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When political rhetoric meets strategic reality

National Columnists

One of the dangers of war is that political rhetoric often collides with strategic reality. After military strikes, escalating tensions and a conflict that many believed would fundamentally alter the balance of power in the Middle East, we appear to be arriving at a familiar destination: negotiations, concessions and an Iranian regime that remains standing. That reality deserves a serious conversation. Supporters of the administration will rightly point out that Iran has suffered significant military and strategic setbacks. Key facilities have been targeted. Military assets ...

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

MSU’s innovation engineering will benefit ND Loren W. Anderson Minot Minot State University, Minot, Ward County, NW North Dakota, and indeed the entire state, stand to benefit from the Innovation Engineering Program currently under consideration at MSU. North Dakota, and specifically the university community, is fortunate to prosper from the excellent thinking and action of an outstanding president who understands the future as well as the current value of education and is responsive to the economic and professional needs of our state and nation. The Magic Fund exists to provide ...

Will China ever be held accountable?

National Columnists

Kudos to the Trump administration and Sen. Rand Paul for persevering in holding Dr. Anthony Fauci's feet to the fire. Fauci allegedly covered up the origins of COVID-19 as 1.1 million Americans died from the virus. But what about the biggest culprit, China? For seven weeks or more, starting in the winter of 2019, Chinese officials violated their international commitments and ethical obligation to prevent a domestic epidemic from becoming a global pandemic. They muzzled and even jailed Chinese doctors and journalists, allowed international flights to carry infected ...

There is no trust, no fund

National Columnists

What cruel irony that we recently learned Social Security is going broke even sooner than we thought. The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, according to the latest Trustees Report. How odd that it is even referred to as a "trust fund," because there is no trust, and there is no fund. Because of the Ponzi scheme structure of Social Security that only works if you have more young people paying in than old people collecting checks, the system is crashing. Right now, roughly 11,000 Americans are retiring every day (the baby boomers), and only about 8,000 ...

Republican dissidents show themselves the door

National Columnists

Tucker Carlson says he can no longer support the Republican Party. In that regard, he finds himself in familiar company. A growing faction on the populist Right – including figures such as Candace Owens, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nick Fuentes – has increasingly positioned itself in opposition to core Republican foreign policy principles. Rather than seeking to persuade the party, many now appear ready to abandon it altogether. That may not be a crisis for Republicans. It may simply be a clarification. Political movements require ideological boundaries. Parties are more than ...

World Cup visitors get it

National Columnists

Several things have taken place over the past week that shore up the importance of understanding what has truly made the United States of America the most prosperous country in human history. First, we have the foreigners visiting the U.S. to cheer on their teams in this year's World Cup soccer championship. It’s been heartwarming to see how much these people love America, and how surprised they've been to find that Americans are warm, welcoming, generous and kind people. Another aspect of America that has astonished our guests is the number, size and variety of our businesses: ...