie an injustice to a conservative Republican, however tenuous the connection, is just irresistible.
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March 30, 2022
America's Truck Driver ShortageThere is a trucker shortage... and it's worse every year.
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March 14, 2022
Destruction in Ukraine and the Conflict to ComeWhat happens to the American manufacturing sector when war breaks out in Asia, and the factories we depend on are reduced to rubble?
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March 4, 2022
The hidden agenda behind Joe Biden's 'black female' Supreme Court pledgeWhy announce the sex and skin color of a Supreme Court nominee weeks in advance of naming the name? It's not just for woke virtue-signaling.
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February 17, 2022
The Canadian truckers' choice: The easy way or the hard wayIf you think things are unproductive now, just wait until you use the jackboot of government to force truckers to fall in line. You'll regret it, Mr. Trudeau.
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February 10, 2022
Letter from Facebook JailI’m writing from jail… but that’s okay. I’ve been in jail before. But my current stint came as a surprise to me.
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February 5, 2022
The Problem with MandatesAs we rightly push back on the many unconstitutional dictates relating to the CCP virus, it is critical that we recognize how widespread this practice has really become over the past century.
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January 22, 2022
Pharmaceutical dos and don'ts in the age of COVIDThe entire statist establishment has decided that one set of "vaccines" (and its potentially unlimited follow-up series of boosters) should be mandatory for all. This is unprecedented.
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January 13, 2022
Biden's COVID Testing FailWhat the Biden-Harris regime did with COVID testing this week was to create a huge new tax out of the blue.
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January 9, 2022
What actually happened on January 6, 2021?And why are the mainstream media so unwilling to report it?
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January 1, 2022
Crime and Consequences, a Holiday TaleWhat does crime cost? On this dawn of a new year, please allow me to share a personal experience with crime this week.
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December 21, 2021
Joe Manchin, Giant-Killer?We have been granted a reprieve, certainly, but that reprieve seems due more to a proud man's refusal to be bullied than to a true stateman's courageous and eloquent adherence to principle.
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December 11, 2021
3 Reasons for China to Laugh at New US SanctionsMaybe the U.S. government deserves some credit for trying to rein in China's human rights abuses. Or maybe not.
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December 2, 2021
Willie Horton and the Democratic Party's Greatest FearThe nation is safe from Willie Horton. But the Democratic Party should not be.
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November 22, 2021
The worst kind of domestic terrorismDarrell Brooks — the alleged driver in the Waukesha parade killings — repeatedly was caught, processed, and intentionally released on violent crime charges including felony assault just two days before the parade.
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November 19, 2021
Shoplifting Saule Omarova and the War on RetailWe don't know how often Biden's nominee for comptroller of the currency has shoplifted in her life. We know only one thing for sure: what side she's on.
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November 16, 2021
Doubling Down on Victim BlamingThe murder trial of young Kyle Rittenhouse has become a surrogate for the war against the concept of self-defense.
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June 6, 2021
What Do Advocates of a Two-State Solution Actually Advocate?When called for today, the two-state solution is in fact a euphemism for the one path sure to terminate the nation of Israel once and for all.
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May 2, 2020
Playing the Coronavirus Lottery in 2020We misjudged the odds of success, and it has really begun to cost us. We have to correct the mistake before we go off a cliff.
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April 16, 2020
Just Chips, No SalsaThe technocrats are talking about giving people a chip - once they've been vaccinated for the CCP virus, or otherwise proven their immunity and state of non-contagion. What could go wrong?
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July 29, 2012
Raul Castro and the Mending of FencesCan we, should we, forgive Cuba and welcome them into the new world of peace and international trade?
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February 18, 2012
Obama Perverts Ex-Im Bank into Competitor for Domestic BanksActing without any legal authority, President Obama has overridden the federal charter of the Export-Import Bank, and turned it into a competitor for domestic loan business, in utter defiance of the law.
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January 8, 2012
The Democratic Party's War on TransportationThe newly announced "Hours of Service" rules are just a drop in the bucket.
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December 29, 2011
The Democratic Party's War on the PoorThe right may not look like Santa Claus nearly as often as the left does, but the right is always the one with the best interests of the poor in mind. If only the rank-and-file Democrat electorate would consider these issues objectively for once.
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December 23, 2011
The Democratic Party's War against PromotionsEmbracing a 2% savings at the cost of a 20% raise.
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August 22, 2011
Roman Sandals in Hospital HallsWhen government hunger for revenue permits the whim of a bureaucrat to replace written law.
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August 8, 2011
Lessons from a Milwaukee MobOn August 4, 2011, the opening night of the Wisconsin State Fair, the worst race riot in Wisconsin history occurred.
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February 22, 2011
Unionized Public Servants Meet Their EnemyPublic servants who think themselves wronged by their government have been demonstrating for days in Madison, Wisconsin. Such a thing has happened before.
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January 27, 2011
Obama's Dangerous Export InitiativeAvoiding the useful, embracing the outright dangerous.
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August 29, 2010
Destroying Jobs at 2.5 Gallons per MinuteThe consequences of pernicious regulations.
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August 10, 2010
Lessons from a Turkish WeddingIt horrifies the left to say so, but this is indisputable.