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GRAHAM: The New York Times finds a glamorous backer of theft and murder

Back in 2020, National "Public" Radio promoted a nasty little book called "In Defense of Looting." NPR summarized the "Marxist-informed" author Vicky Osterweil in the wake of the "racial justice" rioting in cities: "She argues that looting is a powerful tool to bring about real, lasting change ...

BARONE: All redistricting reformers are hypocrites

Hypocrisy was triumphant, as it usually is in arguments over redistricting, in Virginia this week, as voters approved a "fairness" constitutional amendment allowing the Democratic-majority legislature to enact a congressional districting plan that is expected to increase Democrats' edge in its ...

ERICKSON: No confidence

The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, has fired Secretary of the Navy John Phelan. This comes after Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George. Hegseth keeps firing senior leaders, often arguing the fired were "woke," but the common thread seems to be that they had good ...

DE RUGY: The same crisis wearing different clothes

America has a spending problem. It also has a health care problem. These are not two separate crises but rather the same crisis wearing different clothes. The Cato Institute's new "Handbook on Affordability" is a great resource to understand the root problem and how to fix it. Start with a ...

PARKER: Clarence Thomas’ great speech on the Declaration

Many speeches will be delivered this year about the Declaration of Independence as we celebrate its 250th birthday. However, I think the greatest was just delivered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on April 15 at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. The ...

JOECKS: Could Nevada become a red state?

Nevada has fewer registered Democrats today than in 2016. That's one reason Nevada could be a red state within a decade. Nevada Republicans currently have a voter registration edge of more than 7,000 out of 2 million registered voters. That may not sound like much, but it's their largest ...