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Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?

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Politics
Apr 29, 2026
Why America, Not Iran, Has the Stronger Legal Position in the Current War

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Politics
Apr 29, 2026
The Left’s War on the Supreme Court Just Hit a Terrifying New Low

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Politics
Apr 25, 2026
California is Sacrificing its Economic Future on the Altar of Climate Change

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Politics
Apr 26, 2026
The Cuba Play

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Politics
Apr 27, 2026
Canadians Must Stop Romanticizing a Failing Europe

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Politics
Apr 23, 2026
The Iran War and the Coming Global Struggle

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Politics
Apr 23, 2026
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Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?

We are not there now, but there is reason to worry that the United States is in danger, if we are not careful, of ceasing to be a nation with the principles of 1776 at its core.

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Apr 29, 2026

California is Sacrificing its Economic Future on the Altar of Climate Change

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The Left’s War on the Supreme Court Just Hit a Terrifying New Low

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Canadians Must Stop Romanticizing a Failing Europe

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Make the Gulf Irrelevant Again

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Iran War Exposes Weakness of California’s ‘Green’ Dependence on Foreign Oil

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Yes, President Trump Can Withdraw from NATO

John Yoo
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America is the new Rome

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Activist local governments should not be regulators of energy markets

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“Brazenly Partisan” Judges Scrutinize Trump’s Mind, But Refuse To Explain Themselves

Josh Blackman
Politics
Dec 11, 2025

What Did the Godfather of Conservatism Think about the Jewish People?

Gregory M. Collins
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Dec 10, 2025

Inflation Killed The Penny

Jonathan Hartley
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Dec 9, 2025

Upending American Immigration

Richard Epstein
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Remembering Ed Banfield's “The Unheavenly City"

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Will State Attorneys General Allow Their Cities to Make Energy Policy?

Michael Toth
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John Yoo: Jack Smith Shows No Regret or Second Guessing

John Yoo: Jack Smith Shows No Regret or Second Guessing

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Jan 1, 2024
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John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

John Yoo: Merchan Is ‘Making Sure’ Trump Is the First Felon President

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Jan 1, 2024
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John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

John Yoo: Critics Skewer New York Judge for Scheduling Trump’s Sentencing Before Inauguration

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John Yoo: Biden Uses Carter’s Death to Take Dig at Trump

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