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Apparently, President Donald Trump's Easter weekend threats of economic obliteration by military bombardment (and perhaps the occupation of key oil export facilities) can forward diplomacy with homicidal zealots -- or whoever is left in the scattered leadership of Iran's ayatollah regime.

In Trumpian "art of the deal" terminology, the threats...Read more

"Tax the rich!" shout progressives.

Why not?

America's richest people are ridiculously rich.

"Five bucks to you is like $6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos!" shrieks Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Taking more from billionaires and millionaires just seems fair.

That's why Washington state passed a new "millionaire's tax."

California will soon ...Read more

When Winston Churchill -- whose mother was an American -- visited the United States in 1946, he gave a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he defined the international conflict that had arisen in the wake of World War II.

"The United States stands at this time at the pinnacle of world power," he said. "It is a solemn ...Read more

Pundits are already putting pencils to paper about who might be the Democrats' nominee for president in 2028 and how each might fare in media coverage. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore might be the next Obama model in the race, much like previous campaigns featured people posing like the new JFK, from Gary Hart to John Edwards.

Maxwell Tani, an alumnus ...Read more

Democrats keep attacking President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 as a tax cut for the rich. But the data show that the average family gained roughly $2,000 on their lower tax bill for this year. Every Democrat in Congress voted no, even as they complain of a "middle-class affordability crisis." Maybe that's because to ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- Last September, Pastor Jason Howard of the Sanctuary Church in Pittsburgh saw a surge of young people flocking to his Christian congregation, the week after Charlie Kirk was murdered.

Howard knew that something had shifted. Yes, their congregation had always been predominantly youth-driven, but this was different. Lines began to...Read more

Society has done a terrible job guiding teenage boys as they grow into men.

Local communities and society more broadly have something important to offer teenagers -- guidance. A 15-year-old has never been 35 or 45. Swamped with hormones and a still-developing brain, he has a poor understanding of what he'll want in the future.

This is why ...Read more