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National Columnists

Federal Reserve issues need reviewing

Uncharacteristically for him, Donald Trump is being too modest in asserting his power over the Federal Reserve. He’s fired Lisa Cook “for cause,” citing a clearly pretextual alleged mortgage infraction, when as a constitutional matter, he should be able to fire her, or Chairman Jerome ...

Trump retirement plan will help all Americans

The Elizabeth Warrens of the world have long complained about how the rules in Washington and on Wall Street are rigged in favor of the rich. Well, there is one federal policy that absolutely does benefit those with higher incomes over working-class Americans. The wealthy have long had ...

Who will protect us from government?

President Donald Trump argued recently that as a result of the federal enhancement of police work in Washington, D.C., the city has gone in four days from being the most dangerous in America to being the safest. He cited no evidence but relied apparently on his own observations and anecdotal ...

Will Europeans adopt needed reforms?

Almost weekly in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, a sensational assault committed by an illegal migrant — often enjoying some sort of state support or with prior arrests for the same crime — surfaces. Mass protests are now common in Britain against the Labour ...

Mamdani could lose even in crowded field

A crowd gathered around New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani last Saturday as he lay on his back, struggling to bench press 135 pounds as part of the annual Men’s Day event in Brooklyn. New York City Mayor Eric Adams derided him as “Mamscrawny,” but almost no one else seemed to ...

Guard can create sense of safer environment

Donald Trump’s crackdown is finally here — federal troops are on the streets of major U.S. cities with almost certainly more on the way. First, they came for Los Angeles, then, for Washington, D.C., and next, if reports are to be believed, Chicago. There’s no doubt that Trump loves ...