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American SpiritIan Haworth
What Does ‘Never Forget’ Mean?
It wasn’t until I was an adult that I could even begin to truly process the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001.
PoliticsNate Jackson
Against Trump’s $5,000 ‘Dividend’
The president’s proposed income redistribution — through the “dividend” or paying stay-at-home moms — is naked vote-buying that will exacerbate inflation.
EducationEmmy Griffin
As AI Gets Smarter, Humans Get Dumber
Test scores are falling, and a big part of the reason is that kids are addicted to their phones and outsourcing their brains to AI.
PolicyHudson Baldwin
Census Overhaul Promises Positive Outlook
The Trump administration wants a stricter count of legal American citizens, with less data collected on race.
National SecurityBrian Mark Weber
Trump’s Strategy Shift to Beat Iran
The president has adapted his tactics and strategy to avoid escalating the conflict while still achieving his desired outcome.
American Profiles of ValorMark Alexander
Profiles of Valor: The 9/11 First Responders
Most of the victims were civilians, but in New York, there were 441 first responders killed.
PoliticsArmstrong Williams
Trump at the Midpoint: Power, Progress and the Price of Chaos
The first two years of Trump’s second term have reminded Washington that forgotten Americans cannot be ignored without consequence.
FaithRon Helle
Telemarketer
The reality is that God is always calling out to us. We just haven’t really tuned in.
PoliticsDouglas Andrews
Trump Makes the Midterm Case
The indefatigable 80-year-old president weaved away for nearly two hours last night, tirelessly promoting his administration’s achievements and making the case for Common Sense over Crazy.
Right Opinion— today’s columnists
The Executive News Summary— from the editors
- 25 years after 9/11Today, we honor the memory of 2,977 victims who were murdered in the September 11, 2001, terrorist assaults. The victims were killed by 19 Islamist…
- Inflation held steady in AugustThe Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in August, meeting expectations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that the annual inflation rate rose to 3.4%,…
- It’s another record: diesel over $6 a gallonRising faster than regular gasoline, diesel prices in the U.S. have broken another record, with the national average reaching $6.05 a gallon — up from…
- McConnell to return to Senate next week after three-month absenceAfter suffering from health issues for months, Mitch McConnell is finally expected to return to the Senate next week. Since suffering a fall in June,…
Short Cuts— in their own words
- From the Loony Left“As to the elections, [President Trump] still can call out ICE and CBP and send them to, well, wherever he wants for the elections. And I expect that he may try to do that. They’ll be wearing camouflage uniforms. They’ll be carrying automatic weapons.” —Illinois Governor JB Pritzker“I do…
- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?“Here is my promise: If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate ... I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000.” —President Donald Trump
- From the Reasonable Right“Stealing $200 billion from American consumers and then handing out $1.3 trillion in bribes while running a $2 trillion deficit isn’t a ‘dividend.’” —David Harsanyi“Unicorn farts are a far more realistic vehicle than tariff revenue by which the government can fund $5000.00 per American…
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End of Watch— honoring officers killed in the line of duty
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