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Can We Hope to Return Common Sense to Immigration? - R. Cort Kirkwood (3/15/2026)
Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee plans legislation to overturn the Immigration Act of 1965, which opened the United States to mass Third World immigration and forever altered the demographics of the country.

Down with the Establishment - Anthony J. Constantini (3/14/2026)
Just as the practitioners of liberal mustiness do not yet realize that time has passed them by, those who preach conservative mustiness likewise do not understand our current political moment.

How Bureaucracies Work - Jeffrey A. Tucker (3/13/2026)
Today there are roughly 444 federal agencies in D.C., with millions of employees and contracted service providers. The labyrinth of departments, rules, processes, and relationships within them defies description and even understanding.

The More Money Public Education Receives, the Worse It Gets - Anath Hartmann (3/12/2026)
Although leftists love to moan that public education suffers from chronic underfunding, spending on public schools has shot up in recent years, with academic outcomes inversely proportionate to that outlay.

Clearing Up Confusion on Birthright Citizenship - Ilan Wurman (3/11/2026)
It is often believed that the common-law rule of birthright citizenship was that mere birth on the sovereign's soil was sufficient to create such citizenship. That is incorrect.

Using Religion to Win Votes - Cal Thomas (3/10/2026)
A visit to James Talarico's campaign website displays his "fruits" on several issues, all of which could be held by a secular progressive.

Democrats Lie and Slander US to Stop Commander in Chief - Betsy McCaughey (3/9/2026)
What's "clear as day" is that partisan critics would rather resort to lies and demean the United States on the world stage than give Trump credit for ridding the world of a nuclear threat and leading fomenter of murderous terrorism.

The Rules Were Never Meant for Them - Erick Erickson (3/8/2026)
Until the left applies its standards consistently, those of us watching are not obligated to take the standards seriously.

Men Are Back - Laura Hollis (3/7/2026)
One of the most pernicious and destructive cultural trends in the United States over the past 30 years or so has been the demonization of men and masculinity.

America Security First - Allen West (3/6/2026)
There is no compromise, appeasement, negotiation, or certainly not acquiescence to the number one state sponsor of Islamic terrorism.

The Spirit of 1776 - William Brooks (3/5/2026)
In the wake of Mr. Trump's 2026 State of the Union address and the forthcoming 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, it is crucial that everyone in the free world understand the important link between nationalism and democracy.

Trump Fulfills His Promise - Cal Thomas (3/4/2026)
If you wanted to look at it this way, President Trump is keeping his promise to end wars by taking out an Iranian regime that has made war on us and underwritten terrorism throughout the Middle East and the world since its 1979 revolution.

Noncitizen Voting Threatens Election Integrity and National Security - Rep. Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ) (3/2/2026)

The Tariff Wears Two Hats: What the SCOTUS Majority Overlooked - John C. Eastman (3/1/2026)
The Court's decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump was highly fractured. Only three justices held that the law, under normal principles of statutory construction, does not give the president authority to impose tariffs.

The Great Replacement, American Style - Michael S. Kochin (3/1/2026)
Someday each of us will be gathered to his or her fathers and mothers. Our descendants—the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren we leave behind in the country we made for them—are our posterity.

The Graveyard of Destructive Ideas - Victor Davis Hanson (2/27/2026)
How do destructive ideas and bouts of collective madness so quickly become policy, law, and the status quo? After all, most have little public support — and are not Western nations supposedly rationally governed?

Is Time Running Out for Sanctuary Cities? - Byron York (2/26/2026)
In the end, the conflict between federal immigration authorities and protesters in Minneapolis boiled down to one fundamental policy question: Should sanctuary cities be allowed to exist?

Judicial Tyranny Is a Threat to the Rule of Law - Victor Joecks (2/25/2026)
Just because someone is wearing a black robe doesn't mean they're upholding the rule of law. Liberal judges can't undo the 2024 election results

Minnesota Democrats' Anti-ICE Theater Collides With the Constitution - Walter Hudson (2/24/2026)
The first week of Minnesota's 2026 legislative session is in the books, and any hope that Democrats might pivot from activist theatrics to governing reality was quickly dashed.

Why Are Anti-ICE Activists Building Borders? - Daniel McCarthy (2/23/2026)
What's happening in America's cities is not just a revolt against law enforcement — it's an attempt to establish different laws, different borders and a different kind of government.

Past Time to Stop Discontent, Fraud - Fred Albright (2/22/2026)
Once again the state of Minnesota is spawning discontent and insurrection by creating a calamity over the apprehension of illegal immigrants to distract from a massive fraud scheme.

Was Climate Change the Greatest Financial Scandal in History? - Stephen Moore (2/21/2026)
Not a single life has been or will be saved by this shameful and colossal misallocation of human resources. The war on safe and abundant fossil fuels has cost countless lives in poor countries and made those countries poorer by blocking affordable energy.

Fixing America's Broken Schools - Everett Piper (2/20/2026)
All the social engineering, political activism, gender theory and alphabet soup nonsense of LGBTQIA-DEI-CRT-SJW should be defunded. Entirely. Completely. NOW.

Convention of States Offers a Constitutional Path
to Restrain Runaway Federal Power
- Cal Thomas (2/19/2026)
We keep electing our politicians, one party and then the other, expecting better outcomes. Instead, many of them spend too much time fundraising and cementing their careers.

Presidents' Day Lessons for America's 250th Birthday - Carson Holloway (2/18/2026)
Only in the executive branch is authority vested—the executive power in its entirety—ultimately in one person at the top of the chain of command.

