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Temporary Tariff Terror Examined
When President Donald Trump made his Liberation Day announcements, his harshest critics immediately declared him an economic arsonist playing with fire he didn’t understand, while his strongest acolytes insisted he was 10 moves ahead, playing 4D chess with geopolitical mastery. Both camps jumped the gun. His was the opening salvo in a high-stakes game. Sometimes,… -
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Courage and Consequences: Inside Whistleblower’s Harrowing Experience With Biden’s Department of (In)justice
There is stiff competition atop the leaderboard of history’s most dramatic reversals. Foremost is the resurrection of a crucified Messiah, then the parting of the Red Sea, then young David succeeding Saul as king of Israel. Somewhere nearby is Gandalf appearing east of Helm’s Deep on the first light of the fifth day (okay, maybe… -
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Trump’s Life’s Work Culminates in Confronting China
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs—with the notable exception of China. In so strikingly singling out China as the focus of America’s economic and geopolitical ire, Trump was not merely clarifying that the United States views China and its regnant Communist Party as… -
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Political Money Grab
Did you bet on March Madness? I did, and many of you did, too. Americans bet billions on NCAA tournaments. We also “spent $60 billion at casinos last year [and] about $12 billion on online sports betting,” notes economist Jason Sorens in my new video. Sorens published a state-by-state ranking of gambling freedom across America…. -
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Tucker Carlson Calls for ‘Disengagement’ With China
President Donald Trump is using tariffs to apply heavy pressure on China on trade, but he remains open to negotiations with Beijing, Tucker Carlson says. “Well, of course, he is,” Carlson said when asked whether he thought Trump is willing to negotiate with China. “I mean, the question is: Who needs the other more?… -
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Trump’s Righteous Smithsonian Reforms
The Left has been rewriting history since the concept of a Left-Right spectrum was introduced during the 1789 French Revolution. Yet somehow, the Left thinks its revisionism, once in place, must become holy writ. If anyone says, “No, we’re not doing that,” leftists stomp their feet and make childish noises. That pretty much sums up… -
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Reversal of Fortune in Homer City: New Manufacturing Project a ‘Game-Changer’
HOMER CITY, Pa.—Eleven days after the massive smokestacks and cooling towers of Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant came down in a dramatic fashion in this Indiana County village, causing both emotional and economic distress and a sense of hopelessness, Homer City Redevelopment announced that an even bigger natural gas power center would be built in… -
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Trump Has Made Conservatism ‘Hot’ Again—I Found Out for Myself at the Latest DC MAGA Social
Welcome to the Golden Age, where being conservative is trending, and for more reasons than their commonsense politics. I attended the latest “cool kids” social at Butterworth’s, MAGA’s well-known hangout spot in Washington, D.C. On Thursday night, The Conservateur brought its famous “Make America Hot Again” social to the district—this time calling it “America Is… -
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Young People Are Driving Increase in Faith, Church Attendance in West, Reports Say
A spiritual awakening is stirring among young people in the West, according to a steady stream of survey data. In February, the Pew Research Center released a report showing that the decade-long decline in Americans identifying as Christian has leveled off. But new studies show that the downward trend is now in full reverse, with the engine… -
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Only Trump Is Brave Enough for This Job
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Aside from congressional Democrats, there’s widespread agreement among the American people that the failed status quo in Washington must be confronted immediately. There’s also agreement that navigating our country around the economic iceberg that is rapidly approaching after decades of bad policy decisions is not a task for the faint of heart…. -
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Cut the Bureaucracy, Save Social Security
Millions of Americans know the frustration of dealing with the Social Security Administration—endless hold music on the phone, months of waiting for a simple benefit decision, and confusing paperwork. Even before the latest reforms, the Social Security Administration’s customer service—in an agency delivering checks to 70 million Americans—was a mess. The culprit is decades of… -
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Trump’s Press Team Won’t Respond to Emails With ‘Preferred Pronouns’ in Signature
Reporters often contact government officials to request statements or quotes on significant events or policies, but President Donald Trump’s press deputies have determined that one group of journalists won’t be getting a response to their emails. According to The New York Times, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other Trump administration communications officers have implemented… -
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Public Trust in Media Dies in ‘Groupthink’
Journalists are terrible at hiding their desire to run our democracy, using their platforms to direct history to the “right side.” That badly disguised lust for power creates an audience problem, where the people resent the media’s imperious lectures about which side they are supposed to favor—and if they don’t, they are uneducated, racist nincompoops…. -
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Trump State Department Axes $25M Pro-LGBTQ ‘Global Equality Fund’
A $25 million program that offered taxpayer funds to promote LGBTQ ideology abroad has been removed from the State Department website by the Trump administration. The Biden administration State Department’s Global Equality Fund posted its final grant application solicitation on Jan. 6, offering $2.1 million to help LGBTQ people “mitigate and recover from violence and restrictions… -
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Wisconsin Farmer Again Challenges USDA Program Rules as Discriminatory
THE CENTER SQUARE—The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to discriminate in many of its programs, according to a new letter from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty wrote the letter telling the USDA that it will file a lawsuit if the issue is not corrected within 60 days. Wisconsin Institute… -
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Iran’s President Says Iran Does Not Want the Nuclear Bomb. Who Believes That?
WASHINGTON— “A nuclear Iran isn’t just a threat, it’s the threat,” Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warned in the new podcast “The Iran Breakdown.” Ahead of arms talks Saturday in Oman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed Wednesday that his country is “not after a nuclear bomb.” Who believes that? In one… -
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Raw Sewage From Mexico Sickening Navy SEALs, San Diego Residents
THE CENTER SQUARE—San Diego officials say Mexico is continuing to release millions of gallons per day of raw sewage into the city’s waters despite its promises to end the flow that has sickened Navy SEALs and San Diego residents. “Mexico just dumped 6 million gallons of sewage into the Tijuana River—after promising they wouldn’t,” said San Diego… -
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Tariffs Aren’t Only Road to Reindustrialization
Today’s tariff turmoil has stirred a fascinating debate among conservatives who otherwise travel harmoniously aboard the Trump Train. Some consider tariffs an end, not a means. They argue that tariffs could generate $600 billion in annual federal revenues. They want these funds to underwrite tax cuts or curb the national debt. Defending tariff protectionism, a Manhattan… -
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Compassion or Coercion? What Is the Role of Government in a Free Society?
In the ongoing debate about the role of government in addressing societal issues, a crucial misconception often surfaces on one side: The desire to help others equates to a mandate for state intervention. Advocates for increased government action frequently ignore the vital distinction between voluntary assistance and coercive mandates. The belief that government can—or should—serve… -
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Universities: No More ‘Blind Neutrality’ When It Comes to Protesters
Universities face a reckoning. President Donald Trump canceled $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University for failing to protect Jewish students. Columbia caved to the administration’s demands to get that funding back. Now, Harvard is in Trump’s crosshairs, with $9 billion at risk. Trump’s Department of Education is investigating at least 60 universities for creating a hostile environment….