The Government Shutdown That Democrats Love
Democrats are taking us to cultural and fiscal bankruptcy. This is what Republicans want to change.
Dirty Cars and Dirty Politics
Why, in a high-crime neighborhood, did politicians go after just one business where the owner did everything politicians requested?
Illegals DO Get Healthcare Money
Despite Democrat objections and Leftmedia fact-checks in recent weeks, money is fungible, and federal money goes to states that pay for illegal aliens’ healthcare.
Why Arctic Frost Matters
Unless those responsible for the weaponization of our criminal justice system are punished, their successors will simply learn that they can keep doing it with impunity.
The Shutdown We Need
What we’re facing now is not just a budgetary challenge — it’s a moral one. The national debt is the accumulated record of our moral failure to govern ourselves.
Trolling About a Third Trump Term
Leftists suddenly affixed on the 22nd Amendment aren’t actually interested in limiting federal power; they just can’t stand that Donald Trump is president.
Government Shutdown 101: A Civics Lesson
When the government shuts down, it’s not just a political stunt; it’s a real disruption to all our lives and safety.
Schumer Shutdown Pain Hits the Democrats
Senate Democrats have hypocritically used the filibuster to block a continuing resolution 13 times, and it’s hitting airlines, food stamps, and their poll numbers.
How John Brennan Lied to Congress
Significant portions of Brennan’s congressional testimony about the dossier and the Intelligence Community Assessment were untrue.
What the World’s Richest Country Can’t Afford
Socialists seek to undermine the ideas and institutions that made America so wealthy.
Big Education Wins More Loan ‘Forgiveness’
Pressured by the American Federation of Teachers, President Trump has agreed to reinstate loan transfer payments for some borrowers.
Biden’s Weaponized FEMA
This is not just a widespread problem within one agency; it’s a cancer that has spread throughout the federal government thanks to activist leftists in career bureaucratic positions.
The GOP Strategy for ObamaCare and the Shutdown
Are Republicans going to cave to Democrat demands on extending expiring ObamaCare subsidies? The answer is a likely nuanced yes and no.
Shutdown Polling Favors GOP
Chuck Schumer and his fellow Democrats are in a serious bind, with bad polling on the one hand and a wrathful hard-left base on the other.
Not All Fights Are Worth Fighting
The pain will keep growing for Democrats, and eventually they will vote to reopen the government.
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Stephen Moore Stop Pretending That Colleges Are Nonprofit Institutions
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Guest Commentary Islamist Ideology — The Greatest Threat to Freedom
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Cal Thomas It Depends on Where You Stand
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The Washington Stand Federal Judge Rules the SPLC’s ‘Hate Map’ Can Continue
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Gary Bauer History Is Repeating
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Daniel McCarthy Renee Good Endangered Her Life — and Yours
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Salena Zito In Reelection Launch, Josh Shapiro Admits Violent Attack Almost Drove Him From the Race
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Christine Flowers Reaching a Conclusion About Renee Good’s Killing
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