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Congress needs to address economy Ron Chittum Minot “It’s the economy stupid!” This phrase was famously used during the Clinton campaign in the '90s. Nearly 30+ years later it’s still true. Yet Congress does nothing to address it. Whether the Republicans or Democrats gain control of either the House or Senate this fall, nothing will change. During the Biden administration when inflation and cost of living reached a decades record high, the Democrats did nothing. During the Trump administration, with cost of living soaring, the Republicans do nothing. I am not advocating for ...

Long rise of new Democratic Party

National Columnists

Can I claim to have predicted, way back in 1988, the result of Michigan's fiercely contested Democratic primary for U.S. senator this week? The developments that have made Abdul El-Sayed – who lost the 2018 gubernatorial primary to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) by 20 percentage ...

We talk ourselves into failure

National Columnists

There are a couple of stories that seem unrelated but are very related. They show the story of a country that used to build things and has decided, without ever quite admitting it, that building is too hard. Start with the missiles. Last week Rep. Mike Turner was talking about ...

Lessons learned from fiasco

National Columnists

COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably, people don't like thinking or talking about it. But we must. We now know, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul's doggedness and Anthony Fauci's supreme arrogance that he freely expresses in his ...

First rule of politics: Make no enemies

National Columnists

Politics is often described as the art of winning. History suggests otherwise. The greatest political leaders understood that success is not measured merely by defeating opponents but by preserving relationships. Elections are won through competition. Governments are sustained through ...

Fauci is symptom of feckless politicians

National Columnists

In the aftermath of the economic and social suicide committed by American politicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, no greater villain emerged than Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 and 2022, "Chief Medical Advisor" for President ...