Friday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Victor Davis Hanson, Ron DeSantis, Benny Johnson, and more.
Transferring Wealth From Plumbers to PhDs
That’s the net effect of Biden’s unconstitutional and lawless order “forgiving” student loans.
Florida’s Parents Re-Take Their School Boards
Governor Ron DeSantis played an active role in getting hard-left activists booted off school boards across the state.
Putin’s Stalled Invasion of Ukraine at Six Months
The Russian invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone as planned and there’s no end in sight.
Public School Parents Are Voting With Their Feet
In the post-COVID era, parents are increasingly taking their kids out of the school systems that damaged them.
A Win for the FBI, but at What Cost?
The state finally secured convictions in the retrial of two Whitmer “kidnapping” plotters, but the case was rotten from the start.
Cutting Through the Fog
The issues that concern most American voters have little to do with Donald Trump.
In Brief: Biden’s Energy Crisis Will Get Even Worse
Biden blames Putin, but there’s a lot the U.S. could do to minimize the pain Russia and Europe caused.
Thursday: Below the Fold
The case for impeaching Mayorkas, UN rapist walks free, Dr. Jill gets double COVID, and more.
Will the Republicans Really Win Back the Congress?
With a stroke of his pen before the midterms, Biden forgives $300 billion in student debt
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The Babylon Bee The Babylon Bee’s Predictions for 2026
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Larry Elder Obamacare Was, Is and Will Always Be a Problem
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Cal Thomas An Old and a New Year
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Victor Davis Hanson Pseudo-Recessions
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The Washington Stand 3 Critical Immigration Legal Battles Faced by the Second Trump Administration
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Rich Lowry RFK Jr. Is Right About ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
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Star Parker Lessons to Learn From the Welfare Mega-Fraud Scandal in Minnesota
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Tim Graham As Pelosi Steps Away, The Press Keeps Pampering
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