After 9/11 there was much talk of the death of irony, along with calls for mandatory national service and widespread support for the idea... Read More

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The true mystery of American life is not why we're polarized but why we aren't, despite the fact that our politicians and media want us to be. Read More

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All its neighbours have shut up shop to beat coronavirus but the Swedes insist 'we are not in quarantine'. Is that the right approach? Read More

This report provides a road map for navigating through the current COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It outlines specific directions... Read More

First of all, she has a name. Gretchen Whitmer. She is not “the woman” or “all she does is sit there” or... Read More

States have the best tools to address this health crisis. Read More

Presidents usually become more popular in times of crisis, but by historical standards, Trump's surge is puny. Read More

President Trump has stepped up his game in response to the Chinese Virus. The American people see, and the leftist media can't stand it. Read More

Joe Biden’s appearance on Meet the Press with Chuck Todd on NBC Sunday morning was — to anyone who follows Sunday... Read More

First, they must bench Biden, or persuade him to bench himself. Read More

Democrats will very likely be nominating their next two candidates for president this summer. Read More

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President Trump has shown great leadership during this manufactured crisis. Let’s hope he continues to ponder his observation that we... Read More

GDP will crash this quarter, but it's not a catastrophe in itself. The fall is a measure of the effectiveness of the lockdown Read More

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Will the pandemic push America's greatest city over the edge? Read More

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It’s a thought experiment, I know, but bear with me: Imagine a situation where a president has been elected on a platform of... Read More

Both Plato and Aristotle feared mass democracy because its smooth-talking agitators could easily whip up popular passions and lead an... Read More

We will not allow this coronavirus pandemic to rob our young people of the futures and the economic opportunities they have been working to... Read More

Conservatives who didn't care about the multiple sexual assault allegations against Trump have seized on the accusations while liberals turn... Read More

Sanders's revolution may have stalled, but his platform lives on. Read More

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After a couple of weeks of great economic sacrifice, it's already proving hard for Americans to take. No one will sign up for a lifetime of... Read More

My experience of covid-19 has involved an unwelcome multitude of haints and goblins. Read More

When I sat down with Tom Coburn in early 2009, I was looking for what we journalists are always looking for in these situations: a hook for a... Read More