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Opinion

Who will protect us from government?

National Columnists

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?

National Columnists

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

National Columnists

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 ...

Military street patrols should not be normal

Letters to the Editor

Bob McNamara, Upham Ever notice how things become normal incrementally. Paying for checked baggage was unheard of until it became normal. Wearing seat belts was unheard of when I was young but is now normal. These things happened in small increments over time until we just accepted them as ...

Guard can create sense of safer environment

National Columnists

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 ...

Should government step in to protect children?

National Columnists

Some parents abuse their kids. Child welfare workers are supposed to stop that to protect the kids. But bad things often happen while they watch. “Children have a right to safety,” says Tim Keller. “If home is a danger, we as a society have to step in and protect those ...