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Stephen Helgesen
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August 5, 2025
Nation-building through skepticism and distrust?Was our nation founded on distrust of big government?
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July 29, 2025
Is Trump Rebuilding? Or Just Rebranding?Some questions about Trump's vision for America.
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July 19, 2025
Rough U.S. Politics Viewed As Proof of America's Inferiority by Supercilious European ElitesFighting dirty the American way, so they say.
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May 10, 2025
Lessons from life with the black bears in New Mexico's mountainsIs chaos the new world order?
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May 8, 2025
Bemoaning our loss of laughterPerhaps if comedians can return to actual humor instead of protest politics and blue language ...
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May 2, 2025
It's the Eggs, StupidAre eggs prices the new bellweather economic indicator, replacing the price of gas at the pump?
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April 28, 2025
Démarche to Europe: The Harder You Push Us, the More We Push BackEvery day, the media in several European nations bring out their "America experts" who routinely characterize the U.S. as an example of everything that is wrong with the world.
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April 9, 2025
Announcing the New World Trading OrderDraconian tariff regimes trigger the rise of black and gray markets. There are problems with that ...
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April 5, 2025
Greenland: How Trump Can Deal with the Raging Danes to America's AdvantageCall it a "Greenland Action Plan," or, "'pulling stones from the ice.'
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April 2, 2025
Trump's Six-Point Plan for Making America Great AgainWhat Trump is about on the foreign trade and diplomacy front.
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March 26, 2025
In Denmark, Americans have become 'the deplorables'What? No dog-sled race attendance in Greenland now?
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March 24, 2025
Usha Vance goes to Greenland -- just as the normally polite Danes are getting pretty hostileWaiting for an invitation?
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March 22, 2025
Whitewashing the Democrats' FenceOf Carville, the Danish, Greenland, the Democrats, and tariffs ...
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March 13, 2025
The Danes and the Greenlanders: How They See Trump's AmericaThe Danes are in danger of losing their good old-fashioned judgment, especially when it comes to the U.S.A. and its people.
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February 20, 2025
One man's loyalist is another man's sycophantWhat separates loyalists (to either a man or his ideology) from sycophants then?
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February 18, 2025
Shaken, Not Stirred: The James Bond ComplexWill Elon and Trump eventually take each other on, like gladiators?
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February 17, 2025
For a European Defense Force to work, the army of one must be the army of allSome Europeans are talking about a European Defense Force. It won't be easy.
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February 7, 2025
The glitter of America's golden eraThere may be hidden opportunities even in the downside of President Trump's tariffs.
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January 13, 2025
Greenland: A Reminder of Why Trump was ElectedSome musings as to why Trump is so interested in Greenland.
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January 5, 2025
Greenland: For sale, for rent or for lease?For self-rule, Greenland has a lot of options.
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December 1, 2024
Making Greenland Great Again?A little background on President Trump's idea of purchasing Greenland.
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November 21, 2024
Trump has a Full Plate and Limited Time -- So a Charm Offensive Will HelpIf you're a Trump supporter you know that there's no time to waste.
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November 19, 2024
Now that Trump has won, how to talk to your liberal friendsSpeak softly, and carry a big stick.
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September 30, 2024
Now is not the time to take one for the teamDemocrats justify their support for the incompetent Kamala Harris by saying she's not Trump. This is pig-stupid.
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August 23, 2024
Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used to BeWill the “Mad Men” succeed in selling the sizzle instead of the steak to a crowd hungry enough to eat anything?
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August 23, 2024
Did Kamala Harris move the needle?Democrats love being in love with their candidates, and Kamala Devi Harris let them get to first base with her last night.
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July 30, 2024
Don't pick on Kamala, whines NPRNPR is out in front of the media curve and has assumed the role of linguistic bodyguard for the Veep and her supporters.
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March 22, 2024
The Death of the American SalesmanTime was, when we Americans could sell anything to anybody. But that's changed as faith in ourselves has begun to fade with the rise of wokedom and DEI.
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March 16, 2024
The Moment You Started to Like Donald TrumpLet’s be honest. You know you like Trump, even if you hate him.
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March 13, 2024
Joe Biden and the 'old man defense'We're entering an era of selective victimhood since some old dotards get prosecuted, and some (who are Democrats) do not.
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March 12, 2024
The true cost of everythingBiden's State of the Union address left much to be desired.
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February 22, 2024
The incredible five-dollar solutionDesperate times call for desperate (and creative) measures.
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February 12, 2024
Red state dilemma: stand up to incoming progressive residents or flee?As Colorado shows, once progressives move into your state, they aggressively take over, but there are ever fewer places to which conservatives can flee.
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February 9, 2024
UFOs: The view from above … way aboveA hypothetical take on what extraterrestrials might think if they could observe modern-day America.