When a President Clung Fiercely to the Rule of Law - Jeff Jacoby (2/17/2026)
Taft, for all his political missteps, had been defending something larger than his own career. He believed the presidency was bounded by law, that courts should not bend to popular passions, and that reform must operate within constitutional limits.

If ICE Is Hamstrung, Hold on to Your Wallets - Betsy McCaughey (2/16/2026)
If ICE is allowed to do its job, our streets will be safer, and the nation's generous welfare benefits can be spent on needy Americans.

Abolish the IRS: A Massive System Beyond Repair - Steve Dewey (2/15/2026)
The current tax code is clearly a dysfunctional labyrinth and an oppressive cost burden on American citizens and businesses.

One Citizen. One Vote. Period. - Kevin McCullough (2/14/2026)
There are moments in American history when common sense finally breaks through the fog. This week, we witnessed one.

Pass the SAVE America Act - Star Parker (2/13/2026)
That it is impossible for an American to come up with an acceptable means for proving their citizenship, in order to vote, is something only the most welfare-driven mindset, that sees people as feckless victims.

Has There Been Voter Fraud? - Cal Thomas (2/12/2026)
There is another kind of voter fraud which has escaped the attention — whether accidentally or deliberately — of the media.

FDR Was Right About the Trouble With Public-Sector Unions - Jeff Jacoby (2/11/2026)
Public-sector unions are not passive participants in the democratic process; they are among its most sophisticated and ruthless players.

Schools Now Exist Solely to Promote Activism - David Strom (2/10/2026)
Do public schools even try to educate kids anymore? Kids can't read, can't write, can't do math, but they sure know how to become transgender communists who will grow up to be communists.

Is This the End of Transgender Hysteria? - Josh Hammer (2/9/2026)
The fundamental problem for transgender activists was always easy to spot: Transgenderism is premised on a lie, and in the long run the truth has a stubborn tendency to prevail.

Girls vs. Boys - John Stossel (2/8/2026)
"Nobody's keeping females out. They just aren't interested. Google is desperate to hire more females. Nobody's preventing females from doing an AI startup! … They don't have that same drive to stay up until 3:00 a.m., eating cold pi

Does Trump Want to 'Nationalize' Elections? - Sophie Starkova (2/7/2026)
There's no doubt fraud is taking place in our elections, mostly in Democrat-run states where IDs are not required to vote.

Does the U.S. Still Have a Constitution? - Andrew P. Napolitano (2/6/2026)
The courts have held that all searches and seizures, except for a few exigent circumstances, undertaken without warrants are, by definition, unreasonable and thus in contravention of the amendment.

The 'Stolen Land' Charge Ignores Most of Human History - Rich Lowry (2/5/2026)
The sentiment is a distortion of the history of North America and, more than a shot at President Trump's immigration policy, an attempt to delegitimize the American project at its root.

Are We Slouching Towards Ft. Sumter? - Victor Davis Hanson (2/4/2026)
The reaction of the rest of the nation, especially its conservative half, to Minnesota resembles the 1861 disconnect in the North over the insurrectionary states.

The Rise of the New Confederacy - Josh Hammer (2/3/2026)
On April 15, 1861, in response to the attack on Fort Sumter three days prior, President Abraham Lincoln invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807. Trump has recently been musing about doing the same.

Politicians Make Things Worse - John Stossel (2/2/2026)
One reason is that today's houses are bigger. Buyers now want more rooms, washers and dryers and air-conditioning. But even if you adjust for the improvements, houses cost more today.

Immigration Fairy Tales - Erick Erickson (2/1/2026)
One cannot argue with the logic of insanity and emotion. Instead, we must continue deportations. Pretti and Renee Good are just two more Americans dead due to a string of immigration problems unleashed by Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats.

Does America Have the Resolve to Deport Illegal Border Crossers? - Byron York (1/31/2026)
Keep in mind the activists' goal. They don't want ICE to deport illegal immigrants in a safe, smooth and efficient way. They want to stop the deportations.

Minnesota's Campaign for Interposition and Nullification - Rich Lowry (1/30/2026)
Thomas Jefferson doesn't have much in common with Tim Walz, but in his more radical moments, the Sage of Monticello might have appreciated the spirit of the Minnesota governor's campaign to resist federal immigration enforcement.

Is America a Nation of Citizens, or a Territory of 'People'? - Michael Smith (1/29/2026)
The Left prefers the word "people" because it is elastic. It avoids uncomfortable questions about loyalty, obligation, and legitimacy. It allows moral claims to float free of civic responsibility.

Trump Has Failed His Nullification Crisis - Hayden Daniel (1/28/2026)
Trump has signaled that Democrats can defy federal law any time they want and foment violent opposition in the streets to its enforcement by federal agents, and for their trouble, they'll get a deal from the president.

Executive Power Could Be Making a Comeback - John C. Eastman (1/27/2026)
One of the core executive powers is that of prosecuting criminals. Article II of the Constitution assigns "the executive power"—all of it—to the president of the United States.

Relive the Civil Rights Era. Send in the Troops. - Ann Coulter (1/26/2026)
Today, the rights of all 340 million Americans to live in a law-based constitutional republic are being violated. Bring our troops home from far-flung outposts, and send them to every sanctuary state in the union.

Bribery "Diplomacy" Is Over - Pierce Covington (1/25/2026)
ince the end of the Cold War, the United States has attempted to hold Pax Americana together with a simple, deeply flawed strategy: pay everyone off and hope they behave. They did until they didn't.

How Anti-Majoritarianism Became the Global Language of Legitimacy - Matt McInnis (1/24/2026)
Anti-majoritarianism is a simple idea with complicated consequences. It is the belief that the majority poses a potential threat to minorities, and therefore must be contained, supervised, and counterbalanced by institutions.





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