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National Columnists

Trump’s Gaza diplomacy shows his brilliance

The “ceasefire now” crowd finally got its ceasefire, although not the way it hoped. Israel and Hamas have agreed to stop the fighting in Gaza, while the terror group released all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. There’s always a chance the ...

Columbus risked everything for new hope

Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, and culture across the Atlantic into the Americas — paving the way for the ultimate ...

Our leaders must show greater understanding

About a week after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was released, offering insights about the direction our country is headed. After the troubling political violence we have witnessed recently, it is not ...

Here’s what will lower health care costs

At the heart of the budget standoff that has the government shut down is Democrats’ insistence on extracting a laundry list of policy changes, including locking in the supposedly temporary, COVID-19-era expansion of Obamacare premium tax credits (or “Biden COVID-19 credits”). In essence, ...

Support I found when I dared to dream

Erma Bombeck famously said, “It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.” This quote really resonates with me. Last fall, I quit my job as a newspaper editor to put my effort into writing stories that lift up the good in this world. I wrote in my column announcement that ...

Why Americans don’t trust crime numbers

Every election season, mayors and governors step before cameras to boast that crime is down. Charts are waved, statistics cited, and carefully crafted talking points deployed to assure anxious citizens that their streets are safer than ever. Yet when you leave the press conference and walk the ...