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Why is it such a struggle for Republicans to do what clearly needs to be done regarding taxes and spending?

Let's get to the root of the problem.

I began my work some 30 years ago with a passion to fix what was broken in our nation's low-income communities.

That is, to end the cycle of poverty -- children growing up in poor households and ...Read more

The relationship between the United States and Israel is usually seen as "special" because of technical matters.

Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. Israel and the U.S. share vitally important intelligence and technology.

But what about shared values?

Shortly after America's new ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, arrived at ...Read more

SNAP, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, is one of the nation's largest welfare programs.

And, like all welfare programs, it is massive, it has grown prodigiously over the years and it is inefficient.

One glaring issue, which is gaining attention as a result of new Health and Human Services Secretary ...Read more

Steve Jobs co-founded Apple when he was 21 years old.

Nine years later, at age 30, he was purged and fired from the company he founded and built by the professional management he helped recruit.

Eleven years later, after that management brought the firm to the edge of bankruptcy, Jobs returned to the helm and saved the company.

In 1997, ...Read more

Two important developments in education occurred over the last week. One was a sign of the problem we have. The other was a sign of the solution.

The sign of the problem, to which hopefully the U.S. Supreme Court will provide the correct answer, falls under the headline of sex education.

The court has just heard Mahmoud v. Taylor, in which ...Read more

As I watch the turmoil unfolding resulting from the president's new trade and tariff policy, I wonder how, as a commentator, I can avoid writing about this.

But what do I say? What side do I take? Yes, per President Donald Trump, the tariffs are the hard medicine we need to swallow to counter many years of unfair policies of our trading ...Read more

A recent report from the American Enterprise Institute summarizes results from the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress -- also known as the nation's report card.

The test, given every two years, reports scores of our nation's children in reading and math at the fourth grade and eighth grade levels.

AEI characterizes the ...Read more

The speed and seriousness with which Donald Trump is shaking up Washington has everyone's head spinning.

If the president called me and asked my advice how he should explain to the American people what he is doing, I would say he should tell every American to read our Declaration of Independence.

Donald Trump is working to restore the ...Read more

Confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has been held up in the Senate. Word now is that hearings will be held next week.

What's holding things up? Pressure from Democrats, of course.

If anyone is qualified to be America's ambassador to Israel, it is Mike Huckabee. As the former two-...Read more

The 36 million who watched President Donald Trump's address to Congress also watched as Congressional Black Caucus member, Rep. Al Green, shook his cane and shouted at the president.

When he refused to desist, Speaker Mike Johnson ordered him removed from the chamber.

Two days later, in a bipartisan vote, the House censured Green.

The ...Read more

Jeff Bezos is shaking things up at The Washington Post.

The Post has always been part of the big-government, left-wing establishment part of our country.

Bezos wants to change that.

He wrote to the newspaper's staff that editorial policy is going to change.

"We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: ...Read more

President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer the few million Palestinian Arabs in Gaza to other Arab countries and then rebuild and redevelop Gaza was met with some surprise and pushback.

Isn't this unfair? Doesn't this violate rights of Palestinians in Gaza?

Usually when we think about those who see a world with rights and without ...Read more