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Columns

Are Democrats becoming the party of murder?

By MICHAEL BARONE Syndicated columnist Why are so many Democrats fond of wishing death on their opponents? That’s a question raised by two astonishing developments early this month. On Oct. 3, National Review’s Audrey Fahlberg revealed texts Jay Jones had sent, perhaps mistakenly, to ...

Is the other party really the enemy?

By MONA CHAREN Syndicated columnist Just after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a New York Times-Siena poll found that Americans believe polarization is the second most serious challenge facing the nation. (The economy came in first.) As recently as one year ago, fewer than 1% of ...

TV networks promote Democrats vs. ‘combative’ Pam Bondi

By TIM GRAHAM Syndicated columnist One way you can demonstrate how the liberal networks run on dunking Republicans is how they cover congressional hearings. For weeks, House Oversight Committee chair James Comer has been probing how the Biden White House staff covered up former President Joe ...

Trump sets up big cities to have to take federal troops

By RICH LOWRY Syndicated columnist Donald Trump wanted an excuse to send National Guard troops to Chicago, and now he’s got it. The Windy City in recent days has done its best imitation of Los Angeles, where resistance to ICE operations created the justification for a Guard deployment a ...

Myth of falling crime: Why Americans don’t trust numbers

By ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS Syndicated columnist Every election season, mayors and governors step before cameras to boast that crime is down. Charts are waved, statistics cited, and carefully crafted talking points deployed to assure anxious citizens that their streets are safer than ever. Yet ...

Christian counseling has its rights, too

By CAL THOMAS Syndicated columnist When the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in 2015, I wondered what standard they would use should polygamists appeal for similar rights. In accepting a case from Colorado Springs about whether a Christian counselor can advise minors with ...