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National Columnists

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ offers resonant story of jealousy, betrayal

In anticipation of the December release of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” I eagerly watched every trailer posted. I was excited to finally examine Disney’s revelation of Mufasa and Scar’s backstory, and I was not disappointed. The computer animation in “Mufasa” is much better than the ...

Here’s what headlines missed about Israel

In a shocking development last week, Amnesty International effectively exonerated Israel of genocide. This was easy to miss, and not just because of the recent crush of news. Amnesty’s report, titled “ ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in ...

Trump should swear off lawfare

Jack Smith is on his way out, and we don’t need another one. While serving in Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the special counsel concocted a novel legal case against Biden’s foremost political opponent, and would have been happy to try Donald Trump in the midst of the presidential ...

Democratic party monopoly on Black vote is over

Dean of the nation’s political analysts, Michael Barone, sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the 2024 election. The headline that emerged from that discussion was “Donald Trump’s Rainbow Coalition,” noting that the monopoly of the Democratic Party over the nation’s ...

Ways to make America’s economy great again

Here’s my wish list for the incoming Trump administration to make America healthy and prosperous and great again in 2025. 1. Slash Job-Killing Regulations The regulatory state is a $2 trillion tax on the American economy. We all want worker safety, a clean environment and consumer ...

Those we lost in 2024 – a governor, senator, congresswoman

As we close out 2024 there will be some folks who we will deeply miss. For me there is a special governor, senator, and congresswoman that quickly come to mind - Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman and my classmate at Yale, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee. First, ...