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

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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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Yes, President Trump Can Withdraw from NATO

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Activist local governments should not be regulators of energy markets

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How States Can Help Families

Patrick T. Brown
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Family Policy Enthusiasts Get the Ecology Wrong

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Dec 18, 2025

Family First, Texas Strong

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John Yoo
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WHCD Shooting Suspect Allegedly Targeted Trump Administration Officials

WHCD Shooting Suspect Allegedly Targeted Trump Administration Officials

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Apr 26, 2026
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All federal law enforcement agencies must answer to the president: Former deputy assistant AG

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Apr 16, 2026
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