It was among the first, if not the first, order of business for the new secretary of defense. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth’s message to the US Armed Forces was short – just about 330 words. However, its intent and importance could not have been clearer. America’s military personnel will be warriors again, keenly focused…
As the MAHA movement of the Trump-Kennedy alliance takes shape post-election, one area for potential bipartisan progress is improving the healthfulness of school lunches that feed 30 million US children each school day. As with many complex challenges, the Safe School Meals Act awaiting consideration in 2025 elicits broad agreement on desired ends but confronts…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and President Donald Trump have a rocky past. But the upper-chamber lawmaker has clearly put all that behind him. When he was chosen to lead Senate Republicans back in November, there were some widespread concerns about his and the president’s past disagreements. At the time, however, his fellow GOPers…
When those in America illegally have babies, who should bear the burden? The question of birthright citizenship is a hot button issue, with persuading arguments on both sides of the dispute. While it might be easy, on the surface, to agree that anyone born here should be a citizen, there are other matters to consider….
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How can Uncle Sam improve its finances? Many families keep a meticulous budget of their household finances. They track how much the working residents earn, where the dollars and cents are going, and what spending can be eliminated to improve the fiscal house. This type of thinking should be adopted by public officials, correct? Despite…
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US Presidents are known to dream big. It was John F. Kennedy who set America on a course to reach the moon. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan was laughed at when he first mentioned a Strategic Defense Initiative. The American press dubbed it “Star Wars” and mocked the idea. One day after his inauguration, President…
The Trump tax cuts courtesy of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), are set to expire this year; Republicans want them to stay, and Democrats aim for their demise. Like any landmark legislation, economists offered their two cents, determining whether they were successful and if they are still needed. The Trump Tax Cuts…
The debate over the value of flattops is on again. Every so often, someone will present a case disparaging the value of the US Navy’s aircraft carriers. These attempts to persuade military leaders of more effective ways to project sea power generally pick up on some new weapon or threat to justify deep-sixing the backbone…
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Steak ‘n Shake leads the way to MAHA Popular food chain Steak ‘n Shake is stirring the MAHA pot by switching cooking oils from vegetable to animal, as in tallow. However, the transition away from trans-fats has nothing to do with transgenderism or the Trump transition – it has to do with “real science” and…
Joe Biden’s pardons may not be enough to protect the people who investigated that fateful day. Former members of the Jan. 6 Committee, who spent almost two years trying to prove that President Donald Trump incited an insurrection on that day in 2021, may be in for a jarring reality check within the coming weeks…
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The strange, shifting battle lines. On Friday, January 24, the US Senate voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as the Secretary of Defense in a 50-50 nail-biter. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote, marking only the second time in history that the President of the Senate has had to do so for a cabinet…
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As pomp and circumstance unfolded in the Capitol Rotunda for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, from the opposite coast, Gov. Gavin Newsom watched his own presidential dreams go up in smoke. Newsom now faces a much angrier electorate than his post-COVID lockdown voters who lost their businesses, livelihoods, and homes. This time…
