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Robbins: Under MAGA’s gavel, there’s debasement in the House

Congress has never enjoyed stratospheric esteem among Americans, who long ago came to understand that their elected representatives include a fair share of lightweights, airheads and demagogues. "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress," Mark Twain postulated. "But ...

Erickson: The man in the arena

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who ...

Stossel: Smears for money

The Southern Poverty Law Center just released a report claiming there are 1,225 hate and anti-government groups in America. These groups cause "fear and pain (in) Black, brown, and LGBTQ communities." The SPLC lists such groups on its "hate map." I once believed the center. Well-meaning ...

De Rugy: Progressives and populists vs. the credit card market

Central planning, never out of fashion on the left, is now more popular than ever on the right thanks to the GOP's populist takeover. This is why a recurring effort to intervene in the credit-card processing market is finding more support in the new Congress than it did in the previous ...

Harrop: The summer of Barbie couldn’t come too soon

Every summer has an obsession. The best ones are inconsequential. Way back in 2013, we were "arguing" over Robin Thicke's song "Blurred Lines," also featuring Pharrell Williams. The song came under attack for allegedly reinforcing rape myths. The suspect line — "I know you want it" — was ...

Stiehm: Heaven and earth — One hot strike summer

Hello, humans, from the new Anthropocene epoch! Yes, this is our chance to be remembered on rock layers for all time. The long, hot summer — the hottest July days ever on Earth — is evidence that humans changed the sweet nature of, well, Nature. Now do you see the climate crisis, deniers? ...

Erickson: At war with the middle class

vInflation numbers are out. The costs of living are trending down, but that does not mean things are cheaper. It just means things are not getting more expensive as quickly as they were. The cost of living is still high, and rental and mortgage prices continue to rise. During these times, the ...

Charen: Trump on the world stage was cringeworthy

One of the most absurd claims the leading candidate for the GOP nomination makes about himself and his term in office is that he restored global respect to the United States. He said it frequently when he was in office, and stressed to Bret Baier three weeks ago that he's running again "because ...