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National Columnists

How to end federal government shutdowns

Remember the sound of an old record player when the vinyl record’s needle gets stuck and replays a note over and over? Or as the great Yankee baseball star Yogi Berra said, “It is deja vu all over again.” This comes to mind as we stare down the prospect of another federal government ...

Moms-to-be told to tough it out by Trump admin

On Monday, Donald Trump issued an ignorant warning to pregnant women whose doctors prescribe Tylenol, a brand name for acetaminophen. “Don’t take Tylenol. Don’t take it,” he said. “Fight like hell not to take it.” And when in pain, “Tough it out.” The idea that Tylenol use in ...

Campaign against media could bite back

In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel’s – apparently temporary – suspension from late-night TV, a (tragically small) number of prominent conservatives and Republicans have taken exception to the Trump administration’s comfort with “jawboning” critics into submission. Sen. Ted Cruz condemned ...

If TikTok lives, Chinese propaganda wins

TikTok is an addictive app that, for years, has provided the Chinese Communist Party with direct access to millions of Americans. Owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is used to provide a monsoon of CCP-approved propaganda while handing the Chinese government access to the data of ...

September: When good ends for some, begins for others

Summer’s lease hath all too short a date, said Shakespeare, and ain’t that the truth. The cicadas are still singing, but they won’t be for long. The days are getting shorter, the nights fall faster. The garden knows it too. The last batch of bright zinnias displays its ...

US economy growing, household incomes up

It’s hard to believe that a couple years ago Time magazine considered naming Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell as their Person of the Year. He may well have won, if it hadn’t been for someone named Taylor Swift. Powell has been idolized by the Left for one reason: He’s been a ...