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The UK’s Consequential Embrace of Secularism

The UK Daily Mail has again published a story about a subject that has become a recurring theme this time of year.

We Don’t Need Government to Remind Us That Smoking Kills

Social Security Beneficiaries Hit Record 61,859,250

The number of Social Security beneficiaries hit a record 61,859,250 in November, according to data released by the Social Security Administration.

Honoring 2017’s Bulldogs

There are talkers and doers, sowers of dissatisfaction seeds and agents of lasting change.

The Year of Media Freakouts

The year 2017 unfolded into a massive surprise to liberals, who fully expected that before Christmas we would (a) all die in a nuclear war over President Donald Trump’s tweets or (b) be swearing in President Mike Pence after Trump was impeached or petulantly quit because the news media were full of meanies.

Time to Defund the United Nations

The UN has always been a foolish fantasy, a League of Nations knockoff that’s been about as productive and twice as irritating.

Trump Gets Real About the UN

Following the U.N. General Assembly vote condemning the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and Ambassador Nikki Haley’s bold speech to that body following the vote, Haley has announced that the 2018 budget for the U.N. will be cut by $285 million.

Big Changes at the Bureau

Big changes are coming to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

As 2017 Comes to an End, Looking at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

We will start 2018 with strong economic performance numbers from 2017.

Trump’s List of Accomplishments Isn’t Small, But the Party Is Running the Show

Contrary to what many predicted, President Trump’s end-of-year accomplishment list isn’t that skimpy.

Educational Rot

My recent columns have focused on the extremely poor educational outcomes for black students.

Al Franken Departs Without Grace

And a reminder for Alabama voters and social conservatives that character is crucial.

Nikki Haley, the Trump Administration’s Breakout Star

Among the low points of the Obama administration’s final weeks was its refusal to veto a blatantly anti-Israel resolution in the UN Security Council.

Trump Tax Cut an Ode to the Laffer Curve

The unsung hero of the GOP Christmas gift of a tax cut is Arthur Laffer -- the Reagan economist who helped devise the Gipper’s tax reductions.

Every Vote Really Does Count

November’s election was not good for Virginia Republicans.

Heritage Breaks Two Glass Ceilings

Hillary Clinton was supposed to break the glass ceiling, which she said has kept a woman from becoming president, but the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C., has actually done it.

Taxes — Spin and Reality

In the spin battle leading up to the passage of Trump’s tax cut bill, it was not a fair fight; the DEMs and their media allies routed team Trump.

What Would the World Look Like if Christ had Never Been Born?

For Christians, Christmas is a unique time of joy associated with the birth of the savior Jesus, whose life, death and resurrection makes possible a personal and intimate relationship with God. Jesus was born a Jew, and his teachings were built on the foundation of the Torah and the Old Testament. And so it is that Christians and Jews have much in common and share a natural mutual affinity.

Privilege as Perception

I keep hearing references to this elusive thing called white privilege. At first, I resented it because it seemed to encourage everyone else — blacks, Hispanics, Arabs, Muslims, illegal aliens — to despise me, my wife, my friends, my relatives and even my dog, Angel, who happens to be white.

SCOTUS Case Could Enhance Public Workers’ Rights

Seattle is protected by Washington state’s lopsidedly Democratic political class, which knows who butters its bread.