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Why I don't think Republicans will lose Senate

CNN's data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to ...

US must define its objectives

The widening conflict involving the United States, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis is no longer merely a Middle Eastern war. It is becoming a contest over the international order itself, with Russia and China operating increasingly in the shadows and avoiding direct ...

Letter to the Editor

NEPA overhaul should cut red tape, not corners Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille Mandaree January 20, 2025, President Trump initiated an overhaul of the National Environmental Protection Act through Executive Order 14154, "Unleashing American Energy.” The order specifically directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to provide new NEPA guidance, propose rescinding its regulations, and coordinate agencies as they rewrote their own NEPA procedures. NEPA is the only measure for the general public to give direct input on federal projects that impact our lands, that's why it's being ...

Stop hysteria over Flock cameras

In the bad old crime days of New York City, I spent a Christmas Eve waiting outside an emergency room. Our foursome had been violently robbed in a subway station, and I was eager for the doctor's report on one member who'd suffered a concussion fighting off a mugger. Because someone ...

Judge price controls on populist grounds

Most Americans apparently agree on at least one thing. Unfortunately, it's something dangerous: price controls. A new Wall Street Journal poll finds remarkable bipartisan support for government limits on prices, with 93% of Democrats and 83% of Republicans supporting capping ...

Hyde Amendment turns 50 during midterms

As the federal government entered fiscal year 2027 on Oct. 1, we marked the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment's application to federal appropriations for Medicaid and other health programs in order to ensure that taxpayer dollars are not used to fund elective abortions. When the ...