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America's greatness lies not in perfection but in her relentless pursuit of it. For nearly 250 years, this nation has strived to fully realize the revolutionary ideals laid out in its founding documents. While we have often fallen short, our capacity for self-reflection and renewal inspires hope and spurs improvement.

Let us hope the efforts ...Read more

Years ago, I read a book by the historian Barbara Tuchman called "Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour." It's worth a read for anyone wondering about the origins of the present-day conflicts in the Middle East.

Like so many other contemporary catastrophes, the ongoing wars between Israel and Arab nations are ...Read more

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy -- at the request of President-Elect Donald Trump -- are looking for high-IQ Americans to address the strategic security threat of Big Debt.

The EV dynamic duo can start with Dwight Eisenhower -- former president of the U.S.

EV: Forget electric vehicle. Elon-Vivek. Far more energy and economically efficient.

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The public health establishment and left-wing media are rushing to discredit President-elect Donald Trump's picks to lead health agencies. The New York Time smears them as "outside the medical mainstream."

Circling the wagons, Dr. Paul Offit, a current adviser to the Food and Drug Administration, lamely observes, "What they're saying when ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump understands, better than any recent American president, one simple rule when it comes to dealing with the world: Leverage matters and ought to be applied to those who oppose American interests. Trump believes, for example, that tariffs ought to be used to threaten those who would close their markets to American ...Read more

Coincident with Donald Trump's electoral victory, increasing numbers of America's corporations are backing off their DEI -- diversity, equity, inclusion -- programs.

Trump opposition to DEI is clear, and J.D. Vance's bold opposition to this agenda was one of the reasons for his selection as Trump's running mate.

As the Trump transition team ...Read more

As we gather this Thanksgiving, it's easy to take abundance for granted. Leftovers are practically guaranteed. It wasn't always this way. For most of history, there were no Thanksgiving feasts. Hunger, if not starvation, was the norm. Today, supermarkets are stocked with exotic foods from all over the world. Most of it is more affordable than ...Read more

When the first Congress met at Federal Hall in New York City in 1789, there were three days in September that saw a telling sequence of events.

On Thursday, Sept. 24, the House of Representatives finalized the language for what the states would later ratify as the First Amendment to the Constitution.

The first part of this amendment declared...Read more

ATTENTION! There Is Language In The Fourth Paragraph That Readers May Find Offensive. Thank You For Your Attention.

There's something about Donald Trump winning an election that drives journalists crazy. The National Press Club in the nation's capital is an epicenter of media arrogance, as anyone could see from its Nov. 21 "Fourth ...Read more

One thing Hollywood is very good at is scaring the bejesus out of Americans -- even when they're merely spreading false fears.

A famous movie in 1979 called "The China Syndrome" chronicled a nuclear power accident that could kill tens of thousands of Americans with radiation poisoning. The title came from a spooky fairy-tale scenario in which ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Since he entered politics, President-elect Donald Trump has been called lots of names. But there is one label that doesn't quite fit, and it never has. Looking at his Cabinet picks and his plans for a second term, you can't very well call him a Republican.

To compare his Cabinet selections to a clown show would be an insult to ...Read more

The people who drove America's institutions into the ground are upset that Donald Trump isn't leaving the "experts" in charge.

Following his convincing victory, Trump has swiftly announced his nominees for cabinet secretaries and other key roles. His selections include Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary, Pete ...Read more

LEECHBURG, Pennsylvania -- Tom McIlwain is sitting just outside the double doors leading to the country store at Pounds Farm, shaking off the chill and warming up with a cup of hot coffee. The 91-year-old has just finished herding the last batch of live turkeys, gathering them onto a large trailer to go to the processing center for this year's...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- I knew this moment would come. But somehow, I thought it would feel bigger. And happier.

As it is, I just feel sad. I'm like a disillusioned Michael Corleone tightly hugging his brother Fredo in "The Godfather."

Only, for me, it's an ambitious but rudderless 53-year-old Cuban American senator from Florida who has disappointed me...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- It seems just about every American has an opinion about mass deportations. It's too bad most of those views are so uninformed.

I've been writing about immigration for 35 years, and I still haven't figured it out.

My take is complicated by the branches on my family tree.

I don't have a single undocumented immigrant in my lineage...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- Had she won, Vice President Kamala Harris would have broken two barriers at once -- becoming the first woman and the first Indian American to be elected president.

And so, naturally, when the Democrat was defeated, Republicans were quick to deliver last rites to what they call "identity politics."

Not so fast. This election was ...Read more