The vast plains of the Midwest could not contain all the variations of Mike Pence’s misunderstanding of American conservatism and the people who have made that movement a going concern.
Author: Paul du Quenoy (Paul du Quenoy)
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The Agony of The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s long, woke adaptation of “The Odyssey” discards Homer’s timeless messages about the nature of courage and hubris, duty and ambition, fate and resignation, heroism and triumph.
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Democratic Backslide in Hungary
Hungary’s new prime minister, who unseated the supposedly authoritarian Viktor Orbán, is acting in ways that are suspiciously … authoritarian.
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Texas Cops and Their DEI Beat
Two street preachers were recently confronted by Texas police officers and warned that their speech could lead to arrests. The incident now has the attention of the feds.
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Betrayal in Florida
Florida’s State Board of Governors approves notorious DEI-pusher, Stuart Bell, as University of Florida President.
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Illegal Immigration Remains a Winning Issue for Republicans
No other issue on the table registers as much consistent and overwhelming support as the administration’s position on immigration. Republicans need to lean into it.
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Farewell, Fair Harvard: Harvey C. Mansfield’s Chronicle of Polite Failure
After decades of noting the university’s deficiencies in essays that were ignored, the scholar’s polite approach to political confrontation has achieved nothing.
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The Radical Left AAUP Beclowns Itself
The AAUP’s recent activity makes it clear that the group has nothing to do with defending academic freedom and everything to do with advancing a radical left-wing political agenda through our universities.
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Oh, The Humanities: Yet Another Worthless Report on Higher Education
A new report meant to critique the state of the humanities at American universities falls flat, as the report’s authors lack the courage of their convictions.
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Former Colleagues Slam U of Florida’s DEI-Touting Choice for President
Stuart Bell, despite his unanimous endorsement by the University of Florida’s search committee and Governor Ron DeSantis, has a terrible record of promoting DEI and other woke programs.
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From Russia With Boredom: The Wizard of the Kremlin Fizzles Out
Olivier Assayas's 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' is less 'Red Dawn' and more red yawn.
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Tax-Raising Democrats Could Learn a Cautionary Tale from the UK
Punishing tax burdens on the ultra-rich usually end up punishing those who enact them more than their targets.
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Florida Must Remain Vigilant in Round Two of Its Battle Against Woke Academia
After successfully putting an end to the advancement of one woke academic as president of the University of Florida, the state is about to be saddled with another.
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Mamdani’s ‘Warmth of Collectivism’ Is Burning New Yorkers
New York’s new mayor rides a wave of media-generated spin, but New Yorkers are noticing the facts on the ground point to a troubled and dangerous administration.
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It Is Time to End Qatar’s Role in American Higher Education
Qatar’s investments in American colleges and universities raise questions about the costs to education and freedom of speech such funding implies.
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Once Again, Events Prove Political Violence Is a Democrat Problem
Even if some Democrats have a problem with how readily some in their party approve and celebrate political violence, they will have a hard time reversing the rot that is now mainstream on the left.
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The Yale Report Won’t Save American Higher Education
Putting a committee of faculty in charge of determining what has gone wrong in American higher education was like putting a team of drug dealers in charge of determining how best to enforce the nation’s drug laws.
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No, Viktor Orbán’s Defeat Is Not a Defeat for National Conservatism
Although Hungary ousted its pioneering national conservative leader after his long incumbency, the movement he started is far from finished.
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Florida Shows the Way on Confronting an Out-of-Control Judiciary
Florida is making the case for Republicans to find the courage to impeach judges whose rulings are clear violations of justice and prudence.
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Florida Conservatives’ Powerful Lessons for America
In Florida, local and state officials who flout federal and state law are held to account.
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The National Council of Resistance of Iran’s Shady History and Associations
The shady neo-Marxist and one-time designated terrorist organization is attempting to lure the support of washed-up politicians on the left and right in its bid to take the reins in Iran.
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The Death Knell of Britain’s Conservative Party
The Conservative Party, under the control of moderates for decades, performed so badly in a recent by-election that it appears on the verge of minor party status. Meanwhile, Reform rises.
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The Predictable Failures of New York’s Metropolitan Opera
The coming departure of MET manager Peter Gelb can’t come soon enough. His tenure has been a woke disaster for this once-glorious American institution.
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The Woman Behind the Donald
'Melania' reveals an active and supportive first lady who cares deeply about her family and America.
