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An early period of World War II was known as "the phony war."

What we may be witnessing now in the U.S.-Iran war is the end of a "phony peace."

The nearly five-month-long conflict has featured a couple of sham ceasefires, each marked by supposed Iranian pledges to reopen the Strait of Hormuz that came to nothing.

With the Iranians firing on...Read more

What sports league, handed a generational talent who has played brilliantly and delivered massive commercial dividends, would make this very same player seem unwelcome and an object of scorn?

The WNBA.

Caitlin Clark arrived in the league three seasons ago already a superstar considered one of the greatest college players in the history of ...Read more

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels weren't right about much, but they made some astute observations about America while trying to explain its resistance to socialism.

According to Marx's theory, as the world's most advanced capitalist country, and one that was industrializing at a rapid clip, the United States was supposed to be closest to the ...Read more

It's a shame, really. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is such a strong supporter of pluralism that he has to single out the state of Israel for unique opprobrium.

Asked by Jonathan Karl of ABC News in an interview for "This Week" whether he supports Israel's status as a Jewish state, Mamdani said he doesn't -- he'd only support Israel "as ...Read more

There are many things in American life that deserve our suspicion and contempt, but plumbers aren't among them.

Evidently, Jimmy Kimmel disagrees. The late-night host took a shot at newly confirmed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who used to run a plumbing business, by saying, "We have a plumber now protecting us from terrorism."

The gibe ...Read more