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Former President Barack Obama liked to quote the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s line that "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Of course, what was an expression of optimism for the moral reformer King was more in the nature of a victory spike of the football for a competitor in a zero-sum electoral contest like ...Read more

War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. It kills innocent adults and little girls. It often ruins the post-war lives of the killers. It is young men violently fighting old men's power games. It is the health of the state.

The war President Donald...Read more

History does not whisper. It warns.

Empires do not collapse because of a single moment of weakness. They erode from within, slowly hollowed out by overreach, moral ambiguity and the false belief that their power exempts them from consequence. The question before us is not whether America is strong. It is whether we are wise enough to endure ...Read more

Whatever you think of the war in Iran, there's a separate question -- independent of the military merits -- that Congress must answer: How will it be paid for?

The Pentagon has requested $200 billion to fund the campaign. While circumstances could change the price tag, interest payments on that much debt would add $87 billion over 10 years. ...Read more

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller died on March 20. This is what former President Barack Obama said in a post on X:

"Bob Mueller was one of the finest directors in the history of the FBI, transforming the bureau after 9/11 and saving countless lives. But it was his relentless commitment to the rule of law and his unwavering belief in our ...Read more

As I began an essay reviewing Ayatollah Iran's nuclear weapons quest, President Donald Trump appeared on real-time TV and announced, "They are going to make a deal ... And they're talking sense."

OK. In our digitally connected world, ubiquitous videos of Trump's Iran military operation (from gun, drone and targeting cameras) have partially ...Read more

It's time to ask some serious questions.

As spring travel ramps up, a record 171 million Americans are expected to take to the skies. Airports will be crowded, security lines long, and for many travelers, a fundamental question will linger: Are we safe?

That question extends far beyond the airport terminal. It surfaces at the southern border...Read more

To repeat what Americans have heard a lot recently, our Social Security system is in very bad shape.

Per the most recent report, in 2025, of the Social Security and Medicare board of trustees, Social Security is capable of paying out the entirety of promised benefits through 2033. After that, there is only capability of paying out 77% of ...Read more

This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that hinges on the meaning of Election Day -- and it's got Democrats sweating.

The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, challenges a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots received long after Election Day to be counted.

It's one of 14 states, including populous ...Read more

Books like "The Fatal Conceit", "The Road to Serfdom" and "Human Action," are well worth reading today.

Although I couldn't get through all of it.

Politicians say they can "make the economy work better."

I once believed they could.

But years of reporting taught me that politicians' attempts to "fix" the economy usually make things worse.

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He used electronic benefit transfer cards to buy massive amounts of Pepsi.

In a document filed last September in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the office of the U.S. attorney for that district described a shopping trip that David Quinones made to a store referred to as "Retailer A" -- where local law ...Read more

Our elitist media are so devoted to the Democratic Party that the only time you can be confident that a few questions might get tough is when there's a primary election. Once a candidate wins the primary, then all controversies are categorized as desperate Republican distractions and dismissed.

The networks haven't been paying much attention to...Read more

Without standards, college degrees aren't worth much. Americans have started to notice.

A recent I&I/TIPP poll found that just 24% of Americans believe college degrees are worth the cost. Even among the college-educated, nearly half, 49%, said it wasn't worth the expense. Another 14% were unsure.

This isn't an outlier. Over the last year, ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Public Schools announced this week that students will be learning from home the day before and during the NFL draft, scheduled in the city for April 23-25. The announcement has parents, caregivers and students questioning the decision that affects all of their lives.

In an email to district staff, Superintendent Wayne...Read more

For most of the last 40 years, pollsters have asked voters: Which party do you trust more on health care? The answer has been pretty much the same over this whole period. Voters trust Democrats more, sometimes by a two-to-one margin.

When I've asked my Republican politicos why that is, the answer I typically receive is: Our party doesn't do ...Read more

Perhaps the biggest myth in American political life is that the wealthy don't pay their "fair share." And yet, class warfare isn't merely at the center of the Democrats' economic messaging and policy -- it's become the entire game.

Democrats have two new tax plans out, playing on the notion that the middle and working classes are unduly ...Read more