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WSJ says Hegseth was lobbed softballs by Senate

Americans didn’t learn much about Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth at his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, but they did learn more about the world’s greatest nondeliberative body. Democrats mostly played into Mr. Hegseth’s hands with questions he easily parried, while Republicans ...

Resistance learns to relax

When Donald Trump took over the White House back in January 2017, an appalled opposition started a movement called “the resistance.” Its purpose was to stop Trump’s worst excesses. Some may recall the massive Women’s Marches and other anti-Trump demonstrations. This time, past ...

US should acquire Greenland peacefully; but Trump makes everything harder

Whether it was Will Rogers or Tony Soprano, the old advice of “buy land, God’s not making any more of it” is good real estate advice, but it’s hardly an iron law. First of all, God does make more land from time to time. And so do humans. This raises a second famous piece of advice, also ...

Carter funeral brought much needed vision of peace

When he showed up at the Chicago Tribune one day in early 1976, James Earl Carter, Jr., was announced by one of our young newsroom copy clerks as “that governor from Georgia who thinks he can run for president.” Yes, as a young reporter in that newsroom, I remember Jimmy Carter as a ...

Joe Biden is no friend to consumers of oil, natural gas

Rarely has there been a more concerted effort by a country’s leadership to eliminate a source of national strength than the Biden Administration’s war on fossil fuels. As President Biden prepares to shuffle off the stage, he’s attempting to burnish his tarnished legacy with last minute ...

Damn the acquiescence

It’s important in a democracy that the losing side grapple with its defeat and learn the right lessons for next time. A certain amount of reflection and self-criticism is healthy, but we’ve blown past that point and are in danger of over-interpreting the 2024 results. Despite headlines ...