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- Opinion · Nov 6, 2026Could Christians’ Biblical Illiteracy Be Connected to the Decline of Civility and Honesty in American Politics?
giving Democrats their biggest midterm election victory since the 1974 Watergate-inspired blowout. The reality is that Trump, Vance, and other Republicans who adopted the same rhetoric weren’t starting … ultimately eliminate repeated annual budget deficits and the exploding national debt that results. But check out the two charts accompanying this column. Annual budget deficits and the national debt have
- Opinion · Nov 3, 2026Stevens Shocks the Michigan Senate Race
Founding Fathers gave us a constitutional republic with all kinds of safeguards and checks and balances built in so that a few geographic areas do not dominate the whole nation … state legislature), they could make the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact a reality. In the last five presidential elections, Republicans have only won the national popular vote once, and that
- Opinion · Nov 2, 2026Beyond the Hype: A Nation That Endures
United States has wrestled with the distance between its founding ideals and the lived reality of its people. We have faced wars, economic upheaval, bitter regional conflict, social unrest, threats … than serious answers. Democracy needs energy, but it also needs restraint: the discipline to check claims, learn what candidates propose, ask who benefits and who bears the costs, and distinguish
- Article · Oct 30, 2026The Economic Glass Is at Least Half Full
than our grandparents ever did. If you can’t see that, get your vision checked. Granted, life isn’t only about stuff. But stuff is a good proxy for standard … every country can say as much.” Of course, we shouldn’t sugarcoat the reality that some individuals and families are struggling in this economy. Their situations sometimes get lost
- Opinion · Oct 30, 20264 Ways Parents Can Help Their Kids Discern Truth in a World of AI, Deepfakes, and TikTok
often base their arguments on feelings and perceptions rather than on facts and reality. Cathy Duffy has been researching and reviewing curricula for homeschool parents for 40 years. The following … Christian author who used AI to investigate church history and doctrine. When he checked the linked sources, he discovered that they repeatedly failed to support the claims. His experience illustrates
- Article · Oct 23, 2026Medicare for All Is a Huge Mistake
still claim that Americans who currently like their health plans can keep them. In reality, most workers with employee-sponsored health plans would see those plans eliminated … suspended routine eligibility checks for four years. In the final analysis, the promise of Medicare for All functions as a seductive political mirage designed to obscure reality. While Democrats paint
- Alexander's Column · Oct 21, 2026Political Pendulums and the Demos’ Lunatic Midterm Lineup
high-profile darling of young Gen N: The Narcissist Generation of voters. Defying reality checks, she is considered a contender in the 2028 presidential election behind Kamala Harris and Gavin
- Opinion · Oct 21, 2026France’s Warning to the West
every dissatisfied voter appeased while economic reality is buried under more and more and more borrowed cash. But sooner or later, the check arrives. France’s predicament should terrify
- Article · Oct 15, 2026Reader Comments
party, do not see such evident fraud, then it is time to ‘down check’ their physicals and send them out the door. But only after a total financial audit … Obama, ostensibly for ‘extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.’ In reality, it was awarded for being elected as the first half-black, socialist president
- Article · Oct 9, 2026Tax Cuts Did Not Cause the $2T Deficit
debt largely because of decreased revenue, which it estimates based on flawed static scoring. Reality showed why that prediction was flawed. However, the federal deficit has risen — thanks to never … spending and the inevitable inflation are why Trump’s pitch for $5,000 dividend checks is such a horrible idea . I’ve been trying to look at various news items
- Article · Oct 7, 2026Please: Vote With Purpose
just check the box; think long and hard about how each candidate would actually use the gift of your vote. The midterm elections are just four weeks away. Those “experts … unnecessary) post-pandemic internal spending. That’s not finger-pointing; it’s economic reality. For the most part, inflation consequences are a one-way trip, permanently baked in. Even after
- Article · Oct 2, 2026How to Lower Healthcare Costs — and How Not To
removes incentive for providers, insurers, and healthcare facilities to keep costs down. The reality is no one cares about the cost of a product if someone else is paying … health plans mask the true expense. Workers don’t question or even bother to check healthcare costs if the bill is paid. But the money comes out of paychecks that
- Article · Sep 30, 2026College Sports — Back to the Future
high-level college teams and then transition to the professional ranks. And now, the reality check: Unbaking that new and very delicious (and lucrative) cake may be impossible — particularly with
- Opinion · Sep 30, 2026Beyond Christian Aid: The Poor Ask for Policy Support
India, Africa, and Southeast Asia through mission hospitals, famine relief, and child sponsorship checks. Everyone in the underdeveloped Global South remembers that generosity. Many of the leaders there learned … from its mission fund to install solar arrays at rural clinics in India . In reality, solar panels deliver only a fraction of their rated output, because the sun sets, clouds
- Article · Sep 28, 2026SCOTUS Throws Trump an Election Bone
flag some eligible voters as noncitizens.” Before we pop any champagne corks, though, a reality check is appropriate. “States’ use of the SAVE program is voluntary,” the AP continues, “limiting … states as a quick-and-easy way to update their voter rolls, but in reality has been used by Democrat operatives to drive Democrat voter turnout . Leave
- Article · Sep 15, 2026Tuesday Short Cuts
dependency, politics devolves into an arms race in who can send voters bigger checks.” — David Harsanyi “Those who abuse liberty are not merely making private decisions that only affect those … them to pass us in the AI race by subterfuge. ... There’s also the reality that AI will be a necessary tool in protecting against the malicious
- Article · Sep 10, 2026Fourth Branch Claims Ruling Rights
American governmental system of three coequal branches is intended to both complement and check the accumulation and usurpation of power. The executive branch, which has long been the largest branch … their motivation; however, their own objection to his changes to the bureaucracy belies this reality. As Capital Research Center Director Michael Watson observes, “It should not be surprising that
- Opinion · Aug 20, 2026Socialist Surge in the Sunshine State
Hasan Piker and Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed are merely a few fringe voices denies reality. There is no massive “moderate middle” in today’s Democrat Party. Occasionally, we hear about … Electoral College . That’s a direct attack on the Constitution and the system of checks and balances created by our Founding Fathers. He uses the Bible to justify abortion
- Article · Aug 20, 2026Reader Comments
socialists like to talk about ‘the people’ owning the means of production, but in reality, the party apparatchiks own it. Capitalism, particularly since the invention of mutual funds, allows … Chinese business practice.” —Minnesota Re: Zuckerberg’s Bet: Open Source AI as a Check on Big Tech Power “Over the decades, most of the mainstream media have become spokespersons
- Alexander's Column · Aug 19, 2026Mr. President, Can You Get Iran Right?
Trump had wavered from his strategic compass. Bell noted: “Sir, the last time I checked, we are the United States of America. We are the world’s largest economy … very real threat of a nuclear attack on our nation. The hard reality is this: Trump’s effort to seek a permanent solution with Iran’s Islamist madmen is tantamount