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Trump’s plans for family policy

The animating beliefs of this administration range from dangerously wrong to head-spinningly crazy. Tariffs are in the first tranche, along with the myth that NATO has been ripping off the United States for decades, that immigrants commit more crimes than native-born Americans and that “He ...

The shots that changed the world

The iconic Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” begins, “Listen, my children ...” And, sure enough, we have long told our kids and ourselves of the cinematic events in April 1775, when the famous silversmith warned the countryside of approaching British troops and ...

April is a revolution month

Greetings from the eye of the storm. Is the time right for a second American Revolution? The first broke out 250 Aprils ago in Lexington and Concord. Let’s conjure up Paul Revere’s midnight ride in this dark hour. Our ruler makes the English king, George III, look like a sweet prince. ...

Tariffs and economic turmoil

President Donald Trump supporters think the President always strategizes ahead of others — like multidimensional chess. Trump critics think the man who beat Democrats twice is too stupid to think, much less strategize. Those closest to Mr. Trump say he is doing what he does best — going ...

Hegseth finds himself under fire again

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth finds himself under fire again — this time from political skeptics or foes across the political spectrum. But just as the case was during the recent presidential transition period, when Trump opponents resuscitated the discredited 2018 Brett ...

In this new orthodoxy, globalism is morality

If you had told anti-globalist protesters from 25 years ago that their ideological heirs would be MAGA fans rallying behind a billionaire with gold-plated toilets, they would’ve shot their organic carrot juice out their nose in disbelief. Back then, anti-globalism was all granola, gas masks ...