It seems Hamas is not willing to ignore Trump’s warning of “hell to pay.” Only the sketchiest details are emerging, but Israel and Hamas seem to have agreed at long last to a ceasefire and hostage return. As the Israel Defense Force (IDF) has decisively achieved the upper hand diplomatically and militarily in Gaza, in…
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The lame-duck administration is jockeying with crude to pump up the market. Christmas is over, but President Joe Biden has been delivering belated parting gifts to his successor. After employing various measures to reduce oil prices, the current administration admits defeat and throws the kitchen sink at Russia. With the war in Ukraine hitting its…
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High in theatrics, low in facts. Joe Biden delivered his farewell address on Wednesday, January 15. It was a masterclass in avoiding accountability and contained more than a dash of hypocrisy. As the soon-to-be ex-president warned of dangers ahead and the corruption of uniquely American rights, one might be forgiven for thinking he was dissecting…
How the old boys handle the new Trump administration will tell us a lot. In 1965, Barry McGuire recorded and released the iconic protest song “Eve of Destruction.” It shot up the charts and quickly became an anthem that marked the tumultuous decade. It put the issues of the day into sharp relief: The draft,…
Communicating triple-X information deserves what level of protection? Today (Jan. 15), the US Supreme Court will hear arguments about a Texas law limiting access to websites that host sexually explicit content. The ACLU has challenged the law as a violation of the First Amendment rights of Texans. The case is getting a lot of attention…
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Senators grilled but did not roast Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense. On Jan. 14, the new chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), opened the confirmation for Peter B. Hegseth to be secretary of defense and saluted the audience’s applause as a “very appropriate expression of approval and respect…
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A self-anointed coterie of journalists that has forfeited the public’s trust with repeated, egregious displays of personal bias is astounded that it can’t skate by on credentialism any longer. Where have we seen that before? The gravy train for fact-checkers appears to be grinding to a halt, and all the muttering in the world about…
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Major Cabinet position contenders face the Senate. If President-elect Donald Trump has Wheaties in one of his kitchen cabinets, he might want to eat a big bowl of them this morning (Jan. 15). Several of his Cabinet nominees should think about doing the same because it’s time for Senate confirmation hearings. Pete Hegseth, Trump’s secretary…
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While most people focused on politics often debate the comparative merits of ideologies on the left and right, rarely have the direct consequences of on-the-ground governance come into such instantly sharp relief as in fire-ravaged California. Progressives Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who prioritized DEI, climate change, and other quixotic initiatives,…
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Paying your taxes is patriotic, or something. We pay taxes so the government can take care of us and provide the services we need. If there was no income tax, there would be no police, no firefighters, no teachers, no garbage collectors, etc., etc. This is generally the refrain from the political left. Never mind…
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As Pete Hegseth faces the Armed Services Committee in an effort to secure his bid to be secretary of defense today (Jan. 14), there’s an undercurrent of fear on both sides of the political divide. The former Fox News personality is the proverbial canary in the coal mine for a string of upcoming nominees, and…
By Charlton Allen Washington, DC, has long been the stage for ghoulish fiscal horror, but a recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows just how dire the unchecked spending situation has become. The report, titled “Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024,” reveals a staggering $516 billion in appropriations tied…
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