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February 9, 2024
The mouse that roared ... at the borderFunny how the border crisis resembles a 1959 Peter Sellers movie ....
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December 30, 2023
No Man is a Digital IslandThe conversation about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) has now passed from the halls of nerdism to the House of Representatives and industry and has landed squarely on America's kitchen table.
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December 29, 2023
Don’t Underestimate ChinaThe USA’s security-compromising dependence on China is the great unsung issue of the 2024 election.
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December 21, 2023
America's newest company townA proposal to boycott Colorado in wake of its state Supreme Court's decision to ban President Trump from its ballot.
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November 21, 2023
Joe in the looking glassJoe's errors in judgment suggest someone who is hopelessly out of touch with today's reality, and continually proves it through his actions.
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November 16, 2023
Democrats finally solved the illegal immigration problem!If you can call this a solution...
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November 12, 2023
Eschewing SisyphusThe Left is not like us. Conservatives need to start winning elections or all is lost.
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September 2, 2023
The Self-Mythification of Joe BidenWe Americans have a powerful urge to preserve our childish notions when it comes to our leaders.
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June 10, 2023
How Bad Does It Have to Get?Americans need to figure out how to get out of the mess we're in.
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June 5, 2023
Alternative Sexualities: Cultural Comity or Cultural Coercion?Homosexuals who had previously kept a low profile are now thrust into the spotlight along with their aggressive vocal brethren who have taken the gloves off and brought the fight to middle America demindaing affirmation, not just acceptance.
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March 28, 2023
Uncommon Senselessness: Who Are These People?In dealing with the Left, it's always a matter of recognizing how the game is played.
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March 14, 2023
Will the Last One to Leave California Please Turn on the LightsCalifornians were like the proverbial frog that's being slowly boiled to death one degree at a time.
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January 27, 2023
The Politics of 'Normal'Every society defines what is 'normal' and 'acceptable' in order for it to function optimally and be responsive to the needs of its citizens. That said, every society sets limits on what it will tolerate from its citizens...
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January 20, 2023
The dog ate my classified documentsIt's just a matter of time before we hear that excuse.
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January 3, 2023
The thundering herd of impunityAs Republicans prepare to take power in the House, the Democrats will be lying in wait for them.
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November 10, 2022
Welcome to Pennsylvania, America's Capital of StupidThis week, the citizens of Pennsylvania stole the loving cup of stupid from the citizens of another politically calcified state, New Mexico.
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October 29, 2022
Life in the fairy tale election laneTo understand the Democrats' strategy on the John Fetterman campaign, your best guide may be Hans Christian Andersen.
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October 23, 2022
The Problem with Fence-sittersIndependents must realize that they wield significant power over the campaign process and that they must not wait until Election Day to exercise it.
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October 20, 2022
The day National Public Radio canceled meIt had to happen eventually, I suppose. But I can't deny that I was surprised nonetheless.
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October 19, 2022
The mutual assured destruction of single-issue voters at the pollsWhat's worse than an uninformed electorate? Many political watchers would answer: the single-issue voter.
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October 14, 2022
The Changing (and Perplexing) Nature of WorkPolitical activism's new watering hole.
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October 10, 2022
The Great and Wonderful Oz of InformationWe're now firmly in our fourth decade of the new information age. It's not all roses.
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October 8, 2022
One Vote Over the LineLike drug dependence, addiction to unhealthy libertine ideology can have the same effect on us and work -- ever so slowly but steadily -- to disrupt our ability to make good decisions about our health and our politics.
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October 7, 2022
Trigger Words are Killing American DebateIt's a cliché to say that words matter, but just because it's a cliché doesn’t make it a lie.
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October 5, 2022
Forget crypto: Welcome to 'techno,' the idea standardWe need a modern-day system of actual valuation that takes into account the "intangibles" of intellectual property and technology.
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September 19, 2022
The road to dystopia is getting steeperIf dystopia becomes reality, does it cease becoming dystopia? And who makes the decision?
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September 11, 2022
177,999 people and one queenIn the eternal empire, love conquers all. In the earthly one, love is also a key component in governance.
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September 8, 2022
Those Incredible Predictable RepublicansThe RNC and its deep-pocketed supporters know their audience well and are determined not to let history repeat itself this time.
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September 6, 2022
The Not-So-Great American U-turnSince the start of the new millennium, tribalism has been on the rise. Instead of e pluribus Unum we are experiencing a "many out of one" movement that is, effectively, taking America on a massive U-turn.
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September 4, 2022
The Rise of the Unprincipled LeftThose holding liberal views and the principles that go with them are very different from those of us who claim to be conservatives or libertarians.
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September 4, 2022
Did Joe Biden declare war on half of America?History accurately points out that internal domestic conflicts or civil wars are most often preceded by words, not bullets. We have to be very careful going forward.