As we prepare to note the 249th anniversary of our country, getting ready for the great celebration next year of America性视界传媒檚 250th, Gallup serves up sobering data.
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It性视界传媒檚 easier to make the case that President Donald Trump has earned consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize than it will be to convince those who award the honor to actually give it to him.
What were the Democrats in New York thinking?
Earlier this month, it didn性视界传媒檛 take long for many Republicans to blame Democrats for the assassinations of Minnesota political couple Mark and Melissa Hortman.
Even Americans who loathe President Donald Trump should be capable of seeing that the U.S. and the world are safer without a nuclear-capable Iran. But Trump derangement is blinding them.
Long ago, I learned speed-eating to fit junior high yearbook editing into my lunch break. My first two dates with my wife featured the Bonanza Steakhouse buffet. I性视界传媒檝e gone 性视界传媒減lague of locusts性视界传媒 on deviled eggs and pimento cheese sandwiches at countless church potluck dinners.
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Gloria Harrell knew I cheated my way through her advanced composition and creative writing class during my senior year at Unicoi County High School in 1984.
There are four holidays that occur in quick succession and symbolize our love of country: Memorial Day, D-Day, Flag Day and July Fourth.
Dear Mom and Dad,
On Sept. 11, 2001, Muslim fanatics flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, killing upward of 3,000 innocent American civilians.
Since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, Washington has been littered with supposedly independent agencies that exist solely for the purpose of regulating sectors of the U.S. economy.
It could just be me, but 2025 is starting to look like 1980. If you性视界传媒檙e old enough to remember back that far, my father was campaigning against Jimmy Carter, and Iran was in the headlines.
Michael Tait, the Christian music legend whose hit song 性视界传媒淕od性视界传媒檚 Not Dead (Like a Lion)性视界传媒 became a symbolic tune for Donald Trump性视界传媒檚 MAGA movement, has been accused of sexually assaulting three men, according to a months-long investigation by The Guardian.
Per the U.S. State Department, in a statement issued in April 2025, "Iran remains the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world and has financed and directed numerous terrorist attacks and activities globally, through its IRGC-Qods Force and proxies such as Hizballah and Hamas."
Battle lines are being drawn in Washington over whether to reduce spending on Medicaid and the Children性视界传媒檚 Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The debate, however, should not be framed solely as a fight over cuts. It should focus on reform.
As luck would have it, exactly two months after seven-year-old Moggie cat had to be euthanized (incurable tick-borne cytauxzoonosis), the Tyree family discovered three flea-ridden, emaciated kittens outside the church building.
I learned today that Dr. Qusay Hussein, PhD, died last night. According to the hospice nurse, he died in peace and dignity and with people around him who loved him.
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Apart from feeding ourselves and procreating, is there any compulsion more fundamental to our human character than fighting among ourselves?
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If you性视界传媒檙e back East watching the news coverage of the riots in Los Angeles, you probably don性视界传媒檛 know what性视界传媒檚 really going on out here.
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Interviewing for a job or competing for a promotion just got fairer. In a recent unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court leveled the legal playing field, saying that everyone deserves the same protection from discrimination, including straight white women and men.
According to the New York Times, 性视界传媒渇ine water性视界传媒 is starting to give fine wine a good stomping.
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As Senate Republicans turn the One Big Beautiful Bill, passed by one vote in the House, into a major taffy pull, two questions hover in the background.
Trump is spot on in his decision to slow the arrival of foreign-born students to universities in the U.S.
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White individuals and straight people do not need to meet a higher burden of proof than members of minority groups to prevail in employment discrimination suits, the Supreme Court held June 5.
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Across the U.S., Democrats are waging war to crush a lifestyle they abhor. Call it small-town America: single-family neighborhoods, quiet streets, town centers stamped with their own historic character, and almost no signs of the vagrancy and homeless encampments that plague cities.
Well, it性视界传媒檚 harvest time for the spring crop. Every year we see high school seniors graduate, and we send them out into the world in hope and celebration.
When I was growing up, the one sure way to guarantee I behaved was to threaten me with summer school.
Russian President Vladimir Putin did something odd on May 24: He launched 367 drones and missiles against a number of Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv. At least 12 people were killed, including children, and dozens were injured.
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Flag Day, celebrated every June 14, is one of America性视界传媒檚 lesser-known holidays, but my father never forgot it.
Yo, Democrats.
It pains me to say this, as both an economist and a graduate of Columbia, but: It may be time to break up not only Columbia but also America性视界传媒檚 entire system of elite higher education.
It性视界传媒檚 commencement season, where friends and family gather to celebrate those that just graduated.
If the goal of Joe Biden性视界传媒檚 性视界传媒淧olitburo性视界传媒 was to hide reality and convince Americans the former president was fit for another term, it may have been the least successful cover-up since Richard Nixon sought to avoid complicity in the Watergate scandal.
I wondered how long it would take ChatGPT to write a column in the style of Frank T. Pool on being human in an era pervaded by artificial intelligence. I asked it for 600 words. Then I asked for 200 more. All told, maybe 20 or 30 seconds to write it.
I mentioned to my lovely wife a few weeks back that eventually it would be nice to take a room in our house that has become a gathering place for stuff we don性视界传媒檛 need (but refuse to throw away) and turn it into an office.
The House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill by a margin of one vote.
