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Opinion

China Is not merely a competitor

National Columnists

President Donald Trump's visit to China this week arrives at one of the most dangerous and morally complicated moments in modern geopolitical history. The Chinese Communist Party has mastered the art of projecting stability, strength and inevitability to the world. But beneath the ...

Big government needs to diet

National Columnists

It's the most wonderful time of the year — and I don't mean Christmas. It's the time when Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) releases its annual "Congressional Pig Book Summary," exposing some of the most outrageous, ridiculous and in many cases unconstitutional spending one can ...

Why does AOC think billionaires can’t exist?

National Columnists

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn't believe in billionaires. On a podcast the other day, she said that it's impossible to make a billion dollars without lying, cheating or stealing. "There's a certain level of wealth and accumulation that is unearned, right," AOC declared. "You can't earn a ...

How about initiative for fiscal fitness?

National Columnists

The new consumer prices report showing a 3.8% price rise in April confirms what Americans have been complaining about for months: Inflation is continuing to squeeze family budgets. It's indisputable that oil and fertilizer supply disruptions in the Middle East are driving up prices ...

Pass the Major Richard Star Act

National Columnists

Major kudos to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. During his testimony before Senate Armed Forces Committee, Hegseth was asked by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal if he will support the Major Richard Star Act. Hegseth affirmed his support. The act was first introduced in 2023 but has ...

Hantavirus cruise: A ‘Ship of Fools’

National Columnists

On April 1, 114 guests and 61 crew members, unaware of the presence of a killer virus among them, boarded the MV Hondius. That ship has earned the moniker "Ship of Fools." Because of the top brass's reckless disregard of infection control principles, the ship's passengers and thousands ...