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Editorials and columns

The Left’s search for a new cause

Monday marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday honoring a man best remembered for urging Americans to judge one another by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin. It is a legacy rooted in a specific historical struggle -- one that culminated in the ...

Why children under 13 should be banned from social media

The debate over children and social media is often framed as a question of parental control or technological inevitability. It should not be. At its core, this is a moral question about what kind of society we are shaping, what we choose to protect, and what we are willing to sacrifice in the ...

Trump’s tariff madness has to stop

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, it's become obvious that the president loves tariffs. In fact, he really, really loves tariffs. To paraphrase 50 Cent, Donald Trump loves tariffs like a fat kid loves cake. One year into his second term, we've witnessed Trump unleash wave ...

Guess when Catholic cardinals are touted for their moral authority?

Leftist media outlets take an extremely opportunistic approach to covering the intersection of religion and politics. They're appalled at religion when it impedes their agenda, but they gush over religious figures when they align with their talking points. On Jan. 19, New York Times religion ...

Does Trump need a portrait of James K. Polk?

Donald Trump has a painting of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office, but as he tries to browbeat Denmark into coughing up Greenland, maybe he should add a portrait of a Jackson acolyte -- James K. Polk. If cold-eyed American expansionism is the theme, there are fewer better representatives than ...

What if Trump made war on Minneapolis and nobody came?

President Donald Trump's approval ratings are down the drain. The midterms are coming, and if Democrats prevail, his agenda gets boxed in fast. What can he do to avoid that outcome? Well, what's worked in the past? Immigration! Former President Joe Biden had irresponsibly left borders open ...