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The Unreported Economic Boom, and Why Elon is Wrong about the Big Beautiful Bill
Is the world's richest man wrong to demand more cuts? Heck no: federal spending is a disgrace. But his argument misses the bigger picture.
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Top Nine Supreme Court Decisions to Watch For This June
The justices heard cases on nationwide injunctions, birthright citizenship, Planned Parenthood, gender, Obamacare, pornography, and other issues ahead…
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Should Alberta Become the 51st State?
The Case for Secession, Statehood, and a Freer Western Canada
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18 Spectacularly Wrong Predictions Made Around the First Earth Day
The prophets of doom were not simply wrong, but spectacularly wrong. Over and over and over again. They still are.
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The Illusion of Chinese Strength: Power, Paranoia, and the Temptation of War
Time is not on China’s side. That makes the next decade the most dangerous. An in-depth look.
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ICYMI: The Free Trader's Case for Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs
Today is Trump's much-heralded "Liberation Day". He may do more for free trade than all others before him.
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The Free Trader's Case for Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs
Trump may do more for free trade than all others before him.
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Greenland's Election Upset: An Opportunity for Trump?
Don't let the Enemedia lie to you: the ouster of the leftwing anti-American government at Tuesday's election opens the door. And a deal with America…
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EXTRA EDITION: Trump Celebrates 50 Wins in 50 Days!
President Trump floods the zone, confounding Democrats and delivering the most productive Presidency in American history.
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Why Exactly Does Europe Need the United States to Defend Ukraine?
Could Europe beat Russia in Ukraine? Let's dig into the numbers and find out.
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America: The World’s Energy Powerhouse
For a lifetime, American elites preached "the end of oil" and permanent dependence on foreign energy sources. But innovation made America the world's…
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Donald Trump Will Be No Friend of the Kremlin
Contrary to years of "Russia! Russia! Russia!", the president-elect seems ready and far more willing than Joe Biden ever was to throttle the Russian…
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