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National Columnists

Trump bursts into his second term

President Donald Trump burst out of the gates into his second term with the speed of a Kentucky Derby winner. Executive orders turning the status quo upside have flown in gusts from the Oval Office ever since Mr. Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Nothing like this has been witnessed since ...

International aid destroys poor nations’ economies

It’s impossible to overstate the impact that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are having on American government — and the public’s knowledge about what’s really being done with our money. Nowhere is that more evident than the erupting scandal involving the United ...

Democrats do have a coherent message

It’s not true as has been reported that Democrats don’t have a “coherent message” and are wallowing in confusion. They DO have a message. Unfortunately for them, it’s the same one that caused the party to lose the White House, the Senate and the House in last November’s election. ...

We need less government spending

The Department of Government Efficiency has started making moves. The D.C. media are furious about his attempts to cut government agencies. But I take Elon Musk’s side. More efficient government has been promised often. It’s never happened. Instead, government just grew. Sen. Rand ...

Appointee brings fiscal responsibility to White House

The fate of President Donald Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined by the people he appoints to critical positions. With a debt of over $36 trillion (heading toward $59 trillion in 2035 by some estimates), inflation not resolved, an entitlement crisis looming and the need ...

Panama win would make Teddy proud

Teddy Roosevelt would presumably be pleased. President Trump spoke loudly and swung a big stick in Panama’s direction, and it produced instantaneous results when Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the small Central American nation. President Jose Raul Mulino Quintero said that Panama ...