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How to Become an Elite Law Dean in 2026
Despite resigning as president of the University of Pennsylvania after defending the right of students to call for “the genocide of Jews,” Liz Magill has landed on her feet as the new dean of Georgetown University Law School.
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No Pity for the ‘Washington Post’
The paper’s laid-off employees point the finger at President Trump rather than examine how they failed their readers.
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Alexander Vindman’s Campaign for the Limelight
The newly-minted Florida man is almost certain to lose his bid to represent the Sunshine State in the U.S. Senate—but it’s likely that’s not the prize he’s eyeing, anyway.
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Leftist Hysteria in Minneapolis Is About Votes, Not Immigrants
The left’s sympathy for immigrants is really about their lust for power.
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Virginia’s New Governor Offers a Stark View of Leftist Rule to Come
Republicans should think hard about what’s happened in Virginia before becoming complacent about the coming midterm elections.
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Why the International Left Is Silent on Iran
As the Iranian regime burns, so, too, is the ideology that is said to animate international leftism.
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Trump Avoids Neocon Pitfalls in Venezuela
“Democracy” is clearly not the main issue in Venezuela—nor should it be.
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America’s Woke Revolution
Ken Burns, in his 'The American Revolution' docuseries, displays the symptoms of the woke mind virus like never before.
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The U.S. Should Ban More Eurolosers Like Thierry Breton
European whining about visa bans should embolden the Trump administration to go further in enforcing America First policies.
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Reiner Comment Hysteria Is Really Just Elite Exasperation
The performative shock of establishment elites to Trump’s comments on the death of Rob Reiner betrays their fear of losing cultural influence.
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A Solid National Security Strategy
President Trump’s new national security strategy is a solid plan for the new century.
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The ‘Men in the Water’ Canard
Enemies in the water have been legitimate targets of war before. It should be no different now.
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Democrats are Becoming the Party of Treason
An incendiary video released by Democratic senators and members of Congress suggests that the party is mainstreaming treason as a political weapon.
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The Off-Year Elections Say Little About GOP Prospects in 2026
There are plenty of reasons not to overreact to the “disaster” of the off-term elections.
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Downton Abbey Finally Wraps Up
This is the third and mercifully final feature film in Julian Fellowes’s long-running 'Downton Abbey' franchise, which kicked off a wave of costumed period dramas characterized by cloying sentimentality and woke inclusivity.
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Yes, President Trump Can Blow Up Drug Boats
The president has both the constitutional and the statutory authority to carry out operations aimed at designated terrorist groups engaged in drug trafficking.
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Washington, D.C. Now Boasts Abundant Patriotism—Just Not at No Kings
The contrast between the crowds and the programming at last weekend’s No Kings rally in D.C. and events at the Kennedy Center could not have been starker or more telling.
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Desperate for Relevance, Legacy Media Is Turning on Academia
The legacy media is finally realizing that its unquestioning defense of academia’s dogmatic progressivism is a losing proposition.
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Eric Adams’s Departure Will Not Stop Mamdani
New York City is going to have a jihadist Marxist mayor in November as the departure of the current mayor from the race appears to have done little to quell Mamdani’s momentum.
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Epstein-Friend Peter Mandelson Is Out
The disgraced Epstein-friend Peter Mandelson is finally driven out of the Starmer cabinet, but he should've never had been there in the first place. Cheerio, Petie!
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NYC Mayoral Race: A Lost Cause, but Perhaps a Long-Term Opportunity
As a probable Mamdani administration in New York City does its worst, it will provide a powerful illustration of why Democrats cannot be trusted.
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The Law Allows Trump to Expand Federal Law Enforcement to Other Cities
Blue jurisdictions that do not shape up should expect to be visited by feds who have the law on their side.
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The Revived Naked Gun Shoots and Scores
The new 'Naked Gun' calls upon the best aspects of '80s comedy—parody, farce, wordplay, sight gags, and fun non-sequiturs.
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President Trump Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
For brokering peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Cambodia and Thailand, Congo and Rwanda, and his ongoing efforts between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. president has a claim beyond all others.
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Trump’s Takeover of D.C. Is Working
The Democrat-led disaster city is finding out what happens when the laws are enforced.
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It’s Time to Federalize Washington, D.C.
After 52 years of a failed home rule experiment, it’s time to return the responsibility for governing our nation’s capital to Congress as the Constitution intended.