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Revolution brewing in British politics

National Columnists

Revolution brewing in British political circles There's a revolution brewing across the Big Pond. The British people were already fed up with the Labour government headed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer. And then the man Starmer appointed to be ambassador to the United States – Peter Mandelson – was exposed as having a deep friendship with sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, even after Epstein was convicted on charges of sex with a minor in 2008. Mandelson is now under investigation for possibly passing sensitive government information to Epstein. Starmer is viewed as being crippled by ...

I don't care if skater Liu is woke

National Columnists

As the nation celebrated American figure skater Alysa Liu's stunning victories at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, there's a particular collection of embarrassingly sad online dwellers who just can't understand why conservatives might cheer on Liu. Why? Well, because she is, apparently, woke. For those who just don't get it, let me explain. In the world of sports in which Alysa Liu is thriving, we (the big bad conservatives) simply don't care about your politics if you are proudly representing our great nation – which Liu undoubtedly is -- and you leave your politics at the door ...

Jackson left lasting impact

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When I first saw Jesse Jackson, like most Americans, it was on television. He was there when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Never did I imagine that I would get to know Rev. Jackson, get to admire him, see him at work as a civil rights leader firsthand, become his friend, and later have him work hard to defeat me politically. He saw me as outside the norm. "Franks, you are an aberration," he would tell me frequently. Yet as irony would have it, Jackson actually won a Democratic-only primary in Connecticut, a feat I would accomplish with Democratic, Independent, and ...

Plumbers always have work

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The skilled trades have become hot of late. That has many young people dropping plans to attend college. Meanwhile, some desk-bound professionals are said to gaze longingly at nearby construction sites. They daydream about trading spreadsheets for tool belts. They imagine becoming plumbers, electricians or carpenters — welders, riggers or crane operators. The list of hands-on jobs that require real training is long. Why the change of hearts? Three reasons: 1. Artificial intelligence will soon do the thinking required for many of these office occupations. 2. The ...

Governance has consequences, so does rhetoric

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A brutal cold snap has gripped New York City and much of the East Coast, freezing streets, sidewalks — and, it seems, any remaining sense of civic restraint. In Washington Square Park, a group of adults began hurling snowballs and other objects at responding officers from the New York City Police Department. This was not playful roughhousing in a winter storm. Video shows grown men and women — some masked, some standing brazenly in the open, all apparently confident that consequences would be minimal — pelting officers as they arrived on scene. That confidence is the ...

Are we on verge of repeating history?

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"If you don't remember history, you are condemned to repeat it." Are we on the verge of repeating it once again? The drumbeat between the United States and Iran has grown louder in recent weeks. American carrier strike groups have repositioned in the Persian Gulf. Additional air and missile defense systems have been deployed across the region. Iranian-backed militias have intensified proxy activity from Iraq to Syria. Israeli strikes on Iranian assets have escalated, and Tehran has responded with threats of retaliation against not only Israel but also American interests ...