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For the NY Times" Thomas Friedman, Politics Does Not Stop at the Water"s Edge " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (597+ words) Appearing on Michael Smerconish's podcast, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that he was conflicted about the outcome of the Iran War. On the one hand, he wants the U. S. and Israel to defeat Iran militarily, but on the other…...
The Spectacle Ep. 405: Slimy Swalwell and His Slimy Democrat Friends " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (181+ words) The sexual assault allegations against Eric Swalwell have officially ousted him from the California governor's race and led him to resign from Congress. The feeding frenzy that led Swalwell to his resignation was also fueled by the Democrats, who have…...
Debunking Five Tax Day Myths " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (521+ words) Every April, Americans spend more than 7 billion hours filing taxes and roughly the same amount of time arguing over them, almost entirely on the basis of several common myths. Here are the five most consequential. We simply cannot. The collective…...
No, You Morons, Iran Has Not "Won." " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (1470+ words) I know that it's a sin against my own intelligence not to follow Mark Twain's guidance in matters such as these. Twain said many wise things. Some of the wisest things attributed to him are now said not to have…...
FDA Vaping Rules: Much Ado About Very Little " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (924+ words) During his'tenure'as secretary of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted a Make America Healthy Again'agenda'that at times reminds me of the worst overreach of progressive nannies. The Cato Institute, musing on last year's MAHA'report…...
Democrats Move On Government-Run Health Care While GOP Dawdles " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (456+ words) In mid-March, 12 Democrat senators, including Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren, and Mark Warner, signed a "Dear Colleague" letter'calling for "health coverage that works for everyone." It is filled with the usual leftist tripe like "reforms that put patients over profits" and…...
Don't Blame a Pope for Praying for Peace " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (353+ words) We implore those in whose hands are placed the fortunes of nations to hearken to Our voice. Surely there are other ways and means whereby violated rights can be rectified," Benedict XV wrote. Let them be tried honestly and with…...
Gerrymandering and the Tyranny of Big Cities " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (73+ words) Sadly, recent experience suggests that razor-thin conservative majorities tend to mysteriously disappear during the final vote count. Until then, we have to stand up for ourselves, and a resounding "no" vote would be a very good way to start. READ…...
Kash Patel and Sen. David Mc Cormick Team Up to Fight Fentanyl in Pennsylvania " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (609+ words) That is the lowest number in a decade," Mc Cormick said. Patel credited the disruption of trafficking networks, enhanced enforcement efforts, and the direction of treatment and recovery programs for the substantial progress. Sitting across from Patel and Mc Cormick…...
The Inimitable Mr. Carney " The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (90+ words) There are only two things that are rapidly growing in Canada right now: the national debt and unemployment. Poor Carney, like his European cousins, is also in a bind. He remains a true believer in the green agenda, yet has…...