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Anti-Woke Is Not Enough: Republicans Need a New Economic Plan – The American Spectator
Victory has many fathers, but defeat is an orphan. However, the Republican 2022 mid-term debacle had many culprits. From Sen. Rick Scott opening the Social Security can of worms, President Trump’s terrible candidates, and!-->…
The Strange Death of Irish Neutrality – The American Spectator
The Irish-American party bosses of Tammany Hall are no longer kingmakers on the Potomac, but, still, there remain enough voters from Boston to Baltimore who count themselves Sons of Erin to justify inviting the Taoiseach!-->…
Who Blinks First? Rejecting the Archbishop of Canterbury as the ‘First Among Equals’ –
Recently, a dozen archbishops from the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches signed a letter rejecting the traditional notion that the Archbishop of Canterbury is the “first among equals” and the “focus of unity” in!-->…
Trump Critics Whine as He Attacks DeSantis – The American Spectator
Amazing.
Here are but two headlines from the last few days:
From Fox News:
Trump attacks DeSantis 4 times more than Biden, as 2024 race heats up
Trump has attacked Biden far less than DeSantis in recent days
Then there!-->…
The Light of Letters: Tang Poetry in a Barbarous World – The American Spectator
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Even after a lapse of more than 20 years, I can still see it in my mind’s eye: a Tang-era molded earthenware horse figurine, its head turned resolutely to the left, its back legs ever so slightly bent in an eternal…
Baseball’s Pitch Clock Era – The American Spectator
When I read that one Major League Baseball spring training game ended on a time clock violation, the Twilight Zone theme resonated — not to be confused with any twilight doubleheader. After all, doubleheaders have been!-->…
Blaming the Middleman Won’t Lower Prescription Drug Prices – The American Spectator
In recent years, drug prices have risen faster than inflation. Politicians are blaming this on businesses known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and, not surprisingly, are moving against PBMs with legislation. Yet the!-->…
Child Abusers Call People Who Are Stopping Their Abuse Child Abusers – The American
Nebraska Republicans seek to pass the “Let Them Grow Act,” legislation banning genital mutilation and other attempts to medically alter the bodies of children for the purpose of assuming a different gender.
Megan Hunt, a!-->…
Should You Fear Artificial Intelligence Taking Your Job? Probably Not. – The American
The media has overblown the potential havoc artificial intelligence could wreak on workers, especially those in the service industry. In spite of recent fear-mongering, AI will not limit opportunities for entry-level!-->…
Five Quick Things: Clock’s Ticking for TikTok – The American Spectator
Eventually, even the Left comes around. Sometimes.
It’s usually after all the horses have left the barn and been taken to the glue factory when they do, but once in a while they have their moments of receding stupidity and!-->…