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InternationalCommentary

The Left’s Silence on Iran Isn’t Hypocrisy. It’s Consistency.

InternationalCommentary

Obama Addressing Democracy Forum

Is a Red Line Still a Red Line?

SocietyCommentary

Ben Sasse announced his "death sentence" but he also gave a reason for the hope that is in him

Ben Sasse’s Powerful Deathbed Testimony

 LawNews

DOJ Voting List Lawsuits Extend to GOP-Led and Trump States

 LawCommentary

A group of Somali women outside a courthouse in Minnesota.

Somalia’s ‘Temporary’ Protection Lasted 35 Years

 SecurityCommentary

ICE agents clash with protesters on a street in Minneapolis.

Tricia McLaughlin Defends ICE’s Visible Presence

 PoliticsCommentary

Minnesota’s Dangerous Surrender of the Rule of Law

 Commentary

MADRID, SPAIN - 2026/01/03: A couple wearing the flag of Venezuela and the flag of the United States of America. Thousands of Venezuelans living in Madrid gathered at Puerta del Sol to celebrate the arrest of President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro after President of the United States of America Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured Venezuela's leader after bombing Caracas. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Venezuela Can Be a Model for Concluding Temporary Immigration in the US

 LawNews

A basketball rests on a basketball court.

US Charges 26 People With Rigging College, Chinese Basketball Games

  InternationalNews

Global Implications of Maduro’s Capture

 InternationalCommentary

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Argentina's President Javier Milei as they sit in front of a blue curtain.

At Long Last, Washington Remembers Its Own Neighborhood

 Commentary

A giant screen shows a news report on patrol and law?enforcement operation drills around Taiwan conducted by China's Fujian Coast Guard, in Beijing, China December 30, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Why the US Is Worried About China’s Military Drills

 InternationalNews

Senator Lisa Murkowski speaks at a press conference at Christiansborg Palace on January 16, 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Trump Floats Tariff for Countries Against US Acquisition of Greenland as Congressional Delegation Travels to Denmark

 PoliticsNews

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Cassidy Probes UAW Leader on ‘Workforce Retaliation’

 PoliticsAnalysis

Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and John Cornyn of Texas sit in committee.

Three States That Could Reshape Congress in 2026

 PoliticsCommentary

Tim Walz with his arms outstretched at DNC convention.

Fraud in Minnesota: Democrats Abandon Oversight, Taxpayers Pay the Price

 LawNews

DOJ Voting List Lawsuits Extend to GOP-Led and Trump States

 LawNews

UNITED STATES - JUNE 22: Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., arrives to the U.S. Capitol before the House voted to send an articles of impeachment resolution against President Joe Biden to committees on Thursday, June 22, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Supreme Court Makes Sweeping Election Law Ruling

 PoliticsNews

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen speaks.

What One State Found When Probing Voter Rolls for Noncitizens

  Commentary

SEC to Investigate Role of Alleged Activist Insiders in Corporate Voting

International Analysis

Protests in Iran are threatening the survival of the regime, and President Trump can take credit.

Why Is the Iran Regime on the Verge of Collapse?

  SecurityNews

Trump Envoy Announces Next Phase of Gaza Peace Plan 

 International News

Video

Ambassador Huckabee Predicts a ‘Complete Realignment of the Middle East’

 PoliticsCommentary

A smiling Zohran Mamdani delivers his inaugural address as mayor of New York.

Mamdani Touts the ‘Warmth of Collectivism,’ Draws Ire From Israel for Canceling Antisemitism EOs

  PoliticsCommentary

Video

Biggest Issue Facing Fight For Life

   News

Video

Sabin Howard: Art Hasn’t Recovered After Abandoning Human Greatness | Victor Davis Hanson

  Commentary

Video

Biden Let ‘Immigration Activist’ Turn America Into an Open-Borders Country | Victor Davis Hanson

  SecurityCommentary

Video

Federal Law Enforcement Presence Limits Minneapolis Unrest

   News

Video

Sabin Howard: Art Hasn’t Recovered After Abandoning Human Greatness | Victor Davis Hanson

Health Care Commentary

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words (YouTube)

‘I Can’t Thank You Enough’: Victor Davis Hanson Shares His Gratitude and the Latest on His Recovery

Politics News

Victor Davis Hanson Recovering After Lung Cancer Surgery

  Commentary

Video

Biden Let ‘Immigration Activist’ Turn America Into an Open-Borders Country | Victor Davis Hanson

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  • Broadband Fear-Mongering… Again – OpenMarket.org

    Back in June, I reported on a bandwidth scare – a report suggesting that the US is lagging in broadband deployment. In the post, I argued that the numbers were a bit trumped-up and that the real culprits behind sagging broadband growth were local franchising…

    (tags: Regulation)

  • Experts Agree: Obama’s Exempting Seniors from Income Tax is a Stupid Gimmick – The Tax Foundation

    An AP story posted yesterday analyzes one component of Sen. Obama’s tax plan, which is to exempt all seniors who make less than $50,000 from having to pay federal income tax. The theme of the article is that tax policy experts agree it is bad tax policy. It’s a gimmick, just like Sen. Obama (correctly) labeled John McCain’s gas tax holiday…

    (tags: Taxes)

  • Three Signs That #dontGo Might be Moving the Ball – The Next Right

    I have been a little skeptical of the whole #dontGo thing. Perhaps inappropriately so. I saw three thinigs today that might be changing my mind about the effect. At the very least, it is changing Democratic minds and raising GOP coin. I can’t ask for better than that…

    (tags: #dontgo)

  • Russia’s Power Play – RealClearPolitics

    WASHINGTON — Asked in 1957 what would determine his government’s course, Harold Macmillan, Britain’s new prime minister, replied, “Events, dear boy, events.” Now, into America’s trivializing presidential campaign, a pesky event has intruded…

    (tags: Current Events)

  • Gallup: Religion’s Enduring Predictive Power in Politics – The Weekly Standard

    Religion is among the most powerful predictors of voting behavior in American elections. This pattern plays out again in the 2008 race for the White House. And while Democrats are working hard to appeal more to people of faith, a strong religious/political divide continues…

    (tags: Religion Politics)

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