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  • Published
    December 23, 2022

    Rich Lowry: How a Russian composer took over American Christmas

    Between the "1812 Overture" and "The Nutcracker," Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has a big hand in celebrations of American holidays — the overture captures and exemplifies the thunderous spirit of national celebration of July 4, and "The Nutcracker" the child-centric magic and joy of the American Christmas.

  • Published
    December 21, 2022

    Cal Thomas: The diluting of America

    Throughout history, three factors have contributed to a nation's decline. One is massive national debt. The second is losing a shared sense of moral values. The third is uncontrolled immigration without assimilation. All three are now challenging the very existence of the country. Will no one enforce immigration laws?

  • Published
    December 19, 2022

    Everyone wants a warm home. Here’s how you can help.

    While officials sit around tables discussing what to do, the homeless are living it. These are people who, for whatever reason, are now living on the street, are desperate for warmth, food and safety. The same things we all want. The things we all should have, but don’t.

  • Published
    December 19, 2022

    Fusion skepticism follows a century of genius, fraud and hype

    After many decades of trying, researchers have finally achieved a critical milestone in their quest to develop fusion power, bringing the world considerably closer to the vision Arthur Eddington first articulated more than a century ago.

  • Published
    December 19, 2022

    Meghan and Harry made a fairy-tale escape. They still seem trapped.

    The couple's entire livelihood now depends on revisiting the institution that traumatized them to begin with.

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  • Published
    December 18, 2022

    Cal Thomas: I (used to) love New York

    So many songs have been written about New York and the love people used to have for it. Some still do love it. These are the diehards who seem to think it's not as bad as one sees on TV or in The New York Post, the only newspaper that pays attention to the crime spree and the criminals who roam the streets, shoplifting and attacking innocent people.

  • Published
    December 18, 2022

    Austin Bay: India and China clash on the roof of the world

    In 2007, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, at the behest of Japan, held its first informal meeting. The Quad consists of Japan, Australia, America and India. In 2007 Japan pointed out all four nations regard China as a disruptive actor in the Indo-Pacific.

  • Published
    December 18, 2022

    Froma Harrop: People shouldn’t live on the streets. Period.

    A lot of smart voices seem afraid to say outright that homeless mentally ill people should be taken off the streets, forcibly if necessary.

  • Published
    December 18, 2022

    Rich Lowry: Donald Trump’s miserable month

    Like almost everything else he's done lately, his early announcement of his next presidential campaign has proved a flagrant political misjudgment.

  • Published
    December 17, 2022

    Rich Lowry: Elon Musk is the nation’s foremost culture warrior

    That he's achieved this status without espousing anything remotely like social conservatism illustrates how important a set of hothouse progressive pieties have become to the nation's political debate.