This weekend’s unprecedented attack on Israel from Hamas exposes weaknesses in intelligence, fault lines in ongoing efforts to maintain stability and peace in the broader Middle East region, and potential dangers ahead for all parties.
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It’s Time to Change Our Constitution
Conservative reluctance to change the Constitution cedes ground to the left and allows the progressive drift of the nation.
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We Can’t Vote Ourselves Out of This: Organizing a Middle American Resistance
The American right needs a Middle American resistance united in its focus on internal secession and self-government, one that does not rely on national politics or bet on political saviors.
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Biden’s Shameless Hypocrisy on Migrant Family Separations
Team Biden is going to great lengths to conceal data on the high and growing number of family separations occurring at America’s southern border, which have resulted from their bad policy and are happening on their watch.
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Gaetz’s Rebellion Against McCarthy Is a Rational Response to the Fiscal Emergency
The historic rebellion of Congressman Matt Gaetz and other Republican fiscal hawks against their own House leadership was a necessary move in the face of a financial crisis in the making.
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Oh, Canada!
Canada’s government and its premier, Justin Trudeau, betray their true nature in the blunders of the past few weeks.
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Will Gavin Newsom Copy Trump?
Gavin Newsom now assumes the same role within his party that Donald Trump assumed within the GOP back in 2015. It remains to be seen how closely this charismatic deal maker will follow the Trump game plan.
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The Missed GOP Debate Opportunity
The Republican Party keeps looking back at Reagan without considering what has changed since Reagan. This results in missed opportunities for the GOP.
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‘Hood Justice’ in Ohio
Three black men involved in the brutal death of a white teen in Ohio walked away with slaps on the wrist, calling into question whether equal justice under the law still exists for whites in America.
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Biden’s a Loser–but Democrats Can’t Ditch Him
Joe Biden is going to lose to Donald Trump in '24. Democrats can see this but there is little they can do to stop it.
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John Fetterman’s Slovenliness and the Demise of Objective Social Standards
The Senate is defining its standards down to meet the demands of a single mentally defective boor who lived off his parents until he was nearly 50 and still cannot bring himself to dress and act like an adult.
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Do Sex Scandals Matter?
Trump, Boebert, Gibson—or any candidate—might have moral character flaws, but candidates who are personally objectionable are often politically indispensable.
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Inherited Traditions Are More Credible Than Natural Rights
Chronicles Editor Paul Gottfried explains why the moral and legal foundations of America are found in religion and custom, not Enlightenment natural rights, which can be interpreted ever-leftward and lead to intolerance and aggression.
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Defending Natural Right
Government on the basis of tradition and biblical morality is no longer possible in modern times, Michael Anton argues; our choices are either a rational morality independent of man's will, or nihilism.
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Hunter’s Gun Indictment Is Moment of Truth for Biden Regime
The Biden Regime's handling of the Hunter indictment will tell us whether we actually have a two-tier justice system as conservatives claim.
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Cornel West Spells Doom for Biden
Cornel West is setting the stage for a replay of 2000 when Ralph Nader peeled off enough votes to cost the Democrats the White House. West's appeal, like Nader's, is a sign of a larger problem facing the Democratic party.
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What We Are Reading: September 11, An Oral History
The agony of this story is close to unbearable, but we recall atrocities in order to respect those souls who were ripped out of this world and sent into the next.
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‘Bidenomics’ Gaslighting Reveals POTUS’s Impotence Lead-Up to 2024
Joe Biden and his cackler henchwoman, Kamala Harris, will run on "Bidenomics." And they will ask you not to believe your own lying eyes, but to believe that the turd sandwich they are offering up is actually a tasty filet mignon.
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Ramaswamy: A Trump Versus Trump?
Trump wasn't on stage in Milwaukee, but Trumpism was, thanks to Vivek Ramaswamy. Will Ramaswamy take votes from establishment candidates, or from Trump himself?
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The Paths Forward for the GOP Presidential Field
There is truly only one person around whom a GOP consolidation might be feasible, and he happens to be the de facto winner of Wednesday's debate.
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The GOP Primary Obviously Isn’t Over, but the First Debate Is Crucial
If one is to believe the prevailing narrative from Donald Trump’s current campaign to retake the White House, the 2024 Republican presidential primary might as well be over. The former president has been consistently dominating the top-line horse race polling for months now, the argument goes, despite (or perhaps because of?) the fact he has...
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How America Kills Its Own
America is a worse place for the 50,000 men and women we lost to suicide last year.
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War in Ukraine: U.S. Analysts Sink to New Depths
The topic of Ukraine brings once-reputable journals and senior analysts down to the level of propagandistic hacks. A particularly egregious example was recently published in an online edition of Foreign Policy.
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They Don’t Just Hate Trump. They Hate You!
The left—and the establishment GOP—want all Trump’s supporters to live in fear that they’ll share the fates of the January 6 defendants, of Jake Gardner, of Ashli Babbitt, of Kyle Rittenhouse, and all the other uppity proles who dared to disobey their supposed betters.
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Armenians in Peril, Again
The ongoing war between Azerbaijan and Armenia threatens the existence of Christian communities in the Near East. The Biden White House is unlikely to intervene in any way for fear of losing support from Turkey.
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Warren Harding’s Real Scandal Was His Conservatism
Warren Harding is overlooked as one of America's best presidents, not because of scandals, but because he was an unpretentious peacetime president who made America normal again.
