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Democrats must take party from liberal media

It shouldn’t have been hard for Kamala Harris. Not against the absurdly toxic politics of Donald Trump. An older Democratic Party, less beholden to the big megaphones on the fringes, would have had an easier time of it. Kamala Harris did her best to move her politics to the center, but she ...

TB – Silent killer crossing borders

Open borders allow deadly narcotics and criminal gangs to invade our country. But there’s a silent killer also making its way across the border: tuberculosis. America’s woke public health authorities are more concerned with equity — redistributing health resources among racial groups ...

Too early to think about 2028?

What can a columnist do when his deadline is Election Day and he doesn’t know who has won the presidency and other offices (and we likely might not know for days, or more, if the polls are right about a virtual tie)? Answer: He speculates about 2028. Whether Donald Trump wins or loses, ...

Donald Trump’s American oligarchy

When he bounded onstage at the Trump vulgarfest in Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, Elon Musk declared himself to be not just MAGA, but “dark, gothic MAGA.” Believe him. The sorry spectacle of leading industrialists, newspaper owners, tech executives, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs ...

Time for chosing – again

Sixty years ago this week, Ronald Reagan delivered a speech in support of Barry Goldwater’s presidential bid. It was dubbed “A Time for Choosing.” Re-reading the speech, or watching it on YouTube, is a reminder how little has changed in six decades. Some of the issues debated in 1964 ...

Who will make last mistake in campaign?

“The only garbage I see out there is his supporters,” said President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening, referencing a comedian’s comment at former President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, as Vice President Kamala Harris delivered on the Ellipse, visible from the White House ...