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The Least Great Generation

I never imagined I would live to see a worse group of young Americans than those who came of age in the 1960s.

What Government Interest Is Served by Disenfranchising Felons?

No Trade War

The ongoing war of words between Washington and Beijing has rattled the financial markets and spooked the media.

How to Keep on Living

The gratitude of a mother will leave you speechless.

Avengers Fans Marvel at Director’s Hate

If you’re looking for the bad guy in the Avengers movie, check behind the camera.

How to Meet the Strategic Challenge Posed by China

China poses a formidable strategic challenge to America, but we should keep in mind that it is in large part motivated by insecurity and fear. America has inherent strengths that China does not. And the greatest danger to America is not a lack of strength, but complacency.

The Wisdom of Oscar Hammerstein

A 60-year-old example of moral modesty and candor — qualities we could use more of today.

Friends in High Places

I have only just begun to read Peter Schweizer’s Secret Empires, but I have already learned what I had previously only suspected, which is that these days, it’s unusual for politicians to openly accept bribes.

Coaches Paul Bryant and Joe Paterno in Retrospect

Alabama football Coach Paul Bryant’s career ended with the 1982 season, his 25th season at Alabama. Reportedly he told close friends, “If ever I quit coaching, I’ll croak in a week.” Coach Bryant died on Jan. 26, 1983, one month after a hard-won Liberty Bowl victory over the University of Illinois. He was nine months short of his 70th birthday.

Here’s Hoping John Paul Stevens Continues to Enjoy Retirement

Amy Swearer, my colleague at The Heritage Foundation, has written a great column refuting all of the claims about the Second Amendment and school violence made by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in his misinformed op-ed in The New York Times.

Don’t Talk to Mueller, Mr. President

The chief threat to Donald Trump at the moment isn’t that he’ll fire Robert Mueller but that he’ll cooperate too readily.

To Opioid Hell and Back

I have a new, up-close-and-personal understanding of the country’s opioid epidemic and how easy it is for a 70-something guy like me to become addicted to potent pain pills.

John Bolton: The Right Man, the Right Job at the Right Moment

The appointment of John Bolton as national security advisor has given rise to lively debate in American foreign policy circles. The discussion seems all the more imperative in light of the upcoming May 12 deadline for sanction waivers under the Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Trump Wins Again


President Trump’s tough stand against illegal immigration scored a big win.

Wall in a Day’s Work: Trump Moves to Secure Border

President Trump hasn’t picked the final design for his border wall, but he’s settled on a temporary model: flesh and blood. With a caravan of 1,000 immigrants marching toward the U.S. border, the White House decided to act — and soon. Almost immediately, the National Guard is being deployed to take up its positions on the southern border and stop the surge of illegals streaming into the United States, unchecked.

The American Cultural Revolution

Kevin Williamson has been fired by The Atlantic. Williamson is one of the great conservative intellectuals of our times.

Trump Is Threatening to Repeat Obama’s Mistakes

If Trump pulls out of Syria now, he will leave behind a haven for al-Qaeda and possibly precipitate the comeback of ISIS.

Don’t Let the Left Do It to Pruitt

The Left’s crusade against Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt should be seen for what it is — a witch hunt.

Democrats Finally Find Some Media Bias They Dislike

Last month, news anchors at Sinclair Broadcast Group’s TV stations were required to read a script critical of “fake stories” and general bias in the major news networks.

When $63 Million Dollars Doesn’t Buy Working Toilets

When 450 students arrived at Anacostia High School in the District of Columbia’s southeast neighborhood on April 4, they found that few of the sinks or toilets were functioning and the cafeteria was flooded.