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Hunter’s Plea-Deal Implosion Reveals the Justice Department’s Deception
The Justice Department's attempt to avoid public scrutiny of the sweetheart plea deal it gave to Joe Biden's son, Hunter, has blown up in its face.
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Geographical Diversity May Be The Next Affirmative Action Trojan Horse
Affirmative action advocates aren't likely to stop trying to implement their racial politics even after the Supreme Court's decision. A "geographical diversity" law in Arkansas may be the model for the left's next move.
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Demography Destiny, for Us and China
Population matters, but continuity of character matters more. Without that, a nation ceases to be.
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Following Affirmative Action’s Demise, Slay the DEI Leviathan
Following the Supreme Court's overturning of higher education affirmative action, there have been a rapid succession of righteous pushbacks against the academic commissars who collectively comprise America's DEI regime.
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Blame Bob Hope
The Democratic Party's realignment with big business was engineered by former DCCC Chairman Tony Coelho, once a lost young man before comedian Bob Hope took him under his wing.
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The Frontrunner Who Looks Like a Loser Is Biden
Democrats don't want to lose next year, but they have to play the hand they dealt themselves.
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The Justice Department Decided to Help the Bidens Evade Taxes
The Justice Department has put the entire U.S. tax system in jeopardy by handing out an indulgence on unpaid taxes to the president's politically connected son, Hunter. It's easy for politicians to raise taxes if they know they won't have to pay them.
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A Post-Riot Letter from France: A Tense Bastille Day
The targeted burning of France's public schools and libraries in its latest riots shows that the rejection of French education and culture by Muslim immigrants has become overt and systematic. France is a nation shattering into ghettos.
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The Left’s Rising Anti-Americanism
Americans have traditionally celebrated the Fourth of July with parades, cookouts, and fireworks. We would gather with friends and family to celebrate the birth of our nation and perhaps even take a moment of thanksgiving to appreciate that we live in the greatest nation the world has ever seen. Sadly, every year now it seems...
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Britain’s Bad Example for American Conservatives
Social conservatism and something like populism are the starting point for right-leaning politics today. The UK's Tories failed by ignoring social conservatives; the GOP is in danger of repeating their mistake.
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Democrats’ Assault on ‘Our Democracy’
The Left's crocodile tears about the fate of "our democracy" can be easily explained by the fact that when Democrats and left-wing activists speak of "democracy," they really mean "progressivism."
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Roberts Left a Loophole in the Affirmative Action Decision
Chief Justice John Roberts' rejection of the racial discrimination of affirmative action is one of his greatest Supreme Court rulings. But unfortunately he left in a giant loophole that will allow colleges to continue to privilege blacks and Hispanics over Asians and whites.
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Don’t Rock the Boat, I’m Counting My Money
D.C. swamp creatures who attack paleocons and other conservatives outside of the mainstream seem unable to comprehend that recovering our liberty demands overturning, not defending, our ruling oligarchy.
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A Very Russian Drama
The aborted Wagner coup was an internal conflict within Russia's elites. Although resolved peacefully, it undermined Putin's authority and has increased the chance that he will be tempted to make risky moves—even nuclear ones.
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Civilizations Clash—in Ukraine and at Home
Ukraine and Russia were at peace until a civilizational divide: one chose the West and one chose Slavic-Orthodoxy. Samuel Huntington's "Clash of Civilizations" thesis has proven correct—and predicts a similar rift within America.
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Farewell to Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthy is gone, having secured his place in the literary canon. At his best, McCarthy’s often terrifying, but deeply religious, tales are a moving spiritual and aesthetic experience. May he rest in peace.
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There Is No ‘Moving On’ From Corruption
The classified document mishandling charges against Donald Trump pale in comparison with the legal violations of Democrats, including by Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Such a brazen legal double standard exists only in the world's most corrupt countries.
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Silvio Berlusconi: An Italian Saga
Berlusconi was a singular phenomenon in Italian politics, a revolutionary and explosive blend of dynamic innovation and respect for tradition. With his death, a major chapter in the history of the Italian Republic comes to a close.
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Fertility, Family, and Bio-Socialism
A California bill attempts to replace the biological laws of fertility with its own political preferences, to remove the family from the realm of custom and nature and socialize the very building block of society.
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Is Direct Clash Between NATO and Russia Possible?
Chronicles Foreign Affairs Editor Srdja Trifkovic assesses the status of the Russo-Ukrainian War after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
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From American Dream to Orwell’s Nightmare
If we shudder at the thought of Big Brother's eyes in our homes, we should also be alert to his hands in our pockets.
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The Importance of Bahkmut
After the fall of Bakhmut, the moment of truth will come if the Ukrainian counteroffensive fizzles out, and especially if the Russians respond by starting a major advance of their own.
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End American Gerontocracy
Joe Biden's latest fall demonstrates again that he is a massive liability as president. It also shows how America is suffering from gerontocratic rule, with aging Baby Boomers in their 70s and 80s dominating leadership positions.
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Erdoğan Victorious
Erdoğan narrowly won a third term as Turkey’s president in the most momentous electoral contest of the year. Critics of his record on Western-style human rights fail to grasp that his blend of nationalism, Islamism, and neo-Ottoman visions of imperial grandeur has been enormously successful.