Wednesday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Cal Thomas, Ranjeev Puri, Pete Buttigieg, and more.
Buttigieg Fiddles While East Palestine Burns
An awful train derailment in rural Ohio nearly two weeks ago doesn’t seem to have gotten the attention it deserves.
Nikki Haley Jumps in With Both Heels
The former South Carolina governor is now the second Republican in what could be another crowded field.
Public School Meltdown: Part I
The difficulties of bad pedagogy and an ever-changing classroom.
Blame Republicans for Bad Schools?
No, which is exactly why GOP candidates should focus on reforming schools as a top policy issue.
Debunking the Left’s Big Voter Suppression Lie
A new study reveals what should have been obvious: Requiring voter ID does not hinder the right to vote.
China Wanted Biden to Win
A former Democrat senator and ambassador to China accidentally admitted what we already knew.
23 Months of Border Apprehensions Above 150,000
The Biden administration has confirmed this is the worst border crisis on record.
Tuesday: Below the Fold
Inflation up 6.4%, latest Medal of Honor recipient, Michigan State shooting, and more.
Tuesday Short Cuts
Notable quotables from Matthew Continetti, Daniel McCarthy, Kevin O’Leary, and more.
Reader Comments
Observations on the week’s analysis and commentary.
Unity at the Super Bowl? Please
Divisions over everything from politics to the game’s refereeing are quintessentially American.
Biden Bungles ChiCom Threat
What’s up with all these aerial objects, and why now?
FBI Rescinds Leaked Anti-Catholic Internal Memo
The memo cites the race-baiting extortionist Southern Poverty Law Center as a source.
Did Biden Really Blow Up Nord Stream 2?
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist presents a rather dubious conspiracy that the U.S. was behind the sabotage of the Russian pipeline.
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