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Opinion

Trump shifts his own vibe with tariff actions

National Columnists

The vibe around President Trump’s second term has shifted, and it’s all his doing. The president entered office with a bit of a wind at his back. His polling was better than the first time around, protestors weren’t in the streets, and federal investigators weren’t after him. The GOP ...

Debunking common climate change myths

National Columnists

“Climate change will make earth a living hell!” claims popular astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. I don’t believe him. My new video covers four myths about climate change: Myth 1: It’s worsening droughts. The Environmental Defense Fund wins donations partly by claiming, ...

Durbin’s departure stirs scramble amid new generation

National Columnists

As President Trump’s polling takes a tumble 100 days into his second term – and Dick Durbin, the Senate’s second ranking Democrat, announces his retirement, a very old hit tune by Ethel Waters comes to mind: “There’ll be some changes made.” Oh, really? Democrats have been ...

Charting course away from tariffs is good

National Columnists

President Donald Trump supporters think the President always strategizes ahead of others — like multidimensional chess. Those closest to Mr. Trump say he is doing what he does best — going with his gut, letting others fight it out in front of him, then deciding and often improvising. That ...

Is our republic at its deathbed?

National Columnists

Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life. During the American Revolution, families were often divided between Patriots — pushing for American independence from Great Britain — and Loyalists. But there was only one Benedict Arnold. No Loyalists fought alongside ...

Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia a criminal? Great question

National Columnists

Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia a good person? I don’t know. In 2021 his wife petitioned for, and received, an order of protection against him after she alleged domestic violence; she said last week that their marriage grew stronger after they worked through that low point and that Abrego Garcia ...